january 15, 2011 protected index program presentation

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Protected Index Program®

This is not investment advice – it is for educational purposes only.

It is an example of investment risk management provided by PTI Securities and may or may not be suitable for every portfolio.

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Considerations: Understand the obligations and risks Options are not suitable for all investors Commissions, Taxes, and Margin Requirements are not calculated here ..and may have significant effects on your returns Investors considering option investing should consult their tax advisor as ..to how taxes affect option transactions

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endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, and Dow Jones makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such a product. Copyright 1997, The

Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.

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In order to simplify the computations, commissions have not

been included in the examples used in these materials.

Commission costs will impact the outcome of all stock and

options transactions and must be considered prior to entering

into any transactions. Any strategies discussed, including

examples using actual securities and price data, are strictly for

illustrative and educational purposes and are not to be

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to buy or sell. Supporting documentation for any claims,

comparisons, recommendations, statistics or other technical

data, will be supplied upon request. Past performance is not a

guarantee of future performance.

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PIP Investment Program Objectives

To achieve a return substantially equivalent to the return of the overall market, with defined risk and considerably less volatility

Why Diversification?

Three types of risk:1. Company Specific2. Industry3. Market

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Not Just A Recent Phenomenon

Former Widely Held Stocks:

PRD: $74.56 on May 26, 1972 / $.03 May 27, 2003

XRX: $28.58 on August 8, 1972 / $10.75 May 27, 2003

EK: $66.61 on Jan 3, 1973 / $31.92 May 27, 2003

KM: $16.67 on Jan 2, 1973 / $00.00 May 27, 2003

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Performance Review Mar’00 to Mar’03

S&P 500: Down from 1498.58 to 848.18 (-43 %)

QQQ: Down from 109.50 to 25.25 (-77%)

LU: Down from 47.48 to 1.47 (-97 %)

CSCO: Down from 77.31 to 12.98 (-83%)

SUNW: Down from 46.85 to 3.26 (-93%)

JDSU: Down from 115.94 to 3.25 (-98%)

* Comparing prices from 3/31/00 to prices on 3/31/03

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Performance Review Feb’08 to Feb’09

S&P 500: Down from 1330.63 to 735.09 (-45 %)

QQQ: Down from 42.75 to 27.48 (-36%)

CME: Down from 500.76 to 181.77 (-64%)

RIMM: Down from 103.62 to 38.55 (-63%)

C: Down from 22.46 to 1.50 (-93%)

GM: Down from 22.99 to 2.25 (-90%)

* Comparing prices from 2/29/07 to prices on 2/27/09

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Diversification Solutions

Purchase Baskets of Stock (Unit Investment Trusts)

S&P 500 Index (SPY) Russell 2000 Index (IWM) NASDAQ 100 Index (QQQ)

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Why Unit Investment Trusts?

Tax Efficiency

Lower Costs*

Transparency

Buying & Selling Flexibility

All Day Tracking & Trading

Diversification

A Wide Array of Investment Strategies

*Ordinary brokerage commissions apply

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What Are SPDRs? SPDRs (SPY) represent ownership in the SPDR Trust, a unit investment trust owning substantially the same stocks and in the same percentage as the S&P 500 Index. These stocks represent a broadly diversified investment that spans over 90 separate industry groups. The price performance and dividend yield of the trust should be substantially the same as the S&P 500 Index.

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SPY Basics

SPYs are S&P 500 Depository Receipts

SPYs are 1/10 value of the S&P 500

SPYs trade in increments as little as $.01

SPYs can be bought or sold at any time during trading day

SPYs pay quarterly dividends (2010) (annual $2.27 yield of 1.76%)

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The Russell 2000 Index offers investors access to the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.

The Russell 2000 is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer

The Russell 2000 includes the smallest 2000 securities in the Russell 3000.

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What are IWMs?


What are QQQs? QQQs represent ownership in the NASDAQ 100 Trust, a unit investment trust owning substantially the same stocks and in the same percentage as the NASDAQ 100 Index. These stocks represent 100 of the largest non-financial U.S. and non-U.S. companies on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The price performance and dividend yield of the trust should be substantially the same as the NASDAQ 100 Index.

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Index Portfolio Example

Buy: 1000 shares SPY @ 128.27 - Cost: $127,270 Buy: 1000 shares IWM @ 79.86 - Cost: $79,760

* All prices as of 1/13/11

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Why Portfolio Protection?

