CTA Report

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HPX Financial LLC / HPX Old School Program
Accepting New Investors: Yes Discretionary / Fundamental

Client Performance since January 2013. Performance prior to January 2013 represents accounts that were traded by Mr. Paffenroth in his capacity as a floor broker. See Accounting Notes for Full Details.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2019	0.12%	-0.22%	-1.29%	-0.56%	0.73%	-0.02%	-0.03%	0.00%	-0.36%	-0.10%	1.32%	-0.03%
2020	1.60%	0.41%	1.10%	0.06%	0.43%	0.58%	0.12%	0.05%	-2.24%	-0.02%	-0.10%	0.02%
2021	0.48%	-0.50%	0.13%	0.54%	1.10%	0.00%	0.53%	0.03%	0.02%	-0.12%	0.94%	-0.09%
2022	0.05%	-0.01%	-0.24%	-0.36%	0.32%	-0.01%	0.00%	-0.15%	-0.01%	-0.01%	0.16%	0.22%
2023	0.63%	-0.13%	-0.02%	-0.01%	0.55%	0.09%	0.14%	0.33%	0.29%	-0.02%	0.12%	-0.05%
2024	0.17%	0.10%	0.05%	0.13%	-0.14%	0.12%	0.13%	-0.89%	1.11%	0.00%

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 YTD
ROR	-0.45%	1.97%	3.10%	-0.06%	1.93%	0.76%
Max DD	-2.06%	-2.36%	-0.50%	-0.62%	-0.16%	-0.89%

The Notes Below Are An Integral Part of this Report | Track Record Compiled By: CTA Services

Program Description: Old School Program, a speculative futures trading program currently offered by HPX Financial, LLC. This program is generally more aggressive than the HPX Ag Program. All performance has been reduced to reflect the effect of a 2% per annum management fee and a 20% incentive fee, assessed on net trading profits above a high-water mark. Head Trader is Harvey Paffenroth, started out on the CME in 1971 running tickets, placing orders and bought his membership shortly thereafter. Harvey started off trading pork bellies, and even worked on the physical side of the market taking delivery of pork bellies, storing and selling them later. He continued to both trade on the CME in the pits and continued his hedging business until the end of the pork bellies contract, by which time he HPX has already transitioned into lean hogs and cattle products, which are now live cattle and feeder cattle.

Investment Information

Program Start Date	Jun-2006
Minimum Investment	200,000
Management Fee	2.00%
Incentive Fee	20.00%
Margin	3-7%
Round Turns per Million	1,100
Currency	US Dollar
NFA No:	#0453218

Trading Strategy

Market Segment

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Program Statistics
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown (1) (Aug 2020 - Feb 2021)	-2.36%
Worst Monthly Return (Sep 2020)	-2.24%
Current Losing Streak	0.00%
Average Monthly Return	0.10%

Annualized Statistics
Annualized Compounded ROR (2)	1.24%
Standard Deviation	1.86%
Sharpe Ratio (4)	0.13
36 Month Calmar Ratio (3)	1.30

Ascent Capital Management
311 S. Wacker Drive - Suite 600 * Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-283-3350 Email: [email protected] | Web Address: http://www.ascentcm.com

Time Window Analysis

Length	Best	Average	Worst
1 mo	1.6%	0.1%	-2.2%
3 mo	3.1%	0.3%	-2.4%
6 mo	4.5%	0.7%	-2.4%
12 mo	5.3%	1.6%	-1%
18 mo	4%	2.3%	0.7%
24 mo	5.6%	2.8%	0.3%
36 mo	6.1%	4.3%	1.9%

Historical Drawdown and Recoveries***

Start	Depth	Length	Recovery	End
Sep-20	-2.36%	6 mo	9 mo	Nov-21
Feb-19	-2.06%	3 mo	9 mo	Jan-20
Aug-24	-0.89%	1 mo	1 mo	Sep-24
Dec-21	-0.65%	5 mo	9 mo	Jan-23
Feb-23	-0.16%	3 mo	1 mo	May-23
May-24	-0.14%	1 mo	2 mo	Jul-24

Comparisons	Program	SP 500 TR
Annualized Compound ROR	1.24%	17.06%
Cumulative Return	7.42%	150.68%
Cumulative VAMI (5)	1074	2507
Largest Monthly Gain	1.60%	12.82%
Largest Monthly Loss	-2.24%	-12.35%
Correlation	—	-0.061
Last 12 Months	0.83%	38.01%
Last 36 Months	3.52%	29.81%

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Ascent Capital Management
311 S. Wacker Drive - Suite 600 * Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-283-3350 Email: [email protected] | Web Address: http://www.ascentcm.com

+ NOTES: Includes the performance of all customer accounts traded pursuant to the Old School program. These accounts are managed by the Advisor beginning January 1, 2013. Prior to January 1, 2013, they were managed by the Advisor's principal in his capacity as a floor broker.

** The drawdown begins in the month listed as start. The length in months of the drawdown is listed under length. The recovery begins in the following month, and the length of the recovery period is listed under recovery. The date listed as end is the month that the program recovered from the drawdown.

Please note that the monthly performance numbers, ROR and Drawdowns are based on end of month values and are not reflective of intramonth volatility.

Statistical Notes

1. Peak to Valley Drawdown ("Maximum Drawdown") is the worst drawdown % loss over the period of 2019-01-31 to 2024-10-31

2. The Annualized Compounded ROR is the average return of an investment over a number of years. It smoothes out returns by assuming constant growth.

3. Calmar Ratio Uses last 36 months of Data

ROR = Rate of Return

SP 500 TR: The S&P 500 indices are designed to reflect all sectors of the U.S. equity markets. The S&P 500 includes 500 blue chip, large cap stocks, which together represent about 75% of the total U.S. equities market. Companies eligible for addition to the S&P 500 have market capitalization of at least US$3.5 billion. The TR Index accounts for the reinvestment of dividends.

This report has been prepared from information provided by the Trader and is believed to be reliable. This report should be read in conjunction with the Trader's Disclosure Document.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT NO MATTER WHO IS MANAGING YOUR MONEY. THERE IS AN UNLIMITED RISK OF LOSS IN SELLING OPTIONS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER COMMODITY FUTURES AND OPTIONS IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. AN INVESTOR MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANAGER'S CURRENT DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT BEFORE INVESTING.

Ascent Capital Management
311 S. Wacker Drive - Suite 600 * Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-283-3350 Email: [email protected] | Web Address: http://www.ascentcm.com