Identify your principal owner(s).
QCM Cayman, Ltd. (“QCMC”) was formed on November 10, 1998 and became
registered with the SEC as an investment adviser on May 24, 2001. Quantlab
Capital Management, LLC (“QCML”, together with QCMC, referred to herein
as “Quantlab”) was formed in August 2010 and became registered with the SEC
as an investment adviser on June 13, 2011 as a related adviser, per rule 203A-
2(b). Both entities are under common control and subject to the same compliance
program.
QCMC provides discretionary investment advisory services, including, but not
limited to, managing and directing the investment and reinvestment of assets for
private investment partnerships, via a trading-feeder structure, to the following
entities:
Quantlab Trading Partners US, LP, a Delaware limited partnership
(“QTP US”)
Quantlab Group, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“QLG”)
Quantlab Trading Partners, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited
partnership (“QTP”)
QTPM Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“QTPMH”)
Q1 Partners, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Q1”)
Quantlab Trading Partners Delaware, LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (“QTPD”)
QTP, QTPMH and QTPD may be referred to collectively herein as the “QTP
Trading Partnerships.”
QCML provides discretionary investment advisory services, including, but not
limited to, managing and directing the investment and reinvestment of assets for
private investment partnerships, via a trading-feeder structure, to the following
entities:
QLG
Q1
QTP
Q1M Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Q1MH”)
Q1 and Q1MH may be referred to collectively herein as the “Q1 Trading
Partnerships.”
The QTP Trading Partnerships and the Q1 Trading Partnerships may be referred
to collectively herein as the “Trading Partnerships.”
Each of QTP US, QLG, QTP, QTPMH, Q1, QTPD and Q1MH may be referred
to individually in this Brochure as a “Partnership” and together as the
“Partnerships” or “Advisory Clients.” The terms for each Partnership are
disclosed in the Partnership’s Term Sheets, Limited Partnership Agreements
and/or other operative documents (as applicable) (the “Governing Documents”)
that are provided to prospective investors prior to investment.
QLG owns 100% of all of the Trading Partnerships, and also serves as an
intermediary vehicle through which QTP US invests its assets into the QTP
Trading Partnerships. It should be noted that QTP US does not participate in the
investments made by the Q1 Trading Partnerships.
It should be noted that in addition to the Partnerships listed above, Quantlab also
acts in an investment advisory capacity to certain wholly-owned trading
subsidiaries of the Trading Partnerships used to carry out certain investment
objectives of the Trading Partnerships, (the “Trading Subsidiaries”). For
example, certain entities were set-up for the sole or primary purpose of trading
certain foreign securities or commodity interests that are not allowed to be traded
in the Trading Partnerships for various tax and legal reasons. Such Trading
Subsidiaries are not offered directly to investors and are wholly owned
subsidiaries of Quantlab and its entities.
The Trading Subsidiaries are as follows for QCMC and QCML:
QCMC
QTPM Limited, a limited liability company registered and incorporated
under the laws of Malta (“QTPML”) and wholly owned by QTPMH
QE Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“QEH”)
wholly owned by QTP
Quantlab Europe, BV, a Netherlands company (“QEB”) wholly owned
by QEH
QCML
Q1E, LP, a Delaware limited partnership wholly owned by Q1 (“Q1E”)
Q1M Limited, a limited liability company registered and incorporated
under the laws of Malta (“Q1M”) and wholly owned by Q1MH
Q1 Offshore Partners, Ltd., a BVI business company (“Q1OP”) wholly
owned by a Quantlab affiliate
For purposes of this Brochure, QTPML, QEH, QEB, Q1E, Q1M, and Q1OP are
not included in the terms “Advisory Clients” or “Partnerships” but are included
in the asset calculation for Item 4.E below.
QCMC and QCML each act as the trading manager and investment adviser to
each of their respective Partnerships. QCMC, QCML or another Quantlab
affiliate also serves as general partner to its respective Partnerships.
QCMC invests primarily in equities and other securities on behalf of the QTP
Trading Partnerships (and any trading subsidiaries utilized by the QTP Trading
Partnerships), although it should be noted that Q1 trades in Japanese futures.
QCML invests primarily in futures and other commodity interests on behalf of
the Q1 Trading Partnerships (and any trading subsidiaries utilized by the Q1
Trading Partnerships), although it should be noted that QTP will trade in Asian
equities.
Quantlab Securities, LP (“QLS”), an affiliate of Quantlab, is registered as a
broker-dealer and is a member firm of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (“FINRA”). QLS provides U.S. equity order routing services to
Quantlab’s Advisory Clients. Further, Quantlab Technologies Ltd. (“QLT”),
owns directly and indirectly the software intellectual property that was developed
by Quantlab Financial, LLC (the 100% owner of Quantlab) (“QLF”) and is used
by Quantlab to manage the Partnerships. It should also be noted that QLT pays
QLF to maintain the software.
QLF is the sole direct owner of Quantlab. Dr. W.E. Bosarge, Jr. serves as
Manager and Chief Executive Officer of QLF. QLG is the sole owner of QLF.
Quantlab does not have any direct employees. Quantlab utilizes employees of its
parent company, QLF, and subsidiaries of QLF to carry on its services.
specializing in a particular type of advisory service, such as financial planning,
quantitative analysis, or market timing, explain the nature of that service in
greater detail. If you provide investment advice only with respect to limited types
of investments, explain the type of investment advice you offer, and disclose that
your advice is limited to those types of investments.
Quantlab provides investment advisory services to pooled investment
subsidiaries operating as proprietary trading partnerships trading entirely for their
own accounts. Quantlab advises such proprietary trading partnerships for
QLF employees and the founders of QLT (the “Partnership Investors”). Quantlab is not offering interests/shares of its Partnerships to persons outside of these groups.
