1. How would you describe your investment strategy?

Our investment style is discretionary. We use a theme driven, macro top down research process, focusing on the most attractive fundamental / technical constellations between various countries and/or regions. This strategy is the result of more than 20 years of life work and research.

2. How do you manage risk?

Risk management is one of the cornerstones of our successful currency program. We place big emphasis both on our risk management and our systems. The reward is a very attractive gain/loss ratio and strong long term performance.

3. What's an example of the kind of trade that added value to your learning process?

The biggest value from this learning process is how to trade and manage a loss profile. Losses and loss trades are an essential part of every investment strategy. The key difference is how to trade and manage your loss profile. During the Russian crisis we closed out all our US Dollar short, only to see the markets collapse right after it. Would we do it again? Yes, because it was the result of our risk management discipline.

4. Do you use a blend of strategy types for diversification or only one?

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