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COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE
MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS TRADING PROGRAM NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED
ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT.
THE DATE OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT IS
THIS DOCUMENT IS CONSIDERED OUTDATED AFTER
THE DELIVERY OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AT ANY TIME
DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME
SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE SHOWN ABOVE.
The risk of loss in trading commodities
can be substantial. You should therefore
carefully consider whether such trading is suitable for you in light of your
financial condition. In considering
whether to trade or to authorize someone else to trade for you, you should be
aware of the following:
If you purchase a commodity option you
may sustain a total loss of the premium and of all transaction costs.
If you purchase or sell a commodity
future or sell a commodity option you may sustain a total loss of the initial
margin funds and any additional funds that you deposit with your broker to
establish or maintain your position. If
the market moves against your position, you may be called upon by your broker
to deposit a substantial amount of additional margin funds, on short notice, in
order to maintain your position. If you
do not provide the required funds within the prescribed time, your position may
be liquidated at a loss, and you will be liable for any resulting deficit in
your account.
Under certain market conditions, you may
find it difficult or impossible to liquidate a position. This can occur, for example, when the market
makes a "limit move".
The placement of contingent orders by you
or your trading advisor, SUCH AS a "stop-loss" or
"stop-limit" order, will not necessarily limit your losses to the
intended amounts, since market conditions may make it impossible to execute
such orders.
A "spread" position may not be
less risky than a simple "long" or "short" position.
The high degree of leverage that is often
obtainable in commodity trading can work against you as well as for you. the use of leverage can lead to large losses
as well as gains.
In some cases, managed commodity accounts
are subject to substantial charges for management and advisory fees. It may be necessary for those accounts that
are subject to these charges to make substantial trading profits to avoid
depletion or exhaustion of their assets.
This disclosure document contains, at page 8, a complete description of
each fee to be charged to your account by the Commodity Trading Advisor.
This brief statement cannot disclose all
the risks and other significant aspects of the commodity markets. You should therefore carefully study this
disclosure document and commodity trading before you trade, including the
description of the principal risk factors of this investment, at page 5.
This Commodity Trading Advisor is
prohibited by law from accepting funds in the trading advisors name from a
client for trading commodity interests.
You
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Risk Disclosure Statement 2
Forepart 4
Names of Principals 4
Business Background of the CTA and its Principals 4
Principal Risk Factors 5
Trading Programs 6
Fees 8
Conflicts of Interest and Affiliation with Futures Commission
Merchants 9
Commodity Trading by SAT, Its Principals and Associated Persons 9
Litigation 10
Special Disclosure for Notionally Funded Accounts 11
Capsule Performance for SAT Grains Program 12
Capsule Performance for SAT Balanced Program 13
Capsule Performance for SAT Ceres Program 14
Capsule Performance for SAT Adjusted Program 15
Capsule Performance for SAT Options Program 16
Capsule Performance for SAT Intermarket Program 17
Capsule Performance for SAT Energy Program 18
Notes to Capsule 19
Acknowledgment of Receipt of SAT’s Disclosure Document 20
FOREPART
Skyline Management, Inc.
d.b.a. Strategic Ag Trading “SAT”), is a
NAMES OF PRINCIPALS
Robert Wiedeman and Karen
Sullivan are equal shareholders in SAT.
BUSINESS BACKGROUND OF THE CTA AND ITS PRINCIPALS
Skyline Management, Inc. d.b.a.
Strategic Ag Trading became approved by the NFA and began doing business as a
Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) in February, 1999. The principal business of
Strategic Ag Trading is to trade and advise clients in trading commodity
futures contracts and options on those contracts. It is registered with the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) as a Commodity Trading Advisor and is a member of the
National Futures Association (NFA). The
same trading strategy has been used since 1993.
Capsule Performance information
can be found beginning on Page 12.
Robert Wiedeman
Robert Wiedeman was granted
registration as a Floor Broker in January, 1982 and remained registered until
August, 2003. In February of 2004 Mr. Wiedeman was again granted registration
as a Floor Broker and remained registered until December, 2005. From June of
1991 to July, 2000, Mr. Wiedeman was a principal of FC Stone Group, Inc., a FCM
in
Since
February of 1999 Mr. Wiedeman has been a trading principal and branch manager
of Strategic Ag Trading’s branch office located in
Mr.
Wiedeman is primarily responsible for the trading decisions and strategies
employed by the Advisor in the Balanced Program.
Karen Sullivan
From July of 1986 until
January, 1991 Ms. Sullivan was an associated person (“AP”) of Futures and
Options Trading Group Inc. an IB. In September of 1988 Ms. Sullivan became an
AP of Fundamental Futures Inc. a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), and remained
registered until December, 2002. From July
1991 until March, 1993 Ms. Sullivan was an AP of Risk Management Inc., formerly
Glen Oak Investments, Inc. a CTA. From
March, 1996 until June, 1998 Ms. Sullivan was an AP and branch manager of
Nessler Futures Trading Company a CTA. Ms. Sullivan was registered as an AP of
SDK Investments, Inc. a CTA from September, 1995 until February, 1999 and a
Branch manager from October, 1995 to January, 1999.
Since
February, 1999 Ms. Sullivan has been an AP and principal of Strategic Ag
Trading.
Ms.
Sullivan's responsibilities with the Advisor include the administrative
functions of marketing, account operations, and accounting as well as legal
compliance.
