CTA Profiles

White River Group - Dynamic S&P Options Strategy

Principal(s): Andreas Diessbacher
Strategy: US Equity Index Futures & Options
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Statistics & Program Information

Nov Return 1.96%	Worst Drawdown ⁽²⁾ -27.46%	Minimum Investment $50,000
YTD Return 12.40%	Losing Streak ⁽³⁾ 0.00 %	AUM⁽⁵⁾ $10,692,359
Annualized CROR ⁽¹⁾ 8.11	Sharpe Ratio ⁽⁴⁾ 0.69	Calmar Ratio ⁽⁶⁾ 2.97

Trading Methodology 100% Discretionary	Style Sub-Categories Option Writer	Trading Style 100% Option Trading
Market Sector 100% Stock Indices 100% Opt ES Only	Holding Period 5% Medium Term 95% Short Term	Sector US Contracts Options

Start Date Nov-2014	Currency US Dollar	Margin ⁽⁷⁾ 60%
New Money Yes	AUM ⁽⁵⁾ $10,692,359	Management Fee 0-4%
Min Investment $50,000	Annualized CROR ⁽¹⁾ 8.11	Incentive Fee 15-35%
Fund Minimum $0	Losing Streak ⁽³⁾ 0.00 %	Other Fees None
Notional Funds No	Worst Drawdown ⁽²⁾ -27.46 %	Avg Comm ⁽⁸⁾ $11.50
NFA Member Yes	Sharpe Ratio ⁽⁴⁾ 0.69	Max Comm ⁽⁹⁾ 11.50
NFA Number 0378844	Calmar Ratio ⁽⁶⁾ 2.97	Round Turns ⁽¹⁰⁾ 17,000

Starting Date: Nov-2014	Currency: US Dollar
Open to New Investors: Yes	Current Assets: $10,692,359
Open to US Investors: Yes	Annualized CROR: 8.11%
Minimum Fund Investment: $0	Worst Monthly Drawdown: -27.46
Minimum Managed Account: $50,000	Current Losing Streak: 0.00 %
Domocile:	Calmar: 2.97
Subscriptions: N/A	Sharpe Ratio: 0.69
Redemptions: N/A	US Attorney: Not Listed
Lock Up: N/A	Offshore Attorney: Not Listed
Hurdle Rate: N/A	Administrator: Not Listed
Administraton Fee: 0.00%	Prime Broker: Not Listed
Management Fee: 2.00%	Auditor: Not Listed
Incentive Fee: 20.00%	NFA Member: Yes
Other Fees: None	FINRA Member: No
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Type of Fund:	Domicile:	Strategy:

Correlations: AG CTA Index: 0.408 AG Discretionary CTA Index: 0.515

P - Proprietary Trading Results * C - Client Trading Result * P&C - Combines Client & Proprietary Trading Results (the accounting notes will identify the time frame for each. 1. Rates of Return: Rate of Returns are calculated from the start date of each program. Usually returns are calculated based on the Annual Compounded Rate of Return method. In some cases returns have been calculated on a Non-Compounded basis. This would occur when a Manager trades based on account unit rather than on account equity. The Annualized Compounded Rate of Return ("Annualized CROR") represents the compounded rate of return or each year or portion thereof presented. It is computed by applying successively respective monthly rate of return for each month beginning with the first month of that period. The Annual Rate of Return ("Annual ROR") is the annualized Mean Return. 2. The Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown ("Worst Drawdown") is defined as the greatest cumulative percentage decline in net asset value due to losses sustained by the trading program during any period in which the initial net asset value is not equaled or exceeded by a subsequent asset value. 3. Start & End Dates: Indicates the Start and End Dates of the Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown. 4. The Current Losing Streak ("Losing Streak") represents the extent of the Advisor's current drawdown. 5. Annualzied Standard Deviation is one way to look at consistency of returns. It measures the degree by which the monthly returns vary from the average (mean) return. 6. Downside Deviation is a measure of downside volatility. It only considers those monthly performance results that are less than the monthly Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return. 7. The Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted ratio that rewards consistency of returns. Traders are penalized for volatility regardless of whether it is on the up or downside. The Sharpe Ratios is calculated using a 1% risk-free rate of return. 8. The Sortino Ratio is a risk-adjusted ratio. The higher the number the better. Results are dependent upon the Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return (currently set at 5%. 9. The Sterling Ratio is a risk-adjusted return measurement calculated by dividing the Annualized Compound ROR by the Average Yearly Maximum Drawdown less an arbitrary 10%. The Sterling Ratio is normally calculated using the last 36 months of data. 10. The Calmar Ratio represents the historical amount gained for each dollar risked. A higher number is better. Unless otherwise denoted the Calmar Ratio is calculated by dividing the 36 month Annualized Compounded ROR by the 36 month Peak to Valley Drawdown. Traders with less than 36 months of data or a negative Calmar Ratio will be indicated by N/A. 11. The Omega Function accounts for the non-normal distributions of returns and takes into account the investor's preferences for loss and gain. Omega is computed directly from the returns distribution and measures the total impact of the moments instead of each one of them individually. 12. Minimum Investment represents the minimum account size. 13. Assets Under Management ("AUM") represents the current nominal assets traded by the Manager. 14. The Number of Winning Months represents the months with positive return. 15. The Number of Losing Months represents the months with negative return. 16. The Percentage of Winning Months represents the % of winning months. 17. Margin to Equity ("Margin") represents the average margin as a percent of a fully funded account. 18. Round Turns per Million ("Round Turns") represent the average number of round turns that would be generated in a $1,000,000 account. 19. Average Commission ("Avg Comm") represents the average commission rate of the composite track record. A higher or lower commission rate would increase or decrease the performance accordingly. 20. Maximum Commisions ("Max Comm") is the Maximum Round Turn Rate allowable by the Manager.

