Strategy Partners Wanted

This opportunity is an elite-tier partnership for experienced strategy engineers who have a proven, high-performance quantitative investment strategy. Applicants should meet the following professional criteria:

• Experience: You should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the design, implementation, and execution of systematic investment strategies. Ideally, this experience was gained at a recognized investment bank, hedge fund, or wealth management firm – such as the examples mentioned above.

While not required, a pedigree with a well-known, top-tier firm is valuable as a draw to the strategy, and your model can earn a higher payout percentage, all else being equal.

Note 1: We will list your well-known investment-world employers and Ivy League schools in your model’s strategy profile, unless you ask us not to do so. 
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‍Note 2: We will not post your name on the strategy’s page unless you ask us to. Otherwise, all your contact with our company will remain strictly confidential.

• Proven Track Record: You must be able to present a consistently profitable strategy with at least five years of documentable, live, out-of-sample performance. More is better, and will receive a higher payout. We will confirm your model’s live OOS presentation via various resources.

We are not interested in backtest-only strategies. Why do we require a minimum of 5 years OOS? Because that period includes both bullish and bearish periods, with a unique market decline (i.e., 2022, which was particularly challenging because it combined inflationary conditions with increasing rates). The longer your model has run out-of-sample, the better, and longer performance records earn a higher payout percentage.

If you have a strategy that doesn’t meet the five-year time threshold but you would like VitalQuant to market your system in the future once it meets the OOS minimum, please get in touch with us via the Strategy Submission Form (link below) for instructions on establishing live documentation of your model’s performance.

• Operational Simplicity: VitalQuant's strategies are updated each weekend (manual mid-week urgent trades are allowed if they are rare, one-time events). Our individual-investor clients prefer models with signals that are easy to follow and execute. Within reason, models with fewer trades are scored higher in our system assessment, with strong performance accompanied by low volatility and low drawdowns being the primary objective.
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STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS

• Asset Class: US Equities (stocks) or ETFs only. No options or futures models at this time. Stock-based strategies cannot use margin/leverage, but leveraged ETF models are welcome if drawdowns are consistently well controlled.
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• Hold Time: We do not partner with high-frequency or mid-frequency trading systems. While your model may assess signals daily, it should have an intermediate-term average holding period (measured in weeks or months). We base this requirement on the expressed desires of our retail-investor subscribers over many years. For example, the current VitalQuant Strategies have an average hold time of 1.1 to 4.3 months.
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• Returns: Consistent and steady equity curve with CAGR of 30% or more for five years or more. Higher AR is better and earns a higher payout, given that max drawdown is not disqualifying. Longer OOS periods are better and will earn higher payout ratios.
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• Minimum Variance: Since launch, your strategy should have a maximum drawdown of -30% or less. Lower is better. Consistency of performance is critical. To be considered, please submit your model by following the link at the bottom of this page and completing the attached Strategy Submission Form.
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• Consistency: We look for low volatility, consistent profitability, with a steadily climbing equity curve, and a high degree of systematic repeatability. We will conduct rigorous sensitivity testing of your model using 25+ years of point-in-time data to establish its robustness.

• Meaningful: You should be able to explain your model’s foundational objectives, validation methodology, and why you made specific strategy-engineering decisions. The strategy should exploit a logical edge that is explainable and understandable. Is the model’s edge informational, analytical, behavioral, or something else? We believe if you can’t explain why your strategy works in a simple sentence, you likely don’t have an edge; you have a coincidence.
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• Documentable Performance: Your strategy must show at least five years of live, out-of-sample performance, including all purchase, sale, and dividend transactions. More OOS time and documentation are better.

Note: There are a few additional requirements for strategies we choose to represent on VitalQuant.com. If your model meets the above basic criteria, please get in touch with us via the Strategy Submission Form (link below) to open a discussion.

Do these requirements exclude all but the very best investment strategies? Yes, they do. We only work with exceptional strategies. VitalQuant is in the business of identifying and commercializing rare, elite-tier quantitative strategies.

‍If you own the IP rights to a systematic strategy with a minimum of five years of OOS documentable performance with 30% CAGR or higher, we urge you to contact us via our strategy submission form, so you can benefit financially from VitalQuant's e-commerce platform and fulsome marketing capabilities to monetize the value of your intellectual property. Have questions? Contact us via a Support Ticket.
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WHY PARTNER WITH VITALQUANT?

• Unmatched Payout: Unlock the potential to earn up to 50% of the recurring monthly income generated by your model—far exceeding the standard bonus structure found in traditional finance. After 12 months of building your strategy’s subscription base, you could receive monthly income between $10,000 and $50,000 (or even higher) for a high-performance strategy.
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• Independence: If we welcome your model into our exclusive group of strategies, you won’t need to commit more time or effort. It’s the ultimate passive income. However, we invite you to actively promote your strategy to potential investor-subscribers, if you choose. If so, by leveraging our established brand and e-commerce infrastructure, you can generate traffic that earns you substantial additional compensation, potentially surpassing the 50% payout structure.

Let us know if you'd like to promote your own strategy (or all of VitalQuant’s strategies), and we’ll provide you with a special affiliate link for that purpose. Join us in maximizing the reach of your strategy, or sit back and enjoy the monthly payouts – it’s your choice.

‍• Scalability: VitalQuant will turn your intellectual property into a widely accessible digital product that can scale effortlessly. A third-party assessment by Gemini reveals that VitalQuant's Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM) comprises 15-20 million individual investors using digital content to enhance their investment performance. Together, we have an incredible opportunity to generate remarkable income.
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• Accountability:  If we accept your model for presentation on our platform, we will provide you with complete access to the sales transaction details of your strategy, provided by a well-known, third-party e-commerce billing platform. You will be able to view the same transaction information we do, ensuring transparency and confidence in your earnings, which will serve as the basis for our monthly payouts.

• Experience: The management team at Vital Quantitative Research, LLC (“VitalQuant”) has over 25 years of experience in developing, managing, and promoting systematic investment strategy platforms for self-directed investors. We have successfully launched similar high-value subscription content sites and have a clear understanding of what works effectively and what does not. This expertise, combined with your successful algorithmic investment model and its proven track record of live, OOS performance, creates a highly lucrative partnership.
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HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR STRATEGY

If you own the IP to an investment strategy that meets the requirements outlined above, we want to hear from you! Please reach out to VitalQuant via the form linked from the button below. If your model meets the performance requirements specified above but with an exception or two in other areas, please still get in touch with us to discuss the options. Be sure to note any exceptions or other unique factors that apply to your strategy in the last field of the submission form.

Note: We handle all inquiries and discussions with the utmost confidentiality. We will not disclose your relationship with VitalQuant unless legally compelled or upon your written request.