My account value reaches $600,000 for the first time; launching incubator hedge fund

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by lazar206, Jan 31, 2011.

  1. and what is that number?
    Thx

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    I was considering to maybe using a slightly more conservative approach for the fund versus the personal account, however I am leaning strongly towards treating both accounts the same.
     
    #181     May 26, 2011
  2. -10% in one month....isn't that a bit high for a one month loss?

    Just asking..correct if I am wrong.
     
    #182     May 26, 2011
  3. lazar206

    lazar206

    I am not sure I understand your question? Are you asking what’s the maximum loss I could possibly have?
     
    #183     May 26, 2011
  4. no i am saying -10% in one month seems a bit steep.
     
    #184     May 27, 2011
  5. Ghost of Cutten:
    ok but the thing is you cannot crank out 30%+ EVERY Year. I have gains like 50% one year and -10% the year after etc..that avergaes around 25%-30% over a three year period. Is that what you are saying? Looks like you are saying 30% every year...which is impossible. I.M.H.O.

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    If you can make 30% a year, then how on earth can a typical small fund nut stop you?
     
    #185     May 27, 2011
  6. lazar206

    lazar206

    MONTHLY UPDATE MAY 31

    • Personal account values as of today’s close was $732,387. The account value in the beginning of the 2011 was 569k, a profit of 163k year to date which is around 28.7% return year to date. Below I have also included the monthly results since I started this thread.
    Value as of,
    Today May 31 -$732,387.00
    April 30 -$711,869.00
    March 31 -$645,827.00
    February 28 -$616,668.00
    End of 2010 -$569K.
    • Incubator hedge fund: values as of today’s close was $110,231 which is a $4,231 profit since fund inception (April 1st). (The total amount includes the 100k initial deposit plus the 3k "monthly" deposits.)Value as of April 30 was $107,030

    I hope to have a longer post later today discussing some strategy additions, and plans fore the fund going forward.
     
    #186     May 31, 2011
  7. Congratulations on your performance. Given that you appeared to have a long bias and a buy and hold type timeframe, I'm curious how you managed to turn in positive performance in March and May when the market was flat/down. Was it a matter of stock selection, short VXX (which would have been very profitable) or something else?
     
    #187     May 31, 2011
  8. why the monthly deposits?
     
    #188     May 31, 2011

  9. Congratulations on the success. However, spending more time finding a good attorney who is more than intimate with current SEC/NFA regulations with respect to what you can and most importantly, CANNOT say in public, that could be interpreted as "a solicitation" for a specific fund, based on "previously stated and/or published fund performance," would most likely be a very wise step.

    In other words - one might consider spending a lot less time on EliteTrader, in favor of a lot more time on Lexis Nexis Legal Advice Forums. There are lots of people over there asking about how to properly establish a variety of Funds.
     
    #189     May 31, 2011
  10. Oh my, he's back. The "no risk" guy who took his DBFX account from $50k to $9k. With that performance you need not worry about any OPM entanglements.
     
    #190     May 31, 2011