Frequently Asked Questions
Please take a moment to review our Frequently Asked Question section. If you have any further questions, please to not hesitate to contact us. We value our customers and, your business is very important to us.
GENERAL QUESTIONS
The CFA Code and Standards are an ethical benchmark first created in 1960 by the CFA Institute for investment professionals around the globe, regardless of job title, cultural differences, or local laws. Fidelis Capital believes that maintaining a high ethical standard is paramount to successful business and profitable client relationship. We structure our company culture around the highest ethical standards and guidelines in the investment industry.
CFA Institute does not endorse, promote, review, or warrant the accuracy or quality of the products or services offered by Fidelis Capital LLC. CFA Institute, CFA®, and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.INVESTMENT PROCESS QUESTIONS
Machine learning is a subfield of computer science that evolved from the study of pattern recognition and computational learning theory in artificial intelligence. Machine learning explores the construction and study of algorithms that can learn from and make predictions on data. Algorithms operate by building a model from example inputs in order to make data-driven predictions or decisions, rather than following strictly static program instructions.
By utilizing our proprietary Machine Learning Driven trading models, We follow the major market trends and move between styles, from investing in value to growth, market neutral to mean reversion. Our Machine Learning Algorithms tailor themselves to the pattern of individual instruments in order to take the most profit out of the market or maximize Correlation Between Equity Curve and Perfect Profit.
Opening An Account and Account Management
There are three ways to open an account with Fidelis Capital, Full Electronic (Recommended), Semi-Electronic, or Paper.
1) Fully Electronic (Recommended for fastest processing) - An invitation is sent to the client, who completes an electronic application online. The client fills out the necessary information and the application is electronically sent to Interactive Brokers for processing.
2) Semi-Electronic with paper signature – A Fidelis employee and the client complete an electronic application online. At the end of the process, they print the application for the client to review and complete the deposit instructions and the security Q&A section. The client then signs the application and sends it to Interactive Brokers for processing.
3) Paper - A paper application is sent to the client to complete and sign. The client sends the completed application to Interactive Brokers for processing.
At this time, we do not have any account minimums. Although that is subject to change in the future.
All assets are held with Interactive Brokers, a 36 year old Broker Dealers with 4.8 Billion dollars in equity capital and a strong Standard and Poor's rating of A-. We specialize in creating and managing client owned managed accounts. The client maintains ownership and custody of all invested assets. Fidelis Capital only maintains discretionary control over the transactions made in the managed accounts.
Our accounts are held at interactive brokers. You can either click on the login button in the top right hand corner of any of these pages to take you to your interactive brokers account or log on to the interactive brokers website directly. Depending on the capabilities of your broker, Ask your broker to integrate your fidelis capital into your entire portfolio with there own brokerage software to get a dynamic picture of your portfolio mix.
Investment decision making process
We specialized in creating portfolios of Liquid, exchange traded securities. Our company develops portfolios by looking for opportunities in any asset class that is listed on a major exchange and is very liquid, degree to which an asset or security can be bought or sold in the market without affecting the asset's price.
Our portfolios include but are not limited to:
Index Futures and Options
Commodities
Forex (Foreign Currency Exchange)
Our company create proprietary, predictive computer based models that create investment decision that manage our portfolio. We spend resources rigorously testing and managing our computer models. We use a mixture of market experience and statistical analysis to generate and develop idea then we leverage the power of computer analysis to back test and manage our computer models.