* ROCKEFELLER FOREX TRADER (RFT), PUBLISHED BY WEISS RESEARCH, INC. IS DESIGNED FOR SERI0US INVESTORS WITH CAPITAL THEY CAN AFFORD TO RISK. THE ROCKEFELLER TRACK RECORD IS BASED STRICTLY ON WELL-DOCUMENTED, UNAMBIGUOUS “BUY” AND “SELL” SIGNALS PUBLISHED IN REAL TIME BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF 1999 THROUGH THE END OF 2007. IT IS NOT BASED ON 20-20 HINDSIGHT OR “BACKTESTING” USED BY SOME ANALYSTS TO FIT THEIR MODELS TO PAST HISTORIC DATA. HOWEVER, REAL TIME IS NOT THE SAME AS REAL MONEY. THEREFORE, TO ESTIMATE THE RESULTS, RFT MAKES THE FOLLOWING ASSUMPTIONS: (1) A HYPOTHETICAL INVESTOR WITH $100,000 STARTING CAPITAL, TRADING CURRENCY FUTURES; (2) 5% HAIRCUT PER YEAR TO COVER COSTS AND/OR DISCREPANCIES AN INVESTOR MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED BY TRADING SPOT CURRENCIES INSTEAD OF FUTURES; (3) HIGHEST TAX BRACKET WITH ITEMIZED FEDERAL TAX FILING; (4) FUNDS REMOVED FROM TRADING ACCOUNT AT BEGINNING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR TO COVER ESTIMATED FEDERAL TAXES; AND (5) AFTER REMOVAL OF THESE FUNDS PLUS THE 5% HAIRCUT, STARTING EACH NEW YEAR TRADING THE FULL REMAINING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT. OTHER FACTORS CAN SKEW ESTIMATES OF THIS NATURE, AND AN INVESTOR’S ACTUAL EXPERIENCE MAY HAVE DIFFERED FROM THESE RESULTS, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE. IN ADDITION, PAST EXPERIENCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
THE ABOVE METHODOLOGY DIFFERS FROM THE METHODOLOGY THAT REGISTERED ADVISORS ARE REQUIRED TO USE. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR METHODOLOGY IS REASONABLE AND ACCURATE, BUT THIS FACTOR SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN COMPARING THE RESULTS OF OUR SERVICE. ALTHOUGH FUTURES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED IN ROCKEFELLER FOREX TRADER, WE BELIEVE THAT THE RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION (CFTC) IS USEFUL AND EDUCATIONAL FOR ALL INVESTORS.THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE IT HERE FOR YOUR REFERENCE:
CFTC REQUIRED RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
"HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM.
“ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.” |