Tracking CTAs since 1994
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Tracking CTAs since 1994
Principal(s): John Kierans
Strategy: Discretionary / Fundamental / Softs & Energy
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The Great O'Neill Program employs a proprietary trading technique in which fundamental factors, such as market psychology, and technical indicators are combined in an attempt to forecast market direction. (www.thegreatoneill.com)
Monitor overall book size. Monitor for excessive exposure to correlated markets. Use options to protect downside. (www.thegreatoneill.com)
John Kierans is head of trading. He has been trading his own money since 1996. John traded in the trading pits of the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) / ICE exchange and the trading pit of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) / CME Group. John served on the board of directors of the NYBOT FINEX division from 2002 to 2007. John holds a degree in Business Studies and Capital Markets from Dublin City University and various other professional qualifications. Colin Bracken directs our quantitative analysis and research. Colin assesses trade opportunities and risk for The Great O’Neill. Colin holds a degree in Applied Physics and a Masters of Business Studies from the University of Limerick. Colin worked as a trader with Custom House Capital before joining the firm in 2009. In 2015 we took the decision to evolve into a CTA and offer our services to the private high-net-worth market. Our first objective was to develop a product that offers genuine diversity to private clients, who are typically only long assets. Our second objective was durability. We aim to be around for a long time and so created a low leverage product. Our max leverage is one and a half times book. Our normal leverage is a fraction of that. Most banks operate at well over 20 times book! Finally our third and final objective was to create a positive performance. Using our own proprietary funds the Great O’Neill began trading in January 2016. We have and continue to meet all three of our objectives. • Diversity • Low Leverage Low Risk • Performance In 2018 the Great O’Neill registered with the NFA as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA). We launched our website (www.thegreatoneill.com) in 2019 and are now actively seeking clients.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ROR | Max DD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.02% | -2.46% | 2.17% | 0.67% | -2.46% | |||||||||
| 2024 | -4.04% | 0.76% | 1.34% | 0.24% | 9.03% | -1.61% | -4.33% | -2.32% | -0.75% | 2.15% | -3.83% | -1.76% | -5.68% | -11.93% |
| 2023 | -6.88% | -3.66% | -4.29% | -0.56% | 0.07% | -3.57% | 2.01% | -1.22% | 1.29% | -2.74% | -0.52% | -2.70% | -20.83% | -20.83% |
| 2022 | 10.71% | 9.31% | 4.70% | -0.56% | 14.56% | 7.64% | -5.99% | -5.04% | 7.67% | -3.12% | 0.40% | 4.84% | 52.28% | -10.73% |
| 2021 | 2.05% | -5.60% | -5.53% | 1.10% | 5.75% | -5.40% | -0.33% | -1.52% | -12.22% | -5.20% | -2.30% | -4.33% | -29.7% | -31.12% |
| 2020 | -2.71% | 0.75% | 0.83% | -2.80% | -1.90% | -3.01% | 5.63% | 6.20% | 1.21% | 2.20% | -2.83% | 7.31% | 10.57% | -8.61% |
| 2019 | -0.19% | 0.66% | 0.53% | -1.20% | 3.71% | -3.59% | 0.89% | 2.65% | -0.03% | 0.55% | -0.72% | 0.71% | 3.86% | -3.59% |
| 2018 | 0.73% | -1.19% | 0.66% | -0.73% | -0.52% | 0.51% | -0.49% | 0.32% | 3.07% | 0.91% | -1.40% | 0.99% | 2.81% | -1.78% |
| 2017 | -1.13% | -1.49% | 1.14% | -0.79% | 2.04% | 0.33% | 1.42% | -3.11% | 2.45% | -0.89% | 0.91% | 1.06% | 1.78% | -3.11% |
| 2016 | 0.77% | -1.11% | 4.13% | 1.13% | 2.15% | -2.20% | -2.59% | -2.29% | 1.67% | 3.29% | -1.86% | 0.74% | 3.6% | -6.91% |
| Years | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROR | 3.60% | 1.78% | 2.81% | 3.86% | 10.57% | -29.70% |
| Max DD | -6.91% | -3.11% | -1.78% | -3.59% | -8.61% | -31.12% |
| Years | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROR | 52.28% | -20.83% | -5.68% | 0.67% |
| Max DD | -10.73% | -20.83% | -11.93% | -2.46% |
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