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MARKET TREASURY SYSTEMS

Currency Trading Management


OVERVIEW

 We provide currency management specializing in active management strategies utilizing


different strategies and trading approaches that profit from positions in the currency markets w
ith direct and continuous transparency and online validation of the investment value of capital.

 As financial services become more and more dominated by ever larger integrated banks and
other large financial institutions, aiming to offer a wide scope of services, there is room for a s
mall boutique firm with a very high level of professionalism and integrity, and a major focus on
high performance active currency trading management.

 Our currency trading management is designed to match the needs of our clients worldwide, be
they private or corporate.

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OUR PHILOSOPHY

 We provide a high performance active trading management service built on competence, sound
relationships and actions that endeavour to reflect each clients financial requirements over
time.

 In order to meet the needs of sophisticated individuals who seek a more direct involvement in
the management of their wealth, we encourage a collaborative relationship and facilitate a high
level of client interaction.

 Our proprietary trading platforms enable us to compare trading opportunities across a


combination of multi-faceted short term trading and longer term directional trading systems an
d manage these opportunities with discretionary trading decision making and risk evaluation.

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 Market Treasury Systems is a diversified strategy and trading systems allocation and risk
management program, based on our proprietary arbitrage trading systems and a composite po
rtfolio of multiple trading systems.

 The trading managers investment approach encompasses currency allocation, system selection
and portfolio construction, integrated with discretionary trading management and
implementation.

 Proprietary tools allow the trading manager to test various portfolios, assigning weights to
systems with differentiated strategies, so as to maximize the consistency of returns and
diversify the level of risk.

 Diversification is achieved through the construction of a portfolio of diverse systems which


provide attractive returns and whose differences contribute to risk diversification.

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 Our currency trading management is structured to be dynamic in nature, continually revised
and updated and designed to deliver the optimal expected return for the client’s level of risk tol
erance and can be scaled to the risk profile selected by the client.

 We are an independent and focused trading management operation. Plus, we are able to draw
upon considerable resources to offer a full complement of services.

 We embrace the philosophy of working in partnership with other service providers who can
provide specific expertise and we continually search for the best talent across the full range of
a network of independent traders, analysts and trading systems worldwide and draw on our ind
ustry contacts that provide investment ideas and perspectives from around the globe.

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STRATEGY

 The investment programs are a proprietary approach combining a unique blend of momentum,
volatility and trend identification components to enter and exit positions. In addition, a compre
hensive risk management system is integrated within the program with the objective of reducin
g overall portfolio volatility and generating superior risk adjusted returns.

 The trading manager aims to keep the portfolio as diversified and as consistent as possible.
The technical trading strategies use price information to generate entry and exit points and foll
ows decision making models to purchase, sell and establish profit and stop loss points. Intellige
nt and effective risk management is a core component of each strategy.

 Our portfolio system approach executes trades based on different parameters and market
conditions and provides the potential to better capitalize on differences in market movement -
either on the long or short side of the market. Some systems perform well during a market tha
t is trending, and other systems capitalize on trading opportunities during sideways or choppy
markets.

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 The trading manager takes an active approach, constantly evaluating market conditions to be
able to dynamically allocate weightings between the multiple components contained within the
portfolio by utilizing different trading approaches: breakout opportunities, range trading, mome
ntum trading and dynamic carry, and managing these components in short-term time horizons,
while using longer term systems to stabilize the short term volatility.

 The trading manager selects the systems and individual strategies over different time frames
so that ideally, we would have 5-20 strategies working in tandem, each performing very well o
n their own, but in combination maximizing the return on the account while maintaining a mini
mum drawdown.

 Our trading managers specialize in system selection, development and proper execution and
are dedicated to the development and discovery of new systems, tracking existing systems and
selecting the most consistent, best performing systems available.

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THE LARGEST MARKET IN THE WORLD

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 The currency market is growing rapidly, increasing in volume over 600% in the last 10 years
alone.

 This rapid growth has fuelled a market where $3.2 trillion in volume is traded on a daily basis.

 The Euro currency alone is traded at a level of over 5 times the entire NYSE.

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MANAGED ACCOUNTS

 Separate managed accounts will be managed with absolute, systematic discipline and are
specially designed to maximize use of capital and liquidity.

 Strategies consist of the setting of risk parameters and the setting of per trade risk filters and
an ongoing process of monitoring and responding to changing circumstances.

 Managed accounts are customized to deliver superior risk adjusted returns and positioned
alongside our proprietary accounts and experience the same real-time portfolio monitoring and
risk management.

 Capital can even be considered as a liquid investment. It can be stated clearly that liquidity is
not a risk factor in this investment. There are very few other investments that can boast such
near cash equivalents.

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 A typical trading account is spread across a diversified portfolio of global currencies and the
primary focus is opportunistic investment trading, generating profits from both upswings and d
ownturns in the currency and precious metals markets.

 The trading managers will select from a range of systems, blend them and adjust them as
required to meet investment objectives.

 The trading management specializes in system selection, development and proper execution
and is dedicated to the development and discovery of new systems, tracking existing systems a
nd selecting the most consistent, best performing systems available so as to diversify and impr
ove our risk to reward ratios and incorporate this technology into our proprietary trading and s
eparate managed accounts.

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EQUITY CURVE OF A DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY ACCOUNT

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KEY ADVANTAGES OF MANAGED ACCOUNTS

 No setup fees on funds submitted to opening an account.

 No management fees on the account.

 Account holder has 24/7 viewing on account.

 Account holder has the ability to stop trading of the account.

 Account holder has the ability to withdraw a portion or the total of the account within 24
hours (business days only) after notification.

