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Page 1: Superfund Gold, L.P. · 2013-07-01 · While managed futures funds in gold offer such potential to profit, this type of investment is highly volatile and speculative. Thus, an investor

Superfund Gold, L.P.

Page 2: Superfund Gold, L.P. · 2013-07-01 · While managed futures funds in gold offer such potential to profit, this type of investment is highly volatile and speculative. Thus, an investor

The use of this brochure is authorized only when preceded or

accompanied by a current Prospectus of Superfund Gold, L.P. (the

“Fund”). This brochure does not constitute an offer to sell or a

solicitation of an offer to buy Units in the Fund. The offering of Fund

Units can only be made by the Prospectus which contains important

information regarding certain risks associated with the Fund and

should be read carefully and retained by anyone considering an

investment in the Fund. The Units have not been approved or

disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the

Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any state securities

commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission, the

Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any state securities

commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Prospectus

or this brochure. Managed futures can generally be defined as a

globally diversified basket of futures contracts which are listed on

worldwide exchanges.

Risk Factors:

�Managed futures funds are speculative securities. You could lose all or

substantially all of your investment.

� The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2009 and thus has a lim-

ited performance history.

� The Fund is speculative and leveraged. The Fund will acquire positions

with face amounts substantially greater than their total equity. Lever-

age magnifies the impact of both gains and losses.

� Performance is expected to be volatile; the net asset value per Unit

may fluctuate significantly in a single month.

� Superfund Capital Management, Inc. is the sole trading advisor for the

Fund. The use of a single advisor could mean lack of diversification

and, consequently, higher risk.

� There is no secondary market for the Units. You may redeem your

Units only as of a month-end. Transfers of Units are subject to

limitations.

� The Fund’s trading operations may be successful and yet the Fund may

still sustain losses if the value of the Fund’s gold position declines by

more than the amount of profits generated by the Fund’s trading op-

erations. Likewise, the Fund’s gains, if any, from its gold position may

be offset by losses incurred in its futures and forward trading.

� The Fund may fail to achieve its objective of maintaining a dollar for

dollar investment in gold if gold futures margins increase substantially,

in which case the Fund may reduce its gold position and continue its

futures and forward trading activities.

� You will sustain losses if the substantial expenses of the Fund are not

offset by trading and/or gold investment profits and interest income.

� Costs and expenses of managed futures funds are significantly higher

than mutual funds and other investment vehicles. The Fund’s charges

are substantial and must be offset by trading gains and/or gold invest-

ment profits and interest income in order for the Fund to be profitable.

� Investors in managed futures funds realize taxable gains and losses

in the year in which they occur, and proper consideration should be

given to the tax implications of an investment.

� The profitability of funds that use trading systems that only analyze

technical market data and not any economic factors external to market

prices may be negatively affected when sustained price trends fail to

develop.

�Neither Series A nor Series B of Superfund Gold, L.P. is a gold fund and

Series performance will not track the price of gold.

� The Fund’s charges are substantial and must be offset by trading gains

and/or gold investment profits and interest income in order to avoid

depletion of each Series’ assets.

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Dear Superfund Gold Investor,

The idea for Superfund Gold originated when I began investing in gold myself. I realized

that by creating Superfund Gold, I would be able to capitalize on the potential for gold

during periods of instability, while enjoying the opportunities available through the

Superfund managed futures strategy – all in a single investment. Gold has often been

viewed as a hedge against inflation and thus a potential safe haven in troubled or

uncertain economic times. Gold has also been used as a hedge against fluctuations in the

value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies. Historically, when the dollar has

depreciated against foreign currencies, the value of gold has generally risen.

��Gold – A Historic “currency”

Throughout history, gold has been used as currency, although paper currency has largely

supplanted gold as a medium of exchange. However, unlike the major “paper” currencies,

the value of gold is not backed by debt and may provide protection against the loss of

purchasing power experienced by paper currencies during inflationary periods. With in-

creasing global debt, volatile oil prices and international insecurity, gold prices have risen

significantly over the last four to five years. Investors are increasingly including gold as a

portfolio allocation that may provide some protection against falling paper currency values

in the face of future inflation. With Superfund Gold, we have launched one of the first gold

denominated funds in the United States, where the gold investment is intended to de-link

the Series’ net asset value from the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the price of gold.