Jack R Frymire
Jack
R. Frymire was granted registration as a Floor Broker in April, 1986 and has
remained registered since. He was
approved as a Principal of Iowa Grain Co in March, 1987.registration was
withdrawn in September of 2008. In March
of 1993 he was approved as a Principal of Iowa Grain Fund Management LLC. He
withdrew as a Principal of Iowa Grain Fund Management LLC in June, 2006. He was approved as a Principal of Prime
Investment Services, LLC in May of 1997 and remained registered until December,
2008. In December, 1999 he was approved
and remains registered as a Principal, NFA Associate Member, and an Associated
Person of EHEDGER LLC. He was approved
as a Principal of Oak Clearing Services LLC in August, 2004 and remained
registered until August, 2008. In
December, 2005 he was approved and has remained registered as a Principal of
Iowa Grain Investment Advisors LLC. He
was approved and has remained registered as a Principal of Iowa Grain Commodity
Management in April, 2006. In June of 2007 Mr. Frymire became registered as a Trading
Principal and Associated Person of Strategic Ag Trading.
Mr.
Frymire is primarily responsible for the trading decisions and strategies
employed by the Advisor in the Ceres Program.
Charles Wickens
Mr. Wickens became registered
as a floor broker in January, 1982 and remained registered until January, 1989.
He was registered again as a floor broker in February, 1990 and remained
registered until March, 2008.
Mr. Wickens joined SAT in June, 2002 as an associated person
(‘AP”), and was registered in April, 2002 as a trading principal of the SAT
Grains Program.
Mr.
Wickens is primarily responsible for the trading decisions and strategies
employed by the Advisor in the Grains Program and the Short Term program.
PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS
As stated in Risk Disclosure
Statement on Page 2 of this Disclosure Document, the risk of loss in trading
commodities can be substantial. Those
risks include, but are not limited to, those outlined in that Risk Disclosure
Statement and risks specific to this trading program as follows. Strategic Ag Trading trades primarily in the
agricultural markets. A client who
invests with SAT will not have the benefit of diversification resulting from
trading in several different markets.
Since SAT does not usually trade in non-agricultural futures or options,
clients of SAT will not participate in large moves occurring in other markets,
such as the currencies, financials, metals or soft commodities such as coffee
and cocoa.
Market Price Movements Can Be Highly Volatile. Furthermore, the markets may become illiquid
due, for example, to daily price fluctuation limits, making it impossible for a
trader to close out a position against which the market is moving. On the other hand, speculative position
limits or other market constraints may prevent SAT from acquiring positions
otherwise indicated by its strategy, eliminating profit opportunities or making
it impossible to protect against further losses. This combination necessarily implies a high
degree of risk. Futures trading is a
zero sum, risk transfer activity in which, by definition, for every gain there
is an equal and offsetting loss rather than a mutual participation over time in
economic growth. The success of your
account depends entirely on SAT's ability to predict or follow future price movements
or otherwise implement its trading strategies, and there can be no assurance
whatsoever that SAT will be able to do so successfully.
Commodity Trading Is Speculative And Volatile. Commodity interest prices are highly
volatile. Price movements for commodity
interests are influenced by, among other things: changing supply and demand
relationships; weather; agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange
control programs and policies of governments; United States and foreign
political and economic events and policies; changes in national and
international interest rates and rates of inflation; currency devaluations and
revaluations; and emotions of the marketplace.
None of these factors can be controlled by SAT and no assurance can be
given that SAT's advice will result in profitable trades for a participating
customer or that a customer will not incur substantial losses.
Commodity Trading Is Highly Leveraged. The low margin deposits normally required in
commodity interest contract trading (typically between 2% and 20% of the value
of the contract purchased or sold) permit an extremely high degree of
leverage. Accordingly, a relatively
small price movement in a contract may result in immediate and substantial
losses to the investor. For example, if
at the time of purchase 10% of the price of a futures contract is deposited as
margin, a 10% decrease in the price of the contract would, if the contract is
then closed out, result in a total loss of the margin deposit before any
deduction for brokerage commissions. A
decrease of more than 10% would result in a loss of more than the total margin
deposit. Thus, like other leveraged
investments, any trade may result in losses in excess of the amount
invested.
When the market value of a
particular open position changes to a point where the margin on deposit in a
participating customer's account does not satisfy the applicable maintenance
margin requirement imposed by the customer's FCM, the customer, and not SAT,
will receive a margin call from the FCM.
If the customer does not satisfy the margin call within a reasonable
time (which may be as brief as a few hours), the FCM will close out the
customer's position.
SAT
could be unable to recover assets held at a FCM, even assets directly traceable
to the Client-- from the FCM in the event of a bankruptcy of the FCM. Although FCM’s are required to segregate
customer funds pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act, there is no equivalent
in the unlikely event of the FCM's bankruptcy, of the Securities Investors
Protection Corporation insurance applicable in the case of securities broker
dealer bankruptcies.
Trading in Options on Commodity
Futures
The
Advisor may trade your account in options on commodity futures contracts.
Options on futures are speculative and highly leveraged. The purchaser of an
option risks losing the entire purchase price of the option. The seller
(writer) of an option risks losing the difference between the premium received
for the option and the price of the futures contract underlying the options
which the writer must purchase or deliver upon exercise of the option, which
could subject the writer to an unlimited risk in the event of an increase in
the price of the contract to be purchased or delivered.
From time to time, SAT may
convert all commodity futures and options positions to cash or cash
equivalents.
SAT's trading program includes
both the buying and selling of options on futures contracts. Option strategies may or may not be
coordinated with positions in underlying futures contracts. In general, the use of options by SAT
increases an account's margin requirements and may increase volatility as well.
Price movements of commodity
futures contracts can be influenced by, among other things: changing supply and
demand relationships; weather, government trade and fiscal policies; national
and international economic events; and changes in interest and currency
exchange rates.
Most
It should be noted that clients
are free to choose the FCM or introducing broker through whom their accounts
trade. Most clients are currently
clearing through Iowa Grain Company. SAT
recommends that each prospective client familiarize himself with the services,
experience, and integrity of any futures commission merchant or introducing broker
with which he does business. SAT accepts
no responsibility for the selection of a client's clearing agent.
