The program is a 100% systematic long-term trend-following program trading a globally diversified portfolio of 33 financial and physical commodity and currency futures. The investment objective is to follow trends, both up and down, in a non-emotional systematic manner. The intention is to provide investors positive returns with low correlation to stocks, bonds and other hedge-fund strategies.
| Year or YTD |
Program |
SP500 TR |
| 2016 |
2.63 |
11.98 |
| 2015 |
-9.99 |
1.41 |
| 2014 |
38.12 |
13.69 |
| 2013 |
10.29 |
32.41 |
| 2012 |
-12.66 |
15.98 |
| 2011 |
9.60 |
2.12 |
| Average |
6.33 |
12.93 |
| Stock Indexes |
Yes |
| Interest Rates |
Yes |
| Currencies |
Yes |
| Metals |
Yes |
| Energies |
Yes |
| Softs |
Yes |
| Grains |
Yes |
| Meats |
Yes |
| Mini-Futures |
Yes |
| Technical |
Yes |
| Trend Following |
Yes |
| Systematic |
Yes |
| Discretionary |
No |
| Managed Account Minimum: |
$50,000 |
| Margin / Equity Ratio: |
15% |
| Managed Account Availability: |
Open |
| Manager Name: |
Melissinos Trading, LLC |
| Address: |
9 Brandywine Drive |
| City: |
Matawan |
| State: |
NJ |
| Zip: |
07747 |
| Country: |
United States |
Michael G. Melissinos became registered as a principal and associated person of the Advisor in November 2010. He has performed commodity market research for the company since inception. Mr. Melissinos received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Seton Hall University in 2006. From January 2007 to October 2007, he worked as a financial services staff accountant at Rothstein-Kass & Co, a public accounting professional services firm. From October 2007 to January 2009, he worked as an equity research trading desk analyst concentrating on healthcare equities at Bear Stearns and JP Morgan, two global investment bank and securities trading and brokerage firms. From February 2009 to May 2009, he was unemployed and conducted research on systematic technical trading. From June 2009 to December 2010, he worked as an equities trader at SMB Capital, a proprietary trading desk in New York, NY. Since March 2011, he has worked as a baseball pitching instructor at CK’s Baseball4U, a baseball training facility, in Morganville, NJ. Mr. Melissinos is the market analyst, research programmer, and has developed the Advisor’s trading system.
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Peter Knight Advisor
Asset Investment Management
