CoTrader is the Uber of Investment Funds and is LIVE on the ETH Mainnet. It's the world's first blockchain investment funds platform democratizing the $85 trillion funds industry.
COT is trading on HotBit, IDEX, Bancor, EtherFlyer, and more exchanges added constantly.
Anyone can create or join a crypto hedge fund, set fees & see proof of funds' past ROI.
Investors called cotraders can invest with the best fund managers, called traders, without sending the traders their crypto assets. Investors can withdraw their assets from any fund at any time.
Investor contest prizes help discover the the best traders and pay out up to $100 to $100K. All contests revenues will buy back COT tokens to pay out vested token prizes to help discover and follow some of the best new fund managers in the world.
CoTrader is like Uber for hedge funds, and is democratizing the $85 trillion global funds industry. It's the world's first LIVE blockchain marketplace where anyone can create or join a crypto hedge fund, set fees & see past ROI.
Investors called cotraders can invest with the best fund managers, called traders, without sending the traders their crypto assets. CoTrader decouples fund management from custodianship. For the first time in history, investors can withdraw their assets from any fund at any time. The platform will enable whitelisting for compliance.
CoTrader supports Ethereum ERC20 tokens, and its plan is to soon support all cryptos and ICOs, as well as stocks, shorts, derivatives, and can tokenize all assets on any exchange, from Binance to Ameritrade, via it's smart escrow protocol.
CoTrader enables everyone to test and prove themselves as top investors as they build up a performance history. Influencers have incentive to compete & onboard cotraders, as this leverages and multiplies their gains.
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Ph.D. | CEO | FinTech in Stocks | Blockchain in Cryptos | Author of Amazon Best Sellers in Online Trading Rated on Jul 20, 2018
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"CoTraders can invest with the best investors without sending their assets to anyone. Our onchain smart funds provide proof of fund performance, known fees, borderless access, and total asset control."
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 29 Aug 2018
Hi Clemen, thanks for voting! We'd love it if you consider the following information: The "about" text in ICOBench was a bit outdated. The new info, and our WP (cotrader.com/whitepaper) is more updated. There's an executive summary there.
To answer your question: "Who are our best investors". That's the whole point of the platform.
The best fund managers will bubble up from the entire community base. Their performance is known, so the best will be revealed.
Anyone YouTubers, influencer, etc, in the world can try their luck as fund manager.
Must like anyone on AirBnB can try their luck as hotel manager.
There were laws against AirBnB. Users should comply with local laws. Not many do. As a result, regulations are changing, in practice, if not in letter, to fit the needs of people. We live in an age of accelerated change. Countries that can't keep up with the times lose out.
Group CEO | Blockchain Entrepreneur |Fund Partner | Exchange Founder | Singapore Rated on Aug 9, 2018 Modified on Aug 9, 2018
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Very interesting use of blockchain to disrupt how investment funds will work. Good commercial marketplace model. Highly disruptive, but untested yet (regulatory and commercial pickup) so risk is definitely there.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 29 Aug 2018
Thank you! The aim is to turn the whole project completely decentralized. Ie, the control over the smart contracts updates, the funding, everything. You have a great understanding, so you might consider this point deeply. Feel free to update your score accordingly.
Entrepreneur, Author, Journalist, Trainer, Influencer, Crypto Expert, Twitch Streamer and Marketing Specialist. Rated on Nov 4, 2018
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Well structured and balanced team. The MVP is not working, as I tried to test it. So you might want to fix that.
Aside from this, from their provided documentation, the project looks good.
CoTrader has a huge team that is highly competent based on linkedin checks. The KYC is passed which is an added bonus because it wasn't passed previously when I looked at his project. The vision is interesting but not new to the market. However, similarly, I can't see a direct USP it has that is better than its other competitors. Overall, still good project.
Enterprenuer | CEO | ICO Advisor |Investor | Blockchain Enthusiastic | Public Speaker Rated on Aug 15, 2018
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The idea is really good. They have already MVP which is always required now a days. Team and advisors are good and capable enough to run the project. The main thing they will need is adoption which will be difficult in market conditions. Best of luck team!!