Quantlab’s general investment objective for its clients is to seek to generate short-
term capital appreciation with volatility that is substantially lower than that of the
equity market and returns that demonstrate little or no correlation with either
equity or fixed income markets. In this regard, Quantlab utilizes a number of
proprietary investment technologies that are automated and quantitatively based
technologies, utilizing state of the science modeling methodologies. The limited
capacity and nature of this strategy make it suitable for a very limited, select
group of investors.
Quantlab generally imposes no limits on the types of securities or other
instruments in which it (on behalf of its Advisory Clients) may take positions, the
types of positions it may take, the concentration of its investments, or the amount
of leverage that may be employed including the extent of margin trading and short
positions. Quantlab retains broad discretion to employ any securities or
commodity interest trading or investment techniques, including equity
derivatives. There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the
Partnerships will be achieved.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and to specify, in pursuit of the respective
Advisory Clients’ investment objectives, QCMC invests primarily in equities and
other securities on behalf of the QTP Trading Partnerships (and any trading
subsidiaries utilized by the QTP Trading Partnerships) and QCML invests
primarily in futures and other commodity interests on behalf of the Q1 Trading
Partnerships (and any trading subsidiaries utilized by the Q1 Trading
Partnerships).
individual needs of
clients. Explain whether
clients may impose restrictions on
investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Quantlab utilizes automated technology to effect its trading. As such, Quantlab
is unable to tailor its advisory services to the individual needs of Partnership
Investors, nor is Quantlab able to accept investor-imposed investment restrictions
with respect to the Partnerships.
services, (1) describe the differences, if any, between how you manage wrap fee
accounts and how you manage other accounts, and (2) explain that you receive a
portion of the wrap fee for your services.
Quantlab does not participate in wrap fee programs.
discretionary basis and the amount of
client assets you manage on a non-
discretionary basis. Disclose the date “as of” which you calculated the amounts.
As of December 31, 2018, QCMC manages $255,761,753 of Advisory Client
regulatory assets under management on a discretionary basis and QCML manages
$27,648,755 of Advisory Client regulatory assets under management on a
discretionary basis.
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schedule. Disclose whether the fees are negotiable.
Quantlab does not receive compensation for its advisory services. It does not
charge the Partnerships any management fees or performance-based fees. The
Partnerships bear expenses related to their operations, as described below.
incurred. If
clients may select either method, disclose this fact. Explain how often
you bill
clients or deduct your fees.
Not applicable.
your advisory services, such as custodian fees or mutual Partnership expenses.
Disclose that
clients will incur brokerage and other transaction costs, and direct
clients to the section(s) of your
brochure that discuss brokerage.
The Partnerships will bear their own expenses and their pro rata share of the
Trading Partnership’s expenses. The Trading Partnerships will generally be
responsible for payment of all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the
Partnerships including, without limitation, interest on the Partnerships’
borrowings (on margin or otherwise), all costs and expenses associated with
negotiating and entering into contracts and arrangements in the ordinary course
of the Partnerships’ business, all trading costs and expenses (such as, for example,
expenses relating to short sales, brokerage commissions, clearing and settlement
charges, custodial fees and service fees), all costs and expenses associated with
the organization of the Partnerships or the offering or sale of interests therein
(including, without limitation, filing fees and legal and accounting fees), all costs
of communication with investors and potential investors, printing costs, and all
third party bookkeeping, recordkeeping, administrative, legal agency, registrar,
legal, accounting, tax preparation, professional, expert and consulting fees and
expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel for Quantlab) arising in
connection with the Partnerships’ business. As noted below, one of the expenses
borne by the Partnerships are brokerage commissions paid to an affiliate of
Quantlab, QLS. As noted below, the level of brokerage commissions paid to QLS
is significant.
Quantlab bears all of its other operating, general, administrative, and overhead
costs and expenses, and does not charge the Trading Partnership for any thereof.
The organizational expenses of the Partnerships were paid and expensed by each
respective Partnership.
The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the relevant Term Sheets or other Governing Documents (as applicable) of the Partnerships. Partnership Investors are encouraged to refer to these documents and/or contact Quantlab for additional information. Explain how a
client may obtain a refund of a pre-paid fee if the advisory contract
is terminated before the end of the billing period. Explain how you will determine
the amount of the refund.
Not applicable.
securities or other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or
service fees from the sale of mutual Partnerships, disclose this fact and respond
to Items 5.E.1, 5.E.2, 5.E.3 and 5.E.4.
Not applicable.
supervised persons an incentive to recommend investment products based on the
compensation received, rather than on a
client’
s needs. Describe generally how
you address conflicts that arise, including your procedures for disclosing the
conflicts to
clients. If you primarily recommend mutual Partnerships, disclose
whether you will recommend “no-load” Partnerships.
Not applicable.
recommend through other brokers or agents that are not affiliated with you.
Not applicable.
and other compensation for the sale of investment products you recommend to
your
clients, including asset-based distribution fees from the sale of mutual
Partnerships, disclose that commissions provide your primary or, if applicable,
your exclusive compensation.
Not applicable.
whether you reduce your advisory fees to offset the commissions or markups.
Note: If you receive compensation in connection with the purchase or sale of
securities, you should carefully consider the applicability of the broker-dealer
registration requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any
applicable state securities statutes
Not applicable.
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SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT If you or any of your
supervised persons accepts
performance-based fees – that is, fees based on a share of
capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a
client (such as a
client that is a hedge fund or other
pooled investment vehicle) – disclose this fact. If you or any of your
supervised persons manage both
accounts that are charged a
performance-based fee and accounts that are charged another type of fee, such
as an hourly or flat fee or an asset-based fee, disclose this fact. Explain the conflicts of interest that you or
your
supervised persons face by managing these accounts at the same time, including that you or your
supervised persons have an incentive to favor accounts for which you or your
supervised persons receive a
performance-based fee, and describe generally how you address these conflicts.
Not applicable. As described in Item 5.A above, Quantlab does not charge the Partnerships management
fees or performance-based fees. The Partnerships bear expenses related to their operations.
