Toronto, Ontario -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/25/2013 -- CTA and Risk Management firm Genuine Trading Solutions Ltd. has announced its prediction for 2013 and it includes a major stock market correction for the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ indices.

Genuine Trading Solutions President and CEO, Dwayne Strocen announced today "The stock market indices of the United States and ultimately world markets are poised for a major correction in 2013". He cites his reasons as follows:

The CBOE Volatility Index or VIX is widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market and has an inverse relationship with the major indices such as the S&P 500. On Friday January 18, 2013, the VIX closed at a five and a half year low of 12.46, indicating optimism and good times ahead. A level not previously seen since April 2007, one year prior to the great recession of 2008. Traditionally known as the euphoria phase of an economic cycle, it is also the harbinger for a stock market correction, catching by surprise both the professional and amateur investor alike.

While the economy is far from firing on all cylinders the Stock markets are now flirting close to all time highs. It is then with no surprise that inverse to the VIX, the S&P 500 closed Friday at 1480.94. A level itself not previously seen since December 2007, though still shy of its all-time high set two months previous. While in over-bought territory, the S&P is not yet considered dangerously over-bought. It all comes down to too much too fast. Yet the long term indicators seem to indicate there is more to be concerned about.

The technical indicators are not suggesting an imminent correction within a matter of days. They do suggest a more likely scenario of possibly sometime in the spring of this year. "While we are not contrarians", Says Mr. Strocen. "It would be imprudent not to stand-up and take notice of the obvious." "We believe there is still some up-side and profits for the taking, but we are doing so cautiously always aware that when corrections do materialize, they tend to do so without much warning and always taking investors by surprise. As a firm concerned with managing market risk, we are doubly cautious going forward and managing our USA Index CTA program accordingly."

The stimulus for any large correction could come from any number of sources. As we experienced with the Greek crisis, the catalyst for such an event may not be within the control of local government or within the ability of regulators to forecast or foresee. Such events tend to exceed international borders and if occurs, will likely affect global markets and their exchanges.

Genuine Trading Solutions is a derivatives specialist in risk management hedging for its clientele of corporations and financial institutions. As a CTA, the company also manages the Genuine USA Index Managed Account Program. This program is focused on the stock market indices of the USA, particularly the S&P 500.

"We are pleased to be a member of the risk management and CTA community extending our expertise into this exciting field of endeavor and share in the success of our international client base", says Dwayne Strocen - President and CEO.

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CTA Firm adopts turn-key risk management solution to aid in the analysis and execution of hedging programs for Operational and Market risk solutions.

Toronto, Ontario -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/25/2008 -- CTA firm Genuine Trading Solutions announces an enhanced product line from traditional trading services performed by majority of CTA's.

Genuine Trading Solutions President and CEO, Dwayne Strocen said today "The financial services industry is constantly adapting to a changing world climate. The collection of hedge funds, pension funds, trusts, endowments and corporations throughout North America and the world are adapting to the more sophisticated demands of their unit holders by including risk management analytics to their equity and fixed income portfolios."

It has been widely known that while the largest institutions employ their own traders and risk management departments, most funds employ outside trading specialists to aid in fund diversification. The fund manager looks for specialist trading styles, expecting the Portfolio Manager to integrate risk management solutions to off-set unexpected market and currency issues.

Experience has taught us that due to the Portfolio Managers inability to consistently remain in the top quartile, fund managers are increasingly taking control of these risk requirements on an aggregate of their fund assets. The onset of this epiphany leads to the question of where to turn for help.

There is no shortage of risk specialists and no shortage of traders. Now Genuine Trading Solutions is announcing a turn key solution to both the identification and analytics for determining the risk threat but also the execution of the subsequent risk off-set, known as a hedge.

Hedging is a term used to refer to the process of reducing risk brought about by unexpected liabilities. Derivatives, either exchange traded or over the counter "OTC" are commonly used in reducing or eliminating this risk. The use of derivatives is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"). As such, registered CTA firms such as ours provide a vital service in the analytics and execution of derivative products for either capital gain or eliminating risk.

President and CEO, Dwayne Strocen, says the most common services requested are inter-connected to Market Risk. Usually liabilities related to adverse market conditions such as equity, fixed income, or interest rates are of greatest concern to financial firms. Next, commodity basis hedging is often requested to preserve gains in areas such as energy products, precious metals, agriculture and many other products. Operational Risk is next with currency or foreign exchange being the primary source of uncertainty for companies. These can be capital projects, overseas branch office salaries paid in foreign denominated currency. Purchase of goods in one currency and sales of finished product in another.

"We are pleased to extend our expertise into this exciting field of growth and share in the success of our international client base", says Dwayne Strocen,- President and CEO

Company Web Site: http://www.genuineCTA.com

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