Overview
Assets Under Management: $250 million
High-Net-Worth Clients: 10
Average Client Assets: $20 million
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 10
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 50.00
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $20 million
Total Client Accounts: 22
Discretionary Accounts: 20
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 2
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 316015
Last Filing Date: 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Website: https://twoprime.fund
Form ADV Documents
Additional Brochure: TWO PRIME INC MAY 2025 ADV PART 2A (2025-05-27)
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ITEM 1. COVER PAGE
TWO PRIME INC.
P.O. Box 8112
Asheville, NC 28814
(480) 290-4951
Attention: Nicholas Ozyp
no@twoprime.com
Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
May 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Two Prime
Inc. (“Two Prime”). If you have any questions about the content of this brochure, please contact us
at (480) 290-4951. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
information about Two Prime also
is available on the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Registration as an investment adviser with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
ITEM 2. MATERIAL CHANGES
This Brochure represents an Other Than Annual Amendment to Two Prime’s Firm Brochure, most recently
filed in March 2025. The Firm’s address has been updated, as well as the primary business name. There
are no material changes that require notification in this section of the Brochure.
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ITEM 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section/Topic
Page
ITEM 1. COVER PAGE ....................................................................................................................................... 1
ITEM 2. MATERIAL CHANGES ........................................................................................................................... 2
ITEM 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................... 3
ITEM 4. ADVISORY BUSINESS ........................................................................................................................... 4
A.
B.
C.
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................................................ 4
ADVISORY SERVICES .............................................................................................................................................. 4
ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................... 4
ITEM 5. FEES AND COMPENSATION .................................................................................................................. 4
A.
B.
COLLECTING OUR ADVISORY FEES ............................................................................................................................ 4
OTHER NON-ADVISORY FEES AND EXPENSES YOU MAY INCUR ...................................................................................... 5
ITEM 6. PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT ........................................................... 5
ITEM 7. TYPES OF CLIENTS ............................................................................................................................... 6
ITEM 8. METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS ................................................. 6
ITEM 9. DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 10
ITEM 10. OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS............................................................. 10
ITEM 11. CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING . 12
ITEM 12. BROKERAGE PRACTICES.................................................................................................................... 13
A.
B.
C.
BEST EXECUTION, RESEARCH AND SOFT DOLLAR BENEFITS ......................................................................................... 13
BROKERAGE FOR CLIENT REFERRALS AND DIRECTED BROKERAGE ................................................................................. 14
TRADE AGGREGATION OR ALLOCATION POLICY ......................................................................................................... 14
ITEM 13. REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS ................................................................................................................... 15
A. ACCOUNT REVIEWS ............................................................................................................................................. 15
REPORTS TO CLIENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 15
B.
ITEM 14. CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION.............................................................................. 15
ITEM 15. CUSTODY ........................................................................................................................................ 16
ITEM 16. INVESTMENT DISCRETION ............................................................................................................... 16
ITEM 17. VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES ............................................................................................................. 16
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................... 17
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Two Prime Inc. (“Two Prime” or “Firm” or the “Manager”) is an investment adviser that is registered
with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). This brochure explains the
investment advisory services we provide to our Clients (collectively, the “advisory business”) and
provides important information about us.
ITEM 4. ADVISORY BUSINESS
Two Prime was established in 2019 and serves as investment adviser to separately managed accounts
(“SMAs”). Collectively the SMAs are referred to herein as ‘Clients’. We have investment discretion with
respect to Clients and we select and monitor investments for Clients pursuant to the terms of an
investment management agreement (the “Management Services Agreement” or “MSA”). In the future we
may provide asset management services to additional Clients.
This section of the brochure describes our advisory business, including:
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Our ownership structure;
The types of advisory services we provide; and
The amount of assets that we manage.
A.
Ownership Structure
The Firm is a Delaware limited liability company with the following owners: Marc Fleury, (40%), Alexander
Blume (26%), Uncorrelated Holdings LLC (12%), Nathaniel Cox (10%), Nicholas Ozyp (6%) and Adam
Richard (6%).
B.
Advisory Services
Two Prime’s advisory business primarily consists of providing discretionary advisory services to the Two
Prime Clients. We currently provide investment advice only with respect to limited types of investments
although in the future we may provide advice to other investments.
C.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2024, Two Prime had approximately $400,000,00 in regulatory assets under
management, all managed on a discretionary basis.
ITEM 5. FEES AND COMPENSATION
A.
Collecting Our Advisory Fees
The Firm receives different types of compensation for providing advisory services to its Clients, depending
on the type of client. Two Prime compensation can take the form of an asset-based fee or spread and
a performance-based fee or allocation, if applicable as described in each Client’s MSA.
For Client accounts, compensation structures are established for each Client on a case-by-case basis ,
with asset-based fees paid quarterly in arrears. All fees and expenses are fully outlined in each Client’s
MSA.
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B.
