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DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OF

BALANCED CAPITAL LLC

A COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR REGISTERED WITH THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

AND A MEMBER FIRM OF THE NATIONAL FUTURES ASSOCIATION Balanced Capital LLC Loewenstrasse 25, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland Telephone 41 43 455 75 75 Facsimile 41 43 455 75 89 Email: [email protected]

THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS TRADING PROGRAM NOR HAS THE COMMISSION

PASSED ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT

BALANCED CAPITAL LLC INTENDS TO USE THIS

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RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. IN CONSIDERING WHETHER TO TRADE OR TO AUTHORIZE SOMEONE ELSE TO TRADE FOR YOU, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING:

IF YOU PURCHASE A COMMODITY OPTION, YOU MAY SUSTAIN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE PREMIUM AND OF ALL TRANSACTION COSTS.

IF YOU PURCHASE OR SELL A COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACT OR SELL A COMMODITY OPTION OR ENGAGE IN OFF-EXCHANGE FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADING YOU MAY SUSTAIN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE INITIAL MARGIN FUNDS OR SECURITY DEPOSIT AND ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT YOU DEPOSIT WITH YOUR BROKER TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN YOUR POSITION. IF THE MARKET MOVES AGAINST YOUR POSITION, YOU MAY BE CALLED UPON BY YOUR BROKER TO DEPOSIT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL MARGIN FUNDS, ON SHORT NOTICE, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN YOUR POSITION. IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE THE REQUESTED FUNDS WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME, YOUR POSITION MAY BE LIQUIDATED AT A LOSS, AND YOU WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY RESULTING DEFICIT IN YOUR ACCOUNT.

UNDER CERTAIN MARKET CONDITIONS, YOU MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO LIQUIDATE A POSITION. THIS CAN OCCUR FOR EXAMPLE WHEN THE MARKET MAKES A "LIMIT MOVE."

THE PLACEMENT OF CONTINGENT ORDERS BY YOU OR YOUR TRADING ADVISOR, SUCH AS A "STOP-LOSS” OR "STOP-LIMIT” ORDER, WILL NOT NECESSARILY LIMIT YOUR LOSSES TO THE INTENDED AMOUNTS, SINCE MARKET CONDITIONS MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE SUCH ORDERS.

A "SPREAD" POSITION MAY NOT BE LESS RISKY THAN A SIMPLE "LONG" OR "SHORT" POSITION.

THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE THAT IS OFTEN OBTAINABLE IN COMMODITY INTEREST TRADING CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THE USE OF LEVERAGE CAN LEAD TO LARGE LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS.

IN SOME CASES, MANAGED COMMODITY ACCOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY FEES. IT MAY

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BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS TO AVOID DEPLETION OR EXHAUSTION OF THEIR ASSETS. THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT CONTAINS AT PAGE 9 A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF EACH FEE TO BE CHARGED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BY THE COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR.

THIS BRIEF STATEMENT CANNOT DISCLOSE ALL OF THE RISKS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF THE COMMODITY INTEREST MARKETS. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CAREFULLY STUDY THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AND COMMODITY INTEREST TRADING BEFORE YOU TRADE, INCLUDING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS OF THIS INVESTMENT, AT PAGES 3 THROUGH 6.

YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT THIS COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR MAY ENGAGE IN TRADING FOREIGN FUTURES OR OPTIONS CONTRACTS. TRANSACTIONS ON MARKETS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING MARKETS FORMALLY LINKED TO A UNITED STATES MARKET MAY BE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS WHICH OFFER DIFFERENT OR DIMINISHED PROTECTION. FURTHER, UNITED STATES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES MAY BE UNABLE TO COMPEL THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES OF REGULATORY AUTHORITIES OR MARKETS IN NON-UNITED STATES JURISDICTIONS WHERE YOUR TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED. BEFORE YOU TRADE YOU SHOULD INQUIRE ABOUT ANY RULES RELEVANT TO YOUR PARTICULAR CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS AND ASK THE FIRM WITH WHICH YOU INTEND TO TRADE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE TYPES OF REDRESS AVAILABLE IN BOTH YOUR LOCAL AND OTHER RELEVANT JURISDICTIONS. THIS COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR IS PROHIBITED BY LAW FROM ACCEPTING FUNDS IN THE TRADING ADVISOR'S NAME FROM A CLIENT FOR TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS. YOU MUST PLACE ALL FUNDS FOR TRADING IN THIS TRADING PROGRAM DIRECTLY WITH A FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANT OR RETAIL FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEALER, AS APPLICABLE.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. Introduction ...1

2. Background of the Principals ...1

3. Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker ... 2

4. Conflicts of Interest ...2

5. Principal Risk Factors ...3

6. Trading Methodology ...7

7. Proprietary Trading ...9

8. Fees and Expenses...9

9. The Futures and Options Markets ...10

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1. INTRODUCTION

Balanced Capital LLC (“Balanced Capital” or “Advisor”) is a limited liability company organized on July 15, 2013 under the laws of Switzerland. Balanced Capital has been registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”) since August 8, 2013, and has been a member of the National Futures Association (“NFA”) since that date. The main business address of the Advisor is Loewenstrasse 25, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland; telephone 41 43 455 75 75; facsimile 41 43 455 75 89; email [email protected]. The firm’s book and records will be made available for inspection to Clients at this location, but will not be made available for inspection at a location in the United States. The Principals of Balanced Capital are Jakob Schneider and Vittorio Faillace.

The Advisor is offering Clients an opportunity to participate in a managed account program which seeks capital appreciation of Clients’ assets through speculative trading in commodity futures and options on commodity futures. There is no representation being made that this program will be successful in achieving this goal.

