System Due Diligence
The Search for Futures and Foreign Exchange Trading Systems
Trade Center system professionals take the time and have the know-how to research and analyze the effectiveness of established and newly developed Futures and foreign exchange Trading Systems. Of the hundreds of systems offered, only a few systems stand the test of time. To find these worthwhile systems Trade Center engages in ongoing system due diligence thoroughly examining the development and performance history of prospective futures and forex trading systems. For a futures or forex system to be included in the Trade Center Library of  Systems it must pass our exacting standards of professional system development and performance.

System Selection
Identifying The Right System(s) To Meet Investor Needs
A thorough knowledge of systems is necessary in order to match the right system(s) to a particular investor's goals for risk/return. Trade Center professionals are fully conversant with the distinctive performance characteristics of trading systems in the Trade Center Library of Systems. As part of the process of portfolio customization, Trade Center professionals patiently assist investors in understanding key system features?time horizons (long-mid-short-term), markets traded, trading logic, signal generation, entry and exit strategies and role of protective stops.

System Portfolio Construction
Tailoring Single/Multi-System Portfolios
Trade Center  professionals assist clients in the construction of a futures or forex  portfolio intended to achieve superior investment results with less relative risk than traditional buy-and-hold strategies. Taking a Total Portfolio view, your Trade Center professional  will guide you through a portfolio planning process including investment goal setting, risk analysis, portfolio asset allocation, market diversification, asset balancing and portfolio sizing, capitalization and leveraging. Trade Center professionals serve as a portfolio advisors to clients who are the ultimate decision makers in a fully disclosed, open process of knowledge exchange and professional guidance.

System Money Management
Applying Customized Money Management Strategies
Attempts to increase portfolio effectiveness should include well-defined money management strategies dedicated to increasing the probability for successful capital preservation and growth. Trade Center suggests money management strategies consisting of portfolio rules that help manage portfolio sizing, capital funding and withdrawals, the setting of portfolio risk parameters and the setting of per trade risk filters. Furthermore, money management should not be static. It should be an ongoing process monitoring and responding to the changing financial circumstances and goals of investors.



Portfolio Administration
System Administration
System Set Up and Signal Generation
Trade Center works with technology specifically designed for futures system administration. Our state-of-the-art, fully secure and redundant technology environment has been built to deliver accurate and timely trading signals for all systems administered by Trade Center. Relying on multiple data streams, the latest contract adjustors, database supports and aggressive strategies to provide uninterrupted service, Trade Center clients can rest assured that all trade signals will be recognized and swiftly acted upon.

System Order Execution
Accurate/Rapid Order Entry
Trade Center's order management system is designed to fulfill high volume order demand accurately through rapid order entry on various domestic and global futures exchanges. Relying on our unique technology tools, orders are processed in accordance with specific instructions set forth in each client's portfolio. Employing the advantages of our highly reliable on-line trading platform and network of floor brokers, Trade Center routes orders directly to the floor of the world's exchanges with advanced checking and auditing processes to ensure reconciliation of all orders and fills.

System Order Integrity
Trade Center uses A.P.S. (average pricing system) to assure that all client orders receive the same average price fills.

System Performance Monitoring
Custom Selection of System to Fit the Needs of Individual Investors
Trade Center Account Executives monitor portfolio performance on a daily basis. Portfolio monitoring includes, but is not limited to ensuring that all system trade signals are executed, that order fills are reported promptly and accurately, that portfolio composition is continually reviewed, that money management rules are updated to account for changing market or investor conditions, that risk parameters are in line with portfolio instructions. Clients also benefit from value-added analytics contained in Trade Center's  System Center reports showcasing hypothetical standardized portfolios performance, equity curves and advanced evaluation metrics.