Capital Fund Management S.A. offers investment management services using a systematic/quantitative approach, focusing on alternative investments. The firm primarily trades futures, foreign exchange, securities, options, credit default swaps, and derivatives. They manage six trading programs: Stratus, Discus, CFM SGM, CFM Cumulus, CFM IST, and CFM ISTEC, each with different strategies. The firm's clients are mainly private funds open to sophisticated institutional investors.
Capital Fund Management S.A. generally receives a management fee calculated as a percentage per year of the value of the investments they manage and a performance-based compensation equal to a portion of the increase in the value of the client’s account. The fees are generally non-negotiable, but in limited instances they may vary depending upon a variety of factors, including investing early in or seeding a new strategy, the size of an account or the overall relationship with the client or investor.