2. BACKGROUND OF THE PRINCIPALS

Jakob Schneider is the Trading Principal of Balanced Capital LLC. He is responsible for market research, trading, operations and management. Mr. Schneider was a broker with Global Futures Exchange & Trading Co. Inc. (“Global”), an independent Introducing Broker from November 2002 to October 2006. He was registered as an Associated Person (“AP”) of Global from November 5, 2002 through February 4, 2003, and then again from March 31, 2003 through October 10, 2006. In November 2006, Mr. Schneider started working in an administrative capacity for Dighton Capital USA, a registered CTA and Commodity Pool Operator whose main business was managing futures accounts for its clients, where he was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company and compliance. He was listed as a Principal and registered as an AP of Dighton Capital USA, from January 30, 2007 through July 6, 2009. Mr. Schneider was approved as a Principal of Dighton Capital CTA Limited on July 22, 2009 and registered as an AP on July 21, 2009 until November 20, 2011. In addition, from November 2009 until November 2012 Mr. Schneider worked on developing trading strategies, which resulted in the trading program to be offered by Balanced Capital LLC. Beginning in December 2012, Mr. Schneider began trading client accounts using this trading program.

Mr. Schneider became registered as an AP of Balanced Capital on August 8, 2013, and was approved as a Principal of the firm on that date.

Mr. Faillace oversees the day-to-day operations of Balanced Capital and compliance. He was approved as a Principal of Balanced Capital on August 2, 2013. From October 2000 to March 2002, Mr. Faillace was a Member of the Board with Vantage Online Brokerage AG, a subsidiary of German Brokers AG, in Frankfurt am

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Main, a registered independent Trading House for Stocks, Bonds and Derivatives. From April 2002 to March 2006, Mr. Faillace worked in the capacity of a Managing Director for DTA Management AG, a Swiss Alternative Investments Company, where he was responsible for marketing and sales. In April 2006, Mr. Faillace joined Global Advisory Partners Zurich LLC (“GAP”), an independent foreign Introducing Broker, in the capacity of Chief Investment Officer, Alternative Investments. He is currently an owner of GAP, where he now serves its CIO.

There have been no material civil, administrative, or criminal proceedings pending, on appeal, or concluded against Balanced Capital or its Principals in the past five years.

The Advisor’s past performance is presented starting at page 12 of this Disclosure Document.

3. FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANT AND INTRODUCING BROKER

Clients are free to choose the Futures Commission Merchant (“FCM”) and Introducing Broker (“IB”) of their choice.

4. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Balanced Capital and its principals may actively solicit for and manage other client accounts. In addition, Balanced Capital and its principals may trade for their own accounts and the accounts of their principals and their family members (collectively, “Proprietary Accounts”). In conducting such activities, Balanced Capital and its principals may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time and administrative functions.

Further, Clients may participate in a "block" order that may include positions for unrelated client accounts of Balanced Capital, as well as Proprietary Accounts. In all cases, a systematic, non-preferential method of allocating the fill prices of any block order that results in a split fill will be used. Neither Balanced Capital nor its principal will enter into any trade for Proprietary Accounts where they knowingly favor any account over a Client’s accounts.

Balanced Capital may use the same trading methods and strategies for its other clients’ or Proprietary Accounts. Therefore, the foregoing accounts may compete for the same position. In addition, no assurance is given that the performance of all such accounts will be identical or even similar because the trades in the various accounts may be of varying duration or even opposite of those held by Clients’ accounts. In rendering trading advice to any client, Balanced Capital will not knowingly or deliberately favor any Proprietary Account or other client account over a Client’s account.

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In addition, a conflict of interest exists insofar as the Advisor is compensated on an incentive fee basis, which may increase the likelihood that the Advisor may engage in trading which is riskier than that which is described in the trading program. However, the Advisor has no intention of engaging in trading in any manner not consistent with the trading program described herein.

5. PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS

Prospective clients should consider all of the risk factors described below and elsewhere in this Disclosure Document before participating in the program.

Aggressive Nature of the Advisor’s Program. The strategy employed in the Advisor’s program involves selling options on futures contracts. Further, at times the Advisor’s programs may maintain “naked” options positions (i.e., an option position where the buyer or seller has no underlying futures position). This strategy is widely considered to be an extremely risky trading strategy, which could subject Clients’ accounts to unlimited loss. Further, the Advisor is an extremely aggressive trader. The program typically results in between eighty percent (80%) and one hundred percent (100%) of the total assets of the Clients’ accounts being used to margin positions. While the Advisor believes that its aggressive trading approach will result in profits in the long run, there will be periods when Clients’ accounts will experience severe draw downs. Further, it is possible that Clients accounts may lose all of their equity and/or be subject to margin calls. And at any time because of the volatility and sometimes illiquidity the Advisor may have to liquidate unfavorable positions which can be subjected to substantial losses and exceed the margin initially committed to such trades beyond the control of the Advisor. Because of this, Clients should not invest with the Advisor unless they can afford to lose their entire investment or more.

Futures Trading Is Speculative and Volatile. Futures prices are highly volatile. Price movements for such interests are influenced by, among other things: changing supply and demand relationships; weather, agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments; United States and foreign political and economic events and policies; changes in national and international interest rates and rates of inflation; currency devaluations and revaluations; and emotions of the marketplace. None of these factors can be controlled by the Advisor and no assurance can be given that the Advisor's trading actions will result in profitable trades for a Client or that a Client will not incur substantial losses.

Futures Trading Is Highly Leveraged. A futures position can be established with margin typically between 2% and 20% of the total value of the commodity interest contract purchased or sold. This can 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. Thus, like other leveraged investments, any trade may result in losses in excess of the amount invested.

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When the market value of a particular open position changes to a point where the margin on deposit in a participating customer's account does not satisfy the applicable maintenance margin requirement imposed by the customer's FCM, the customer, and not the Advisor, will receive a margin call from the FCM. If the customer does not satisfy the margin call within a reasonable time, the FCM will close out the customer's position.

Futures Markets May Be Illiquid. The markets may become illiquid due, for example, to daily price fluctuation limits, making it impossible for a trader to close out a position against which the market is moving. Conversely, speculative position limits or other market constraints may prevent an Advisor from acquiring positions otherwise indicated by its strategy, eliminating profit opportunities or making it impossible to protect against further losses. This combination implies a high degree of risk. Futures trading is a zero-sum, risk transfer activity in which, by definition, for every gain there is an offsetting loss rather than a mutual participation over time in economic growth. An account’s success depends entirely on the Advisor’s ability to predict or follow future price movements or otherwise implement its trading strategies. There can be no assurances of the Advisor’s success in doing so.

