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SCM Swanson Capital Markets Systematic Capital Markets

Systematic Capital Markets

Systematic execution. Empirically validated.

Swanson Capital Markets engineers institutional Futures and Equities strategy vehicles backed by 25+ years of combined experience in systematic strategy development. Capital is governed by quantitative risk controls, factor-modeled signals, and active out-of-sample validation.

Quantitative Alpha  ·  Adaptive Risk  ·  Empirical Validation  ·  Operational Governance

Risk Governance Engine

Four governance disciplines. One systematic core.

Capital is governed by a single integrated framework — quantitative alpha generation, adaptive risk controls, empirical validation, and operational oversight, anchored to the Swanson Systematic Core.

Core Swanson
Systematic Core
4 governance disciplines
Quadrant 01 Quantitative Alpha Generation

Strategic identification through factor modeling, regime classification, and quantitative signal research.

Quadrant 02 Adaptive Risk Controls

Margin exposure, drawdown management, and mandate-level sizing governed continuously.

Quadrant 03 Empirical Validation

Active stress testing, walk-forward analysis, and out-of-sample series tracked separately from live.

Quadrant 04 Operational Governance

Execution integrity, systematic oversight, and documented review across every mandate.

Investment Mandates · Strategy Vehicles

Two strategy vehicles. One governance discipline.

Each vehicle has its own market focus, but both operate under the same standards for adaptive risk control, empirical validation, and principal-level reporting.

Futures

Futures System

Directional and volatility-aware execution in index futures markets, governed by exposure limits and position-level reporting for qualified principals.

Market Index futures
Approach Quantitative signal stack
Risk controls Margin exposure + drawdown governance
Access Inquire for Private Mandates
Visibility Positions + execution log
Equities

Equities System

Systematic exposure to equity markets using factor-modeled entries, risk-budget-aware sizing, and separated out-of-sample validation.

Market Equity markets
Approach Quantitative factor models
Risk controls Risk-budget sizing
Access Qualified Purchaser Access
Visibility OOS series + reporting

Adaptive Risk Controls

Risk governance that can be inspected.

Each sleeve shows the downside and deployment metrics that matter in diligence: drawdown depth, recovery profile, capital assignment, and current utilization.

Equities Sleeve

Large-cap equity sleeve governed by allocation-aware sizing and buying-power controls.

Four key controls
Control 01
-13.51%

Max drawdown

Worst realized peak-to-trough decline across the live equity sleeve.

Limit Observed live Contained
Control 02
20 days

Avg recovery time

Average time required to recover from a drawdown back to a new sleeve high.

Limit Observed live Tracked
Control 03
95.04%

Peak sleeve use

Highest buying-power utilization reached by the equity sleeve over the reported history.

Limit Historical peak Observed
Control 04
~16 yrs

Track record

Reported live and historical operating window for the equity sleeve from March 2010 through December 2025.

Limit Mar 2010-Dec 2025 Established

Futures Sleeve

Intraday index futures sleeve monitored against margin use, drawdown tolerance, and mandate capital.

Four key controls
Control 05
$39.5k

Max drawdown

Largest peak-to-trough dollar drawdown observed in the NQ trade record.

Limit Observed live Contained
Control 06
16.4 days

Avg recovery time

Average calendar time from drawdown start back to a new equity high in the futures sleeve.

Limit 225 recoveries Tracked
Control 07
$50k

Required capital

Working capital basis currently used in the futures reporting model for one-contract deployment.

Limit Current model basis Assumed
Control 08
10.3 yrs

Track record

Trade history currently spans January 2016 through April 22, 2026 in the root trade list.

Limit Jan 2016-Apr 2026 Established

Principal Onboarding

From inquiry to capital deployed.

Each stage issues the principal a higher clearance tier — from public materials, through secure NDA execution and Qualified Purchaser verification, into the institutional client portal and live mandate.

Clearance · Level 1
L01

Public materials

Strategy-vehicle summaries, methodology framing, and compliance context are available in the open homepage and Data Room.

Swanson Capital Markets SCM-001
Clearance · Level 2
L02

Mandate inquiry

A qualified principal submits review scope, capital context, and intended use case through the secure inquiry channel.

Swanson Capital Markets SCM-002
Clearance · Level 3
L03

NDA execution

Secure NDA workflow completes and Accredited Investor / Qualified Purchaser status is verified before any protected material is released.

Swanson Capital Markets SCM-003
Clearance · Level 4
L04

Client portal access

Approved capital accounts open the institutional client portal for live PnL, OOS context, exposure, and execution records.

Swanson Capital Markets SCM-004
Clearance · Level 5
L05

Capital deployed

Allocation goes live inside the approved mandate under continuous risk governance and direct principal access.

Swanson Capital Markets SCM-005