Client-owned custody.
Capital is held in a futures account opened by the client at the FCM. The advisor receives trading-only authority through a written LPOA — never withdrawal rights, never commingling.
SMA structureCommodity Trading Advisor · CFTC Regulation 4.7
Saratoga Capital Advisors advises Qualified Eligible Persons through separately managed accounts in liquid U.S. equity index futures — a systematic program designed to complement, not replace, traditional equity exposure.
02Operating philosophy
Capital is held in a futures account opened by the client at the FCM. The advisor receives trading-only authority through a written LPOA — never withdrawal rights, never commingling.
SMA structureDefined position limits, drawdown protocols, and halt procedures govern every exposure before it is established. Risk parameters are set in advance and enforced at the account level.
Read the strategyFCM statements flow directly from StoneX to the client. The advisor's reporting supplements the custodian's record — it never replaces it.
How reporting works03Tactical Alpha Futures
Markets overshoot on fear. The program buys weakness and pullbacks in U.S. equity index futures — systematically, with defined risk.
Read the strategyRules-based algorithms evaluate market conditions daily and net into a single book at the close. No discretionary override.
The processSeparately managed accounts at StoneX. The client owns the account; the advisor holds trading-only authority.
How the SMA works04Program snapshot
Terms summarized for convenience; the advisory agreement controls.
Performance information and program documents are furnished on request following QEP qualification under CFTC Regulation 4.7. No performance information is presented on this website.
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