Foreign Exchanges. Trading on exchanges outside the United States is not regulated by any United States governmental agency and may involve certain risks not applicable to trading on United States exchanges. For example, some foreign exchanges, in contrast to United States exchanges, are "principal's markets" in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual member with whom the trader has entered into a futures contract and not of an exchange or clearing corporation. Moreover, such trading may be subject to whatever regulatory provisions are applicable to transactions effected outside the United States, whether on foreign exchanges or otherwise. Trading on foreign exchanges involves the additional risks of expropriation, burdensome or confiscatory taxation, moratoriums, and investment controls or political or diplomatic events which might adversely affect the Advisor's trading activities. Trading on foreign exchanges is also subject to the risk of changes in the exchange rate between United States Dollars and the currencies in which contracts on such exchanges are settled.

Trading of Options and Spreads. The Advisor intends to engage in the trading options on futures contracts. Each option on a commodity futures contract or physical commodity is a right, purchased for a certain price, to either buy or sell a commodity futures contract or physical commodity during a certain period of time for a fixed price. Although successful commodity options trading requires many of the same skills as does successful commodity futures trading, the risks involved are somewhat different. For example, if the Advisor buys an option (either to sell or purchase a futures contract or commodity), it will pay a “premium” representing the market value of the option. Unless the price of the futures contract or commodity underlying the options changes and it becomes profitable to exercise or offset the option before it expires, the client’s account may lose the entire amount of such premium (together with the costs of commissions and fees incurred to purchase such options). Conversely, if a client sells an option (either to sell or purchase a futures contract or commodity) it will be credited with the premium

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but will have to deposit margin due to its contingent liability to take or deliver the futures contract or commodity underlying the option in the event the option is exercised. The writer of the option is however at unlimited risk with respect to the call option written, and risk on the put option of the amount should the price of the futures contract drop to zero. Sellers of options are subject to the loss which occurs in the underlying futures position or underlying commodity (less any premium received). The ability to trade in or exercise options may be restricted in the event that such trading on U.S. commodity exchanges is restricted by both the CFTC and such exchanges, and it has been at certain times in the past.

It should be recognized, though, that the loss from a spread can be as great as – or even greater than – that which might be incurred in having an outright futures or options position. An adverse widening or narrowing of the spread during a particular time period may exceed the change in the overall level of futures or option prices, and it is possible to experience losses on both of the futures or options contracts involved (that is, on both legs of the spread). In addition, spread trading increases transaction costs because the Clients will be charged commissions on each leg of the spread.

A Client’s FCM May Fail. Under CFTC regulations, FCMs are required to maintain customers' assets in a segregated account. If a Client's FCM fails to do so, the Client may be subject to a risk of loss of his funds on deposit with his FCM in the event of its bankruptcy. In addition, under certain circumstances, such as the inability of another customer of the FCM or the FCM itself to satisfy substantial deficiencies in such other customer's account, a participating customer may be subject to a risk of loss of his funds on deposit with his FCM, even if such funds are properly segregated. In the case of any such bankruptcy or customer loss, a Client might recover, even in respect of property specifically traceable to the customer, only a pro rata share of all property available for distribution to all of the FCM's customers or potentially recover no assets at all.

Substantial Fees and Expenses. A Client is subject to substantial brokerage commissions and other transaction costs as well as management and incentive fees. Accordingly, a Client’s account will have to earn substantial trading profits to avoid depletion of the Client’s funds due to such commissions, costs, and fees.

The Client, and not the Advisor, is directly responsible for paying to the Client's FCM or, as appropriate, all margins, option premiums, brokerage commissions and fees, and other transaction costs and expenses incurred in connection with transactions effected for the customer's account by the Advisor. The Advisor considers the interests of its Clients paramount and manages all accounts to further the interests of customers. Nevertheless, no assurance can be given by the Advisor as to any minimum or maximum number of transactions which will be entered into for a Client's account during any period for which the account is managed by the Advisor.

Tax liability. Clients should satisfy themselves as to the income tax and other tax consequences of an investment in a managed account program with specific reference to

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their own tax situation by obtaining advice from their own tax counsel before participating in a managed account program.

Day Trading. The Advisor may very actively trade the Clients’ accounts, and may engage in “day-trading,” which involves initiating and exiting a position on the same trading day. When day-trading, several positions may be initiated and exited on the same trading day. Because Clients will be charged brokerage commissions each time a trade is placed, Clients will incur substantial brokerage commissions. While the Advisor believes that the profits resulting from the trading program will more than compensate for these increased transactional costs, there is no assurance that this will occur.

Position Trading. The Advisor may also position trade the Client accounts, which involves holding positions for longer periods of time. Positions held overnight may be more vulnerable to risk of loss if a market-moving event occurs when the markets are closed. If this occurs, it may be impossible to liquidate positions, which may subject Clients to substantial losses.

Electronic Trading. The Advisor may place trades on the various electronic trading platforms offered by the exchanges. In the event that there is a failure or disruption of these platforms, it is possible that, for a certain time period, the Advisor may not be able to enter new orders, execute existing orders, or modify or cancel orders that were previously entered. In addition, a system failure may also result in loss of orders or order priority.

Concentration Risk. The Advisor’s trading program involves trading exclusively in futures markets. Because the Advisor’s trading will be concentrated in this area, the program is not as diverse as other trading programs, and thus may be subject to greater risk of loss in the event that the Advisor is unable to trade profitably in these markets.

Trading Disruptions. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States financial markets were closed for several days. In addition, once they were reopened, these markets experienced extreme volatility and a lack of liquidity. There can be no assurance that world events will not cause severe market disruptions in the future. If such market disruptions were to occur again, Clients’ performance could be adversely affected due to the fact that Clients’ assets will be invested in these markets. For instance, the Advisor’s ability to liquidate a position in order to limit losses could be hindered.

6. TRADING METHODOLOGY AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Introduction

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trading in commodity futures and options on commodity futures. There is no representation being made that the trading program offered by the Advisor will be successful in achieving this goal. The Advisor currently offers the International Algo Trading Program (the “Program”).

