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QCM
NexusOne | DivX
Principal(s): Aref Karim & Raami Karim
Strategy: Next-Generation Systematic Macro / Diversified
Investment Restrictions: 4.7 Exempt - QEPs Only
Statistical Reports are Subscription Based
Trading Description, Risk Strategy & Background
NexusOne is QCM's next-generation systematic macro strategy designed for all market regimes. Its flagship product, NexusOne | DivX, launched in January 2025, is fully automated and globally diversified trading 90 highly liquid futures across Equity Indices, Bonds, Currencies, and Commodities. At its core, NexusOne | DivX applies QCM's proprietary momentum and mean-reversion signals, supported by dynamic asset allocation, volatility targeting, and adaptive risk overlays. This multi-layered and integrated framework is engineered to extract alpha from macro trends, shifting correlations, and market dislocations. It aims to deliver consistent, uncorrelated returns with disciplined long-term growth. All trading decisions are governed by systematic models, ensuring that emotional or discretionary inputs are excluded. The strategy is designed to scale efficiently and remain agile across market environments whether trending, volatile, or range-bound. NexusOne | DivX reflects a decisive evolution in QCM's 30-year legacy of macro investing through model-based precision.
Risk control is central to the NexusOne DivX strategy and embedded directly into how the system operates. Risk is reallocated dynamically during stress conditions, reducing exposures in real time without delay. The strategy enforces a capped volatility of 12% annualized and seeks to contain the drawdowns within the same level. A layered volatility targeting mechanism and adaptive risk budgets ensure the portfolio risk stays stable and tightly monitored. Diversification is deliberate and extensive - across ~90 liquid futures and multiple independent models to avoid crowding, reduce correlations and minimize concentration risk. Portfolio construction and trade sizing are determined solely by model logic, allowing the strategy to stay consistent and repeatable across all market phases. This disciplined structure is what allows DivX to remain responsive, risk-aware, and performance-driven built to adapt and endure through evolving macroeconomic and market regimes.
Aref Karim, FCA, Founder and Board Member, is a thirty five year veteran of the Alternative Investment industry. He is the company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, carrying responsibility for the running of the business as well as its investment strategies and research. Aref qualified as a Chartered Accountant and holds a Fellowship of its Institute in the UK. After working in London with a public practice as Senior Audit Manager, he moved overseas to join the Alternative Investment Department of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ("ADIA"), one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds. The institution invests globally in all asset classes including equities, fixed income, real estate and alternative investments. As Senior Investment Manager, he was responsible for launching ADIA's multi-billion dollar Alternative Portfolio and looking after its investment policies, strategies and asset allocation. He was with ADIA from 1982 to 1995 before returning to the UK to found QCM.
Raami Karim is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of QCM and a member of its Board. Raami also serves as the Chief Operating Officer. Since joining the firm in 2012, he has worked closely with the CEO on strategic business initiatives and investment research. Over his tenure, Raami has built deep experience across all areas of the firm's operations, with a particular focus on systematic product design and client engagement. He holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Manchester and pursued graduate studies at the London School of Economics. Raami is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and serves as the firm's product specialist for its core systematic strategies and operations.
Performance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ROR | Max DD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.81% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -0.81% | -0.81% |
| 2025 | 0.10% | 0.20% | -1.32% | 10.60% | -0.19% | -5.12% | -1.18% | 4.64% | -4.75% | 7.55% | -0.77% | -1.13% | 7.74% | -6.73% |
Track Record Compiled By: N/A
Accounting Notes: Note: NexusOne DivX began live trading in January 2025. The firm maintains over 20 years of simulated performance history on the strategy.
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. THERE IS A RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.>
Risk Disclosure
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.
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