Advisor
John Joseph, CEO and Founder, has been the principal of The SEMA4 Group LLC, a NFA-member CTA/CPO since 2003. Mr. Joseph earned a BS in Mathematics and Biology with a minor in Computer Science in 1995 from the University of Scranton. Additionally, he earned an MS in Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts in 1997, where he was nominated for the Distinguished Teaching Award. Mr. Joseph is also a published researcher in mathematics.

Joseph Mashinski, COO, earned his AB from Princeton University and JD from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law. He has been a member of the Pennsylvania Bar since 2005. Prior to joining The SEMA4 Group, Mr. Mashinski has served as Director at Principal Financial Group, Director of Sovereign Benefits Consulting, and Counsel at Diversified Investment Advisors.

The SEMA4 Group is the first place winner of the Q42003 RQSI CTA Star Search Trading Competition and the third place winner of the Q12004 Competition.

Trading Programs
Our trading programs have three key characteristics which make them ideal for inclusion in almost any portfolio:

- Daily liquidity with no overnight exposure
- 2% Maximum daily loss target
- Zero/Negative correlation to other managers and asset classes

The SEMA4 Mini Russell 2000 Index Program capitalizes on short-term inefficiencies in the ICE Russell 2000 equity index futures. This high-frequency trading model employs a growing portfolio of dynamic and adaptive trading algorithms in tandem with the SEMA4 Risk Allocation Framework. No positions are held overnight.

The SEMA4 eMini S&P MidCap 400 Index Program capitalizes on short-term inefficiencies in the CME S&P 400 equity index futures. This high-frequency trading model employs a growing portfolio of dynamic and adaptive trading algorithms in tandem with the SEMA4 Risk Allocation Framework. No positions are held overnight.

Contact The SEMA4 Group for further information and detailed program returns.