CARBON EMISSIONS
Genuine Trading Solutions provides Carbon Emissions trading in support of the Kyoto Protocol, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Western Climate Initiative, and others. Due to our specialty in the field of risk management and hedging, we have formed a special relationship with our partners at the European Energy Exchange and Eurex.

In support of socially responsible and climate conscious companies seeking a mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we recognize the challenges of making the necessary changes to conform to a new way of doing business.

In partnership with our member exchanges, we provide direct access to trading CO2 emissions on a variety of world exchanges including:
- Australia Climate Exchange;
- Bluenext (France);
- Chicago Climate Exchange;
- European Climate Exchange (U.K.);
- Eurex (Germany);
- Montreal Climate Exchange;
- Tianjin Climate Exchange (China);

We are actively trading OTC off-sets and exchange traded products such as:
- EU Emission Allowances ("EUAs");
- CERs (Certified Emission Reduction Credits); and
- VERs (Voluntary Emission Reduction Units);

We endeavor to put in place an effective trading strategy combining compliance to both government regulation and socially conscious investors. The challenges of the next century seem evident, we have the expertise for becoming an integral component in moving forward. Make us part of your team and we'll make a difference together.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Through our relationship with two major banking clearing facilities ("FCM") one headquartered in London England and the other in New York, our institutional and corporate clients have access to approximately 40 tradable currencies worldwide. Our clients routinely execute physical conversion for payroll or to hedge future currency exposure against unexpected reversals.

Due to issues regarding money laundering legislation, accounts are generally opened directly with our FCM. This process streamlines the ability of moving funds into your Fx account and back again after a transaction is completed.

Anyone who has ever wire transferred funds continues to wonder why, considering todays technology, the banking industry persists in hindering the speed of wiring funds. The whole process creates more anxiety with customers rather than providing solutions. Well that has thankfully ended. We have worked with our European banking partner to provide for a new method of rapid execution of money transfer. Your company can now qualify for the Electronic Transfer of Funds, ("EFT") into any currency you desire with same day (round turn) settlement. All this regardless of who you bank with, anywhere in the world.

INDEX HEDGING
The second most common hedging strategy for equity and fixed income managers is the protection of a portfolio against market downturns.

To accomplish this effectively, portfolio managers routinely utilize an index hedge rather than the liquidation of a percentage of their portfolio. The benefits are obvious. Firstly such a hedge is much less expensive than clearing fees for stock liquidation and then subsequent re-purchase. Secondly, timing is critical and in the event the portfolio continues to rise, the fund manager continues to hold his position fully intact and protected by the hedge.

Genuine Trading Solutions is a full service CTA firm, and through our international clearing facility, (FCM) we are able to provide an index hedge on virtually any market world wide, including:

S&P TSX 60		FTSE 100 / 250		Dow Jones		S&P 100
S&P 500		NASDAQ 100		Nikkei 225		Russell 1000 / 2000
CRB Index		US Dollar		CAC 40		Hang Seng
Value Line		DAX

FIXED INCOME HEDGING
In addition to index hedging for equity portfolios, we offer a full assortment of exchange traded products for hedging interest rates in relation to fixed income portfolio’s. These include:

Cdn Bankers Acceptance		Cdn Gov’t Bonds		Euro Dollar
US T-Bills		US T-Bonds		US T-Notes
Japanese Gov’t Bonds		LIBOR		30 Day Fed Funds
Credit Default SWAPS		SWAPS		Fed Binary Options

BASE COMMODITY HEDGING FOR CORPORATIONS
If your corporation imports a product in one currency and sells it in another currency, then you may be experiencing currency risk. If you purchase a base product today i.e. steel or copper, but the finished product is not re-sold for some time into the future, then you are experiencing product risk also called basis risk.

Whether you are the owner of a small business or CEO of a Fortune 500 company, you may require the services of a CTA to manage and off-set the risk associated with daily market variances. Over the years, our clients have come to us for hedging Wheat, Corn, Livestock, Gold, Silver, Copper as well as Crude Oil and Natural Gas. The list is long and as varied as the business of our customers.

We can be of help, regardless of the product you sell or the country you market to. We have worked with clients in almost every major country in the world.

CREDIT DERIVATIVES
Credit derivative products are also known as SWAPs. There are many different types and just as many uses for SWAPs as varied as your imagination. But essentially they are known as an exchange of income streams. The most common is an Interest Rate SWAP where the owner of a fixed income stream wishes to exchange with the owner of a floating income stream.

Credit Default SWAP - is used as a hedge against a default by the issuer of a bond or bank loan.

Total Rate of Return SWAP (TROR) - unlike the credit default SWAP which is really more of an (insurance) put option, a TROR SWAP is a true SWAP. The TROR payer might be a bank that owns a bond (but could be almost any asset including a basket of assets). The bond owner (payer) enters into a TROR with an investor (receiver). The payer pays coupon income plus appreciation / depreciation on the reference asset. In exchange, the investor pays floating plus LIBOR.

GIVE UP AGREEMENTS
Give Up Agreements are commonly used instruments by equity and fixed income funds to ensure all outside fund managers process their trades through a single custodian or prime broker. This is especially important in derivatives trading when the FCM or Futures Clearing Merchant is separate and distinct from those used by equity traders.

As your CTA, we are well versed in the use of Give Ups and will happily coordinate the set-up of such an agreement with your custodian or prime broker. We understand the importance of making your accounting process for the daily marked-to-market reporting of NAVPS as simple as possible.

FULL SERVICE CTA STRATEGIES:
In conjunction with full consultation with you, we will assist in the calculation and undetake the execution of your hedging or speculation needs which will protect you against the adversities everyday economic conditions present. When you manage the risk associated to your equity, fixed income portfolio, or business, you are really controlling conditions your competitors cannot.

If you knew how to control commodity prices and economic volatility wouldn't you have a distinct advantage over your competitors. We will give you the skills and the ability to control circumstances previously available to only the worlds major corporations and wealthiest individuals.

The largest institutions in the world for decades have long been hedging their risk associated with such financial instruments as Indices, Currency and Interest Rates. If you are unsure if you or your company can benefit from these products, call us to obtain a more detailed understanding of how to manage your operational or market risk exposure.

OVERVIEW:
The result of several industry mergers has created an opportunity for us to specialize in the areas of our choice. Our primary field of focus is wealth preservation through risk management hedging) services.