Monthly Update

Month ending May 2010

 

1.  Commentary

May again continued our run of low volatility under performing months. While our lack of performance is frustrating, we are always wary of wanting to take on new systems or tweak existing systems as a reaction. As systems traders, we stick to the maxim that trading should be boring – as trading for excitement is a sure way to ensure that risk is increased beyond sensible limits and capital eroded quickly - far better to be bored trading and take up an adrenaline sport for excitement.

We continue to watch the Euro and the Greek debt crisis with great interest. It appears that most countries right now are in a race to openly or covertly devalue their currencies as much as possible. With new dynamics in place we believe trading opportunities are likely to increase.


 

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2.  Performance

 

 

May 10

Apr 10

% Return

(0.4%)

(0.6%)

 

 

 

 

3.  Track Record* Update

Cumulative Performance

 

 

 

Summary Performance Statistics

 

 

Since Jan 04

Cumulative % return

828%

Annualised % return

41.5%

Maximum Drawdown

18.7%

Sharpe Ratio

1.3

Sortino Ratio

5.0

 

*Track Record, as presented, is based on the trading account of FuturesTech Pty Ltd (an entity wholly owned by Malcolm Morley, a director of Zone Capital) for the period January 2004 – December 2006 and for the Zone Trading Trust 1 thereafter.  The returns above are after deducting pro-forma fees, consisting of a 2% pa management fee plus a 25% high water marked performance fee.  Zone Capital does not represent in any way that the past performance of the Track Record is any indication of likely future performance.

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