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 HISTORY
Charles Wickens, principal trader for Strategic Ag Trading’s (“SAT”) Grain
Program, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Industries
from the University of Missouri in 1977.
Following graduation, he began his career with Continental Grain in
Minden, Nebraska. Soon thereafter,
Pillsbury hired Wickens to run their West Coast trading operation out of
Omaha. In 1980, he was transferred
to corporate headquarters in Minneapolis to be the Export Manager for
Pillsbury’s Soybean Desk.
After
seven years of coordinating soybean trading for more than eighty river
elevators for Pillsbury, and later handling major export, domestic and
speculative accounts for Hennessy & Associates from the floor of the Chicago
Board of Trade, in 1987 Wickens became an independent trader.
He joined SAT in 2002.
TRADING
PHILOSOPHY
The Grain Program’s trading philosophy is threefold: Fundamental, technical
and innate. According to Wickens,
“In the long run, the fundamentals of the grain markets ultimately win.”
Although the program looks at certain technical factors, such as
price relationships, open interest, and volume, the Grain Program is
primarily based on fundamental analysis, using Wickens’ twenty-five years of
trading experience. The third
category of the trading philosophy is innate.
Consistent, successful trading is not just a chart point or a new
fundamental development, but the ability to decipher all of the inputs and
determine which is relevant to the market at this juncture.
The Grain Program has a history of doing just that.
It also provides a way for the public to have access to professional
management in the highly specialized grain markets, either as a stand-alone,
or as a part of a multi-advisor portfolio.
PERFORMANCE
SAT’s Grain Program has had a consistent stellar performance, racking up a +
22% return* in its first year of trading, and a total compounded return of +
72% in its first three years. It has
been frequently rated as one of the top Agricultural CTAs by independent
rating services such as The Barclay Group.**
Minimum Account Size:
$100,000
THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES & FOREX. PLEASE READ THE CTA’S RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING MONEY. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Rankings calculated by Barclay Group.
* These
rankings contain the Top 10 performers for the period
of Mar-2005
to Feb-2006
in
the category(ies) selected, ranked by Compounded Annual Return. Only
funds reporting NET OF ALL FEES have been included in these
rankings.
Rankings calculated by Barclay Group.
* These
rankings contain the Top 10 performers for the period
of Mar-2003
to Feb-2006
in
the category(ies) selected, ranked by Compounded Annual Return. Only
funds reporting NET OF ALL FEES have been included in these
rankings.
THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES & FOREX. PLEASE READ THE CTA’S RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING MONEY. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. |
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