TRADING PROGRAMS
In order to offer clients as
much diversification as possible, Strategic Ag Trading offers four programs for clients to choose from. The SAT Grains and SAT Short Term program,
traded by Charles Wickens, the SAT Balanced, traded by Robert Wiedeman, and
the SAT Ceres Program, traded by Jack Frymire. SAT Inter-Market, SAT Adjusted, Options and
SAT Energy are closed.
SAT may alter its trading
methods, including without limitation, trading systems, commodity futures
markets traded, and trading principles, without approval by the Client if SAT
determines that such changes in methods are in the best interest of the Client. All trades made by Strategic Ag Trading will
be on regulated
SAT AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
All of the agricultural
programs currently offered by SAT use fundamentals to help determine trades to
one degree or another. SAT Agricultural Programs trade primarily in the
agricultural futures and options, but may trade non-agricultural futures and
options on occasion. Factors that affect the supply and demand of a particular
commodity in order to predict future prices are looked at. As an example, some of the fundamental
factors that affect the supply of a commodity (e.g., corn) include the acreage
planted, crop conditions such as drought, flood, and disease; strikes affecting
the planting, harvesting, and distribution of the commodity; and the previous
year's crop carryover. The demand for
commodities such as corn consists of domestic consumption and exports and is a
product of many things, including general world economic conditions, as well as
the cost of corn as a feed in relation to the cost of competing products such
as soybean meal. In addition, historical
and seasonal patterns are reviewed, which may indicate the direction the market
may move in the future.
Decisions whether to trade a
particular commodity contract are also based upon various factors including
liquidity, diversification, and crop potential, both historical and at a given
time. The decision not to trade certain
commodities for certain periods, or to reduce the number of contracts traded in
a particular commodity might result at times in missing a significant profit
opportunity which otherwise might be captured by other strategies
The trading guideline and the
experience of SAT traders, are factors upon which decisions concerning the
percentage of managed assets to be used for each commodity traded and the size
of the positions taken or maintained.
SAT may also decide to increase or decrease the size of a futures
position (long or short) from time to time.
Such decisions require the exercise of subjective judgment and include
consideration of the volatility of the particular futures market, the pattern
of price movement, open interest, volume of trading, changes in spread
relationships between various contract months and between related commodities,
and overall portfolio balance and risk exposure. No assurance is given, however, that
consideration of any or all of these items will be made with respect to every
trade, or that consideration of any of the above in a particular situation will
lessen the risk of loss.
SAT
GRAINS
The SAT Grains Program is traded by Charles
Wickens. The trading methods used by Mr.
Wickens combine both fundamental and technical analysis with the ultimate
determinations made on the basis of fundamental analysis. The Program trades in the agricultural
markets. Mr. Wickens’ analysis also looks at certain technical factors, such as
the price of a commodity in relation to its price during previous periods, open
interest, and volume. These factors are
generally used by Mr. Wickens to assist in determining when to liquidate
positions.
The trading philosophy is threefold: fundamental, technical
and innate. “In the long run, the
fundamentals of the grain markets ultimately win.” Mr. Wickens’ cash trading
experience, coupled with the constant influx of fundamental contacts, allow him
to stay close to the pulse of the market. Mr. Wickens constantly monitors both
the short- and long-term technical picture, but he also tries to be aware of
the intra-market technical opportunities.
The third category of the trading philosophy is defined as innate. Consistent, successful trading is not just a
chart point or a new fundamental development, but the ability to decipher all
of the inputs and determine which is relevant to the market at this juncture.
In summary, the most important attribute to
longevity and profitability in today’s market is the ability to change. Change does not necessarily mean bullish or
bearish, but, increasing or decreasing position size; whether to take profits
or let them run; to trade or not to trade; an aggressive or a patient posture;
an emerging market or the end of the trend; to name a few instances.
The SAT Short Term program is also traded by Charles
Wickens. It is traded using the same principles that the SAT Grains program
uses, combining both fundamental and technical analysis with the ultimate
determinations made on the basis of fundamental analysis. The Program trades in the agricultural
markets. Mr. Wickens’ analysis looks at certain technical factors, such as the
price of a commodity in relation to its price during previous periods, open
interest, momentum, stochastic and parabolic parameters and volume. The duration of the trades in the Short Term
program is shorter than the Grains program and the program will trade more
frequently. The Short Term program will
also focus more heavily on relationship trading for example soy meal and soy
oil. This program does not currently
have any client accounts.
SAT BALANCED
The SAT Balanced Program is
traded by Robert Wiedeman. The trading
methods used by Mr. Wiedeman are based on a general overview of fundamentals of
grain and soybean markets and the principle that grain and soybean contracts
have strong relationships. The Program
trades in the agricultural markets.
Mr. Wiedeman’s trading
philosophy consists of three basic strategies:
1) Long and short positions will be hedged in related commodities and/or
with covered options; 2) The Program will not be outright long or short; 3)
Technicals will constantly be monitored to enhance fundamental methodology.
Technical tools are used to assist money management.
SAT CERES
The SAT Ceres Program is
traded by Jack Frymire. Mr. Frymire focuses on the
grains and livestock markets. He does
not alter his focus, but may alter his emphasis as opportunities arise.
Mr. Frymire’s trading style
involves a heavy reliance on his family origins and farming operations to form
the basis of his market analysis. He
also discusses his opinions with other brokers, commercial customers, and other
traders to form a complete fundamental overview of each of the major
agricultural markets. These overviews
are typically, but not always, based on a crop year, livestock cycle, or
similar measure. He then reviews
technical patterns to determine entry and exit points.
He may trade and hold any
positions which may or may not be contrary to those held by other accounts
advised by the companies he owns and controls.
FEES
In compensation for its trading
services, SAT charges a quarterly management fee equal to .005 of an account's
Net Asset Value. Payable at quarter-end (approximately 2% per year) and a
quarterly incentive fee equal to 20% of the account's Trading Profits (as
defined below) in each calendar quarter.