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Describe the types of
clients to whom you generally provide investment advice, such as individuals, trusts,
investment companies, or pension plans. If you have any requirements for opening or maintaining an
account, such as a minimum account size, disclose the requirements.
Quantlab provides investment advisory services to pooled investment subsidiaries operating as private
investment Partnerships. The Partnerships offer interests/shares only to certain qualified investors and
admission to the Partnerships is not open to the general public. The limited capacity and nature of this
strategy make it suitable for a very limited, select group of investors. Please note that Quantlab advises
proprietary investment subsidiaries for QLF employees and QLT founders. Quantlab is not offering
interests in its Partnerships to persons outside of these groups.
Each investor in the Partnerships must generally be an “accredited investor” within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, and, if applicable, a “qualified purchaser” under Section
2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Please note the investment minimum for the accounts of all of the Partnerships are all subject to the
discretion of Quantlab.
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AND RISK OF LOSS investment advice or managing assets. Explain that investing in securities
involves risk of loss that
clients should be prepared to bear.
As stated above, Quantlab (on behalf of its Advisory Clients) uses a number of
proprietary automated investment technologies, utilizing state of the science
quantitative modeling methodologies. All investment and research personnel
employed by QLF are generally required to have post-graduate scientific or
professional degrees, such as Ph.Ds or Masters, although QLF reserves the right
to make (and has made) certain exceptions to this requirement on a case-by-case
basis, depending on such factors as the individual’s professional experience,
expertise and other variables that QLF may take into consideration.
The Partnerships’ investment objective is to seek to generate short-term capital
appreciation with volatility that is substantially lower than that of the equity
market and returns that demonstrate little or no correlation with either equity or
fixed income markets. As the core of its investment program, the Partnerships
apply the QLT Technology. The QLT Technology is an automated and
quantitatively based technology, utilizing financial modeling methodologies.
The QLT Technology is the proprietary investment technology developed by
affiliates of Quantlab and owned by Quantlab Technologies, Ltd., a BVI business
company (“QLT”). No assurance can be given that these objectives will be
achieved.
The proprietary QLT Technology employs a market neutral strategy. Quantlab,
through the use of the proprietary QLT Technology, takes advantage of its
capability for high-frequency electronic trading, and as such uses its quantitative
driven investment computer programs to hold short-term positions in equities,
ETFs, commodity interests (for applicable Partnerships), cash bonds and other
liquid financial instruments that can be traded electronically.
The Trading Partnerships also may engage in short selling, margin trading,
hedging and other securities investment strategies as determined by Quantlab in
its exclusive discretion. Certain of the Partnerships also invest in commodity
interests.
Each of the Trading Partnerships has broad and flexible investment authority. The Partnerships may have other strategies or engage in other activities than those described herein. The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the relevant Term Sheets or other Governing Documents (as applicable). Partnership Investors are encouraged to refer to these documents and/or contact Quantlab for additional information. An investment in the Partnerships may be deemed speculative and is not intended as a complete investment program. The Partnerships are designed only for experienced and sophisticated persons who are able to bear the risk of substantial impairment or total loss of their investment in the Partnerships. the material risks involved. If the method of analysis or strategy involves
significant or unusual risks, discuss these risks in detail. If your primary strategy
involves frequent trading of securities, explain how frequent trading can affect
investment performance, particularly through increased brokerage and other
transaction costs and taxes.
Business Risks The Partnerships invest substantially all of their available capital in the Trading
Partnerships, which in turn invest in securities, and may engage in short sales of
securities. While the QLT Technology is designed to invest in highly liquid
securities that are traded in public markets, markets for such instruments in
general are subject to fluctuations and the market value of any particular
investment may be subject to substantial variation. No assurance can be given
that the Partnerships’ investment portfolio will generate any income or will
appreciate in value.
Technology Risks The Partnerships base the core of their investment program on the QLT
Technology. The QLT Technology determines which securities to buy and sell
based on the current market price data that is received by Quantlab. The
Partnerships may experience price slippage; that is, it is possible that the
Partnerships are not able to obtain exactly the prices that Quantlab is acting upon.
In addition, transaction costs will also reduce the profit (or increase the loss) on
any particular securities trade.
Quantlab automates its trading of U.S. equities by implementing a direct link
connecting to QLS. QLS is able to seamlessly route the Trading Partnerships’
orders directly to various market centers using proprietary technology.
It is not uncommon for technology in all industries to suffer setbacks and not
work as well as originally planned for some period of time after implementation.
In some instances, technological developments never work as well as planned and
sometimes fail.
Limited Liquidity of Investments While the QLT Technology is designed to invest in highly liquid securities,
securities in which the Trading Partnerships invest may become thinly traded,
relatively illiquid, or may cease to be traded after the Trading Partnerships invest.
The Trading Partnerships may also acquire significant positions in some
securities. In such cases, and in the event of extreme market activity, the
Partnerships may not be able promptly to liquidate its investments if the need
should arise. In addition, the Partnerships’ sales of thinly traded securities could
depress the market value of such securities and thereby reduce the Partnerships’
profitability or increase its losses. Such circumstances or events could affect
materially and adversely the amount of gain or loss the Partnerships may realize.
Cybersecurity Risk Quantlab and its Advisory Clients generally rely on information technology
systems for current and planned operations. Information and technology systems
of Quantlab may be vulnerable to damage and interruption from computer
viruses, network failures, computer and telecommunication failures, infiltration
by unauthorized persons and security breaches, usage errors by their respective
professionals, power outages and catastrophic events such as fires, tornadoes,
floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. If any systems designed to manage such risks
are compromised, become inoperable for extended periods of time or cease to
function properly, Quantlab or Advisory Client(s) may have to make a significant
investment to fix or replace them. Any disruption in any of these systems or the
failure of any of these systems to operate as expected could, depending on the
magnitude of the problem, adversely affect an Advisory Client’s investment
results and its ability to make distributions to its partners. The failure of these
systems and/or of disaster recovery plans for any reason could cause significant
interruptions in Quantlab’s and/or Advisory Clients’ operations and result in a
failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data,
including personal information relating to investors (and the beneficial owners of
investors). Such a failure could harm Quantlab or Advisory Clients’ reputation,
subject them to legal claims and otherwise affect their business and financial
performance.
