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Success Stories of Global Macro Traders

Trading Economics uses a Global Macro approach to investing combining macroeconomic indicators, intermarket analysis, technical analysis and behavioral finance to generate high probability trading signals.

George Soros

George Soros employed a global macro strategy when he sold short more than $10 billion worth of British pounds. In an unsuccessful effort to defend the British pound from falling below the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, the Bank of England was forced to increase interest rates while the U.K. was in recession. Since the U.K was running both a current account and a budget deficit the rate hikes were unsustainable. In a day infamous as Black Wednesday, Soros earned an estimated US$ 1.1 billion and the BoE was forced to withdraw its currency out of the ERM Mechanism. Other famous global macro traders where Stanley Druckenmiller, Jim Rogers, Michael Steinhardt and Julian Robertson

George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management

Performance of other Global Macro Traders

Global Macro has returned a positive performance in 15 out of the last 16 years and global macro hedge fund managers have posted an average annualized return of 15.62 percent, according to the CISDM, the oldest CTA and Hedge Fund database in the market. This independent database began tracking CTAs in 1979 and hedge funds in 1992 and currently contains qualitative and quantitative information for over 5,000 hedge funds and CTAs. However, please remember, past results are not indicative of future success and no representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown.

source: CISDM Hedge Fund Database

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Performance fees are intended to incentivize our fund managers to produce the largest returns they can while minimizing the risk. Trading Economics Asset Management has a management fee of 2% per year and receives 20% of new quarterly profits. For instance, if during one month your managed account goes up by $1000 we would receive $200 in performance fees. However, we only gain if you gain and we will not charge you if your account equity is not growing. If a loss exists from a previous month then all losses must be made back before any performance fees can be charged.

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Can I Close My Managed Account at Any Time?

Yes. Participants are free to halt trading and close their managed account at any time.

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Your Managed Account funds will be held under your name at the FXCM LLC Group and only you can make any withdraw. Over 100,000 live accounts trade through FXCM's trading platforms and the firm is subject to rigid CFTC regulations.

Risk Disclosure: Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. The high degree of leverage can work against you as well as for you. Before deciding to invest in foreign exchange you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose. You should be aware of all the risks associated with foreign exchange trading, and seek advice from an independent financial advisor if you have any doubts.

* Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results. Moreover, hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations unlike an actual performance record; simulated results do not represent actual trading. Also, since not all trades have been executed, the results may have under-or-over compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profit or losses similar to those shown.

** The rate of return is calculated by dividing net performance by beginning net asset value and includes all relevant costs to the customer such as commissions. Yet, management fees are not included. Moreover, multi-month returns are compounded to show the cumulated returns over the periods indicated.

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