The Advisor recommends that Clients open accounts with a minimum of $50,000 for the Program in order to ensure that Clients will have sufficient equity in their accounts to fully participate in the program. However, the Advisor reserves the right to waive these minimum funding requirements. The Advisor will not accept notionally funded accounts.

The trading program utilized by Balanced Capital is proprietary and confidential. The description below is therefore general by necessity and is not intended to be exhaustive.

Description of the Trading Program Types of Transactions

The Advisor continuously monitors over 60 U.S. and global futures and options markets, covering from financial, interest, currencies, metal, softs and agriculture markets, attempting to identify potential trades with the best risk/reward ratios. The portfolio is typically well diversified and usually carries positions in 20-plus different markets in a given month.

In General

Money managers generally rely on either fundamental or technical analysis, or a combination thereof, in making trading decisions and attempting to identify price trends in a commodity interest. "Fundamental analysis" is the consideration of factors external to the market of a particular instrument. For example, weather and political events which affect the supply and demand of that particular instrument, in order to predict future prices of that instrument. As an example, some of the fundamental factors that affect the supply of commodities (e.g., agricultural products such as corn and soybeans) include the acreage planted, weather during the growing season, harvesting and distribution of the commodity and the previous year's crop carryover. The demand for such commodities is determined in part by domestic consumption and exports and is a product of many factors, including general world economic conditions, exports and the cost of competing products which might be substituted as alternate sources of food or fiber.

Technical analysis is not based on the anticipated supply and demand of the "cash" or "physical" (i.e., actual) commodity; instead, technical analysis is based on the theory that a study of the markets themselves (in particular, of trends of prices established by the markets for various instruments during selected historical periods) provides a means of anticipating prices. Technical analysis of the markets often includes

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a study of the actual daily, weekly and monthly price fluctuations, as well as volume variations and changes in open interest, utilizing charts and/or computers for analysis of these items and other technical market data.

Both general methodologies have been employed with success by traders and investors in the past, however, neither trading method can be assured of success in a particular interval of time.

International Algo Trading Program

The Program is discretionary, revolving around various options writing strategies, both long and short. Futures and spread trading are also employed. Trading decisions are based on both technical and fundamental analysis. Core positions are typically held for an average of two to six weeks within given price range levels, while the Program relies on charting techniques to identify trading ranges of one month to one year durations. Support and resistance levels for various time durations are also evaluated. The Program is not dependent on market moves and therefore may be profitable all types of market conditions. The trading strategies have pre-defined profit goals and risk exposure. Stop loss measures are utilized and market conditions are monitored 7/24 for liquidity, range of movement and implied volatility measured against historical volatility. Stop loss points are determined at the time a trade is initiated. Please note that stop loss orders become market orders when activated and therefore, there is no guarantee that such orders will be filled at the stop loss points. Further, stop loss orders may not necessarily limit losses to the determined amounts in the event that market conditions make it impossible to execute such orders. Please note that while Balanced Capital adheres to certain risk management techniques, there can be no guarantee that these techniques will be successful.

While Balanced Capital makes every effort to adhere to the trading program, Balanced Capital reserves the right to take appropriate actions outside the systems if warranted by exceptional or unusual market conditions or if the world situation results in unusually high amounts of risk.

The Program typically results in between eighty percent (80%) and one hundred percent (100%) of the total assets of the Clients’ accounts being used to margin positions. However, these percentages may be substantially different at Balance Capital’s discretion.

7. PROPRIETARY TRADING

The Advisor and its principals may trade for their own accounts (“Proprietary Accounts”). The records associated with Balanced Capital’s trading of Proprietary Accounts or other client accounts will not be available for inspection by Clients.

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8. FEES AND EXPENSES

Clients’ accounts shall be charged the fees as set forth below. Once these fees are earned, the Advisor will retain the fees regardless of an account's subsequent performance. Management and incentive fees are negotiable and may vary depending upon account size and other factors. Fees are charged monthly.

a. Management Fee

The Advisor will receive a management fee of up to 1/6 of 1% (2% annually) of the Net Assets in the Client's account at the end of each month. Net Assets are the account's total assets and liabilities, including realized and unrealized gains and losses. If the account is traded for less than a month, the management fee shall be pro-rated according to the number of days it was traded.

b. Incentive Fee

The Advisor will receive an incentive fee based on a percentage Net New Profits the Advisor generates in an account for a month. More specifically, the Advisor will receive up to 33% of the Net New Profits.

Net New Profits are the amount, if any, by which the account's Net Assets at the end of the month (after deducting the management fees for the month) exceed the highest previous month-end Net Assets of the account (or Net Assets at the start of trading, whichever is higher), disregarding capital additions and withdrawals. For example, when month-end Net Assets are $200,000 (after deducting the management fees and assuming there are no capital additions or withdrawals) and the highest previous month-end Net Assets were $160,000 (after payment of the incentive fee for that month), the incentive fee would be charged based on the $40,000 in Net New Profits for the current month.

If a Client’s account experiences aggregate net investment losses (both realized and unrealized) for any incentive period, such losses (the “Carryforward Loss”) shall be deducted from Net New Profits for each succeeding month for the purpose of determining the incentive fee for each such month until the full amount of the Carryforward loss has been offset by Net New Profits.

9. THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS MARKETS

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement, made through the facilities of an established exchange, by which the seller agrees to deliver and the buyer agrees to accept, a certain quantity of a specified grade of a commodity during a

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designated delivery month at a specified price. Certain futures contracts, such as those in Eurodollar time deposits or stock indices, are closed out by cash settlement of the profit or loss of an open position rather than by delivery. Speculative traders rarely expect to take delivery of any commodity under a futures contract. Rather, they hope to realize profits from fluctuations in the price of futures contracts, "offsetting" such contracts by taking an equal and opposite position in the same contract before delivery is due. A margin deposit is required to initiate both "long" and "short" futures positions. Additional margin is required if unrealized losses in open positions reduce the margin on deposit below required minimums. Unlike margin in the securities industry, which essentially constitutes a loan from a client's stockbroker, margin in futures trading acts as a deposit to give assurance to a trader's futures broker of the trader's ability to pay for any losses which may be incurred on the trader's positions.