Trading Description:

The Dynamic S&P Options Strategy primarily trades US equity index futures and options on their futures contracts. The strategy is designed to capture the decay of option premiums. The program sells deep out of the money options. Option contracts are written at a sufficient distance, to allow in most cases, for the options to expire worthless. Primarily uncovered or naked options are sold (although spreads are utilized at times). The program may trade index futures for hedging or speculative purposes. The program may also trade index futures directly. The trading strategy is mostly discretionary. Both fundamental and technical analysis is incorporated into the trading decision. One of the main differences to the Stock Index Writing Strategy is the shorter time period of the options till expiration.

The Advisor reserves the right to maintain significant amounts in cash, particularly when the Advisor believes a client account should follow a temporary defensive posture, or when the Advisor determines that opportunities for investing are unattractive.

Risk Strategy:

A principal risk in the Advisor's trading system is caused by volatility (or rapid fluctuation) in the market prices of commodities. The volatility of commodity trading may cause your account to lose all or a substantial amount of its assets in a short period of time. Prices of commodity interests are affected by a wide variety of complex and hard to predict factors, such as political and economic events, weather and climate conditions and the prevailing psychological characteristics of the marketplace.

Background:

Mr. Diessbacher became registered with the CFTC as an associated person of Professional Market Brokerage Inc, a Future Commission Merchant (FCM), in April 1999. During his employment he established and managed a trading desk supporting German speaking clients. In November of 2001, Refco LLC (FCM) acquired the business of Professional Market Brokerage Inc and Mr. Diessbacher became an Associated Person with Refco LLC. He continued to manage a trading desk and introduced Foreign Exchange Trading to existing clients and Introducing Brokers (IB). In November 2001, Mr. Diessbacher also registered as an associated person with Marblehead Financial Group Inc., a commodity trading advisor (CTA). He had no duties while being registered with Marblehead Financial Group Inc. Refco LLC was purchased in November 2005 by Man Financial, Inc., at which point Mr. Diessbacher became an Associate Person of Man Financial, Inc. (FCM). While at Man Financial Inc. he served as a liaison for Introducing Brokers (IB) and started trading customer accounts. In January 2007, Mr. Diessbacher deregistered his associated person status with Marblehead Financial Group Inc. In July 2007, Man Financial was spun off by its parent company Man Group, Inc (a UK based hedge fund) and made an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange as MF Global (NYSE Listed MF). His function at MF Global Inc. remained unchanged to his duties at Man Financial Inc.

In April 2011, Mr. Diessbacher left MF Global Inc. to form Andreas Diessbacher (sole proprietorship), a guaranteed introducing broker of MF Global Inc. Mr. Diessbacher became listed as a principal and registered as an Associated Person of Andreas Diessbacher (sole proprietorship) in April 2011. As a guaranteed introducing broker of MF Global Inc., Mr. Diessbacher continued to introduce and service customer accounts with MF Global Inc. In November 2011, Andreas Diessbacher (sole proprietorship) ceased to be a guaranteed introducing broker of MF Global Inc. and became a guaranteed introducing broker for RJ Oâ€™Brien Associates LLC. Mr. Diessbacher introduced and serviced customer accounts with RJ Oâ€™Brien Associates LLC. In May 2012 Mr. Diessbacher withdrew his sole proprietorship and guaranteed introducing brokerage status with RJ O'Brien Associates LLC and purely concentrates on his CTA business. Mr. Diessbacher graduated from the University of Coventry (United Kingdom) with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies, with Honors, in 1998 and from Fachhochschule Aachen (Germany) with a Diplom Betriebswirt (FH) in 1998.

