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Nova Investment Strategies, LP - Discretionary Macro - Futures Only

Principal(s): Stephen Buehler & Ed Lalanne
Strategy: Discretionary Macro
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Statistics & Program Information

Jan Return 0.39%	Worst Drawdown ⁽²⁾ -10.38%	Minimum Investment $500,000
YTD Return 0.39%	Losing Streak ⁽³⁾ -9.75 %	AUM⁽⁵⁾ $922,823
Annualized CROR:¹ 7.59%	Sharpe Ratio ⁽⁴⁾ 0.59	Calmar Ratio ⁽⁶⁾ N/A

Trading Methodology 100% Discretionary	Style Sub-Categories Discretionary	Trading Style 100% Discretionary Global Macro
Market Sector 18% Stock Indices 24% Currencies 1% VIX 57%	Holding Period 26% Long Term 26% Medium Term 41% Short Term 3% Intraday	Geographic Sector Global Contracts: Futures

Start Date Jan-2021	Currency US Dollar	Margin ⁽⁷⁾ 9%
New Money Yes	AUM ⁽⁵⁾ $922,823	Management Fee 1.50%
Min Investment $500,000	Annualized CROR ¹ 7.59%	Incentive Fee 15.00%
Fund Minimum $0	Losing Streak ⁽³⁾ -9.75 %	Other Fees None
Notional Funds Yes	Worst Drawdown ⁽²⁾ -10.38 %	Avg Comm ⁽⁸⁾
NFA Member Yes	Sharpe Ratio ⁽⁴⁾ 0.59	Max Comm ⁽⁹⁾
NFA Number 0553782	Calmar Ratio ⁽⁶⁾ N/A	Round Turns ⁽¹⁰⁾ 200

Starting Date: Jan-2021	Currency: US Dollar
Open to New Investors: Yes	Current Assets: $922,823
Open to US Investors: Yes	Annualized CROR: 7.59%
Minimum Fund Investment: $0	Worst Monthly Drawdown: -10.38
Minimum Managed Account: $500,000	Current Losing Streak: -9.75 %
Domocile:	Calmar: N/A
Subscriptions: N/A	Sharpe Ratio: 0.59
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: 0.00%	Auditor: Not Listed
Incentive Fee: 0.00%	NFA Member: Yes
Selling Fee: 0.00%	FINRA Member: No
Other Fees: None	Other Memberships: None

Type of Fund:	Domicile:	Strategy:

Track Record Prepared By: MJT TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Correlations: AG CTA Index: 0.284 AG Discretionary CTA Index: 0.150

Trading Description, Risk Strategy & Background

Trading Description

The Nova Discretionary Macro program (futures only) is a global macro strategy that seeks to profit by identifying valuation gaps and potential dislocations across asset classes. Positions are typically diversified across macro futures markets (stock indices, bonds, and currencies). The program is designed for investors seeking returns that are uncorrelated with equity and credit cycles. We aim to generate returns in both up and down markets independent of the performance of any one asset class.

Risk Strategy

We actively employ and monitor both position and portfolio risk limits. Please inquire for more detail.

Background

Ed Lalanne - Chief Investment Officer
Past Experience: Tse Capital Management (NYC) - Investment Analyst for a $1 billion+ global macro hedge fund
Education: MBA - Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern; BA - Dartmouth College (1999)

Stephen Buehler - Chief Operating/Compliance Officer
Past Experience: Blackstone (NYC) - Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer of a $9.5 billion business within the hedge fund division
Education: MBA - Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern; BA/BBA - Mississippi State University (2000)

Performance

EXTRACTED FUTURES-ONLY PRO-FORMA PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR ASTRA VENTURES STRATEGY ADJUSTED FOR A 1.5% MGT FEE AND A 15% INCENTIVE FEE.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	ROR	Max DD
2025	0.39%												0.39%	0%
2024	-2.77%	-1.09%	-0.34%	-0.54%	-0.54%	0.38%	-1.17%	1.28%	-0.42%	-1.52%	-1.90%	0.31%	-8.08%	-8.36%
2023	-1.09%	2.23%	4.20%	-2.26%	-1.23%	-0.07%	1.44%	0.30%	1.61%	0.01%	-1.64%	-0.33%	3.05%	-3.53%
2022	4.49%	0.20%	9.01%	7.55%	-4.42%	3.70%	-5.29%	10.74%	9.99%	-0.02%	-5.04%	0.69%	34.18%	-6.13%
2021	-0.47%	3.09%	2.46%	1.99%	-2.27%	2.57%	0.69%	3.01%	-3.07%	-3.40%	-1.51%	2.75%	5.64%	-7.78%

Annual Performance

Years	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025 YTD
ROR	5.64%	34.18%	3.05%	-8.08%	0.39%
Max DD	-7.78%	-6.13%	-3.53%	-8.36%	0.00%

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

VAMI, Assets under Management & Worst Drawdown

Monthly Returns

Accounting Notes:

NOTES IN REGARDS TO THE EXTRACTED FUTURES-ONLY PRO-FORMA PERFORMANCE RESULTS:

1. This pro-forma, extracted track record represents the actual trading results achieved by Discretionary Macro Program: Futures Only (the "Strategy") currently managed by Nova Investment Strategies LP ("Nova").

2. For the period from inception through January 31, 2023, the pro-forma, extracted track record of the Strategy is based upon an actual client of Astra Ventures Investment Partners LLC ("Astra Ventures"), a registered commodity trading advisor owned by Stephen Buehler and jointly managed by Ed Lalanne and Stephen Buehler and was cleared at Interactive Brokers. The account is the trading strategy's first account and has been active since its inception. Thus, its profits and losses are representative of those experienced by subsequent accounts in the strategy. For the period from inception through January 31, 2023, all non-futures trades made by Astra Ventures pursuant to the Strategy have been excluded from the pro-forma track record. If the performance from trading securities by Astra Ventures had been included, the pro-forma performance during the period from inception through January 31, 2023, would have been approximately 1% lower than the pro-forma performance of the futures only track record of the Strategy. The AUM presented for the period from inception to January 31, 2023 is the AUM of this actual client account of Astra Ventures.

3. Effective as of January 31, 2023, Nova commenced the Strategy for an actual internal, proprietary account that exclusively trades in futures contracts. For the period commencing on February 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023, the performance and AUM presented are the actual performance results and AUM of this internal account as cleared at Archer Daniels Midland Investor Services. Nova is a registered commodity trading advisor jointly owned and managed by Ed Lalanne and Stephen Buehler.

4. For the period from November 1, 2023 onward, the performance and AUM presented are the actual blended performance results and AUM of Nova’s client accounts.

5. For all periods presented, this pro-forma track record includes and is presented net of a pro-forma management fee of 1.5% per annum, payable month in arrears, pro-form incentive fees of 15% payable quarter, all actual brokerage commissions, give-up fee, exchange fees, NFA fees and other transaction related fees and expenses.

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, FOREIGN EXCHANGE ('FOREX') AND/OR CRYPTOCURRENCIES 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.