Options Contracts. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser of the option the right to take a position at a specified price (the strike" or "exercise" price) in the underlying futures contract. A "call" option gives the purchaser the right to take a long position in the underlying futures contract, and the purchaser of a "put" option acquires the right to take a short position in the underlying contract. The purchase price of an option is referred to as its "premium". The seller (or "writer") of an option is obligated to take a futures position at a specified price opposite to the option buyer if the option is exercised. Selling such options involves risks similar to those involved in trading futures contracts, in that options are speculative and highly leveraged. Specific market movements of the commodities or futures contracts underlying an option cannot accurately be predicted. The purchaser of an option is subject to the risk of losing the entire purchase price of the option, plus the fees and commissions associated with the transaction. The writer of an option is subject to the risk of potentially unlimited loss in excess of the premiums received, plus the fees and commissions associated with the transaction.

Regulation. Futures exchanges in the United States and the trading conducted thereon are subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the "Act"), by the CFTC. The Advisor is registered with and subject to regulation by the CFTC as a commodity trading advisor. Registration with the CFTC is not, and must not be considered as any indication of CFTC approval. The NFA is the self-regulatory body of the United States futures industry, of which the Advisor is a member. The NFA has responsibility for processing the registrations of commodity trading advisors and their associated persons, as well as most other CFTC registered persons.

Margins. Margin is the amount of funds that must be deposited by a trader with his or her commodity broker to secure the obligation either to make or accept delivery under a futures contract or to make an offsetting sale or purchase. Because futures contracts are customarily bought and sold on margins which range upward from less than two percent of the purchase price of the contract, price fluctuations occurring in commodity futures markets may create profits and losses that are greater than are customary in other forms of investment. The margin deposit required of an account will

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be reduced or increased daily as a consequence of fluctuations in the market price of the open contracts held for the account, and additional deposits may become necessary as a consequence of adverse market movements. Exchanges impose, and may at any time increase, minimum margin requirements, and brokers may, in their discretion, further increase the amount of margin required from any account.

Foreign Exchanges. Trading on exchanges outside the United States is not regulated by any United States governmental agency and may involve certain risks not applicable to trading on United States exchanges. For example, some foreign exchanges, in contrast to United States exchanges, are "principal's markets" in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual member with whom the trader has entered into a futures contract and not of an exchange or clearing corporation. Moreover, such trading may be subject to whatever regulatory provisions are applicable to transactions effected outside the United States, whether on foreign exchanges or otherwise. Trading on foreign exchanges involves the additional risks of expropriation, burdensome or confiscatory taxation, moratoriums, and investment controls or political or diplomatic events which might adversely affect the Advisor's trading activities. Trading on foreign exchanges is also subject to the risk of changes in the exchange rate between United States Dollars and the currencies in which contracts on such exchanges are settled.

Although the CFTC is prohibited by statute from promulgating rules which govern in any respect any rule, contract term or action of any foreign commodity exchange, the CFTC has full authority to regulate the sale of foreign futures contracts within the United States and has adopted regulations on this matter, effective as of February 1, 1988. These regulations may restrict the clients for whom or with whom the Advisor may trade or the markets which the Advisor may trade.

The foregoing is not a complete summary of the complex and highly various futures and options markets. Each client should familiarize himself or herself with the futures and options markets, carefully read the Risk Disclosure Statement in the front of this Disclosure Document and the following description of certain of the risks connected with futures and options trading before opening an account.

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10. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The trading performance of the Advisor is set forth on the pages that immediately follow. Please note that the Advisor began managing accounts in October 2013. From November 2012 through September 2013, Jakob Schneider, the Advisor’s Trading Principal, directed accounts included in the capsules. Please note that Mr. Schneider traded these accounts pursuant to exemption from registration as a CTA under CFTC Regulation 4.14(a)(10).

In addition, on page 14, the past performance of the Program since October 2009 is presented. From October 2009 through November 2012, the performance represents the results of a single account maintained by a former business associate of Mr. Schneider. While this account was traded pursuant to the Program, the account was not traded pursuant to a power of attorney by Balanced Capital or Mr. Schneider. This performance has been pro forma adjusted to account for the maximum fees to be charged by Balanced Capital. The performance from December 2012 through September 2013 represents the performance of accounts traded by Mr. Schneider pursuant to the Program pursuant to a power of attorney. Please note that the performance capsule on page 13 includes the performance of the account whose performance is presented in the capsule on page 14.

Please note that the Advisor manages accounts for Qualified Eligible Persons. The performance of some of these accounts is not included in this Disclosure Document.

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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS TRADING PERFORMANCE INFORMATION OF

Jakob Schneider

International Algo Trading Program Capsule Performance Summary

Period 11/1/12 to 9/30/14

Name of CTA Balanced Capital LLC/ Jakob

Schneider

Trading Program International Algo Trading

Program

Inception of Trading Pursuant to This Program November, 2012

Inception of Trading November, 2012

Nominal Funding Level of All Accounts $3,171,219

Actual Funding Level of All Accounts

Nominal Funding Level of Accounts in this Program Actual Funding Level of All Accounts in this Program

$3,171,219 $3,171,219 $3,171,219 Number Profitable Accounts that have opened and closed since

June 1, 2009 and Performance Range 0, n/a

Number Unprofitable Accounts that have opened and closed since

November 1, 2012 and Performance Range 1, -3.74%

No. of open Accounts traded pursuant to this Program 7

Worst monthly draw-down -9.66%, April 2013

Worst peak-to-valley draw-down -13.53% January – June 2013

MONTHLY AND ANNUAL RATES OF RETURN Month 2014 2013 2012 January -4.48% 5.69% February 1.13% -0.31% March -2.97% -2.05% April 4.43% -9.66% May 2.95% 8.38% June -0.37% -9.56% July 2.93% 2.30% August 0.57% 0.03% September 2.32% 3.38% October 5.74% November 2.76% -0.85% December 4.77% -1.50%

