1000FTAD AG Switzerland looks back on an exciting 2025 – milestones, innovations, and outlook for 2026
1000FTAD AG Switzerland takes stock of 2025 – Technological advances, regulatory strength, and international expansion Switzerland, December 23, 2025. 1000FTAD AG Switzerland looks back on an eventful 2025. The company made significant progress in the areas of technology, regulation, infrastructure, and internationalization, thereby setting the course for future business areas. The focus was on technical excellence, […]
Backtesting: The 7 fatal mistakes that render 80% of all trading strategies worthless
The €2.3 million illusion In 2019, a German family office developed a "revolutionary" EUR/USD strategy. The 5-year backtest showed impressive figures: Sharpe ratio: 2.8 Win rate: 73% Maximum drawdown: 8.2% Annual return: 34% The quant team was thrilled. Management approved €10 million in start-up capital. The strategy went live in January 2020. After 18 months: loss of 2.3 […]
Position sizing: The forgotten art that determines success or ruin in currency trading
The 67% win rate trader who still went bankrupt A family office in Zurich hired an experienced forex trader in 2018. His credentials were impressive: 15 years of trading experience Win rate: 67% (documented over 500 trades) Average profit per trade: 45 pips Average loss per trade: 38 pips Management was thrilled. They gave him EUR 10 million in start-up capital. After 14 […]
Why participation certificates from 1000FTAD AG are a win-win situation—for the company and for investors
In many Swiss companies, issuing participation certificates is a proven means of raising additional capital without jeopardizing entrepreneurial flexibility or slowing down decision-making processes. 1000FTAD AG takes advantage of precisely these benefits when it uses participation certificates as a financing instrument. What are participation certificates? Participation certificates are registered shares without voting rights that grant the holder economic rights such as [...]
Rudolf Engelsberger 1000FTAD Interview: Investments in automated trading mechanisms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx9rYj5mOzE Rudolf Engelsberger, Vorsitzender des Verwaltungsrates der 1000FTAD AG, im Gespräch mit Businesstalk am Ku’damm zu dem Thema Beteiligungen an automatisierten Handelsmechanismen. 1000FTAD ist mehr als ein Start-up – es ist das Ergebnis jahrzehntelanger Expertise im Handel mit Währungspaaren. Mit einem bewährten Proof of Concept und einer klaren Wachstumsstrategie bietet sich hier eine einmalige Gelegenheit […]