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 29 Aug 2018
Hi Krutesh! Thanks for your great vote! You might consider if your points-vote: the market, it will be coming back at some point, and we'll be most ready to absorb it! :)
ICO,IEO Advisor| Blockchain Consultant | Growth Hacker | Listing On Exchanges | Marketing And PR Expert | Mentor Rated on Oct 2, 2018
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It's Interesting project and KYC Done. Big and experienced team members and have good advisory board with a innovative product and a great vision. The market needs such useful projects. Detailed WP.
PhD | Entrepreneur | CEO | ICO Advisor | Crypto enthusiast | Blockchain expert | Public speaker | Mentor Rated on Aug 16, 2018
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I see very big team - it is very good, but many didn't confirm the status here - it is bad. Correct it and I will lift assessment.
Concerning the idea - it is absolute not new, but I didn't see yet any project who could realize correctly it therefore I wish you only success and that at you everything turned out.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 31 Aug 2018
Hi Nikolay, thanks for voting! I'm looking to find where they can do KYC report the other members after it's already been completed. I don't see the option. But you can see they all have LinkedIns, and are real people. I have many videos in youtube with them in the office, pictures of them wearing the company tshirts in company photos, etc.
Yes, the idea is great, like flying, but it took till 1903 until the Wright brothers did that. CoTrader is the world's first trustless investment platform marketplace live on Ethereum mainnet.cotrader.com and we'll turn it into a true DAO to live on forever!
Blockchain consultant Rated on Jul 27, 2018 Modified on Sep 27, 2018
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Although it is an excellent point of view, it is not innovative. However, the feasibility of this project seems to be high.
I could not connect to the DEMO link.
I would like to know the progressive development goal according to the amount I procured.
I will increase the score of the product if DEMO works properly.
*I appreciate the answers from the team! I succeeded in verifying the specification of the product and confirmed that this is excellent.
ICO advisor|Crypto-asset and ICO investor| Libertarian|CEO of Block Venture Project Rated on Jul 21, 2018
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Team - some strong advisors with top education and experience, core team could use more relevant experience and also a compliance and regulatory lead. This could become a regulatory minefield if not properly considered, so requisite hires would make the project a lot more secure for the future.
Vision - not a very unique vision and no USP to make the platform stand out (decentralisation is very difficult to achieve primarily, so to call the project a DEX is a future goal, not a quick win). I can't stress enough, the funds on the platform will fall under securities laws in most jurisdictions, so the vision of democratising asset management is very difficult to achieve without good legal advice for every nation the project will operate in. Tokenising existing assets will add further complications too.
Product - MVP exists, seems to work ok, look forward to the beta.
I like the idea of Fund management platforms, and the project does have some good aspects and an advisory team that can add real value. Good luck in the ICO raise and subsequent execution.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 29 Aug 2018
Hi Paul. Thanks for voting! We'd love it if you considering the following reply:
About regulation: If you follow the spirit of the law, you'll find it's to protect consumers (in this case of investment funds). CoTrader provides complete transparency of past ROI and future fees. As such, it makes protecting consumers much easier.
Anyone YouTubers, influencer, etc, in the world can try their luck as fund manager.
Must like anyone on AirBnB can try their luck as hotel manager.
There were laws against AirBnB. Users should comply with local laws. Not many do. As a result, regulations are changing, in practice, if not in letter, to fit the needs of people. We live in an age of accelerated change.
CoTrader stands to instantly "break the wheel".
Hararis book shows history as the progress of information flow
The USSR fell because centralized planning is an innefficient way to decide how much bread to bake daily. Not enough bread for the arms race
Centralized planning is inefficient? Hmm sounds familiar
Cotrader is simply decentralized information in action. Now that I think about it, it seems nothing can stop it, with the founding team, or without us. Preferably with us :)
CoTrader has a huge team that is highly capable. The KYC is passed which is an added bonus. The vision is interesting but not new to the market. I didnt find any USP for this particular project. MVP is live and easy to use.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 29 Aug 2018
Hi Suzat, thanks for voting! For USP, please consider the following in your score:
The idea of flying wasn't new in 1903 when it was first achieved.
