Over the course of the many years it has been engaged in investment research, design and management, ZCM has developed a considerable expertise and an extensive set of tools in the field. As time permits, ZCM makes these tools and expertise available to other firms or individuals who wish to engage ZCM services, or who are interested in a joint venture or strategic alliance. Examples of these areas are:

Quantitative Research of Financial Data and Markets.

Analysis of financial and market data combining the use of a well-stocked tool box of powerful mathematical, statistical and computer analysis techniques with extensive experience in research in the financial field.

Quantitative Financial Modeling.

Creation of self-contained financial models that can be used for identification and targeting of various scenarios and environments, through the use of sophisticated analytic and computer prototyping tools.

Design of Computerized Trading Systems.

Design and customization of computer-based trading systems, drawing on ZCM's extensive experience in the design of proprietary trading methodologies. Through the use of powerful computer prototyping tools, clients' trading ideas can be quickly tested and incorporated into customized trading systems.

Design of Risk Management Systems.

ZCM has developed an extensive set of techniques for the analysis and identification of the major risk components of portfolio exposure to particular markets. These techniques are useful in the design of risk management techniques for portfolios with poorly defined risk exposures.

Investment Strategy Validation.

ZCM can quickly generate tests of specific investment strategies against actual market data, and produce performance and risk profile results of the strategy under real market scenarios for validation or other decision support.

Due Diligence Research.

Over the course of its many years of involvement in investment management and research, ZCM has come into contact with, and developed a significant body of experience in a wide variety of investment strategies and methodologies. As a result, ZCM is well-positioned to evaluate strengths and weaknesses in strategies, methodologies and managers. ZCM is able to review the fundamentals of most investment strategies and managers, evaluate its power to identify and profit from particular non-random movements in the markets it operates in, and ascertain the quality of the methodology. Detailed evaluation reports are generated that can aid and speed due diligence tasks.

Consulting Services.

ZCM is available for consulting in the areas of quantitative financial analysis, trading systems design and management, and financial instrument targeting, risk profiling and validation of specific investment management strategies.

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