Fortress Capital Inc.

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1 Fortress Capital Inc. Fortress Capital Inc. is a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) offering alternative investment strategies in a plethora of markets. There is a substantial high and unlimited level of risk of loss in trading commodity futures, options, options writing; such trading is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results. 2/2/

2 Fortress Capital Summary Fortress Capital has been an NFA member (NFA ID: ) in good standing since 2010, and is registered as: Introducing Broker Commodity Trading Advisor Forex Firm Fortress Capital is also a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) registered with the SEC since 2010 (CRD# ) Fortress Capital offers commodity and Forex clearing and brokerage, managed investment accounts, currency hedging, and alternative investments. 2/2/

3 Fun facts about investing The average Commodity Trading Advisor makes about 10% per year, since 1980 In 2015, there was $333 Billion in Managed Futures Like stocks, Futures are traded on an exchange at the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), in Chicago The CME was founded in 1898 Managed Accounts and Commodity Pools are very popular with institutional investors 2/2/

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5 Magic FX Strategy Magic FX Strategy is an Algorithmic Currency Investment strategy based on the Fibonacci number or magic number as seen in nature, the markets, and science. Using a simple logic for trade entry and risk management, the variables that define position size, entry and exit timing, and other factors; are optimized in real time via supercomputer array. The constant process of optimization means that the strategy is continually in tune with current market conditions. This process also involves the pair selection; the most profitable pairs are traded in basket trading style. While there has never been a realized loss on this strategy, it can have a floating loss as the basket manages volatility. During Jan 2015 the SNB revalued the Swiss Franc and the strategy ended the month positively. In such extreme case, a 20% equity stop is used, although we believe this to be realized is extremely unlikely. Due to the size of the FX market and this style of strategy (low frequency) there is no theoretical maximum or liquidity limitations to this strategy. US ECP Only $1 Million Min. / Non-US $20,000 Minimum, ATC Brokers UK (FCA FRN ). 2/2/

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7 Global Alpha FX Strategy Global Alpha FX Strategy uses a mix of fundamental and technical indicators, automation and manual trading. The strategy trades only spot foreign exchange Forex. The basis of the strategy is betting on market adjustments to real money flows that happen outside of fundamental reasons. When no high impact news is due out on a pair, an automated signal is triggered to buy a predetermined amount of currency, based on the account balance, on a low risk setting, when price closes a predetermined distance below 2 standard deviations on 15 min time frame. Conversely it sells when prices closes that same distance above 2 standard deviations. If price continues to go beyond standard deviations, more lots of the pair are bought/sold using a lot multiplier. Profit is taken at predetermined levels, although some of the lots can be retained, and a trailing stop loss strategy can be employed if the price direction is following the major trend based on H1, H4 and daily charts. The automated trading is paused before high impact announcements, and initiated again after the news and price movement have taken place. Stop Losses are put into place to risk only a certain % of equity per trade, depending on risk settings. 2/2/

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9 M3 HFT FX The fully automated trading system uses artificial intelligence to manage capital in up to 7 major currency pairs. The system assesses market conditions and engages one or more trading strategies.there are dozens of trading strategies the system may choose from. It runs 24 hours/day and 5.5 days per week. It trades through news but has a very effective volatility filter that stops trading under excessive volatility spikes. The strategy trades about 100 times per day. 2/2/

10 Managed Futures Strategy A-Z Options A-Z Options is traded on-exchange in Chicago, with mostly options and some futures. Minimum $100,000 investment, for US ECP only or non-us investors. Account can be traded at any FCM, although the recommended FCM is preferred. Current AUM in this strategy is $7 Million. Fees are 2/20 Interested investors will receive the disclosure document, pitch book, and tear sheet; including a report from Barclay Hedge. 2/2/

11 Fortress Algorithmic Trading Fortress Capital develops and implements algorithmic trading systems for traders, brokers, investment banks, hedge funds, and other institutions with high volume, algorithmic needs Vortex signal system capable of generating signals buy sell on Forex pairs for FX trading, ETF trading, or options. Purchase or lease as a stand alone desktop install no need to mess with APIs or Robotic platforms. Signals can be manually traded at your broker or in your institutional account. Liquidity algorithm Designed for Brokers, Ibs, banks, and other institutions that want to generate more volume without losing money. Liquidity is the first FX algorithm designed to create large amounts of trades and not losing money. Fortress Capital can setup your algo desk via IT consulting service, including setting up dedicated trading servers, analyzing and balancing your algorithmic portfolio, quality trade execution, and related services. 2/2/