Other Non-Advisory Fees and Expenses You May Incur
Fees and Expenses
The fees paid by Clients to Two Prime will not include any custodian’s fee (if any); the Client shall be
responsible for custodian, brokerage, legal, accounting, tax advisory, and other administrative services
engaged by the Manager in connection with the advisory services performed. These additional charges,
as applicable, will be billed to the Client by Two Prime upon Two Prime’s receipt of invoices for such
services.
ITEM 6. PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
A performance fee or performance allocation is a fee representing an investment adviser’s compensation
for managing an account which is based upon a percentage of the net positive performance of the account
being managed. The Manager may receive an up to 20% performance-based fee or allocation for advisory
services with respect to certain Client accounts.
The carried interest/performance-based fee or allocation creates inherent conflicts of interest with
respect to the management of assets. Specifically, our entitlement to a carried interest/performance-
based fee or allocation may create an incentive for us to take risks that we would not otherwise take in
the absence of such an arrangement. Additionally, since the carried interest/performance-based fee or
allocation rewards us for performance, we may have an incentive to favor certain Clients over other
potential accounts or funds in the future which may not be subject to a performance fee/allocation or
carried interest.
The Manager, any placement agents and their respective officers, directors, stockholders, members,
employees, affiliates and agents may be subject to certain potential or actual conflicts of interest in
connection with the activities of, and investments by, Two Prime. Placement agents that introduce
Investors to Two Prime are subject to a conflict of interest because they will be compensated in
connection with their solicitation activities.
The Manager and its affiliates may provide investment management services certain SMAs which may
have investment objectives identical or similar to other Clients. The Manager and its affiliates may give
advice and/or take actions with respect to Clients, or for their own accounts, that may be similar to or
differ from action taken by the Manager or its affiliates on behalf of other Clients. As these situations may
represent a potential conflict of interest, the Manager and its affiliates have adopted policies and
procedures wherever deemed appropriate to detect and mitigate or prevent potential conflicts of
interest. The Manager will devote to the Clients as much time as the Manager deems necessary and
appropriate to manage the Client accounts.
Side-by-side management of various types of portfolios raises the possibility of favorable or preferential
treatment of one Client over another, arising from differences in fee arrangements or otherwise. As
described above, we maintain and implement procedures in furtherance of our efforts to treat all Clients
fairly and we believe that Clients subject to side-by-side management will receive fair and equitable
treatment over time.
When it is determined that it would be appropriate for Clients, on the one hand, and one or more other
investment accounts managed by the Manager, on the other hand, to participate in an investment
opportunity, the Manager will seek to execute orders for all of the participating investment accounts on
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a fair and equitable basis, taking into account such factors including, but not limited to, the investment
objectives and guidelines of the participating investment accounts, the relative amounts of capital
available for new investments, relative exposure to market trends, transaction costs, the portfolio
positions of the participating investment accounts or other structural requirements and the manner in
which the investment in question is likely to affect the amount of available capital after the investment is
made. Orders may be combined for all such accounts, and if any order is not filled at the same price, they
may be allocated on an average price basis. Similarly, if an order on behalf of more than one account
cannot be fully executed under prevailing market conditions, securities or Digital Assets may be allocated
among the different accounts on a basis which the Manager considers equitable. Nevertheless, it is
possible that Clients may not be given the opportunity to participate in certain investments made by other
Clients advised by the Manager and its affiliates.
As the investment manager for its Client’s portfolios, the Firm may purchase assets and synthetic
securities from affiliates or otherwise engage in affiliated transactions; provided, however that any such
transactions will only be done in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 206 of the Advisers
Act and the policies and procedures adopted by Two Prime.
The Firm may cause a Client to engage in cross trades with one or more other Clients, in order to further
the Client’s respective investment programs, or for other reasons consistent with the investment and
operating guidelines of Clients and such other accounts. Generally, the value of any positions that are
cross-traded in this manner will be determined in a manner that is consistent with the fair valuation
methodologies that are used by Two Prime.
Two Prime may also effect principal transactions between itself or its affiliates and Clients. Any transaction
effected between Clients and the Firm or its affiliates on a principal or agency basis shall be conducted at
arm’s length for fair market value and on terms as favorable to Clients as would be the case in a
transaction with an independent third party and in accordance with any obligation of the Firm under
applicable law.
ITEM 7. TYPES OF CLIENTS
Currently the Firm’s Clients include SMAs, primarily for high net worth individuals and corporations, Two
Prime may become investment adviser to other funds or accounts in the future.
ITEM 8. METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
The Manager uses a derivative overlay strategy to hedge the Client’s net long delta exposure that the
Firm consistently carries through purchased BTC and ETH coins. The Manager’s goal is to hedge against
outsized downward volatility, essentially “crash protection” which the Firm purchases through OOTM
puts. The Investment Manager’s hedge is dynamically managed using quantitative signals that it
develops in-house, and relies on statistical measurement of both on chain data, underlying price
movements, and derivative analysis.
Two Prime expects that the Clients net positions will remain long at all times, as it is bullish on the space.