��MAnAGed futures – An Asset clAss of its own

Managed futures, as an asset class, has the potential to increase the performance of an

overall portfolio while reducing risk. Managed futures investments strive to achieve

absolute returns independent of traditional investments such as stocks and bonds. I

believe that the key to long-term investment success is discipline. At Superfund, we have

crystallized our investment discipline into an automated, systematic approach to trading

markets. Strict rules relating to market diversification, trend analysis and risk management

are applied consistently. Through the combination of these strategic factors, our funds have

achieved a record of attractive performance results.

Yours sincerely,

Christian Baha

Founder of Superfund

PAst PerforMAnce is not indicAtive of future results.

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Superfund funds utilize proprietary, fully automated trading

systems which trade in approximately 120 international futures

and forward markets. The Superfund trading strategy is supported

by four interacting pillars that work together as the foundation of

the Superfund funds.

��BroAd diversificAtion

Superfund funds trade futures contracts in many different financial cen-

ters around the world. Besides financial futures such as bonds, equity

indices and currencies, commodities such as natural gas, silver, corn,

cocoa and cotton are also traded. This broad diversification ensures

that risk is spread across many different markets that behave indepen-

dently from each other, and it also increases the number of potentially

profitable trading opportunities.

��trend followinG

The Superfund trading systems are based on “trend following” prin-

ciples and seek to identify market trends at an early stage of forma-

tion. These trends can last from days to months. Once a potential trade

is identified, the system applies filters at the trade level taking into

consideration variables such as overall risk, capital available for trading

and portfolio volatility. Then, the system generates a buy or sell signal.

Once established, a position is maintained until pre-defined risk mea-

sures are met or exceeded.

��Money MAnAGeMent

Consistent money management is the most important element of

the Superfund trading strategy. Trading risk is controlled by strictly

limiting the size of individual positions and cutting losses early. The

total risk is continuously screened and drawdowns are limited by daily

maintenance of stop orders. Therefore, if a trend reverses, losses are

theoretically limited, while if a trend continues, profits are theoretically

protected.

��tecHnicAl AnAlysis

The Superfund trading systems use a wide range of technical indicators

and historical data to identify price patterns. Trading risk is controlled

by strictly limiting the size of individual positions and cutting losses

early. The fully automated trading systems

remove human discretion from trading decisions, effectively

eliminating emotional responses to changing market conditions.

The profitability of trading under these systems generally depends on,

among other things, the occurrence of significant price trends which

are sustained movements, up or down, in futures and forward prices.

Investors should be aware that such trends may not develop and there

have been periods in the past without price trends in the markets trad-

ed. The absence of such trends by either series will result in losses.

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The Superfund Trading Strategy

suPerfund Gold A

The Traditional Strategy

The traditional Superfund Gold Series A offers investors an introduction to the world of managed futures funds. Investors

with a mid-term investment horizon (at least 5 years) can potentially profit from the return potential of Superfund Gold

Series A.

suPerfund Gold B

The Dynamic Strategy

Superfund Gold Series B is for investors looking to add a potentially significant growth component to their portfolio.

Superfund Gold Series B offers a more leveraged version of the traditional program, although with greater risk, and

therefore offers a higher return potential.

Superfund Managed Futures

Superfund Gold

Price of Gold

Superfund Gold A Superfund Gold B

�While managed futures funds in gold offer such potential to profit, this type of investment is highly volatile and speculative.

Thus, an investor must be prepared to lose all or substantially all of an investment.

� If the U.S. dollar value of gold declines resulting in dollar losses for the Series, there can be no assurance that there will be a

corresponding increase in the value or purchasing power of the U.S. dollar for goods (other than gold) or services priced in

dollars. A decline in the price of gold may result in a decline in the value of the Series’ units, possibly resulting in an overall

loss of an investment.

� There can be no assurance that trading losses incurred in the Fund’s speculative futures and forward trading will not result

in overall losses for the Series or that the Series will not reduce its gold position if gold futures margin requirements

increase significantly.

��How it works

Each Series maintains a long position in gold futures with a face value approximately equal to the net asset value of the

Series, while also trading Superfund’s diversified, trend following managed futures strategy. The gold investment of each

Series is intended to de-link the Series’ net asset value from the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the price of gold, essen-

tially denominating the Series’ net asset value in terms of gold.