CoTrader is the world's first working trustless investment funds marketplace ever in history, live on mainnet.cotrader.com, unlike other projects that only talked and dreamed about realizing this amazing idea! :)
Strong team.
Liked the concept and the live product!
Whitepaper is in word format but very detailed with a great competition analysis done.
Great social media presence.
ICO Advisor and Growth Hacker Rated on Sep 2, 2018
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About a Vision I think is good, but after analyzed white paper I can say that is not unique but I appreciate transparency.
About a Team I think is big and strong, but some of the most important members have not updated their LinkedIn profiles and not confirmed the status here, not good thing.
Ex Cointelegraph and NewsBTC Media Group | Founder and CEO at Belkin Marketing Rated on Jul 21, 2018
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1) Like the fact that we see an MVP already live even before the preICO have started. Although I would love to see alpha version instead for potential investors to really believe in product.
2) Team raises minimum questions with solid board of advisors and KYC passed.
3) Would really recommend to polish marketing strategy, to keep in mind that community should be the core of your efforts.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 26 Sep 2018
Hi Tran, Fixed! Mainnet had an issue with caching, but we fixed it :)
We continue to make many more improvements as well, which you'll see in the next few days and week.
The MVP is live on both mainnet and testnet
testnet.cotrader.com
mainnet.cotrader.com
Thanks in advance if you update the score, given this updated information!
Direct Marketing Manager,ICO produce Rated on Nov 7, 2018
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It is a very interesting idea, but it can be said that it is not up-to-date.
But what they are preparing for the project is very secure.
Also, I think that the attitude of running their projects is really wonderful.
Even if the same project exists, I would like to cheer on this.
Lawyer & Director at Simon Zenios & Co LLC | Blockchain Legal Advisor | ICO | Law & Security Instructor at SGT Rated on Nov 14, 2018
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The fact that CoTrader is the first live investment fund marketplace is intriguing enough for me to look at it. Also I’ve noticed the goal is to be fully decentralised which is also a key factor. I see the very good use of Blockchain here and I believe that this project will disrupt how investment funds work. MVP is available and I’d like to test it once the bugs are fixed. I think it’s a well-deserved rating, I wish you all the best.
ICO Advisor | Investor | Analyst | CEO - MoneyDrome Edge - London Rated on Aug 28, 2018
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CoTrader is an interesting project but it is similar to eToro - the pioneer of copy trading and so far apparently the most successful - so it's not a new idea and there's competition out there. Surely, eToro is not going to just wait around and not look at entering the blockchain space and decentralization and provide a similar product/service. The hard cap of only $2.8M should be easily achievable so success is within reach. The claim of being the "Uber of Hedge Funds" and the "World's first blockchain investment funds platform" is a bit inaccurate and far-fetched, there are others out there doing similar things. There's is some apparent differentiation however, hence the 4 star rating.
As far as copy trading goes, when it goes good and the professional trader that you follow made the right trade, then both are happy. However, when it goes the wrong way and both lose money, then both are unhappy. Copy trading or co-trading is not a guarantee to success, there's always a risk factor (which of course is always a matter to consider in any financial trading), therefore it's better to learn about trading and learn from your mistakes than to follow others and blame them if things go wrong (or praise when things go good). For this reason, the product gets 3 stars.
The team has many marketing experts and community managers, I would prefer to see more experienced traders and regulatory compliance team members. The founders have passed KYC which is always good and they appear to have sufficient experience and knowledge about financial trading. The team lacks some key specialists, therefore a 3 star rating. Wish the team and their advisers success and all the best.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 28 Aug 2018
The great idea of CoTrader has been thought of before. Just like flying, humans always wanted to do it. The problem was how to do it. We solved that.
We aren't "copy trading" like eToro. We have smart funds. Funds are different in that the purchases are done together, and we add 0 trading fees. We also have a great relationship with eToro, which is a great company, and may expand that relationship.