 A performance fee is charged only when a new net profit is realized.

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 Separate managed accounts are fully transparent.

 Highly liquid.

 No lock-in period – verbal 12 month commitment only.

 Diversified - multiple strategies and multiple markets.

 Private and secure - custody of investment funds with AAA banks and regulated brokers.

 Audited accounts by independent accounting firm.

 Withdrawals can only be made by the investor.

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2008 PERFORMANCE CHART OF DIVERSE PROGRAMS

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PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION

 The objective of Market Treasury Systems (Diversified Program) is to generate attractive risk
adjusted absolute returns through active positions, in a restricted universe of highly liquid
currencies.

 To deliver on this objective the currency programs achieve diversification by the use of
numerous currency strategies each with different, but complementary, philosophies and
objectives.

 The aim of the programs is to capture medium term trends in the currency market as well as
adding value in non-directional markets where short-term trends and trend-reversals can be
prevalent (an environment typically presenting traditional currency strategies with challenging
trading conditions).

 The currencies currently traded in these programs are USD, JPY, EUR, GBP, CHF, NZD, CAD
and AUD.

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CURRENCY ALLOCATION

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ONLINE REPORTING

 In our currency management clients have full transparency and can see their investment value
and account performance online at all times.

 Our account reporting provides clients with their updated statement when required.

 Each client can request current, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual statements at any
time through the trading system.

 The statements are generated online and available for hard copy printout.

 With separate managed accounts the owner of the account has the only authority and the
complete control over withdrawals from the account and can view online statements at any
time.

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RISK MANAGEMENT

 Risk management is an essential part of our process and is rigorously applied both in the
portfolio construction phase via risk diversification and through stop-loss rules.

 Risk is monitored through a systematic policy of drawdown limits, risk analysis and applied
leverage, and markets are constantly monitored in real-time in order to allow us to dynamically
adjust positions to reflect significant changes in market risk.

 Risk from a macro perspective is limited to no more than potential gain on a monthly basis.

 Because we allocate risk across a number of currency pairs and by overlaying and blending
strategies using a portfolio of different philosophies and objectives, investors achieve greater
diversification and we are generally able to provide higher returns with less drawdown than
other trading programs.

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FUND MANAGER PLATFORM

 Market Treasury Systems fund manager platform allows the trading manager the capability to
manage multiple accounts on one platform with a percentage allocation scheme.

 The trading manager can execute large orders and the profit or loss from the trade is allocated
across the accounts on a percentage basis that is the ratio of individual account equity to the t
otal amount managed.

 Our percentage allocation platform enables clients to start with smaller account balances to
participate in our professionally managed trading programs without having to commit large su
ms until they are satisfied with the performance.

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 With our percentage allocation platform the client is able to participate in trades regardless of
account size.

 Each account gets a “piece” of the trade, and the profit and/or loss realized from the trade is
automatically allocated to individual accounts based on the percentage of assets in the account
relative to the total combined assets in all the accounts.

 With our percentage allocation platform clients get the benefit of combined trading power
based on their cumulative equity, while retaining their individual accounts with no commingling
of funds.

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SECURITY

 Security and custody of funds is provided by holding investment capital in separate accounts
with regulated brokers in Switzerland or the clients’ choice of international private bank.

 Clients are assured that our clearing brokers consistently meet the strictest standards of
financial stability and proper handling of client funds.

 Our brokers based in Switzerland holding customers funds are obliged to adhere to the
regulatory standards of the Swiss financial authorities and must follow precise due diligence pr
ocedures and trading practices.

 Swiss regulation guarantees that brokerage accounts are audited to ensure solvency and
proper capitalization, as well as proper handling of customer accounts. Our clearing brokers’ ac
counts are audited by well recognized accounting firms.

 Our Swiss brokerage accounts are held with AAA rated banks; UBS, Credit Suisse, HSBC, etc.

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TRADING MANAGER

 Robert Nash is the Head of Trading Management and has been managing accounts for
corporate and private clients, alternative investment funds and proprietary trading operations f
or the past 17 years.

 In January 2008, Robert left a Private Bank where he was the trading director of the managed
currency portfolios of private banking clients to manage a private hedge fund for investment co
mpany Merysa SA and develop a separate account currency management operation for corpora
te and private clients.

 Prior to 2006, Robert spent seven years managing discretionary trading accounts with the
Refco global brokerage firm, managing over USD 50 million. Clients included three hedge
funds; Bluestone Services Limited, Powerhouse Corporate Holdings LLC and Bond Securities Ho
ldings Limited.

 Between 1991 and 1999 Robert was the director of proprietary trading company CTP Capital
Trading Pty Limited and trading manager for Capital Trading Partners.

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IN CONCLUSION

 In many cases, we manage all or most of our clients money, which implies a high degree of
trust. It also invests us with a greater fiduciary responsibility, one that emphasizes absolute rat
her than relative performance.

 We remain operationally independent and, therefore, have no conflicts of interest or no


external pressure put upon us.

 We seek to preserve and increase the value of our clients’ portfolios within agreed risk
parameters and suitable timeframes.

 In addition, experience has taught us that our best source of new business is referrals from
clients and professionals who understand our values and investment perspective.

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CONTACT US

 Representatives are located in Geneva, London, New York, Dubai, Madrid, Hong Kong,
Singapore, and Mexico City. The hub of our trading operation is managed from Singapore.

 Investment Managers Office: Level 15 Prudential Tower 30 Cecil Street Singapore.

 Call + 1-831-677-7951 and a local representative will call back.

 Email: info@MarketTreasurySystems.net

 www.MarketTreasurySystems.net

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