Risk Management SP trader
The SP Trader risk percentage varies for different trading strategies, but is less than 3% in all cases. Additional risk associated with multiple positions in correlated markets is controlled by limits on the maximum number of positions within defined market groups. 100% of SP Trader’s Futures positions are considered "liquid". Trading is neutral with no bias towards longs or shorts. The firm’s, SP Trader, overall strategy is to extract returns from inherent market tendencies that should not change dramatically over time and to control risk and smooth equity growth by “multidimensional diversification” involving multiple trading strategies and time-frames that yield low correlated profit-loss functions.
Monthly Performance SP Trader
| 2003 % | 2004 % | 2005 % | 2006 % | 2007 % | 2008 % | |
| January | 9.44 | 6.00 | 5.95 | 2.21 | 1.20 | 0.96 |
| February | 9.84 | 11.60 | 5.04 | 2.56 | 3.42 | 0.64 |
| March | 14.80 | 14.61 | 8.11 | 3.29 | 2.07 | 0.28 |
| April | -0.10 | 9.44 | 3.94 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 1.55 |
| May | 8.24 | 29.84 | 4.48 | -1.19 | 1.45 | 2.32 |
| June | 11.12 | 14.56 | 3.44 | 2.37 | 0.56 | 0.37 |
| July | 6.56 | 8.93 | 3.70 | 4.62 | -0.06 | 1.00 |
| August | -1.04 | 13.09 | 0.40 | 3.84 | 0.97 | 0.64 |
| September | 1.84 | 18.19 | 3.36 | 0.92 | 1.04 | 2.26 |
| October | 10.08 | 10.40 | 2.48 | 1.13 | -0.04 | 2.07 |
| November | 12.48 | 14.56 | 4.27 | 2.74 | 1.03 | |
| December | 12.08 | 2.67 | 0.53 | 2.08 | 0.46 | |
| YTD | 95.34 | 153.89 | 45.70 | 25.85 | 13.14 | 12.09 |