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• Manages a portfolio of short index option spreads (modified iron condors) on the S&P 500 to generate option
premium with limited risk:
o Market and collateral agnostic.
o Maximum potential loss in any given month -5% of notional value (program size).
o Conservative ongoing risk management.
• Provides daily liquidity with no lock-up and Section 1256 tax efficiency.
• Performs best when the equity market is generally range bound or trending at a moderate level (i.e., doesn't
care whether the market goes up or down, but doesn't like extreme collapses (or surges) in the S&P 500).
Additional CYES Performance Metrics:
• Positive in 8 out of 10 years since inception (including 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017).
• Best year +3.6% on notional; worst year -0.7% on notional.
• Monthly return distribution (66% positive; 34% negative).
• Best month +3.5% on notional (December 2008); worst month -2.8% on notional (October 2008).
• Worst drawdown -3.8% on notional (2 months from September 2008 thru October 2008); worst drawdown
recovery = 2 months (November 2008 thru December 2008).
• Annualized standard deviation since inception of 2.33% on notional; annualized standard deviation has averaged
closer to 1% during the past 6 years (2012-17).
• Correlation to the S&P 500 of 0.09 (even lower correlation to other liquid investments).
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Kind Regards,
Richard L. Selvala, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
HARVEST
420 Lexington Avenue - Suite 2620
New York, NY 10170
www.harvestvolmgt.com
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