The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the relevant Term Sheets or other Governing Documents (as applicable). Partnership Investors are encouraged to refer to these documents and/or contact Quantlab for additional information. risks involved. If the type of security involves significant or unusual risks, discuss
these risks in detail.
Short Sales A short sale results in a gain if the price of the securities sold short declines
between the date of the short sale and the date on which securities are purchased
to replace those borrowed. A short sale results in a loss if the price of the
securities sold short increases. Any gain is decreased, and any loss is increased,
by the amount of any payment, dividend or interest that the Partnerships may be
required to pay with respect to the borrowed securities, offset (wholly or partly)
by short interest credits. A short sale involves a finite opportunity for
appreciation, but a theoretically unlimited risk of loss. To complete a short sale,
the Partnerships must borrow the securities being sold short. Although the
Partnerships have established accounts at securities brokerage firms, it may be
impossible for the Partnerships to borrow securities at the most desirable time to
make a short sale, particularly in illiquid securities markets. In addition, there are
rules prohibiting short sales of securities at prices below the last sale price, which
may prevent the Partnerships from executing short sales of securities at the most
desirable time. If the prices of securities sold short increase, the Partnerships may
be required to provide additional Partnerships or collateral to maintain the short
positions. This could require the Partnerships to liquidate other investments to
provide additional margin, and such liquidations might not be at favorable prices.
In other situations, the lender of securities may request return of the borrowed
securities and the Partnerships may not be able to borrow those securities from
another lender. Consequently, this will cause a “buy-in” of the short position,
which may be disadvantageous to the Partnerships.
Hedging, Leverage and Margin The Partnerships also engage from time to time in hedging, leverage (including,
but not limited to margin trading) and other strategies. Hedging strategies in
general are usually intended to limit or reduce investment risk, but can also be
expected to limit or reduce the potential for profit. Any of such strategies that the
Partnerships employs should be expected to increase the Partnerships’ transaction
costs, interest expense and other costs and expenses. No assurance can be given
that short sales, hedging, leverage and other techniques and strategies will not
result in material losses for the Partnerships. The Partnerships may invest on
margin and may employ other leveraging strategies, which can increase profit
potential, but concomitantly increase risk of loss and volatility. In addition,
margin trading requires the pledge of Partnership securities as collateral, and
margin calls can result in the Partnership being required to pledge additional
collateral or to liquidate the Partnership’s holdings, which may necessitate the
sale of portfolio securities at substantial losses that would not otherwise be
realized
Foreign Exchanges The Partnerships may engage in trading on non-United States exchanges and
contract markets. Trading on such exchanges involves certain risks not
applicable to trading on United States exchanges and is frequently less regulated.
For example, some exchanges may not provide the same assurances of the
integrity of the marketplace and its participants as U.S. exchanges. In addition,
some non-U.S. exchanges are “principals’ markets” in which performance is the
responsibility of the individual with whom the trader has dealt; it is not the
responsibility of the exchange or a clearing association. Finally, trading on
foreign exchanges is subject to the risk of changes in the exchange rate between
the United States dollar and the currencies in which the contracts are settled.
Futures Trading There is a significant amount of risk involved in trading futures contracts and
options thereon. No assurance can be made that profits will be achieved or that
substantial losses will not be incurred.
Futures Trading is Speculative and Volatile. Futures contract prices are highly
volatile. Prices of commodity interests are affected by a wide variety of complex
and hard to predict factors such as political and economic events and the
prevailing psychological characteristics of the marketplace.
Futures Trading is Highly Leveraged. The low margin deposits normally required
in futures trading (typically between 2% and 25% of the value of the contract)
permit an extremely high degree of leverage. Accordingly, a relatively small price
movement in a contract may result in immediate and substantial losses to the
investor. Like other leveraged investments, any trade may result in losses in
excess of the amount invested.
Futures Trading May be Illiquid. It is not always possible to initiate or close a
position at the desired price due to market conditions or price fluctuations. For
example, when the market price of a futures contract reaches its daily price limit,
no trades beyond the limit can be executed. Daily price limits are established by
the exchanges and approved by the CFTC. The holder of a futures contract may
therefore be locked into an adverse price movement for several days or more and
may lose considerably more than the initial margin paid to establish the position.
Furthermore, it may be difficult to execute positions in thinly traded markets or
markets which lack sufficient liquidity. As a result, no assurances can be made
that orders will be executed at or near the desired price. It is also possible that an
exchange or the CFTC may suspend trading in a particular contract, order
immediate liquidation and settlement of a particular contract or order that trading
in a particular contract be conducted for liquidation only. In addition, the CFTC
and various exchanges impose speculative position limits on the number of
positions that may be held in particular commodities. Trading in commodity
futures contracts and options are highly specialized activities that may entail
greater than ordinary investment or trading risks.
Counterparty Creditworthiness. The Q1 Trading Partnerships could be unable to
recover assets held at the future commission merchant (“FCM”) in the event of
bankruptcy or insolvency or if the FCM fails to properly segregate customer
Partnerships as required by the Commodity Exchange Act.
Options on Futures. The Q1 Trading Partnerships may trade options on futures.
Options are speculative in nature and are highly leveraged. The purchaser of an
option risks losing the entire purchase price of the option. The seller (writer) of
an option risks losing the difference between the premium received for the option
and the price of the underlying futures contract that the writer must purchase upon
exercise of the option. This could subject the writer to unlimited risk in the event
of an increase in the price of the contract to be purchased or delivered.