SAT may accept partially funded
(notional) accounts. The management fees
charged to the account will be based on the nominal value of the account. To find the percentage of management fees
charged based on actual funds, compute the management fees based on the nominal
funds and divide by the actual funds.
For example, a $50,000 account trading as a $100,000 (200% of actual
funds) account would be charged 2% x $100,000 or $2,000 annually. $2,000 divided by $50,000 (the actual size),
would be 4% annually of actual funds.
The annual management fee is based on nominal account size (actual
equity plus notional funds). In most
cases the maximum nominal account size accepted would be 200% of the amount of
actual funds; therefore, the range of management fees for notionally funded
accounts will be between 2% and 4% annually of actual funds. Occasionally SAT
may allow clients with extensive futures experience to trade a larger
percentage of notional money.
SAT retains the right to charge
accounts different fees structures than those described above. SAT may charge quarterly management fees
ranging from 0-4% per year. SAT may
charge incentive fees ranging from 0-33% of trading profits per quarter.
Criteria used in determining fee levels include, among other things, the size
of the account and the commission level.
However, SAT, in its
proprietary trading account, for the purposes of testing a trading system, may
trade the account at a higher notional value than allowed by clients.
Net Asset Value means generally
the combined total actual assets and any notional capital committed to SAT's
trading program less total liabilities, determined as set forth below. For the purposes of this calculation:
(i) Net Asset Value shall
include any unrealized profit or loss on securities, open commodity positions
and less accrued commissions.
(ii) Net Asset Value shall
include actual and notional funds.
(iii) All securities and open
commodity positions shall be valued at their then market value, which means
with respect to open commodity positions, the settlement price as determined by
the exchange on which the transaction is effected or the most recent
appropriate quotation as supplied by the clearing broker or banks through which
the transaction is effected, except that United States Treasury Bills (not
futures contract thereon) shall be carried at their cost or their market value
as provided by the FCM.
If there are no trades on the
date of the calculation due to the operation of the daily price fluctuation
limits or due to the closing of the exchange on which the transaction is
executed, the contract will be valued at fair value.
Trading Profits (for the
purpose of calculation SAT's fee only) during a calendar quarter shall mean (i)
the net of profits and losses resulting from all commodity trades closed out
during such quarter, plus (ii) the net of any profits and losses on commodity
trades open as of the end of such quarter, less accrued commissions, minus
(iii) any profits and losses carried forward on open commodity trades from the
preceding calendar quarter, minus (iv) the account's "Carry Forward
Loss" (as defined by the following sentence), if any, as of the beginning
of the calendar quarter, minus (v) management fees paid to SAT, plus (vi)
earned interest. If the total of items
(i) to (vi) above is negative at the end of the calendar quarter, such amount
shall be "Carry Forward Loss" for the next calendar quarter.
With regard to the "Carry
Forward Loss" if the Client withdraws funds from the account during a
period when there is such a "Carry Forward Loss", the loss shall be
reduced, at the time of the withdrawal, by the percentage obtained by dividing
the amount of the withdrawal by the account's Net Asset Value immediately
before the withdrawal.
The Quarterly Management Fee
will be paid whether or not an account has a profit. However, the incentive fees are payable only
on new Trading Profits in an account.
For example, if an account incurs a loss after an incentive fee payment
is made, SAT will retain the payment but will receive no further incentive fee
in subsequent quarters until the account has recovered such loss and generated
new Trading Profits.
The Quarterly Management Fee is
due and payable on the last business day of each quarter and incentive fees are
due and payable on the last business day of the applicable period. Shortly after the end of the quarter SAT will
prepare an invoice setting forth the amount of quarterly management fees and/or
incentive fees payable to SAT and shall furnish such invoice to the FCM
carrying the account. Upon submission of
the invoice, SAT is authorized by the Client to have these fees deducted
directly from the account. Upon request,
SAT shall furnish the Client with a copy of the invoice presented to the
FCM. The Client agrees to make payment to
SAT of applicable management fees and incentive fees within fifteen business
days of the date the invoice is submitted.
SAT may at times cause futures
or options transactions to be executed by brokerage firms other than the one at
which the accounts are carried. Clients
agree to pay any additional charges, which shall not exceed $2.00 per side on
such trades for the transfer of the futures or options positions to the
carrying brokerage firm.
Strategic
Ag Trading may at times pay a portion of collected fees to third parties for
referral services.
Additions,
withdrawals and net performance will affect the nominal account size and
therefore rates of return and management fee charges. Additions
and withdrawals do not change the notional amount or the agreed on trading
size, this can be done with an amendment to the management agreement.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND AFFILIATION WITH FUTURES COMMISSION
MERCHANTS
A commodity trading advisor
(CTA) who earns commissions has an incentive to generate commissions by more
frequent trading, which could be in conflict with his responsibility as a CTA
to pursue a profitable trading strategy without regard to commission
generation. This may create the incentive for the advisor to overtrade the
clients account. SAT receive commissions on accounts at some of the FCM’s it
trades through (ADM Investor Services, Inc. and Fortis). The commissions
charged are less than $15.00 per round turn. SAT earns between $1.00 and $2.50
per round turn of the commissions charged. Clients are free to choose the FCM
their account trades through.
At times, there could be a conflict of
interest when the Trading Principals or SAT, as a result of a neutral
allocation system, testing of a new trading system, or trading of a proprietary
account in a more aggressive fashion, takes a position in a proprietary account
which is opposite to or ahead of that taken for a client account. It should be noted that SAT or the Trading
Principals may take such positions in the above situations.
The incentive fee
arrangement entered into between the Advisor and its clients might create an
incentive for the Advisor to make investments that are risky or speculative as
the Advisor would be partaking in the net performance of the clients’ account.
Clients are free to choose
a FCM of their choice.
