Options on Futures Program

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Trading in futures and options involves a high degree of risk and is not suitable for everyone.

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The Option Strategy This program is designed to capitalize on the probability that 97% of Out-of-the-Money Options will eventually expire worthless.

In selling these options, our goal is to retain a percentage of the premiums collected.

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The Option Strategy

The side of an options transaction preferred by most investors is the purchase side and therefore an artificial inflation of premium usually occurs.

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The Option Strategy

Our strategy is to take advantage of the inflated premiums and effect the sale of out-of-the-money “Put” and/or “Call” options.

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The Option Strategy

As or if the market begins to approach the strike price of either the put or call, the continual loss of time on both options can provide some offsetting protection from loss to allow liquidations of the positions, or employment of additional strategies.

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The Option Strategy

There is greater risk in the sale of options than there is in the purchase, therefore a program of collecting premiums through the use of these spread transactions must be professionally managed.

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The Option Strategy

We at Acuvest, with over forty years experience in futures and options, believe we have the experience to properly manage this strategy. Further information available upon request or visit www.acuvest.com.

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The Program Manager

John Caiazzo, International Market Strategist, has over 40 years experience at major U.S. Brokerage firms as Manager and Director of various International Divisions and is the founder of several trading and brokerage firms.

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The Program Manager John started his career in 1959 at the New York Stock Exchange but was soon recruited by Hayden, Stone & Co., a 100 year old stock and commodities firm.

He worked his way up to be Manager of their International division with 16 foreign branches and over 35 salesmen.

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Program Manager

Mr. Caiazzo was a floor trader at the Commodity Exchange at the World Trade Center in New York in the early 1980’s. 

John moved to California in 1994 and acted as a consultant to various West Coast commodity firms. He formed Acuvest in 1999 and began the Acuvest Managed Options Program in 2002.

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Technical Analysis/ TimingTechnician’s and Market Timers believe they can spot key levels in a market and minimize losses by getting in and out of positions, before profits erode. They rely heavily on technical signals, such as whether stocks are trading near their lows or an index sinks beneath a longer interval moving average.

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Technical Analysis/ TimingThe Acuvest Managed Options program employs both the use of Technical Analysis and Market Timing before a position is taken.

This combination of analyses has proven to be an integral tool when trying to determine the potential of profitability and risk in trading “Out-of-the-Money” options.

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Financial MarketsMarkets That Currently Present the Most Opportunity to Write Options:

Financial Futures- S&P , Russell 1000, Russell 2000

Interest Rate Futures- 30 Year Bonds

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Market AnalysisThe process leading to the writing of a

“Put” and/or “Call” involves not only Technical Analysis and Market Timing, but also the assessment of Option Premiums and Time Value which is crucial when analyzing a potential opportunity.

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Market Analysis

Therefore the decision to write a “Put” or “Call” is driven by:

“How far the position is Out-of-the-Money, how much time remaining to expiration,”-Not-“How Much Premium is Collected”!

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Risk ManagementAll trades are closely managed with draw downs typically limited to 5-10% of the account balance.

Margin Excess is computed daily and maintained at or near 40-60% of total account equity.

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Disclosure Statement

Trading in futures and options involves a high degree of risk and is not suitable for all investors. Also, past performance may not be an indication of future results. Please visit www.acuvest.com or call 951-693-9600 for additional information.