Foreign Futures and Options. The Q1 Trading Partnerships may engage in trading
on non-United States exchanges and contract markets. Trading on such exchanges
involves certain risks not applicable to trading on United States exchanges and is
frequently less regulated. For example, some exchanges may not provide the
same assurances of the integrity of the marketplace and its participants as U.S.
exchanges. In addition, some non-U.S. exchanges are "principals' markets" in
which performance is the responsibility of the individual with whom the trader
has dealt; it is not the responsibility of the exchange or a clearing association.
Finally, trading on foreign exchanges is subject to the risk of changes in the
exchange rate between the United States dollar and the currencies in which the
contracts are settled.
Stock Futures Index Contracts. The price of stock index futures contracts may
not correlate perfectly with the movement in the underlying stock index because
of certain market distortions. First, all participants in the futures market are
subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting
additional margin deposit requirements, investors may close futures contracts
through offsetting transactions that would distort the normal relationship between
the index and futures markets. Secondly, from the point of view of speculators,
the deposit requirements in the futures market are less onerous than margin
requirements in the securities market. Therefore, increased participation by
speculators in the futures market also may cause temporary price distortions.
Successful use of stock index futures contracts by the Q1 Trading Partnerships
also are subject to Quantlab’s ability to correctly predict movements in the
direction of the market.
Possibility of Additional Government or Market Regulation In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act, among other things, grants the SEC and the
CFTC broad rulemaking authority to implement various provisions of the Dodd-
Frank Act including comprehensive regulation of the OTC derivatives market.
The implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act could adversely affect the
Partnerships by increasing transaction and/or regulatory compliance costs.
Investing in securities involves significant risks, including the risk of loss of some
or all of an investment.
The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the relevant Term Sheets or other Governing Documents (as applicable). Partnership Investors are encouraged to refer to these documents and/or contact Quantlab for additional information.
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If there are legal or disciplinary events that are material to a
client’
s or prospective
client’
s evaluation of
your advisory business or the integrity of your management, disclose all material facts regarding those
events.
Notwithstanding the below responses, it should be noted that certain principals of Quantlab are also
principals of QLS, an affiliate of Quantlab which acts as a fully disclosed introducing broker-dealer for
Quantlab’s Advisory Clients that trade U.S. equities. QLS’s disciplinary history includes several OATS
and other violations which are disclosed in its Form BD, publicly available on the FINRA website.
jurisdiction in which your firm or a
management person 1. was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere (“no contest”) to
(a) any
felony; (b) a
misdemeanor that
involved investments or an
investment-related business, fraud, false statements or omissions,
wrongful taking of property, bribery, perjury, forgery, counterfeiting,
or extortion; or (c) a conspiracy to commit any of these offenses;
2. is the named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding that involves
an
investment-related business, fraud, false statements or omissions,
wrongful taking of property, bribery, perjury, forgery, counterfeiting,
extortion, or a conspiracy to commit any of these offenses;
3. was
found to have been
involved in a violation of an
investment-related
statute or regulation; or
4. was the subject of any
order, judgment, or decree permanently or
temporarily enjoining, or otherwise limiting, your firm or a
management person from engaging in any
investment-related activity,
or from violating any
investment-related statute, rule, or
order Not applicable.
agency, any state regulatory agency, or any
foreign financial regulatory authority
in which your firm or a
management person 1. was
found to have caused an
investment-related business to lose its
authorization to do business; or
2. was
found to have been
involved in a violation of an
investment-related
statute or regulation and was the subject of an
order by the agency or
authority
(a) denying, suspending, or revoking the authorization of your firm
or a
management person to act in an
investment-related
business;
(b) barring or suspending your firm’s or a
management person's
association with an
investment-related business;
(c) otherwise significantly limiting your firm’s or a
management
person's investment-related activities; or
(d) imposing a civil money penalty of more than $2,500 on your
firm or a
management person.
Not applicable.
management person
1. was
found to have caused an
investment-related business to lose its
authorization to do business; or
2. was
found to have been
involved in a violation of the
SRO’s rules and
was: (i) barred or suspended from membership or from association
with other members, or was expelled from membership; (ii) otherwise
significantly limited from
investment-related activities; or (iii) fined
more than $2,500.
Not applicable.
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ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS pending to register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-
dealer, disclose this fact.
It should be noted that QLS, an affiliate of Quantlab, is a registered broker-dealer
and member firm of FINRA, and acts as a fully disclosed introducing broker-
dealer for Quantlab’s Advisory Clients in connection with brokerage transactions
in U.S. equities. When QLS routes orders for Advisory Clients, it seeks
reimbursement from the Trading Partnerships of all transaction costs that it incurs
to route such orders. In addition, QLS seeks to earn a nominal profit on this
activity.
Several QLF employees are also registered representatives of QLS.
pending to register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator,
a commodity trading advisor, or an associated person of the foregoing entities,
disclose this fact.
Not applicable to Quantlab.
business or to your
clients that you or any of your
management persons have with
any
related person listed below. Identify the
related person and if the relationship
or arrangement creates a material conflict of interest with
clients, describe the
nature of the conflict and how you address it
.
1. broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities
dealer or broker
2. investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a
mutual fund, closed-end investment company, unit investment trust,
private investment company or “hedge fund,” and offshore fund)
3. other investment adviser or financial planner
4. futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or
commodity trading advisor
5. banking or thrift institution
6. accountant or accounting firm
7. lawyer or law firm
8. insurance company or agency
9. pension consultant
10. real estate broker or dealer
11. sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships
As noted in Item 5.A, above, an affiliate of Quantlab, QLS, is a registered
broker-dealer and member firm of FINRA, and acts as a fully disclosed
introducing broker-dealer for Quantlab’s Advisory Clients that trade U.S.
equities.
receive compensation directly or indirectly from those advisers that creates a
material conflict of interest, or if you have other business relationships with those
advisers that create a material conflict of interest, describe these practices and
discuss the material conflicts of interest these practices create and how you
address them.
Not applicable.
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CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING pursuant to SEC rule 204A-1 or similar state rules. Explain that you will provide
a copy of your code of ethics to any
client or prospective
client upon request.