COMMODITY TRADING BY SAT, IT’S PRINCIPALS AND ASSOCIATED PERSONS
SAT, the Principals and Associated Persons
of SAT have traded commodities for their own accounts and will continue to do
so in the future. This could involve a
conflict of interest in that their personal trades could be in competition with
accounts managed by SAT in seeking execution of trading orders. No Principal or
Associated Person of SAT will knowingly or deliberately favor their personal
trading accounts over those of clients of SAT. Clients may not inspect the
personal trading records of SAT, SAT’s Principals or Associated Persons.
From time to time, the Trading
Principals and SAT may advise additional accounts, including publicly offered
commodity pools, which together with accounts already being advised could
increase the level of competition for the same trades selected by the Trading
Principals. The positions of all
accounts controlled by the Trading Principals and SAT will be aggregated for
the purpose of speculative position limits.
Thus, an account advised by SAT or the Trading Principals may be unable
to enter into or maintain a certain position, which when added to the open
contracts held by other account controlled by SAT or the Trading Principals,
would exceed applicable position limits.
SAT thus has a conflict of interest between benefiting from managing
more funds and limiting the assets under management in order to reduce the
possible effects of competition for trades or aggregation of positions. The level of competition for the same trades
selected by the Trading Principals could also affect the priorities of order
entry, but the Trading Principals will not deliberately or knowingly favor any
account advised by them over any other account.
Other than as stated above, SAT
is not aware of any conflicts of interest with any Futures Commission Merchant
or any Principal of a Futures Commission Merchant.
FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Any
client or prospective client of SAT desiring further information concerning SAT
may request such information by contacting SAT at the mailing address or
telephone number listed in this disclosure document.
LITIGATION
There has never been a material
administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding against SAT or its
principals.
SPECIAL DISCLOSURE FOR NOTIONALLY-FUNDED
ACCOUNTS
YOU SHOULD REQUEST YOUR COMMODITY TRADING
ADVISOR TO ADVISE YOU OF THE AMOUNT OF CASH OR OTHER ASSETS (ACTUAL FUNDS)
WHICH SHOULD BE DEPOSITED TO THE ADVISOR'S TRADING PROGRAM FOR YOUR ACCOUNT TO
BE CONSIDERED “FULLY-FUNDED”. THIS IS
THE AMOUNT UPON WHICH THE COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR WILL DETERMINE THE NUMBER
OF CONTRACTS TRADED IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND SHOULD BE AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO MAKE
IT UNLIKELY THAT ANY FURTHER CASH DEPOSITS WOULD BE REQUIRED FROM YOU OVER THE
COURSE OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR'S PROGRAM.
YOU ARE REMINDED THAT THE ACCOUNT SIZE YOU HAVE
AGREED TO IN WRITING (THE "NOMINAL” ACCOUNT SIZE) IS NOT THE MAXIMUM
POSSIBLE LOSS THAT YOUR ACCOUNT MAY EXPERIENCE.
YOU SHOULD CONSULT THE ACCOUNT STATEMENTS
RECEIVED FROM YOUR FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL
ACTIVITY IN YOUR ACCOUNT, INCLUDING PROFITS, LOSSES, AND CURRENT CASH EQUITY
BALANCE. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE EQUITY
IN YOUR ACCOUNT IS AT ANY TIME LESS THAN THE NOMINAL ACCOUNT SIZE YOU SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1.
ALTHOUGH YOUR GAINS AND LOSSES, FEES AND COMMISSION MEASURED IN DOLLARS
WILL BE THE SAME, THEY WILL BE GREATER WHEN EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF
ACCOUNT EQUITY.
2. YOU MAY RECEIVE MORE FREQUENT AND LARGER
MARGIN CALLS.
3. THE DISCLOSURES WHICH ACCOMPANY THE
PERFORMANCE TABLE MAY BE USED TO CONVERT THE RATES-OF-RETURN ("RORs”) IN
THE PERFORMANCE TABLE TO THE CORRESPONDING RATES OF RETURN FOR PARTICULAR
PARTIAL FUNDING LEVELS.
Matrix
ACTUAL RATE
of Return Rates of Returns Based on
Various Funding Levels
(a) (b)
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20.00% 20.00% 26.67% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 100.00% |
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15.00% 15.00% 20.00% 22.50% 30.00% 37.50% 45.00% 75.00% |
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10.00% 10.00% 13.33% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 50.00% |
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5.00% 5.00% 6.67% 7.50% 10.00% 12.50% 15.00% 25.00% |
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0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
0.00% 0.00% |
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-5.00% -5.00% -6.67% -7.50% -10.00% -12.50% -15.00% -25.00% |
|
-10.00% -10.00% -13.33% -15.00% -20.00% -25.00% -30.00% -50.00% |
|
-15.00% -15.00% -20.00% -22.50%
-30.00% -37.50% -45.00% -75.00% -20.00% -20.00% -26.67% -30.00% -40.00% -50.00% -60.00% -100.00% |
|
Funding 100.00% 75.00% 66.67% 50.00% 40.00% 33.00% 20.00% |
|
Level
(c) |
Footnotes to Matrix
(a) These
figures represent a range of rates of returns, which are used to show the
effect of different funding levels on actual rates of returns.
(b) These figures represent actual funds divided
by the fully-funded trading level expressed as a percentage. The funding levels shown include those
funding levels which are most commonly used by the advisor.
(c) These figures represent the rate of return
that an account would achieve at various levels of funding. The rates of return for accounts that are not
fully-funded are inversely proportional to the actual rates of return based on
the percentage level of funding.
(d) Any additions or withdrawals made to an
account will have an effect on an account’s nominal funding level and on
volatility of net performance. Any changes in trading size must be made by an
amendment to the Management Agreement.