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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS SUPPLEMENTAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

TRADING PERFORMANCE INFORMATION OF International Algo Trading Program

Capsule Performance Summary Period 10/1/09 to 9/30/14

Trading Program International Algo Trading

Program

Inception of Trading October, 2009

Nominal Funding Level of All Accounts $3,171,219

Actual Funding Level of All Accounts

Nominal Funding Level of Accounts in this Program Actual Funding Level of All Accounts in this Program

$3,171,219 $3,171,219 $3,171,219 Number Profitable Accounts that have opened and closed since

October 1, 2009 and Performance Range 0, n/a

Number Unprofitable Accounts that have opened and closed since

October 1, 2009 and Performance Range 1, -3.74%

No. of open Accounts traded pursuant to this Program 7

Worst monthly draw-down -18.89%, Aug. 2011

Worst peak-to-valley draw-down -32.12%, Aug. 2010 – Dec.

2010 MONTHLY AND ANNUAL RATES OF RETURN

Month 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 January -4.48% 5.35% 6.31% 22.15% 11.79% February 1.13% -0.31% 11.09% -11.91% 6.75% March -2.97% -2.05% 8.88% 11.56% 1.62% April 4.43% -9.66% 4.80% -3.99% 3.28% May 2.95% 8.38% 2.02% 39.84% 6.17% June -0.37% -9.56% 6.78% 8.24% 10.87% July 2.93% 2.30% 1.67% -15.35% 2.94% August 0.57% 0.03% 9.54% -18.89% 1.46% September 2.32% 3.38% 5.45% 8.10% -5.15% October 5.74% 11.41% 14.50% -15.53% 1.13% November 2.76% 3.63% 12.96% -4.84% -1.36% December 4.77% -1.30% 9.18% -10.96% 12.85%

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Notes to Capsules

Worst Monthly Draw-Down is defined as losses experienced by a pool or trading program over a specified period.

Worst Peak-to-Valley Draw-Down is defined as the greatest cumulative percentage decline in month end net asset value due to losses sustained by a trading program during any period in which the initial month-end net asset value is not equaled or exceeded by a subsequent month-end asset value.

Annual Rate of Return represents the compounded rate of return for each year or portion of the year presented. It is computed by applying successively the respective Monthly Rate of Return beginning with the first month of that year. The calculation assumes a continuous investment throughout the period.

Nominal Assets are actual funds plus notional funds. Nominal Assets are the amount of funds the Trading Advisor uses to determine the level of trading.

Monthly returns include a deduction for a 33% pro-forma incentive fee based upon net new profits.

Monthly returns include a deduction for a 2% annual (1/6% per month) pro-forma management fee based upon ending net asset value.

Pro-forma adjustments were made to demonstrate the rates of return that would have been achieved if the Advisor’s maximum current fee structure was in effect.

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A - 1 EXHIBIT A Balanced Capital LLC Loewenstrasse 25, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland Telephone 41 43 455 75 75 Facsimile 41 43 455 75 89 Email: [email protected] MANAGED ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

THIS MANAGED ACCOUNT AGREEMENT FOR ADVISORY SERVICES is made and entered into this ______ day of ____________, 20___, by and between Balanced Capital LLC hereinafter referred to as the “Advisor” or the “Trading Advisor” and _________________________________, hereinafter referred to as the “Client”.

THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS:

The Client represents that he has speculative capital for the principal purpose of investing in futures contracts and options on futures contracts (“Investments”) and has been informed and is fully cognizant of the possible high risks associated with such investments.

The Client represents, warrants and agrees that: (a) All of the information contained in this Agreement is true, correct and complete as of the date hereof and since Advisor is relying thereon undersigned will promptly notify the Advisor of any changes herein; (b) The trading in Investments is within the power of the Client and such activity will in no way contravene the provisions of any statutes, rules or regulations, judgments, orders or decrees or agreements to which the Client is bound or subject; (c) if Client is a corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company, it is duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation and every state in which it does business; (d) The actions of the authorized person designated on the Agreement to act for the Client has been authorized by all necessary or appropriate corporate actions if applicable, such person has full authority to execute this Agreement and all related documents on behalf of the Client and to act for Client in all matters regarding Client’s account(s) and Advisor may at all times rely on the fact of such authority without any duty to investigate into either the authenticity or extent thereof; (e) If applicable, Client will confirm the matters contained in part (d) of this paragraph by supplying the Advisor, within a reasonable time, prior to the commencement of trading, with an executed copy of resolutions of the Board of Directors of Client in a form prescribed by the Advisor; (f) If Client is a partnership corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company, such entity has express authority to speculate in Investments; and (g) Client has never been suspended or barred from trading by the CFTC or any predecessor agency or any other federal or state regulatory agency or any exchange or trade association, and Client undertakes to notify the Advisor of any change in such status within two (2) business days of any such change.

This agreement is for the following managed trading programs and related advisory fees as described in Balanced Capital LLC’s Commodity Trading Advisor Disclosure Document.

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A - 2 IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED THAT:

1. The Client shall execute any and all documents for the purpose of opening a

trading account (the “Account”) with ________________________________ (“Broker”), a Futures Commission Merchant. The Client shall deposit cash and/or securities in the amount of $________________________, to be traded pursuant to the Advisor’s International Algo Trading Program (the “Program”) described in the Advisor’s Commodity Trading Advisor Disclosure Document.

2. The Advisor, as compensation for advisory services, charges a monthly

management fee of _______% based on Net Assets (as defined in the Advisor’s Disclosure Document) in the Client's account at the end of each month. In addition, the Advisor will receive _____% of the Net New Profits (as defined in the Advisor’s Disclosure Document) the Advisor generates in the Client’s account for a month.

3. The Advisor will trade the Investments and will have the exclusive authority to

issue all necessary instructions to the Broker. All such transactions shall be for the account and risk of the Client.

4. The Advisor will seek capital appreciation in the Client’s Account by trading speculatively in the Investments.

5. The Advisor’s services are not rendered exclusively for the Client, and the Advisor shall be free to render similar services to others.