CoTrader is the world's first _working_ (actually live), blockchain powered investment fund marketplace.
No one is else is live on mainnet, and fully onchain, fully decentralized.
We have compliance experts joining our team and advisory now. However, our focus is more on decentralization, similar to bitcoin. Even our smart contracts will soon be controlled by a DAO, and our lasting sale on DAICO, to reward traders from that pool.
Founder and CEO of SCX Holdings Rated on Sep 30, 2018
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I see the added value of such a project to the current marketplace. I really enjoyed and studied the projects that approach the idea of Fund Management/Portfolio Management platforms. It's a very tough digital market with too many moving parts and variables, that's why, many other similar projects have already failed but I wish you best of luck.
Investment Manager, Pre-ICO Venture Capital Investor, ICO Advisor Rated on Aug 10, 2018
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Smart funds might be able to generate enough demand for token investors in the future to establish a profitable business.
CoTrader seems to have a large team and I like the 4 year lock-up period for team and advisors. Tokens are set free to trade quarterly, would be even better to completely lock them for at least 1 year.
It says that the investment algorithm is patent pending. The Whitepaper doesn't say anything about that. Where was the patent filed and what law firm did structure the filing? For me this is a major asset of the venture that I would like to understand better.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 29 Aug 2018
Hi Tobias, thanks for voting! The patents are provisional. We wrote them ourselves, and they are each 10-20 pages long. We'll be submitting the full utility patents soon (within 12 months of expiry).
Journalist, PR, Business Woman and Crypto Enthusiast Rated on Nov 5, 2018
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The MVP link is not working and I cannot test your product.
The team looks good and prepared to implement this project.
Their vision is a bit interesting, but not quote original.
ICO Advisor | Blockchain Enthusiast | Venture Capitalist Rated on Aug 30, 2018
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Team - Big team but digging deeper, some team members seems to be holding multiple positions and might not be working full time on the project especially if they are labeled as core team members. Very moderate raise.
Vision - Idea is not new, much needed product in the industry today in fact. Definitely welcome any form of competition for the greater good of all consumers.
Product - Live on main net, great design, intuitive, however as with all DEX, too slow for my liking and for actual use imo.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 31 Aug 2018
Hi Irwin, thanks for voting! We've update the team to reflect that some are consultants now and not full time, because their work is done and we don't need them full time anymore. The community management team naturally works also on other projects as managing telegram isn't a full time job. They work in 3 hour shifts to cover 24 hours per day.
Vision: Yes, thank you. It's like flying - humans always wanted to do it, but nobody before the Wright brothers managed it. I agree CoTrader is a much needed advancement of humanity.
Product: Thank you! Keep in mind ETH network will soon be much faster with Casper and Sharding. Also, for CoTrader's purpose, you don't need to trade every minute. It's not yet for high frequency trading, but longer value positions.
CEO of AMBCrypto |ICO advisor | Serial Entrepreneur | Inventor | Marketing Service | Rated on Sep 1, 2018
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Team looks good, making this type of platform on the blockchain is really a new one. However this idea is already in the market, there are many platform for this.
The thing to look will be how this team will use blockchain to nurture this idea.
bit-life, Japanese cryptocurrency news site manager and Japanese ICO angent Rated on Aug 29, 2018
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This project has got a lot of attentions as its twitter followers have more than 30k. The price of token won't go up in the future because the number of tokens are relatively high. The team members look great and I'm looking forward to it succeed.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 29 Aug 2018
Hi Hiromichi. Thanks for your vote! You are missing one VERY important point. The number of tokens on its own has no effect on price mobility. This is a common misconception and an error in math.
What matters is the price per token _multiplied by_ the the total number of tokens in circulation.
That is VERY low in this project,, under $4M. Hardcap for sale is just $3M!
So you have this point a little backwards, because you didn't multiply the circulation * price.
