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AP Futures LLC / Volatility Trading Program
Accepting New Investors: Yes Spreads / Volatility / Stock Indices

Performance Since January 2019

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2019	13.74%	1.77%	-0.49%	2.63%	-11.57%	4.62%	2.20%	-8.12%	5.36%	5.65%	3.49%	0.61%
2020	-5.78%	-6.93%	6.62%	-4.55%	1.69%	-7.09%	10.05%	-0.48%	2.82%	-1.98%	20.62%	3.45%
2021	-4.90%	13.94%	7.25%	2.92%	0.17%	2.62%	1.54%	3.76%	-2.53%	6.67%	-2.19%	8.15%
2022	-7.94%	-6.34%	-1.37%	-3.01%	3.02%	-6.99%	6.24%	0.14%	-3.83%	0.94%	5.00%	1.66%
2023	3.16%	-0.20%	-2.90%	5.71%	1.56%	5.16%	1.76%	0.62%	-1.80%	-2.71%	3.30%	1.99%
2024	0.56%	1.07%	1.09%	-1.28%	1.61%	0.96%	-0.83%	4.20%	-1.05%	-4.58%

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 YTD
ROR	19.02%	16.14%	42.46%	-12.88%	16.33%	1.51%
Max DD	-13.13%	-15.68%	-4.90%	-20.97%	-4.46%	-5.59%

The Notes Below Are An Integral Part of this Report

Program Description: The Volatility Trading Program is designed to exclusively trade VIX futures. The Advisor considers the current market environment in a broad sense and then looks to opportunistically place spread positions along the futures curve according to their relative value as determined by the Advisor's proprietary method. From time to time the Advisor may place a simple "long" or "short" position along the VIX futures curve to shift the portfolio's exposure and/or sensitivities. There are no trading restrictions or limitations placed on the Advisor and the Advisor reserves the right to trade in other futures markets, such as the E-mini S&P 500 and U.S Treasury futures, in times of market stress or illiquidity in order to hedge the portfolio's macro exposures.

Investment Information

Program Start Date	Feb-2017
Minimum Investment	100,000
Management Fee	1.00%
Incentive Fee	20.00%
Margin	15-20%
Round Turns per Million	1,200
Currency	2US Dollar
NFA No:	#501241

Trading Strategy

Market Segment

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Program Statistics
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown (1) (Dec 2021 - Jun 2022)	-20.97%
Worst Monthly Return (May 2019)	-11.57%
Current Losing Streak	-5.59%
Average Monthly Return	1.15%

Annualized Statistics
Annualized Compounded ROR (2)	12.87%
Standard Deviation	18.61%
Sharpe Ratio (4)	0.69
36 Month Calmar Ratio (3)	0.14

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	20.6%	1.2%	-11.6%
3 mo	25.8%	3.2%	-15%
6 mo	49.2%	6.7%	-21%
12 mo	69.3%	15.1%	-13.7%
18 mo	96.2%	24.6%	-6.3%
24 mo	74.4%	34.3%	1.3%
36 mo	96.9%	49.6%	8.8%

Historical Drawdown and Recoveries***

Start	Depth	Length	Recovery	End
Jan-22	-20.97%	6 mo	13 mo	Jul-23
Jan-20	-15.68%	6 mo	5 mo	Nov-20
May-19	-13.13%	4 mo	3 mo	Nov-19
Sep-24	-5.58%	2 mo	0 mo	n/a
Jan-21	-4.90%	1 mo	1 mo	Feb-21
Sep-23	-4.46%	2 mo	2 mo	Dec-23

Comparisons	Program	AG CTA Index
Annualized Compound ROR	12.87%	4.90%
Cumulative Return	102.58%	32.16%
Cumulative VAMI (5)	2026	1322
Largest Monthly Gain	20.62%	2.99%
Largest Monthly Loss	-11.57%	-1.42%
Correlation	—	0.256
Last 12 Months	6.95%	5.38%
Last 36 Months	8.83%	11.46%

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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: Performance Shown starts in Feb 2017 which is when AP Futures registered as a CTA. For performance of AP Futures prior to Feb 2017 please contact the Advisor directly.

** 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

AG CTA Index: The Autumn Gold CTA Index is a Non-Investable Index comprised of the client performance of all CTA programs included in the AG database and does not represent the complete universe of CTAs. CTA programs with proprietary performance are not included. Monthly numbers are updated until 45 days after the end of the month. Investors should note that it is not possible to invest in this index.

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