Performance

Monthly Performance Since November 2014

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	ROR	Max DD
2024	1.03%	0.66%	1.34%	0.58%	1.47%	0.87%	0.56%	0.48%	1.32%	1.49%	1.96%		12.4%	0%
2023	1.17%	1.56%	0.07%	1.44%	1.06%	0.92%	0.47%	1.27%	1.10%	1.54%	0.90%	1.05%	13.29%	0%
2022	-0.07%	0.13%	1.55%	0.60%	2.13%	-4.16%	2.71%	1.87%	0.51%	2.19%	1.36%	-0.01%	8.98%	-4.16%
2021	0.82%	1.34%	3.59%	2.16%	0.98%	2.42%	1.74%	2.09%	1.58%	1.70%	1.31%	2.23%	24.27%	0%
2020	-0.07%	-13.49%	-3.80%	1.76%	1.73%	-1.86%	2.42%	2.50%	-1.67%	1.03%	1.16%	2.68%	-8.47%	-16.84%
2019	3.10%	0.84%	0.06%	1.47%	-0.69%	1.26%	1.50%	-1.71%	1.88%	0.50%	2.19%	2.08%	13.11%	-1.71%
2018	-3.91%	-24.51%	1.32%	4.07%	2.06%	1.88%	2.11%	1.50%	2.42%	-2.36%	0.99%	1.85%	-15.21%	-27.46%
2017	1.14%	1.51%	1.80%	1.14%	0.58%	1.04%	1.96%	0.91%	1.54%	0.93%	-0.72%	1.48%	14.12%	-0.72%
2016	0.20%	0.43%	1.92%	1.35%	1.70%	3.02%	2.41%	2.24%	1.05%	2.56%	1.85%	1.98%	22.75%	0%
2015	0.54%	0.85%	0.78%	0.34%	0.77%	1.11%	1.53%	-10.81%	2.47%	0.72%	2.20%	2.46%	2.23%	-10.81%
2014											0.67%	0.60%	1.27%	0%

Annual Performance

Years	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
ROR	1.27%	2.23%	22.75%	14.12%	-15.21%	13.11%
Max DD	0.00%	-10.81%	0.00%	-0.72%	-27.46%	-1.71%

Years	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 YTD
ROR	-8.47%	24.27%	8.98%	13.29%	12.40%
Max DD	-16.84%	0.00%	-4.16%	0.00%	0.00%

PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. THERE IS A RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.

THERE IS UNLIMITED RISK OF LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH WRITING SHORT OPTION CONTRACTS.

VAMI, Assets under Management & Worst Drawdown

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Monthly Returns

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RISK DISCLOSURE

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

THIS MATTER IS INTENDED AS A SOLICITATION FOR MANAGED FUTURES. THE RISK OF TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND/OR FOREIGN EXCHANGE ('FOREX') IS SUBSTANTIAL. THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THIS HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE CAN RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES, AS WELL AS GAINS. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. IF YOU ARE UNSURE YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. AN INVESTOR MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CTA’S CURRENT DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT BEFORE INVESTING. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT NO MATTER WHO IS MANAGING YOUR MONEY.

PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. IN SOME CASES MANAGED ACCOUNTS ARE CHARGED SUBSTANTIAL COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY FEES. THOSE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES, MAY NEED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS JUST TO AVOID DEPLETION OF THEIR ASSETS. EACH COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR ("CTA") IS REQUIRED BY THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ("CFTC") TO ISSUE TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS A RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OUTLINING THESE FEES, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER ASSOCIATED RISKS. A HARD COPY OF THESE RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE BY CLICKING ON EACH CTA'S "REQUEST DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT" BUTTON.

THE FULL RISK OF COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX TRADING CAN NOT BE ADDRESSED IN THIS RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. NO CONSIDERATION TO INVEST SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT THOROUGHLY READING THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OF EACH OF THE CTAS IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. REQUESTING A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT PLACES YOU UNDER NO OBLIGATION AND EACH DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AT NO COST. THE CFTC HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS NOR ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. OTHER DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU BEFORE AN ACCOUNT MAY BE OPENED FOR YOU.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION ON INVESTING IN THIS TRADING PROGRAM SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED. ADDITIONALLY, IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS MUST ALSO RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY MAKING THE TRADING DECISIONS AND THE TERMS OF THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED.

AUTUMN GOLD CTA INDEXES ARE NON-INVESTABLE INDEXES COMPRISED OF THE CLIENT PERFORMANCE OF CTA PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE AUTUMN GOLD DATABASE AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE COMPLETE UNIVERSE OF CTAS. INVESTORS SHOULD NOTE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO INVEST IN THESE INDEXES.