6. This Agreement shall remain in effect until terminated by the receipt of written

notice of either party to the other. The Advisor or Client may terminate this Agreement for any reason upon such notice. Upon termination of this agreement, the open positions and subsequent management of the Account shall be the sole responsibility of the Client.

7. The Client agrees to immediately notify the Advisor orally and in writing if the

Client is dissatisfied with the Advisor’s decisions or actions. Written notification of any such complaints should be sent to the Advisor within ten (10) business days of the event or transaction which lead to the complaint. Failure on the part of the Client to provide such notification will be deemed to be the Client’s acquiescence and ratification of the Advisor’s conduct.

8. The Advisor’s recommendations and authorizations shall be for the Account

and risk of the Client. The Advisor makes no guarantee that any of its services will result in a profit to the Client. The Client has discussed the risks of the futures trading with the Advisor and understands those risks. The Client assumes the responsibility of losses that may be incurred.

9. The Client agrees to execute a “Limited Power of Attorney” attached hereto authorizing the Advisor to enter orders for the Investments for the Client’s Account. The

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A - 3 Client also agrees to execute any similar document provided by the Broker to allow the Advisor to enter trades on behalf of the Client.

10. The Client agrees to execute a “Fee Payment Authorization” enabling the

Broker to make payments from the Client’s Account to the Advisor in compensation for services as set forth in this Agreement. The Client also agrees to execute any similar document provided by the Broker to allow such payments to the Advisor to be made.

11. The Client acknowledges that he has read a copy of the Advisor’s most current

Disclosure Document, including the Risk Disclosure Statement. The Advisor makes no guarantee that any of its services will result in a gain for the Client. The Advisor will not be liable to the Client or to others except by reason of acts constituting willful malfeasance or gross negligence as to its duties herein, and disclaims any liability for human or machine errors in orders to trade or not to trade Investments.

12. In the event that any provisions of this Agreement are invalid for any reason whatsoever, all other conditions and provisions of the Agreement shall, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect.

13. By depositing funds with the Broker, the Client acknowledges and accepts the

propriety of the Advisor’s trading program and his suitability to bear the economic risk of loss in trading in the Investments.

14. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and no modification or amendments of this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and by the participants hereto.

15. The Client acknowledges that should Client’s account become underfunded,

trading profits and losses on a percentage basis will be greater than if the account were fully funded and that additional capital may be required to maintain trading positions.

16. The Client agrees to bring any judicial action, including any complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim, third party complaint or any arbitration proceeding, arising directly or indirectly in connection with this Agreement or any transaction covered herein or against the Advisor or any person who is an officer, agent, employee or associated person of the Advisor at the time the cause of action arises, only in courts or before arbitrators located within Chicago, Illinois unless the Advisor voluntarily in writing expressly submits to another jurisdiction. In the event that the Client brings any judicial action or any arbitration proceedings against the Advisor, or any person who is an officer, agent, employee, or associated person of the Advisor, in a court or before arbitrators not located within Chicago, Illinois, the undersigned agrees to transfer the action to a court or before arbitrators in Chicago, Illinois. Client agrees that any hearing held by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission pursuant to its reparations procedures shall be heard, upon the election of the Advisor, only in Chicago, Illinois. Client also consents and submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court located within Chicago, Illinois or the federal court closest to Chicago, Illinois.

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A - 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

_______________________________ Account Name

_______________________________ _______________________________ _____________ Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

_______________________________ _______________________________ _____________ Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

Note: If a joint account or general partnership, all persons must sign.

If this is a limited partnership account, the general or managing partner(s) must sign. Accepted:

Balanced Capital LLC

By: /s/ Vittorio Faillace Vittorio Faillace, President

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B - 1 EXHIBIT B Balanced Capital LLC Loewenstrasse 25, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland Telephone 41 43 455 75 75 Facsimile 41 43 455 75 89 Email: [email protected] FEE PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION

TO BROKERAGE FIRM: ______________________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________________________

CITY AND STATE: ______________________________________________

The undersigned Client agrees to the following:

1. As compensation for its advisory services, the Commodity Trading Advisor,

Balanced Capital LLC (“the Advisor”), will charge management and incentive fees, which will be debited directly from Client’s trading account.

2. Client authorizes the above named carrying brokers to debit Client’s account and pay to the Advisor the fees referenced above.

3. Client holds the carrying broker harmless and indemnifies the Clearing Broker

from any losses arising out of payment of such fees to the Advisor. _______________________________

Account Name

_______________________________ _______________________________ _____________ Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

_______________________________ _______________________________ _____________ Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

Note: If a joint account or general partnership, all persons must sign.

If this is a limited partnership account, the general or managing partner(s) must sign. Accepted:

Balanced Capital LLC

By: /s/ Vittorio Faillace Vittorio Faillace, President

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C - 1 EXHIBIT C Balanced Capital LLC Loewenstrasse 25, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland Telephone 41 43 455 75 75 Facsimile 41 43 455 75 89 Email: [email protected] LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY TO BROKERAGE FIRM: _____________________________________

The undersigned hereby authorizes Balanced Capital LLC , a Commodity Trading Advisor (“Advisor”), as his agent and attorney-in-fact to buy and sell (including “short” sales) commodity futures on margin and options thereon or otherwise for the undersigned’s account and risk including the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury Bills and investments in money market funds accounts. The undersigned hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the brokerage firm harmless from all loss, cost, indebtedness and liabilities arising therefrom. In all such purchases and sales you are authorized to follow the instructions of the aforesaid agent in every respect concerning the undersigned’s account with you; and except as herein otherwise provided, the Advisor is authorized to act for the undersigned in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the undersigned might or could do with respect to such purchases and sales as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental thereto, except that the Advisor is not authorized to withdraw any money, securities, or other property either in the name of the undersigned or otherwise other than in conjunction with payment of fees owed to the Advisor.

The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms any and all transactions with you heretofore or hereafter made by the aforesaid agent on behalf of or for the account of the undersigned. This authorization and indemnity is in addition to (and in no way limits or restricts) any rights which you may have under any other agreement or agreements between you and the undersigned.