Quantlab’s Code of Ethics (the “Code”) is designed to meet the requirements of
Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). The Code
applies to Quantlab’s Access Persons (which term includes all employees of
QLF) and sets forth a standard of business conduct that takes into account
Quantlab’s status as a fiduciary and requires Access Persons to place the interests
of Advisory Clients and Investors above their own interests. The Code requires
Access Persons to comply with applicable federal securities laws. Further,
Access Persons are required to promptly bring violations of the Code to the
attention of Quantlab’s Chief Compliance Officer. All Access Persons are
provided with a copy of the Code and are required to acknowledge receipt of the
Code on an annual basis.
As required by Rule 204A-1 of the Advisers Act, the Code also sets forth certain
reporting and preclearance requirements with respect to personal trading by
access persons. Quantlab’s Access Persons must provide the Chief Compliance
Officer with a list of their personal accounts and an initial holdings report within
10 days of becoming an Access Person. In addition, Quantlab’s Access Persons
must provide annual holdings reports and quarterly transaction reports in
accordance with Rule 204A-1.
Quantlab and its personnel may have conflicts in allocating their time and services
among the Advisory Clients. Quantlab will devote as much time to each of the
Advisory Clients as it deems appropriate to perform its duties in accordance with
its investment management agreements. It should be noted that Quantlab, its
affiliates and employees may conduct outside business activities.
In addition, the Code of Ethics ensures the protection of nonpublic information
about the activities of the Partnerships. Investors or prospective investors may
obtain a copy of Quantlab’s Code of Ethics by contacting the Chief Compliance
Officer, James Roberson, at 713-333-5456.
accounts, securities in which you or a
related person has a material financial
interest, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of interest it presents.
Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise.
The principals, officers and employees of QLF and its affiliates may buy and sell,
for their own account or for the account of other clients, securities and other
financial instruments, in each case of the same or a similar type to those bought
or sold on behalf of the Partnerships. Quantlab utilizes an automated trading
platform that trades at an extremely high frequency with very short portfolio
holding periods. Due to the nature of this type of trading it would extremely
difficult for any principal, officer or employee of Quantlab to be able to replicate
Quantlab’s exact trading strategy and overcome the high transaction costs of
high-frequency trading.
It should be specifically noted that Quantlab or its affiliates may participate in or
sponsor other investment subsidiaries, and possibly have additional investment
advisory clients, in the future. Quantlab and its affiliates may give advice and
take action with respect to any one advisory client that may differ from advice
given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to another advisory
client. It is the policy of Quantlab, to the extent practicable, to allocate investment
opportunities to an Advisory Client over a period of time on a fair and equitable
basis relative to any other Advisory Client. Quantlab and its affiliates are not
obligated to acquire for any Advisory Client any security that Quantlab or its
managers, officers, employees or affiliates may acquire for its or their own
accounts or for any other Advisory Client, if it is not practical or desirable to
acquire a position in such security for that Advisory Client. Potential conflicts of
interest may arise in connection with the personal trading activities of Quantlab’s
employees. In an effort to mitigate such conflicts, Quantlab takes appropriate
measures to assure that neither they nor any of their affiliates unfairly profits from
any transaction between any of them and an Advisory Client. Quantlab uses its
best efforts to apportion or allocate business opportunities among persons or
entities to or with which it and its affiliates have fiduciary duties and other
relationships on a basis that is fair and equitable to the maximum possible extent
to each of such persons or entities.
As stated in Item 11 herein, in order to address these potential conflicts and in
recognition of Quantlab’s fiduciary obligations to its Advisory Clients and
Quantlab’s desire to maintain its high ethical standards, Quantlab has adopted a
Code of Ethics containing provisions designed to: (i) prevent improper personal
trading by Quantlab’s “Access Persons”; (ii) prevent improper use of material,
non-public information about securities recommendations made by Quantlab or
securities holdings of the Partnerships; (iii) identify conflicts of interest; and
(iv) provide a means to resolve any actual or potential conflict in favor of the
Partnerships.
Lastly, it should be noted that Quantlab will not, directly or indirectly, while
acting as principal for its own account, knowingly sell any security to, or purchase
any security from, a Partnership and generally does not contemplate engaging in
agency-cross transactions.
warrants, options or futures) that you or a
related person recommends to
clients,
describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of interest this presents and
generally how you address the conflicts that arise in connection with personal
trading.
Quantlab believes that high ethical standards are essential for the success of
Quantlab and to maintain the confidence of its Advisory Clients. The Code is
designed to ensure that the personal securities transactions of Quantlab and its
affiliates, officers and employees (and members of their families) do not conflict
with transactions effected on behalf of the Advisory Clients. Employees of QLF
must (i) place the interests of Advisory Clients and, in the case of the Partnerships,
Partnership Investors, first, (ii) avoid taking inappropriate advantage of their
positions within the firm, and (iii) conduct their personal securities transactions
in full compliance with the Code. As required by Rule 204A-1 of the Advisers
Act, Quantlab requires its Access Persons to report their securities transactions
on a quarterly basis and disclose their securities holdings upon employment and
on an annual basis thereafter. Quantlab also requires its Access Persons to
preclear certain security transactions, as detailed in the Code.
Quantlab’s personnel are required to certify their compliance with the Code of
Ethics and Policies and Procedures.
securities for
client accounts, at or about the same time that you or a
related
person buys or sells the same securities for your own (or the
related person's
own) account, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of interest it
presents. Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise.
Please refer to Items 11.A, 11.B, and 11.C.
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dealers for
client transactions and determining the reasonableness of their
compensation (
e.g., commissions).
