http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/index/ en webmaster@scotiapartners.com Copyright 2008 2008-06-06T13:33:01-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/the_secret/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/the_secret/#When:13:33:01Z The Secret is… THERE IS NO SECRET! That’s right. For directional trading models, there are only a few tried and true dictums that can provide consistent profits over time. The “Trend is Your Friend” and the absoluteness of mean reversion are two which Scotia holds dear and practices religiously. There are thousands of ways to recognize and employ these truths in order to be profitable. Rigorous testing protocols and simple trading rules can help to make the system work over many kinds of market conditions but the key to successful trading is to follow the rules once the system has been deployed. The market sometimes tricks us into thinking it will close up or down and then in the few minutes between the time we enter our trades and the actual market close, it moves in the opposite direction. This happens for us a few times a year. But, apart from the market making our anticipatory trades wrong, we have never disobeyed the rules of our trading systems. If the rules say to make a trade, we do. If the rules say to close a trade, we do. If the rules say not to make a trade, we don’t. This kind of consistent use of the entry and exit rules of our systems mean that our system will do what it is designed to do. It may one day not work if market conditions change in a way we have never seen, but until that happens, accounts assigned to a particular Scotia trading model, will get exactly what that system offers, good or bad. Misc 2008-06-06T13:33:01-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/oops/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/oops/#When:15:44:00Z Something happened when you signed up for our newsletter that short-circuited the process. If you do not receive an email from us asking you to verify your subscription, please sign up again and this time we will cross our fingers and trust that it will work. If you have continued problems the best thing to do is simply call us at (484) 932-8560. Scotia 2008-05-19T15:44:00-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/thank_you_for_signing_up/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/thank_you_for_signing_up/#When:14:09:00Z Thank you for signing up for the Scotia Partners, llc email. We send emails approximately once a month or so. We promise not to inundate you with emails about every little thing that happens here like “guess who just found a new hangnail”. If you have any questions about us or about what we do and how we do it, the best thing to do is call us at 484-932-8560. Misc 2008-05-19T14:09:00-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/can_you_explain_the_different_crests_and_shields_you_display_on_your_site/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/can_you_explain_the_different_crests_and_shields_you_display_on_your_site/#When:16:29:00Z The shield is the Montgomery family Coat-of-Arms whose symbols are meant to show the French-Norman origins and the strength and power of the Montgomery clan. The crest depicts a lady holding an anchor in her right hand and a severed head in her left. We don’t know why the Montgomery clan uses this crest, but we think it is pretty cool. The clan motto, “Garde Bien” means Watch Well and serves as a reminder of the way we approach our management of client money. FAQ 2007-01-10T16:29:00-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/can_i_visit_your_office/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/can_i_visit_your_office/#When:16:16:00Z Yes, just remember the rules:  Guys, no ties allowed. Gals: no high-heels allowed. We appreciate help with the care and feeding of our programmer, so bring Dunkin Donuts coffee (large, cream, no sugar) and pizza. If you want the royal treatment, call ahead so we can clean up. FAQ 2007-01-10T16:16:00-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/what_is_with_the_little_pictures_in_your_sidebar/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/what_is_with_the_little_pictures_in_your_sidebar/#When:16:13:00Z A good friend and artist, Ryan Estes, has graciously allowed us to link to some of his photographic artwork just to make our site nicer and more fun to look at. We spend a lot of time here and we enjoy seeing his pictures. FAQ 2007-01-10T16:13:00-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/what_range_of_investment_objectives_do_you_pursue_for_your_clients/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/what_range_of_investment_objectives_do_you_pursue_for_your_clients/#When:16:04:00Z Each of our strategies begins with an investment philosophy. Building on those underpinnings, Scotia develops relative return strategies and absolute return strategies. See our Investment Philosophy and Investing pages for more information. We believe that all of our strategies are best utilized as part of an overall investment strategy that employs several investment approaches across several markets. Our different strategies have been developed to fit well along side one another. Scotia never recommends that any one of its models be used as a singular approach to portfolio management either for the investing professional, the individual investor, or Manager of Manager Advisory firms. Performance should be measured according to an investors Minimal Acceptable Rate of Return. For example, if you need 20% annualized return to achieve your investment objectives (then you waited too long or saved too little), anything less than this is going to be insufficient. FAQ 2007-01-10T16:04:00-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/where_are_your_performance_results_listed/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/where_are_your_performance_results_listed/#When:16:01:00Z We do not list our performance results here. Why should you believe what we tell you, anyway? The models that we offer are tracked and verified by Theta Investment Research. In the interest of full disclosure, however, we will mention that Theta is owned by a different branch of the same Montgomery family that owns and runs Scotia. If you would like to see our performance and risk statistics, contact us and ask for a guest pass to the Theta site where you will be able to view the historical performance accounts that have been traded in real time with real money. FAQ 2007-01-10T16:01:00-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/are_you_a_hedge_fund/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/are_you_a_hedge_fund/#When:15:52:00Z No. we do not operate or manage a hedge fund.  FAQ 2007-01-10T15:52:00-05:00 http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/sorry1/ http://www.scotiapartners.com/index.php/site/sorry1/#When:20:06:00Z The content on the page you requested is available only to logged in Clients of this Scotia Partners, ltd. If you are a Registered Client, you can login at our Member Login page. 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