This authorization and indemnity is a continuing one and shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned by a written notice addressed to you and delivered to you at the above address, but such revocation shall not affect any liability in any way resulting from transactions initiated prior to such revocation. This authorization and indemnity shall

inure to your benefit and that of your successors and assigns.

_______________________________ Account Name

_______________________________ _______________________________ _____________ Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

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C - 2 Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

Note: If a joint account or general partnership, all persons must sign.

If this is a limited partnership account, the general or managing partner(s) must sign. Accepted:

Balanced Capital LLC

By: /s/ Vittorio Faillace Vittorio Faillace, President

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D - 1 EXHIBIT D Balanced Capital LLC Loewenstrasse 25, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland Telephone 41 43 455 75 75 Facsimile 41 43 455 75 89 Email: [email protected] ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF BALANCED CAPITAL LLC ’S

COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT

To Whom It May Concern:

This is to acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Disclosure Document of Balanced Capital LLC, Commodity Trading Advisor, dated November 1, 2014, describing the trading program(s) pursuant to which my account will be directed.

Read and acknowledged by:

_______________________________ Account Name

_______________________________ _______________________________ _____________ Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

_______________________________ _______________________________ _____________ Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

Note: If a joint account or general partnership, all persons must sign.

If this is a limited partnership account, the general or managing partner(s) must sign. Accepted:

Balanced Capital LLC

By: /s/ Vittorio Faillace Vittorio Faillace, President

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E - 1 EXHIBIT E Balanced Capital LLC Loewenstrasse 25, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland Telephone 41 43 455 75 75 Facsimile 41 43 455 75 89 Email: [email protected] CLIENT INFORMATION

National Futures Association Compliance Rule 2-30 requires commodity trading advisors to request information about each individual client’s occupation, estimated annual income, net worth and previous investment experience before opening a managed futures account. If the account is opened by someone other than an individual (example, corporation), this information is not required to be completed.

Type of Account:

Individual _________ Corporate______________

Joint ______________ Other __________________

Client’s Full Name: ___________________________________________ Client’s Address: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

Telephone # ___________________________________________

Client’s Principal Occupation or Business: _________________________

Client’s Age: _______________________

Client’s Estimated Annual Income: _______________________________

Client’s Net Worth: _________________

(the excess of assets over liabilities, exclusive of home, furnishings and automobiles) Number of Dependents: ______________

Investment Experience:

Stocks/Bonds: Yes No # of Years _____________ Mutual Funds: Yes No # of Years _____________ Options: Yes No # of Years _____________

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E - 2

Commodities: Yes No # of Years _____________ Commodity Pools: Yes No # of Years _____________ _______________________________

Account Name

_______________________________ ______________________________ _________ Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

_______________________________ _______________________________ _____________ Client’s Signature Print Name and Title Date

Note: If a joint account or general partnership, all persons must sign.

If this is a limited partnership account, the general or managing partner(s) must sign. Accepted:

Balanced Capital LLC

By: /s/ Vittorio Faillace Vittorio Faillace, President

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F - 1 EXHIBIT F GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY

CONSUMER PRIVACY NOTIFICATION

This notice is being provided to inform you of Balanced Capital LLC’s (“Balanced Capital”) consumer privacy policies as required under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

In providing you with financial products and services, Balanced Capital receives nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

1. Information we receive from you on Balanced Capital's subscription

documents, applications or other forms.

2. Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others.

3. Information we receive from other futures industry participants.

In providing you with financial products and services, Balanced Capital may collect the following types of nonpublic personal information about you.

1. Information Balanced Capital receives from you on account applications

and/or subscription documents, whether written or electronic, or on other forms. This information would include your name, address, social security number, income, investment experience, investment objectives, etc.

2. Information about your transactions with our affiliates, others, or us. This information could include your trading through our affiliates, others, and us your history of meeting margin calls, paying debit balances and your use of the various products and services that our affiliates and we provide.

3. Information about you obtained in connection with our efforts to protect

against fraud, money laundering activities, or unauthorized use of your account(s) with us. Balanced Capital may disclose the types of the nonpublic personal information listed above to other financial institutions with which Balanced Capital has joint marketing agreements, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, investment companies, investment advisers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators and other financial service participants. Balanced Capital may disclose your nonpublic personal information to other nonaffiliated third parties as permitted by law, such as in response to a subpoena or legal process or in order to complete a transaction, which you initiated and authorized.

If you prefer that Balanced Capital not disclose your nonpublic personal information to unaffiliated third parties, you may opt out of those disclosures. That is, you may direct Balanced Capital not to make those disclosures other than permitted by law. However, you may not opt out of the subscription documents provided by Balanced Capital or any service provider necessary to effect or process any transaction in your account(s) with Balanced Capital.

If you wish to opt out of disclosure to nonaffiliated third parties, please contact Balanced Capital so that we may honor your request.

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G - 1 EXHIBIT G NFA BYLAW 1101 DUE DILIGENCE REPRESENTATIONS

Balanced Capital LLC (“Balanced Capital”) is a member of the National Futures Association (“NFA”). NFA Bylaw 1101 requires its members to transact business only with NFA members or parties that are not required to be registered with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). In order to demonstrate Balanced Capital’s compliance with NFA Bylaw 1101, please provide the following information and representations.

1) The client is a natural person ______ or an entity ______ (check one).

2) If the client is a natural person, the client hereby represents that the client owns and will own all funds and securities deposited in the accounts to be managed by Balanced Capital. ______ (check if applicable)

3) If the client is an entity, the client hereby represents that the client is:

a) not and will not be operated for the purpose of trading or investing commodity

futures contracts or commodity options; _____

b) an NFA member and is registered as a Commodity Pool Operator with the CFTC; _____; or

c) exempt from CFTC registration. _____

4) If the client has indicated that the client exempt from CFTC registration, the client

represents that the client is exempt from such registration

under___________________________________ (identify exemption).

_______________________________________ __________________

Name of Client Date

_______________________________________ Name and Title of Person Signing on Behalf of Client

_______________________________________ (Sign Here)

Accepted:

Balanced Capital LLC

By: /s/ Vittorio Faillace Vittorio Faillace, President

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