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Re: X-Fund/O-Fund Shadow Fund Update and Portfolio



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I like your strategy of picking them out of a box.  You'll probably finish
ahead of all of us so-called experts and our expert analysis...:)

Having to establish a position without the market setting up first is a very
interesting and challenging endeavor, but here goes:

Short March DJ
Long March US
Short Feb Hogs
Long March SM

Thanks for informing and involving the List in this new product John.

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: <I4Lothian@xxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 5:35 PM
Subject: X-Fund/O-Fund Shadow Fund Update and Portfolio


> The CBOT today announced the contract specifications for the new
innovative
> X-Funds and I have put a link for the reference guide with that
information
> on the front page of The Price Group Electronic Trading Division web site,
> www.pricegroupetd.com.
>
> Interestingly, the contract specs don't  just include CBOT products, but
also
> products from the CME, NYMEX, NYBOT and KCBOT.
>
> I have secured 5 Shadow X-Funds traders, which I have renamed O-Funds for
the
> purposes of this shadow exercise.  I have also extended an invitation to
one
> other high profile trader to be a shadow manager.  We shall see how he
> responds.
>
> The five O-Funds managers are: Mark Brown, Bill Wynne, Barry Viljoen, Bob
> Heisler and myself.  I will be participating, but doing so with a random
> basket picket of futures positions picked out of a box.
>
> My positions for the first practice run are:
>
> Short KCBOT March Wheat
> Long March Cotton
> Long March Euro Dollar
> Short March Copper
>
> Ironically, none of these are CBOT contracts.
>
> I have asked the other shadow O-Funds managers to post their picks
tonight.
> The official X-funds launch will be on February 1 and at that time we will
> pick the first O-Funds in the head to head competition.  These first two
are
> just for practice.
>
> Wish us luck.
>
> Regards,
>
> John J. Lothian
> President
> Electronic Trading Division
> The Price Futures Group, Inc.
> www.pricegroupetd.com
>
> This exercise is intended solely for informative purposes and is not to be
> construed, under any circumstances, by implication or otherwise, as an
offer
> to sell or a solicitation to buy or trade in any commodities or securities
> herein named. Information is obtained from sources believed to be
reliable,
> but is in no way  guaranteed.  No guarantee of any kind is implied or
> possible where projections of future conditions are attempted.
>
> Futures and options trading involves risk.  Past results are no indication
of
> future performance
>
>
>