ET's very own Aaron Schindlers fund is ranked #6. WTG Aaron, congrats! http://www.schindlertrading.com/index.php?page=about
seems to be like a leveraged trend following fund. don't see anything impressive here. That is IF they are even legit.
I assume that the managed account is a commission model, not a 2/20 arrangement. I've seen some of these retail systems in which "managed account" simply means a hefty retail commission is paid on each transaction.
It's actually a 0/25 model. No management fees and 25% profit incentive per IASG. This is a quote from their IASG profile. "We do not charge a management fee as we believe all fees should be performance based; you only pay for our skills, when you win."
That would be the FSA. And no, not registered. Check it yourself: http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/register/ The fastest way to a stellar track record is to make it up. By whom are TrendInvestor's numbers audited? IASG's numbers are self-reported by the firms listed. This is a scam at a likelihood of over 90%, the clues are all over the website -- cheesy and unprofessional design, spelling and grammatical errors, selling a world beating system retail for peanuts.... And I don't care if the word "trend" is in the name or not, twelve years of 100% returns and you would have investors lined up, you wouldn't be selling your signals, issuing bogus challenges, and writing articles for "major financial websites" like GoldEagle.com! Also, the numbers don't add up -- sample variance ratio (monthly/yearly) matches no distribution ever generated by the markets. Try resampling the monthlies and you'll see what I mean. I know you are a respected member of this board, but the position you are taking here is nonsensical. Is this some kind of prank on your part?