Thank you in advance if you update your response, once you see this important point! :)
Founder and CEO, A.D. International Rated on Aug 31, 2018
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The idea is not new but disruptive. Market has huge potential for new players. Useful product. MVP is not accessible at time of writing. Team looks good but lacks relevant experience. Whitepaper is thoroughly written. Tokenomics looks perfunctury to me. Hard cap is easily achievable. Bonus is kept on higher side-50%. The fact that 20% of total tokens are for sale is a big no from me. Roadmap is clear. All the best!
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 13 Sep 2018
Hi Anshul! We've adjusted to 50% after community feedback. Yes it's disruptive, the potential is huge, and the product is useful! MVP is on mainnet.cotrader.com please try again. Bonus started at 45% to reward early seed buyers, but it's only very few tokens. 40% is available at time of writing, for a few more tokens. It's public, so it's fair. Anyone can get this. The presale bonus will be just~25% and falling as well. Thanks for reconsidering this in any updates in score or your own buying :)
Blockchain & ICO Advisor, Investor, Serial Entrepreneur Rated on Jul 21, 2018
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Well CoTrader is nothing that has not been done before. The idea is not novel, but it is to be seen how they execute it. They can certainly do with a little more marketing. Plus, I would like to know how they will select their "best investors".
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 29 Aug 2018
Hi Mohit, thanks for voting. You're missing something very important. Please consider the following in your score:
The idea of flying wasn't new in 1903 when it was first achieved.
CoTrader is the world's first working trustless investment funds marketplace ever in history, live on mainnet.cotrader.com, unlike other projects that only talked and dreamed about realizing this amazing idea! :)
Software engineer with passion for finance and the virtual currency industry Rated on Dec 27, 2018 Modified on Apr 15, 2019
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WHY, WHAT, HOW: CoTrader’s goal is to provide users with financial freedom by optimizing investments in minimal time for everyone, with the world’s first live social investment fund marketplace on the blockchain.
OVERVIEW: CoTrader solves the complexity problem of investment management. It aims to become the world’s open protocol for investment funds marketplaces by democratizing the $85 trillion global funds industry. For the first time in history, investors, now powered by CoTrader’s blockchain platform, can have their investments managed with complete transparency, control of assets, and proof of a fund’s past returns-on-investments (ROI). CoTrader’s MVP already supports cryptos, and is live on the Ethereum testnet.cotrader.com and on mainnet at mainnet.cotrader.com.
Team
Great team with financial background with technical figures to deliver the product planned.
Product
Product is still at beta phase, however the team understands correctly the needs, view, development of a platform in the Fintech industry.
Business Strategy
Good view of the necessities of the fintech market and long-term business strategies planned.
Resilience
Good choice of advisors working from long time in the industry with the right approach to deliver the product in the long-term.
Blockchain Expert | Family Office Owner | Entrepreneur | ICO Advisor | Global Speaker Rated on Jul 30, 2018
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VISION: Though not novel or ground-breaking, the vision is good with excellent projections shown at the end of the white paper. The blockchain should bring advantages to this use case, for example transparency. 4/5
TEAM: An extensive and strong team though some of the 'core' members have not updated their LinkedIn profiles. 4/5
PRODUCT: Good to see there is a working MVP before the pre-ICO stage. I will watch how this develops with interest. 4/5
This is not an invitation to invest. ICOs are risky and you can lose everything you put in.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 29 Aug 2018
Hi Phil, thanks for voting! You're missing something very important. Please consider the following in your score:
The idea of flying wasn't new in 1903 when it was first achieved.
CoTrader is the world's first working trustless investment funds marketplace ever in history, live on mainnet.cotrader.com, unlike other projects that, in the last couple years, only talked and dreamed and wrote whitepapers, we turned this amazing idea into reality! :)
Founder of Bloqchain Science | Co-founder of Bloxy.info | Co-founder of Qrypton.io Rated on Oct 2, 2018 Modified on Oct 4, 2018
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CoTrader idea to "do your own fund" sounds interesting. Not sure though if ethereum blockchain is the right platform for it.
Also the addition of market simulation using your fund structure will be welcomed.