Clients considering opening a notionally funded account with
Strategic Ag Trading should be certain that they fully understand the
consequences of the increased leverage inherent in this type of account as
compared to a fully funded account. Due
to this increased leverage, such an account will experience greater percentage
losses as well as greater percentage gains than if the account were fully
funded at the nominal account size.
Clients should examine the table above and note that the percentage of
loss, as well as the percentage of gain, grow larger as funding levels are
decreased, i.e., leverage increased.
Additionally, one must take into consideration the effect that notional
funding has on management fees. For
example, if a management fee is charged an account with notional funding of 50%
(i.e., $50,000 trading at the nominal amount of $100,000) would pay a management
fee of 2% on the nominal amount of the account.
In effect the account would be paying a management fee of 4% on the
actual funds under management.
CAPSULE
PERFORMANCE
PAST
PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
SAT
GRAINS
The
following capsule includes the capsule performance described previously. This format has been simplified from the
earlier reporting requirements, and is the format currently required by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Name of Trading Principal: Charles Wickens
Inception of Trading by SAT: April, 1999
Inception of Trading Pursuant to
Program:
Number of Accounts Traded
Pursuant to Program: 20
Total Actual Assets in Program: $9,966,228 (December 31, 2008)
Total Assets (including notional) in Program: $19,089,228 (December, 31, 2008)
Total Actual Assets under Strategic Ag Trading’s Management:
$21,772,656 (December 31, 2008)
Total Assets (including notional) under Strategic Ag Trading’s
Management: $32,214,305 (December 31,
2008)
Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program
Past Five Years*:-9.7% (February, 2007)
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in
Program Past Five Years*: -13.90% (December, 2006-February 2007)
Number of Accounts Closed
Profitable: 37 (0.25% to 125.27%)
Number of Accounts Closed
Unprofitable: 38 (-0.01% to -21.55%)
|
|
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
|
January |
-7.34% -1.20% -0.33% -4.68% 3.18% |
|
February |
23.67% -0.19% 4.80% -9.70% 10.20% |
|
March |
3.00% 5.22% 2.64% 1.28% -0.09% |
|
April |
0.15% 4.01%
-0.06% 6.36% -2.09% |
|
May |
-6.29% -0.15% -3.89% 0.43% -2.87% |
|
June |
11.10% 12.07% -5.81% 7.91% 7.75% |
|
July |
2.99% -0.29%
0.40% 1.40% -6.09% |
|
August |
-0.76% -3.41% -2.20% 6.86% 6.45% |
|
September |
6.28% 4.89% -0.41% 15.03% -1.89% |
|
October |
0.50% -5.32% 7.03% -4.87% -0.27% |
|
November |
-0.31% 0.91% 8.59% -1.17% 1.65% |
|
December |
1.60% -3.06% -2.92% 0.86% 3.03% |
Year to Date
|
6.08%
12.99% 7.02% 18.76% 19.25% |
|
|
|
*Rates of
return for “Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” and “Worst
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” are based on the composite
of accounts.
A drawdown means loss
experienced in a trading program over a specific period.
PAST PERFORMANCE
IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
CAPSULE
PERFORMANCE
PAST
PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
SAT
BALANCED
The
following capsule includes the capsule performance described previously. This format has been simplified from the
earlier reporting requirements, and is the format currently required by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Name
of Trading Principal: Robert Wiedeman
Inception of Trading by SAT:
April, 1999
Inception of Trading Pursuant to
Program:
Number of Accounts Traded
Pursuant to Program: 81
Total Actual Assets in Program: $11,544,227 (December 31, 2008)
Total Assets (including notional) in Program: $12,437,876 (December 31, 2008)
Total Actual Assets under Strategic Ag Trading’s Management:
$21,772,656 (December 31, 2008)
Total Assets (including notional) under Strategic Ag Trading’s Management: $32,214,305 (December 31, 2008)
Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years *: -11.27% (August, 2006)
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in
Program Past Five Years *: -27.48%
(June, 2005 – December, 2005)
Number of Accounts Closed Profitable: 9 ((2.87% to 24.31%)
Number of Accounts Closed
Unprofitable: 5-(-1.43% to –15.66%)
|
|
2005 2006 2007 |
2008 |
|
January |
-4.34% 15.85% 7.72% |
3.49% |
|
February |
-4.63% -5.06% 1.42% |
7.84% |
|
March |
7.62% 9.38% -7.41% |
2.45% |
|
April |
-2.61% 10.95% 7.85% |
-0.68% |
|
May |
6.63% 4.18% 8.03% |
-0.78% |
|
June |
21.36% -5.22% -1.80% |
14.72% |
|
July |
-7.14% -6.17% -2.11% |
-3.88% |
|
August |
-5.21%
-11.27% -1.50% |
4.22% |
|
September |
-5.99% 2.40% 0.10% |
-6.74% |
|
October |
-3.01% -1.97% -1.47% |
-1.84% |
|
November |
-2.52% 12.81% -0.61% |
-2.31% |
|
December |
-7.38% -5.29% 1.30% |
0.45% |
Year to Date
|
-10.34% 17.69% 10.81% |
16.32% |
*Rates of
return for “Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” and “Worst
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” are based on the composite
of accounts.
A drawdown means loss
experienced in a trading program over a specific period.