12 The Fortress Capital Team George Ashkar, Principal Fortress Capital (Commodity Futures Independent Introducing Broker, RIA)., President & CEO, Oct 2009 to Present. Responsible for the operation and the management of the firm. Mr. Ashkar became the listed principal of Fortress Capital on March 26, 2010 and an associated person (AP) of Fortress Capital, (NFA ID # ) on June 02, TradingBlock (Broker Dealer), Stock Broker. Oct 2012 to present -Transcend Capital (Broker Dealer), Business Development Representative, June 2010 to Jan Edward Jones (Broker Dealer), Aug 2008 till Nov 2008: Financial Advisor -Confident Services LLC. (Financial Services), President, Proprietary Trader, Feb 2008 to Oct Hamilton Williams LLC. (FCM), Foreign Broker, EU & ME Business Development, Dec 2005 to Jan GLB Trading (Broker Dealer), Financial Advisor, Proprietary Trader, Jan 2007 to July 2008 Mr. Ashkar's main role as a Financial Advisor is to help clients maintain the desired balance of investment income, capital gains, and acceptable level of risk by using proper asset allocation. As a Financial Advisor, Mr. Ashkar uses stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate investment trusts (REITs), options, futures, notes, and insurance products to meet the needs of his clients.there has not been a material administrative, civil, or criminal action-whether pending, on appeal or concluded-against Mr. Ashkar throughout his career. o Qualifications: All current financial industry, principal/supervisory, general product/industry, and/or state securities law exams that Mr. Ashkar has passed: o Series 24, 30, 3, 7, 55, 63, & 66 o Mr. Ashkar is a Registered Investment Advisor for Fortress Capital (RIA) in the State of Florida. Fortress Capital (RIA, firm) and Mr. Ashkar (Financial Advisor, Agent) registration was accepted and authorized by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation to conduct business in the State of Florida on April 15, Stephen James Utley, Associated Person- Stephen James Utley, MBA was born, raised and educated in the UK, where he excelled academically and athletically, as captain of both his high school and university rugby teams, Steve found early on he was more suited to making decisions and taking charge than being told what to do by others - a leader rather than a follower. Upon earning a II 1 BA honors degree in Industrial Economics from Nottingham University, Steve soon after relocated to the US with his former wife and received a job offer from Gerard Klauer Mattison, a boutique Wall Street institutional brokerage house. He passed his series 7 and 63 with the highest score of any candidate in the firm (99% on the 7) and began on the institutional sales and trading desks. However, as a born leader, Steve felt the urge to develop his own research and trading ideas and strategies. After leaving the firm, he began to study and practice the skills of portfolio management, technical and fundamental analysis, which led him to return to school to attain his MBA in finance from Zicklin Business School in New York city. There he worked with professors and programmers to achieve statistically significant and consistent back tested positive returns using predictive modeling software, and designed his first model to trading the S and P 500, which operated a 80/20 win loss ratio over 4 years. Steve continued to test and design trading systems following his graduation, honing his skills in the FX markets, - drawn to them due to his international background, and knowledge of economic events and conditions that affect the value of currencies. Steve is licensed with the National Futures Association, and holds the series 3 and 34 2/2/

13 Fortress Capital Team Continued Joseph James Gelet, Associated Person - Joseph James Gelet was born in Anaheim, California in 1980 and grew up bi-coastal, in Southern California and Boca Raton, Florida. His interest in computers led him to electronic trading and algorithm development when there was no 'program trading' or algorithmic industry to speak of. Joseph Gelet has been trading since He began day-trading equities during this time and was always on the cutting edge of algorithmic electronic trading. In 1999 Mr. Gelet began a quest to develop an intelligent trading system for the markets - but at that time algorithmic trading was heresy. In 2002 Mr. Gelet founded Elite E Services in New Zealand, the first boutique Forex broker in the jurisdiction (currently, New Zealand is a Forex hotspot). In 2006 Mr. Gelet became registered with the NFA as a Member CTA (#373609) with a Series 3 designation, through Elite E Services, Inc. USA - and for many years, managed client funds using algorithmic Forex systems. EES was twice named top 10 CTA by Barclay Hedge, as well as receiving press from publishers such as Futures Magazine, Stocks & Commodities magazine, FX Magazine, and many others. Mr. Gelet is a well read author, he has authored 2 books on the topic of Forex as well as countless articles both in leading print and online publications. Always staying on the cutting edge of algorithmic electronic trading, he recently pioneered the first Binary Options Forex robot available in MT4 format. He also is an expert Forex consultant to Steinmeyer Law, a leading securities class action & anti-trust litigation firm. He holds a Series 3 license (Commodity Trading Advisor), and has developed an in-depth Forex training course which has helped many Wall St. professionals and international investors understand the nuances of Forex. Mr. Gelet has been the Forex & IT consultant to many FCMs, FDMs, Banks, Hedge Funds, and Universities. 2/2/

14 Important Risk Disclosure This introductory material is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase any security or investment product or service. An offers to sell or the solicitation of offers to purchase an investment from Fortress Capital only will be made in connection with the delivery of a current CTA document or offering memorandum. This information does not set forth all of the risks associated with alternative investment products, and is qualified in its entirety by, and is subject to, the information contained in the relevant disclosure document. An investment involves the risk of loss. Investment products such as proprietary trading and hedge funds are designed only for sophisticated investors who are able to sustain the loss of their investment. This introductory material may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, without the explicit prior written consent of Fortress Capital. The information contained in this material has not been filed with, reviewed by, or approved by any United States regulatory or self-regulatory authority, and recipients are advised to consult with their own independent investment advisors, and tax advisors, regarding the products and services described herein. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS 2/2/

15 Contact Fortress Capital: CONTACT JOSEPH fortressfx@fcfutures.com Fortress Office Location: 4117 N. Ocean Blvd Fort Lauderdale, FL There is a substantial high and unlimited level of risk of loss in trading commodity futures, options, options writing; such trading is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results. 2/2/