Qualified
Eligible Person (QEP) Requirement
Any investment with Global
Sigma Group, LLC ("GSG") is considered as highly speculative and may
involve a substantial degree of risk. GSG is a registered CTA and offers Global Sigma Plus("GSP") trading program only
for sophisticated investors who are able to bear the loss of their entire
investment.
GSG has filed a "NOTICE OF CLAIM PURSUANT TO COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION RULE 4.7(c) UNDER THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT, AS AMENDED
("ACT") which restricts solicitations to someone who is a QEP
(Qualified Eligible Person) as defined by the ACT. The Regulation can be found here.
You need at least meet one or
more of the following requirements in order to qualify as a QEP.
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Person
with net worth more than $1M o
Person
with net income more than $200,000 each of the last 2 years or more than
$300,000 when combined with spouse o
Non-U.S.
person or entity o
Bank o
Insurance
company o
Plan,
with more than $5M in assets, for employees of a state or political subdivision o
Employee
benefit plan with more than $5M o
Private
business development company o
Organization
described in Sec. 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with more than $5M
in assets o
Corporation,
trust, partnership with more than $5M not formed to invest in exempt pool o
Pool,
trust separate account, collective trust with more than $5M in assets o
Futures
Commission Merchants (FCM) o
Broker
Dealer o
CPO
which has been registered and active for 2 years or has more than $5M in
assets o
CTA
which has been registered and active for 2 years or has more than $5M in
assets o
Investment
adviser which has been registered and active for 2 years or has more than $5M
in assets o
Qualified
Purchaser o
Knowledgeable
Employee o
CPO,
CTA, IA for the exempt pool or account (see note below) o
Principal
of CPO, CTA, IA for the exempt pool or account (see note below) o
Employee
of CPO, CTA, IA for the exempt pool or account involved in investment
activities for 1 year (see note below) o
Employee
or agent of CPO, CTA, IA for the exempt pool or account involved in legal,
accounting, auditing or financial services activities for 2 years and is an
accredited investor (see note below) o
Trust
not formed to invest in exempt pool or account with trustee being a QEP o
Organization
described in Sec. 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with trustee being
a QEP o
An
entity in which all participants are from any of the above groups o
4.5
entity with all QEP investors o
Registered
investment company o
Certain
governmental entities. |
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Note: May also include spouse, child, sibling or
parent if investment is made with knowledge and direction or a company,
estate or any person acquiring participation by gift, bequest, separation or
divorce from one of these persons. Summary Investment Risk Disclosure Document THE
RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITIES CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CAREFULLY
CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL
CONDITION. IN CONSIDERING
WHETHER TO TRADE OR TO AUTHORIZE SOMEONE ELSE TO TRADE FOR YOU, YOU SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU PURCHASE A COMMODITY OPTION, YOU MAY
SUSTAIN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE PREMIUM AND OF ALL TRANSACTION COSTS. IF YOU PURCHASE OR SELL A COMMODITY FUTURE OR SELL A COMMODITY
OPTION, YOU MAY SUSTAIN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE INITIAL MARGIN FUNDS AND
ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT YOU DEPOSIT WITH YOUR BROKER TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN
YOUR POSITION. IF THE MARKET
MOVES AGAINST YOUR POSITION, YOU MAY BE CALLED UPON BY YOUR BROKER TO DEPOSIT
A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL MARGIN FUNDS, ON SHORT NOTICE, IN ORDER TO
MAINTAIN YOUR POSITION. IF YOU
DO NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED FUNDS WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME, YOUR POSITION
MAY BE LIQUIDATED AT A LOSS, AND YOU WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY RESULTING DEFICIT
IN YOUR ACCOUNT. UNDER CERTAIN MARKET CONDITIONS, YOU MAY FIND IT
DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO LIQUIDATE A POSITION. THIS CAN OCCUR, FOR EXAMPLE,
WHEN THE MARKET MAKES A "LIMIT MOVE". THE PLACEMENT OF CONTINGENT ORDERS BY YOU OR YOUR
TRADING ADVISOR, SUCH AS A "STOP-LOSS" OR "STOP-LIMIT",
WILL NOT NECESSARILY LIMIT YOUR LOSSES TO THE INTENDED AMOUNTS, SINCE MARKET
CONDITIONS MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE SUCH ORDERS.
A "SPREAD" POSITION MAY NOT BE LESS
RISKY THAN A SIMPLE "LONG" OR "SHORT" POSITION. THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE THAT IS OFTEN
OBTAINABLE IN COMMODITY TRADING CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THE USE OF LEVERAGE CAN LEAD TO LARGE
LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS. IN SOME CASES, MANAGED COMMODITY ACCOUNTS ARE
SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY FEES. IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE
ACCOUNTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS
TO AVOID DEPLETION OR EXHAUSTION OF THEIR ASSETS. THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
CONTAINS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE FEES TO BE CHARGED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BY
THE ADVISOR ON PAGE 11. THIS BRIEF STATEMENT CANNOT DISCLOSE ALL THE RISKS
AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF THE COMMODITY MARKETS. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CAREFULLY STUDY
THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AND COMMODITY TRADING BEFORE YOU TRADE, INCLUDING
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS OF THIS INVESTMENT ON PAGE 8. THIS COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR IS PROHIBITED BY
LAW FROM ACCEPTING FUNDS IN THE TRADING ADVISOR’S NAME FROM A CLIENT FRO
TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS. YOU MUST PLACE ALL FUNDS FOR TRADING IN THIS
TRADING PROGRAM DIRECTLY WITH A FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANT. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT THE ADVISOR MAY ENGAGE IN TRADING FOREIGN FUTURES OR OPTIONS CONTRACTS. TRANSACTIONS ON MARKETS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING MARKETS FORMALLY LINKED TO A UNITED STATES MARKET, MAY BE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS, WHICH OFFER DIFFERENT OR DIMINISHED PROTECTION. FURTHER, UNITED STATES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES MAY BE UNABLE TO COMPEL THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES OF REGULATORY AUTHORITIES OR MARKETS IN NON-UNITED STATES JURISDICTIONS WHERE YOUR TRANSACTIONS MAY BE AFFECTED. BEFORE YOU TRADE YOU SHOULD INQUIRE ABOUT ANY RULES RELEVANT TO YOUR PARTICULAR CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS AND ASK THE FIRM WITH WHICH YOU INTEND TO TRADE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE TYPES OF REDRESS AVAILABLE IN BOTH YOUR LOCAL AND OTHER RELEVANT JURISDICTIONS. |