Advanced Time-a-Trade
Advanced Time-a-Trade, defined as Computer-assisted Trading (CAT), is a procedure for managing US equity portfolios developed by newTRADE Solutions SA (nTS), a Swiss company.
Instead of relying on traditional research, CAT applies modern technology to achieve better results on a relative basis. It’s objective is to outperform the indexes, not to grow a portfolio in absolute terms.
Originally conceived in the early 1980's, CAT suffered from a lack of essential tools such as streaming quotes, web-based trading, API links, online databases and advanced processors. Computer-assisted Trading provides stable portfolio management that regularly outperforms the US market indexes.
Traditional portfolio management depends on research and analysis which in itself is subjective. CAT is different. It replaces the emotional or subjective content involved in portfolio management with mathematical formulae and available technology.
No research is undertaken other than the initial choice of a portfolio which is fed to a database and traded according to a series of proprietary algorithms accompanied by safety parameters and continued oversight.
The process excludes human intervention.
Figures speak for themselves. Accounts under CAT management outperformed the Dow Jones, S&P500 and NASDAQ on average by 1.3% per month or 15% per annum.- CAT trades more than accepted practice recommends. Trading expenses however represent a negligible part not only of any transaction but also of the inherent savings.
- Risk-management. CAT is non-speculative. No shorts, no margin, no arbitrage, no options. Only long positions in blue- chip stocks and a 10% cash reserve. See Performance.