PAST PERFORMANCE
IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
CAPSULE
PERFORMANCE
PAST
PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
SAT
CERES
The
following capsule includes the capsule performance described previously. This format has been simplified from the
earlier reporting requirements, and is the format currently required by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Name of Trading Principal: Jack Frymire
Inception of Trading by SAT:
April, 1999
Inception of Trading Pursuant to
Program: July, 2007
Number of Accounts Traded
Pursuant to Program: 8
Total Actual Assets in Program: $262,201 (December 31, 2008)
Total Assets (including notional) in Program: $687,201 (December 31, 2008)
Total Actual Assets under Strategic Ag Trading’s Management:
$21,772,656 (December 31, 2008)
Total Assets (including notional) under Strategic Ag Trading’s
Management: $32,214,305 (December 31, 2008)
Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years*: -7.12% (January, 2008)
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in
Program Past Five Years*: -9.01%
(September, 2007 – January, 2008)
Number of Accounts Closed
Profitable: 2 (0.58% to 11.81%)
Number of Accounts Closed
Unprofitable: 2 (-2.49% to –3.77%)
|
|
2007 |
2008 |
|
January |
-- |
-7.12% |
|
February |
-- |
7.67% |
|
March |
-- |
2.40% |
|
April |
-- |
-6.36% |
|
May |
-- |
-0.67% |
|
June |
-- |
6.38% |
|
July |
-2.14% |
-3.41% |
|
August |
-0.03% |
5.14% |
|
September |
3.34% |
3.56% |
|
October |
-3.50% |
2.72% |
|
November |
-5.09% |
1.25% |
|
December |
6.98% |
0.82% |
Year to Date
|
-0.94% |
11.74% |
*Rates of
return for “Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” and “Worst
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” are based on the composite
of accounts.
drawdown means loss experienced in a trading
program over a specific period.
PAST
PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
CAPSULE
PERFORMANCE
PAST
PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
SAT
ADJUSTED
MR. STEVENS
is no longer affiliated with SAT and, THEREFORE, THE Program is no longer
traded or offered to the public. Mr. Stevens made all trading decisions for the
SAT Adjusted trading program. Clients were charged management fees of 2% of
assets under management and incentive fees of 20% of net trading profits. This
Program is closed. The following capsule includes the capsule
performance described previously. This
format has been simplified from the earlier reporting requirements, and is the
format currently required by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Name of Trading Principal:
William Stevens
Inception of Trading by SAT: April, 1999
Inception of Trading Pursuant to
Program:
Number of Accounts Traded
Pursuant to Program: 0
Total Actual Assets in Program: $0
Total Assets (including notional) in Program: $0
Total Actual Assets under Strategic Ag Trading’s Management:
$21,772,656 (December 31, 2008)
Total Assets (including notional) under Strategic Ag Trading’s
Management: $32,214,305 ( (December 31, 2008)
Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years*: -31.28% (December, 2005)
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in
Program Past Five Years*: -41.45%
(November, 2005 – September, 2006)
Number of Accounts Closed
Profitable: 1 (8.04%)
Number of Accounts Closed
Unprofitable: 14 (-12.33% to -47.80%)
|
|
2005 2006 |
|
January |
-- 7.40% |
|
February |
-- 2.57% |
|
March |
-- -3.01% |
|
April |
-- -7.33% |
|
May |
-- 12.77% |
|
June |
1.97% -3.54% |
|
July |
3.11% -10.21% |
|
August |
14.73% -6.70% |
|
September |
1.19% -5.51% |
|
October |
2.06% |
|
November |
1.43% |
|
December |
-31.28% |
Year to Date
|
-13.17% -14.74% |
*Rates of
return for “Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” and “Worst
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” are based on the composite
of accounts.
A drawdown means loss
experienced in a trading program over a specific period.
PAST PERFORMANCE
IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
PAST
PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
SAT
OPTIONS
MR. BIZUB is no longer affiliated with SAT and
therefore the Program is no longer traded or offered to the public. Mr. Bizub made all trading decisions for the SAT
Options trading program. Clients were
charged management fees of 2% of assets under management and incentive fees of
20% of net trading profits. This
Program is closed. The
following capsule includes the capsule performance described previously. This format has been simplified from the
earlier reporting requirements, and is the format currently required by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Name of Trading Principal:
Andrew Bizub
. Inception of Trading by SAT: April, 1999
Inception of Trading Pursuant to
Program:
Number of Accounts Traded
Pursuant to Program: 0
Total Actual Assets in Program:
$0
Total Assets (including notional) in Program: $0
Total Actual Assets under Strategic Ag Trading’s Management: $21,772,656 (December 31, 2008)
Total Assets (including notional) under Strategic Ag Trading’s
$32,214,305 (December 31, 2008)
Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years*: -7.98% November, 2005
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in
Program Past Five Years*: -33.4%
August, 2004 to December , 2005
Number of Accounts Closed
Profitable: 0
Number of Accounts Closed
Unprofitable: 2 (-13.63%-23.90%)
|
|
2004 2005 |
|
January |
-0.84% |
|
February |
-4.05% |
|
March |
-1.08% |
|
April |
-0.72% |
|
May |
-0.66% |
|
June |
-2.92% |
|
July |
-4.11% |
|
August |
-1.17% -1.36% |
|
September |
-0.09% -0.84% |
|
October |
-0.78% -4.58% |
|
November |
-5.63% -7.98% |
|
December |
-1.78% -1.23% |
Year to Date
|
-9.19% -25.79% |
*Rates of
return for “Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” and “Worst
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” are based on the composite
of accounts.
A drawdown means loss
experienced in a trading program over a specific period.
PAST PERFORMANCE
IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
PAST
PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
SAT
INTERMARKET
MR. NIEMIEC
is no longer affiliated with SAT and, therefore, the Program is no longer
traded or offered to the public. The following capsule includes the capsule performance described
previously. This format has been
simplified from the earlier reporting requirements, and is the format currently
required by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. . This
Program is closed.
