The Systematic Macro Programme.
QCM’s flagship product was launched in 1995 and re-branded the SMP in June 2021 to reflect its relevance to the revamped systems-based macro strategy.
The QCM SMP is an absolute return product that offers investors a fully diversified actively managed portfolio of 110 exchange-traded futures across the two broad Financial and Commodity asset classes.
By going long or short the SMP participates in both rising and falling markets. The instruments are listed in major exchanges worldwide and range across a variety of sectors including global stocks, bonds, interest rates and currencies together with commodities including energies, metals, grains, softs and livestock.
The flagship product has evolved since inception with a number of milestone enhancements. Its most current pivotal change was in November 2018 following a three year research deep-dive into the QCM investment strategies. The quality of the upgraded SMP and its track record since, demonstrates the product’s robustness. It has successfully navigated some of the toughest market conditions including those witnessed in 2020 through the pandemic.
Investors in SMP additionally take comfort from having positions in their portfolio marked to market, with no subjectivity in valuation using exchange-settled prices.