PAst PerforMAnce is not indicAtive of future results.

e Product Overview

By investing in Superfund Gold, you will be invest-

ing in Superfund’s traditional managed futures

strategy, which trades financial and commodity

futures and forwards contracts in approximately

120 markets around the world.

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There is no guarantee that the Series will be successful.

PAst PerforMAnce is not indicAtive of future

results.

�An innovative global investment

combining a managed futures fund with the price of gold

�Potential long-term return opportunities

utilizing the Superfund trading systems

� Increased diversification

by investing in approximately 120 different financial and

commodity markets

�Potential stability during periods of uncertainty

gold can potentially offer protection against both rising

inflation and stock market downturns

� Strong upside potential for the price of gold

due to rising demand in the face of inflation expectations

��your PotentiAl AdvAntAGes

Throughout history, gold has been

used as currency, although paper

currency has largely supplanted

gold as a medium of exchange.

20 m

200 m

100 m

300 m

All the goldever mined

Source: United States Geological Survey, 2010

a Gold at a glance

If you were to consolidate all the gold ever known to have

been mined (approximately 190,000 tons), it would form a

single cube just 66 feet (20 meters) on each side.

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There is no guarantee that the Series will be successful.

PAst PerforMAnce is not indicAtive of future results.

e

Managed Futures¹⁾

0%

+500%

+1,500%

+3,500%

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2012

MSCI World Bonds2)

Comparison of Asset Classes (01/1980 through 12/2012)

S&P 500 Total Return

Comparison of Asset Classes

(01/1980 through 12/2012)

The CISDM CTA Equal Weighted

Index and the MSCI World

Index do not include reinvested

dividends. The S&P 500 Total

Return Index and the Barclays US

Aggregate Bond Index include re-

invested dividends. The CISDM CTA

Equal Weighted Index should not

be considered representative of

Superfund managed futures funds.

Information regarding

Superfund’s managed futures

funds performance can be ob-

tained at www.superfundusa.com.

1) Managed Futures: CISDM CTA Equal Weighted Index; 2) Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index

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Potential to Protect Against Inflation

The chart to the right shows the inflation adjusted value

of gold futures contracts price and the U.S. dollar over the

past 40 years. As you can see, the gold futures contracts

price has sustained its value over time, while the dollar

lost approximately 80 % of its purchasing power. As the

U.S. debt increases by trillions over the coming years and

additional paper currency is printed, the pressure on the

U.S. dollar may steadily increase and its purchasing

power could continue to decline. Together these factors

have the potential to produce a dramatic increase in the

price of gold futures contracts as a rapidly growing

number of investors seek protection against the loss of

purchasing power due to inflation.

2 USD

5 USD

1970 1980 1990 2000 2012

1 USD

The sustained purchasing power of goldThe USD lost over 80% of its purchasing power

0.2 USD

This chart reflects the daily spot gold price in USD. Source: Bloomberg; time frame: 01/1971–12/2012 logarithmic scale.

Large scale sales of gold may lead to a decline in the price of gold futures. Moreover, widening interest rate differentials

between the cost of money and cost of borrowing gold could result in increased sales and a decline in the price of gold

futures. Both of these occurrences will have the effect of causing a decline in the value of the units, possibly resulting in an

overall loss on an investment.

Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index: The Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad base index that us often used to represent investment grade bonds being traded in the United States. CISDM CTA Equal Weighted Index: The CISDM CTA equal weighted index is a hedge fund index that reflects the average performance of Commodity Trading Advi-sors (CTAs). To be included included in the equally weighted index, a CTA must have at least $500,000 under management and at least a 12 month track record. MSCI World Index : The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. S&P 500 Total Return: The S&P 500 is one of the most commonly used benchmarks for the overall U.S. stock market. It is an index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors. The S&P 500 Index represents the price trend movements of the common stock of major U.S. public companies. The Total Return refers to the version of the index that reflects the effects of dividend reinvestment.

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You may obtain information about the SIPC, including

the SIPC brochure, by contacting the SIPC at

202-371-8300, or at www.sipc.org.

��suPerfund usA, llc

Member FINRA

833 West Jackson Boulevard,

Suite 110, Chicago, IL 60607

Phone: 312 239-2200

Fax: 312 226-5994

1-888-50-SUPER

www.SuperfundUSA.com

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