Name of Trading Principal: Michael
Niemiec
Inception of Trading by SAT:
April, 1999
Inception of Trading Pursuant to
Program:
Number of Accounts Traded
Pursuant to Program: 0
Total Actual Assets in Program: $0
Total Assets (including notional) in Program: $0
Total Actual Assets under Strategic Ag Trading’s Management:
$21,772,656 (December 31, 2008)
Total Assets (including notional) Strategic Ag Trading’s
Management: $32,214,305 (December 31, 2008)
Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years*: -9.52%
(August, 2003)
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in
Program Past Five Years*: -28.63% (November, 2002 – April, 2004)
Number of Accounts Closed
Profitable: 8 (0.77% to 17.54%)
Number of Accounts Closed
Unprofitable: 34 (-.54% to -28.01%)
|
|
2002 2003 2004 |
|
January |
0.10% -5.55% 5.42% |
|
February |
2.33% 6.45% -4.21% |
|
March |
2.81% 0.59% - 8.43% |
|
April |
0.20% -2.57% -0.65% |
|
May |
0.79%
-1.48% 0.68% |
|
June |
6.41% -0.29% 5.92% |
|
July |
1.90% -3.18% -0.61% |
|
August |
1.64% -9.52% 2.18% |
|
September |
2.40% -3.72% 0.32% |
|
October |
0.78% 5.94% 5.60% |
|
November |
4.82% -4.76% 0.61% |
|
December |
-3.47% -2.30% -2.16% |
|
Year to Date |
22.39% -19.52% 3.75% |
*Rates of
return for “Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” and “Worst
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” are based on the composite
of accounts.
A drawdown means loss
experienced in a trading program over a specific period
PAST PERFORMANCE
IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
CAPSULE
PERFORMANCE
PAST
PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
SAT
ENERGY
MR. DOHME IS no longer affiliated with SAT and therefore
the Program is no longer traded or offered to the public. The following capsule includes the capsule
performance described previously. This
format has been simplified from the earlier reporting requirements, and is the
format currently required by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This Program is closed.
Name of
Trading Principal: Mr. Darren Dohme
Inception of Trading by SAT:
April, 1999
Inception of Trading Pursuant to
Program:
Number of Accounts Traded Pursuant
to Program: 0
Total Actual Assets in Program: $0
Total Assets (including notional) in Program: $0
Total Actual Assets under Strategic Ag Trading’s Management: $21,772,656 (December 31, 2008
Total Assets (including notional) under Strategic Ag Trading’s
Management: $32,214,305 (December 31, 2008)
Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years*: -6.13%
(January, 2003)
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in
Program Past Five Years*: -13.28% (December, 2002 – December, 2003)
Number of Accounts Closed Profitable:
2 (2.5% to 5.7%)
Number of Accounts Closed
Unprofitable: 3 (-1.2% to -7.0%)
|
|
2002 2003 2004 |
|
January |
-2.01% -6.13% 0.03% |
|
February |
3.00% -0.37% 0.03% |
|
March |
-4.90% -2.49% |
|
April |
2.65% 2.27% |
|
May |
2.02% -1.93% |
|
June |
0.75% -0.68% |
|
July |
0.86% -0.03% |
|
August |
0.39% -0.17% |
|
September |
1.26% -1.91% |
|
October |
1.87% 0.03% |
|
November |
0.85% 0.03% |
|
December |
2.98% -2.54% |
Year to Date
|
9.85% -13.23% 0.06% |
*Rates of
return for “Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” and “Worst
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in Program Past Five Years” are based on the composite
of accounts.
A drawdown means loss experienced
in a trading program over a specific period
The
notes to this capsule located on page 19 are an integral part of this table.
PAST PERFORMANCE
IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
"Inception of Trading by Strategic Ag Trading" is
the year in which Strategic Ag Trading began trading client accounts.
"Inception of Trading Pursuant to Program" is
the year in which SAT began following the trading strategies employed by the
particular program described in the capsule for client accounts.
"Number of Client Accounts Traded Pursuant to Program" is
the total number of non-proprietary, active accounts over which SAT holds
trading authority and which are currently being traded pursuant to the program
described in the capsule.
“Total
Actual Assets in Program” is the actual capital available in the program
for trading, not including Notional funds, at the end of the most recent period
described by the Capsule.
“Total Assets (including notional) in Program” is
the capital available in the program for trading, including Notional funds, at
the end of the most recent period described by the Capsule.
"Total Actual Assets under Strategic Ag Trading’s
Management" is the actual capital available for trading, not
including Notional funds, at the end of the most recent period described by the
Capsule.
"Total Assets (including notional) under Strategic Ag
Trading’s Management" is the capital available
for trading, including Notional funds, at the end of the most recent period
described by the Capsule.
"Largest Monthly % Drawdown in Program Past Five Years" is
the largest negative fraction obtained by dividing monthly net performance of
any account by the beginning equity for that month over the past five
years.
"Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown in Program Past Five
Years" is the greatest cumulative percentage decline in
month end NAV due to losses sustained by the trading program, during any period
in which the initial month end NAV (Net Asset Value) is not equaled or exceeded
by a subsequent month ends NAV.
"Number of Accounts Closed Profitable Past Five Years" is
the total number of accounts with positive final rates of return which
terminated SAT's trading authority over the past five years.
"Number of Accounts Closed Unprofitable Past Five Years"
is the total number of accounts with negative final rates of
return which terminated SAT's trading authority over the past five years.
Compound Rate of Return is calculated by
multiplying on a compound basis each of the Monthly Rates of Return and not by
adding or averaging such Monthly Rates of Return. For periods of less than one year, the
results are year-to-date.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF STRATEGIC AG,
TRADING’S
DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
I/we, _________________________________________________,
acknowledge reading and fully understanding the Strategic AG Trading Disclosure
Document dated
For
Entity Clients: For
Individual/Joint Clients:
______________________________________ ___________________________________________
Client Name Client
Name (Print)
______________________________________ ___________________________________________
By (Print Name) Signature
______________________________________ ___________________________________________
Title Date
_______________________________________ ________________________________________
Authorized Signatory Second
Client Name (Joint Account)
_______________________________________ ________________________________________
Date Second
Client Signature (Joint Account)
_____________________________________________
Date
(Joint Account)
Principal Receiving Acknowledgment (Print): _______________________________________________
Principal's Signature: __________________________________________
Date:
_________________________________________
DATE OF DOCUMENT RELIED UPON