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits. If you receive research or other products
or services other than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party in
connection with client securities transactions (“soft dollar benefits”), disclose
your practices and discuss the conflicts of interest they create.
a. Explain that when you use
client brokerage commissions (or
markups or markdowns) to obtain research or other products or
services, you receive a benefit because you do not have to
produce or pay for the research, products or services.
b. Disclose that you may have an incentive to select or recommend
a broker-dealer based on your interest in receiving the research
or other products or services, rather than on your
clients’ interest
in receiving most favorable execution.
c. If you may cause
clients to pay commissions (or markups or
markdowns) higher than those charged by other broker-dealers
in return for soft dollar benefits (known as paying-up), disclose
this fact.
d. Disclose whether you use soft dollar benefits to service all of
your
clients’ accounts or only those that paid for the benefits.
Disclose whether you seek to allocate soft dollar benefits to
client accounts proportionately to the soft dollar credits the
accounts generate.
e. Describe the types of products and services you or any of your
related persons acquired with
client brokerage commissions (or
markups or markdowns) within your last fiscal year.
f. Explain the procedures you used during your last fiscal year to
direct
client transactions to a particular broker-dealer in return
for soft dollar benefits you received.
Quantlab has implemented an automated trading system with an affiliated broker.
This affiliated broker routes all orders in U.S. equities on behalf of Quantlab’s
Advisory’s Clients.
Quantlab, at its exclusive discretion, selects the executing brokers on the basis of
best execution for its Advisory Clients. QLS, an affiliate of Quantlab, is a
registered broker-dealer and member firm of FINRA, and acts as a fully disclosed
introducing broker-dealer for Quantlab’s Advisory Clients in connection with
brokerage transactions for US equities and options.
In selecting brokers or dealers to execute transactions in European and Asian
securities, Quantlab seeks to minimize transaction costs but is not required to
solicit competitive bids and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest
available commission if it feels an alternative is in the best interest of the
Advisory Client. In selecting brokers and negotiating commission rates,
Quantlab will take into account the financial stability and reputation of brokerage
firms, and the brokerage, and execution services provided by such brokers.
Finally, it is noted that since commission rates are generally negotiable, selecting
brokers on the basis of considerations which are not limited to applicable
commission rates may result in higher transaction costs than would otherwise be
obtainable.
It should be noted that the investment programs utilized by Quantlab on behalf of
its Advisory Clients are sensitive to short-term market considerations. The
turnover of the Advisory Clients’ portfolios (and the concomitant brokerage,
custodial and other transaction costs and expenses) will likely be considerably
greater than the turnover rates (and transaction costs) of other types of investment
subsidiaries. In this regard, the high turnover rate typical of Quantlab’s Advisory
Clients’ portfolios together with the fact that an affiliate of Quantlab, QLS,
executes securities transactions for Quantlab’s Advisory Clients and receives
compensation for performing these services, assist in creating a profitable
business for QLS. Generally, QLS handles all of the trades for Advisory Clients
of Quantlab in US equities and options. It should be noted, however, that
Quantlab is of the view that if it did not engage QLS, which utilizes proprietary
order routing software, to effect its Advisory Clients’ securities transactions,
execution costs (including brokerage commissions and market impact slippage)
would be higher than present levels.
Due to this relationship, Quantlab does not currently utilize “soft dollars.”
Quantlab has the right, at its discretion, to change the brokerage arrangements
described above without further notice to investors.
broker-dealers, whether you or a
related person receives
client referrals from a
broker-dealer or third party, disclose this practice and discuss the conflicts of
interest it creates.
a. Disclose that you may have an incentive to select or recommend a
broker-dealer based on your interest in receiving
client referrals,
rather than on your
clients’ interest in receiving most favorable
execution.
b. Explain the procedures you used during your last fiscal year to direct
client transactions to a particular broker-dealer in return for
client
referrals.
QLS, an affiliate of Quantlab, acts as fully disclosed introducing broker-dealer
for Quantlab’s Advisory Clients. Quantlab does not receive client referrals from
QLS.
a. If you routinely recommend, request or require that a
client direct
you to execute transactions through a specified broker-dealer,
describe your practice or policy. Explain that not all advisers require
their
clients to direct brokerage. If you and the broker-dealer are
affiliates or have another economic relationship that creates a
material conflict of interest, describe the relationship and discuss the
conflicts of interest it presents. Explain that by directing brokerage
you may be unable to achieve most favorable execution of
client
transactions, and that this practice may cost
clients more money.
b. If you permit a
client to direct brokerage, describe your practice. If
applicable, explain that you may be unable to achieve most
favorable execution of
client transactions. Explain that directing
brokerage may cost
clients more money. For example, in a directed
brokerage account, the
client may pay higher brokerage
commissions because you may not be able to aggregate orders to
reduce transaction costs, or the
client may receive less favorable
prices.
Quantlab does not have directed brokerage arrangements.
securities for various
client accounts. If you do not aggregate orders when you
have the opportunity to do so, explain your practice and describe the costs to
clients of not aggregating.
Quantlab may aggregate sale and purchase orders of securities held by an
Advisory Client with similar orders being made simultaneously for other
Advisory Clients if, in Quantlab’s reasonable judgment, such aggregation is
reasonably likely to result in an overall economic benefit to the Advisory Clients
in the aggregate based on an evaluation that the Advisory Clients are benefited
by relatively better purchase or sale prices, lower commission expenses or
beneficial timing of transactions, or a combination of these factors. In many
instances, the purchase or sale of securities for an Advisory Client will be affected
simultaneously with the purchase or sale of like securities for other Advisory
Clients. Such transactions may be made at slightly different prices, due to the
volume of securities purchased or sold. In such event, the average price of all
securities purchased or sold in such transactions may be determined, and a
particular Advisory Client may be charged or credited, as the case may be, the
average transaction price. As a result, however, the price may be less favorable
to certain Advisory Clients than it would be if similar transactions were not being
executed concurrently for other Advisory Clients.
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do, describe the frequency and nature of the review, and the titles of the
supervised persons who conduct the review.
The Advisory Client portfolios are regularly reviewed and their performance is
analyzed on a daily basis. All investment and research personnel employed by
QLF are generally required to have post-graduate scientific or professional
degrees, such as Ph.Ds or Masters, although QLF reserves the right to make (and
has made) certain exceptions to this requirement on a case-by-case basis,
depending on such factors as the individual’s professional experience, expertise
and other variables that QLF may take into consideration.