Impossible for anyone to foresee short- term market shocks: Enron collapse, Sept. 11, UAL disaster of 1989, Kennedy assassination, etc.

Lessens the need for market timing decisions.

The solution – ALWAYS have protection in place.

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Why Protective Put Options?

Define a maximum amount of downside investment risk when purchased to protect an underlying security Retain unlimited upside potential for the life of the option

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Why Buy LEAP Puts?

Longer period until expiration – a LEAP is an option which has an expiration date in excess of 1year in the future. Short term options are less than 1 year.

Maintain limited downside investment risk feature.

The more time an option has until its expiration date, the more slowly the premium declines, and the more time in which an investor’s market opinion may be realized.

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Time Decay of Options

Time Value: The portion of the option premium that is attributable to the amount of time remaining until the expiration of the option contract.

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Protected Portfolio Example

Long the S&P 500 Index - Purchase of the SPDRs Long the the Russell 2000 Index - Purchase of the IWMs Long the SPX and IWM LEAP Puts -To achieve a level of portfolio protection

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Why Sell Near-term Covered Calls?

Short term options theoretically decay at a faster rate than LEAP options

Attempts to offset cost of long-term Put protection

The sale of Covered Calls limits upside investment potential

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Protected Index Investment Strategy

Long the SPDRs, IWMs and/or QQQsTo achieve overall market exposure

Long the corresponding LEAP PutsTo achieve a level of portfolio protection

Sale of nearer term Covered CallsTo enhance yield and offset cost of Put insurance

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PTI Proprietary Management Program Attempts to maximize returns and diversification through a blend of S&P 500, Russell and/or NASDAQ 100 indexes, as requires.

Looks to limit initial total risk to 10-15% of portfolio value.

Uses the faster time decay of the short Call to pay for the Put protection.

Looks to roll the Calls and/or Puts in volatile or trending markets as needed.

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Example of An Initial Position

Buy 1000 shares SPY @ 128.27 - Cost: $128,270

Buy 10 SPY Dec’13 120 Put @ 16.25 - Cost: $16,250 ($46 per month)

Sale of 10 SPY Feb 133 Call @ .55 or $550

Total Cost: $143,970

Total Risk $23,970 or 16%


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Example of An Initial Put Spread Position

Buy 1000 shares SPY @ 128.27 - Cost: $128,270

Buy 10 SPY Dec’13 120 – 70 Put Spreads @ 12.50 - Cost: $12,500

($35 per month per put)

Sale of 10 SPY Feb 133 Call @ .55 or $550

Total Cost: $140,220

Total Risk $20,220 or 14.4% (assuming SPY above 70)


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Protected Index Strategy Expectations

This strategy will under-perform the underlying index during periods of rapid price advances, due to the short Calls which limit upside potential and declining LEAP Put values.

This strategy should outperform the underlying index in static markets, due to the faster time decay of the short Call vs. the long LEAP Put.

This strategy should significantly outperform the underlying index in decreasing markets due to both the short Call premium and the long LEAP Put.

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Profit & Loss at Call Expiration

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Protected Index Strategy Objective

This is a conservative strategy suitable for investors looking for market participation with finite risk parameters.

The Protected Index strategy goals are to equal or exceed the long-term return of the market averages.

Utilizing this strategy, a portfolio has less total risk and less short term volatility.

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A Decade: Lessons Learned

Over the past decade the performance of the Protected Index Program®, relative to the S&P,

has exceeded even our expectations.

As Howard Cosell once said,

"That's why you play the game."

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Possible Reasons for the Over-performance

1. It seems a little easier to have patience and to do some minor market timing with the Calls when you are never in a panic situation. We were always protected and always knew what our risk was.

2. It is easier to take some small chances with the Calls within the framework of a successful program. Once the program starts to work and it is exceeding the return on the S&P you almost develop a “momentum”.

3. The ability to roll "up and out" has worked better than anticipated. We have solid brokerage relationships with brokers in the various pits that have surprised us with some amazing executions on several occasions.

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Possible Reasons for the Over-performance

4. We really had only one nightmare month, the wild swings in November, 1999 brought about by the Long-Term Capital situation and resulting bail-out.

5. Maybe, just maybe, part of it is because we have some talent and work hard for every dollar the market gives us. We believe in the program and think it is the right strategy for a lot of customers and institutions for the long term. We are motivated to prove ourselves correct. The first eight years only makes us more convinced.

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