Disclaimer: This is not a due-diligence of the above mentioned project/company or shows a method measuring the viability of this idea in the market or an investment proposal to the project. My review is not intended to be a source for advice. My review is not using any methodology to decide if the project is a scam or operates any other shady scheme. This is a project review pointing out mostly on incorporation of different technologies. I used published information on ICObench and project links. I was not financially compensated in any way for posting this review. The opinions expressed are my own and are based on my observations while reading the white paper and published project’s information.*//
Blockchain Project Manager and Advisor | Blockchain Enthusiast | Rated on Sep 26, 2018
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What a great idea.
I have been awaiting for such super cool projects on blockchain and finally found one.
This is a great platform for the investors to invest without any worries as this entire platform runs on Ethereum there is no need for a second thinking.
And the best part is that the platform is already live on both the main and test net which is a key to their success.
This shows that the team is actually doing something and are pretty serious about the project.
This is going to be a game changer in the fund investment industry.
ICO and STO Legal and financial Advisor Rated on Dec 28, 2018
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CoTrader is the Uber of Investment Funds and is LIVE on the ETH Mainnet. Live working product for solving real big problems at such low hard cap is very impressive.
Managing Partner, Usetech.com Rated on Aug 27, 2018
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Had a pleasure of meeting the team in Stockholm, sharp and excited. While the idea may be floated by many, these guys are actually doing it, so my deep respect for doing the ICO only after going live. Best of luck!
Founder TOTS Rated on Nov 7, 2018 Modified on Feb 19, 2019
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Disclaimer: Rating and or commentary provided represents my own personal view and is not to be relied upon as advice. I am not a financial advisor nor am I registered in any jurisdiction with any financial services regulator. I provide no recommendations that any offering should be bought, sold or held. Before making financial decisions please undertake your own due diligence and consult a financial advisor.
Seems to be strong technically but without any relevant business experience. Projects like this should have a very strong finance & legal presence on the CORE team. Besides that, the team needs an experienced FinTech lead who would handle connectivity to the exchanges and to handle volumes/security.
Good to see that the team is planning to spend 10% of the funds on legal development, but it will not be enough.
Only wall street advisor is focusing on crypto trading.
In order to pull the vision outlined in WP, the team needs to hire several MD-level people from the top firms to navigate them through financial, technical and legal challenges.
Vision:
The core statement is inaccurate. Hedge funds are not about making a "right" trade, hedge funds are about access to unparalleled financial and human capital. Hedge funds are the only institutions that can work with largest banks through most complicated and exotic transactions. HFs are regularly committing $500M+ in the transactions, on top of leveraging their vast human network in the financial world. None of these features, and hence possible returns, will be replicated in this project.
The idea of copy trading might work with pure crypto, but expansion in traditional assets will pose an almost insurmountable amount of challenge for both the team and the core idea.
In my opinion, the team should refocus their vision on crypto and ease of access.
Product:
Nice to see a working product. However, it lacks some of the filters and information that potential investors would like to see:
1. Overall volatility.
2. More granular historical review.
3. Sharpe Ratio
4. A number of incoming\outgoing funds.
5. Total number of people invested
6. Short description of the fund strategy, objectives, and instruments.
Gary BernsteinICO team member replied on 3 Sep 2018
Hi Vlas, your analysis and score might be considered a detracting disservice, out of touch with the spirit of decentralization, tbh.
Team:
The project's spirit is the opposite. The project will be turned into a DAO, with a technology-regulated hands-off approach to much that you mention here. It's about financial freedom, like bitcoin, not about creating a centralized company with paperwork that can be done off-chain as well.
Vision:
The focus is pure crypto atm, that's where this MVP works. The investment funds industry is predicted to be moved more into technology-regulated blockchain platforms, like our pioneering one. Regarding "hedge funds", these is used mostly as a summarizing phrase.
Product:
Compare what we have working *before our main fund raising* to other projects that don't have anything even on testnet, let alone mainnet. The MVP is lacking several features, yes, and they're being developed. A lot of the details you add can be added by 3rd party interface developers that analyze the data and present it in various ways.
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