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MQS Automated Multi-System CTA Program up +2.26% in July (+12.01% YTD)

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Most fund managers and traders spend vast amounts of time studying market conditions and countless more hours predicting "future market developments" in order to generate alpha. But that is not the case for Market Quant Systems, Inc., which runs the MQS Automated Multi-System CTA Program. The program was up +2.26% in July (+12.01% YTD).

As its name implies, MQS Automated uses multiple strategies that follow a mechanical set of rules. The MQS proprietary computer models produce entry and exit decisions and eliminate human decisions and human emotions from trading.

The fund currently features in Opalesque Solutions' Emerging Managers Database.

Dennis V. Leontyev, External Consultant at MQS Systems said in an exclusive interview with Opalesque: "MQS multi-system program is designed for stability. Drawdowns are part of every strategy, but I never understood traders who blame their drawdowns on the market. Nobody knows the future, but when you eliminate emotions from trading, apply solid logic and apply volatility control, the probability of providing good and stable returns to our clients increases dramatically."

The multiple systematic trading strategies have been developed based on John Reed’s trading knowledge in concert with a team of trader......................

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