In addition, the Chief Compliance Officer will periodically review Quantlab’s
trade policies and procedures to ensure that it represents Quantlab’s current
practices and (to the best of its reasonable knowledge and belief) is in conformity
with applicable law and regulations
that trigger a review
Please see Item 13.A. The accounts are under continuous review.
clients regarding their accounts. State whether these reports are written.
Investors will receive annual audited financial statements, and in addition
investors in the limited partnerships will receive Schedule K-1s on an annual
basis.
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investment advice or other advisory services to your
clients, generally describe
the arrangement, explain the conflicts of interest, and describe how you address
the conflicts of interest. For purposes of this Item, economic benefits include any
sales awards or other prizes.
Not applicable.
not your
supervised person for
client referrals, describe the arrangement and the
compensation.
Not applicable.
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If you have
custody of
client funds or securities and a qualified custodian sends quarterly, or more frequent,
account statements directly to your
clients, explain that
clients will receive account statements from the
broker-dealer, bank or other qualified custodian and that
clients should carefully review those statements.
If your
clients also receive account statements from you, your explanation must include a statement urging
clients to compare the account statements they receive from the qualified custodian with those they receive
from you.
Quantlab is deemed to have custody of the Partnerships by virtue of each registrant’s status as investment
adviser and/or general partner. Quantlab maintains the assets of the Partnerships in accounts with “qualified
custodians” pursuant to Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act. Quantlab utilizes a variety of custodians
and prime brokers in order to diversify risk. The prime brokers and custodians for each Partnership are
disclosed in the Form ADV Part 1 for each of QCMC and QCML.
Investors or prospective investors that have any questions about particular prime brokers and/or custodians
for each respective Partnership should contact Quantlab.
To ensure compliance with Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act, Quantlab reasonably believes that all
Partnership Investors will be provided with audited financial statements, prepared by an independent
accounting firm that is registered with and subject to review by the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board, in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, within 120 days of the end of
the Partnerships’ fiscal years. Partnership Investors should carefully review the audited financial statements
of the relevant Partnership upon receipt.
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If you accept discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of clients, disclose this fact
and describe any limitations clients may (or customarily do) place on this authority. Describe the procedures
you follow before you assume this authority (e.g., execution of a power of attorney).
Quantlab has discretionary authority to manage the Partnerships. Quantlab is authorized to make purchase
and sale decisions for the Partnerships. As explained in Item 4.C above, individual Partnership Investors
do not have the ability to impose limitations on Quantlab’s discretionary authority. Prospective Partnership
Investors are provided with a Term Sheet or other Governing Documents (as applicable) prior to their
investment and are encouraged to carefully review, and to be sure that the proposed investment is consistent
with their investment goals and tolerance for risk. Prospective Partnership Investors must execute a
subscription agreement or limited partnership agreement, where applicable, which constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the investor, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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voting policies and procedures, including those adopted pursuant to SEC rule
206(4)-6. Describe whether (and, if so, how) your
clients can direct your vote in
a particular solicitation. Describe how you address conflicts of interest between
you and your
clients with respect to voting their securities. Describe how
clients
may obtain information from you about how you voted their securities. Explain
to
clients that they may obtain a copy of your proxy voting policies and
procedures upon request.
Quantlab understands and appreciates the importance of ensuring that its proxy
voting procedures are clearly described to Advisory Clients and investors. As
Quantlab uses a number of proprietary investment technologies that are
automated and quantitatively based, Quantlab has adopted a policy whereby it
does not vote proxies. To the extent that Quantlab has discretion to vote the
proxies of its Advisory Clients, Quantlab will inform all Advisory Clients and
Partnership Investors that it has adopted a firm policy of not voting any such
proxies. Quantlab is of the view that any issues related to proxy voting of
portfolio issues are irrelevant to the investment strategy employed by Quantlab
(on behalf of Advisory Clients). As such, Quantlab is of the view that reallocating
resources from the research and portfolio management process to addressing
issues related to such proxies is not in the best interests of Advisory Clients (as it
is also irrelevant to Quantlab’s trading strategies).
Notwithstanding the general procedures outlined above, Quantlab will adhere to
the procedures listed below.
All proxies sent to Advisory Clients that are actually received by Quantlab (if
any) will be provided to the Chief Compliance Officer. A record of each proxy
received by Quantlab (on behalf of its Advisory Clients) will be logged in a
spreadsheet for tracking purposes. The Chief Compliance Officer (or his
designee) will be responsible for maintaining files relating to proxies received by
Quantlab when applicable. Records will be maintained and preserved for five
years from the end of the fiscal year during which the last entry was made on a
record, with records for the first two years kept in the offices of Quantlab.
If you have any questions about Quantlab’s proxy policy or its proxy record-
keeping procedures, please contact the Chief Compliance Officer, James
Robertson, at 713-333-5456 or via email at
[email protected].
whether
clients will receive their proxies or other solicitations directly from their
custodian or a transfer agent or from you, and discuss whether (and, if so, how)
clients can contact you with questions about a particular solicitation.
Not applicable.
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months or more in advance, include a balance sheet for your most recent fiscal
year.
1. The balance sheet must be prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, audited by an independent public
accountant, and accompanied by a note stating the principles used to
prepare it, the basis of securities included, and any other explanations
required for clarity.
2. Show parenthetically the market or fair value of securities included at
cost.
3. Qualifications of the independent public accountant and any
accompanying independent public accountant’s report must conform
to Article 2 of SEC Regulation S-X.
Not applicable.
require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per
client, six months
or more in advance, disclose any financial condition that is reasonably likely to
impair your ability to meet contractual commitments to
clients.
Quantlab is not currently aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely
to impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to clients.
ten years, disclose this fact, the date the petition was first brought, and the current
status.
Not applicable.
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