The Manager closely follows blockchain data that measures the total output of BTC vs. the currently
circulating supply, and uses the halving cycles to inform its macro view of bull cycles. Based on the total
number of blocks mined vs the total per halving cycle – 210,000 blocks – the Manager builds its macro
risk model. Through this lens the Firm generates a framework for maximum and minimum short delta
that it carries at any given time.
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The derivative markets inform how the Firm expresses its short delta, combining implied volatility rank
and skew metrics to optimize portfolio construction. While the Manager maintains long puts at all times
(carried insurance against downside volatility) it systematically manages short calls and spreads to
capture volatility and finance its put positions. Two Prime’s target is to capture 80-90% of the upside
move in BTC and ETH, while protecting against large downside volatility events. As underlying prices
move higher, the Manager systematically rolls up its puts strikes, and rolls its call positions. When prices
move lower, the Firm uses that as an opportunity to capture profits on the short call side, while
managing put positions. The Firm’s delta, theta, gamma and vega exposure are all managed to maximize
returns and minimize its overall cost. Over full market cycles the Manager expects to outperform
underlying assets as the Client accumulates coins in down and sideways markets, and rides values higher
when prices appreciate.
The Manager uses additional available margin to generate yield, using deep out-of-the-money premium
strategies to target 1% additional yield per month. Yield generation is optimized based on market
conditions and is deployed in ideal market conditions.
Risk of Loss
All Client investments entail a high degree of risk, including the risk of loss of the entire amount
invested. Therefore, a Client investment should be undertaken only by Clients capable of evaluating the
merits and risks and bearing the potential consequences of the risks it represents. Prospective Clients
should carefully consider the following risk factors, and should consult their own legal, tax and financial
advisers, in connection with an investment with the Firm. The following list is not a complete
enumeration of all risks involved in connection with an investment with the Firm. There can be no
assurance that Clients will be able to achieve their investment objectives or that Clients will receive a
return on, or return of, their capital. Clients should be aware that it is possible for them to lose all or a
portion of their investment.
General Risks
Although the Principals have had experience managing digital assets
Limited Operating History.
prior to the formation of the Firm, the Manager has only limited operating history upon which
prospective investors can evaluate likely performance. There can be no assurance that Clients will
achieve its investment objective.
The Manager is dependent on the services of the
Business Dependent Upon Key Individuals.
Principals and there can be no assurance that it will be able to retain the Principals. The departure,
incapacity or death of a Principal could have a material adverse effect on the Manager’s management of
the investment operations of Client accounts.
The Clients’ success depends on the Manager’s ability to implement its
General Investment Risks.
investment strategy. Any factor that would make it more difficult to execute timely trades, such as a
significant lessening of liquidity in a particular market, may also be detrimental to profitability. No
assurance can be given that the investment strategies will be successful under all or any market
conditions.
The Client accounts may increase their cash positions to 100% of its assets when the Manager deems it
prudent or when a defensive position is warranted in light of market conditions. During such times,
interest income will increase and may constitute a large portion of the return and the Clients will not
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participate in market advances or declines to the extent that they would have if they had been more
fully invested.
A potential investor should note that the prices of the instruments in which the Client portfolio invests
may be unavailable. Market movements are difficult to predict and are influenced by, among other
things, government trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies; changing supply
and demand relationships; national and international political and economic events; changes in interest
rates; and the inherent volatility of the marketplace. In addition, governments from time to time
intervene, directly and by regulation, in certain markets, often with the intent to influence prices
directly. The effects of governmental intervention may be particularly significant at certain times in the
financial instrument markets, and such intervention (as well as other factors) may cause these markets
and related investments to move rapidly.
The Firm will structure Client portfolios so that investments
Limited Diversification.
(both individually and in the aggregate) have desirable risk/reward characteristics with respect to
investments in any particular industry, geography or type of investment. Although the Firm intend to
achieve a diversified portfolio of investments, Clients could have a non-diversified portfolio and may
have large amounts of their assets invested in a small number of investments. Such lack of
diversification substantially increases market risks and the risk of loss associated with Client
investments.
The Firm may engage in short selling as part of their general investment
Short Selling.
strategy. Short selling involves selling crypto assets that are not owned and borrowing the same crypto
assets for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace the borrowed crypto assets at a later
date. Short selling allows Clients to profit from declines in market prices to the extent such decline
exceeds the transaction costs and the costs of borrowing the crypto assets. However, because the
borrowed crypto assets must be replaced by purchases at market prices in order to close out the short
position, any appreciation in the price of the borrowed crypto assets would result in a loss upon such
repurchase.
The Clients’ obligations under its short sales will be marked to market daily and collateralized by the
Clients’ assets held at the broker, including its cash balance and its long crypto assets positions. Because
short sales must be marked to market daily, there may be periods when short sales must be settled
prematurely, and a substantial loss would occur. Purchasing crypto assets to close out the short position
can itself cause the price of the crypto assets to rise further, thereby exacerbating the loss. Short-selling
exposes Clients to unlimited risk with respect to that crypto asset due to the lack of an upper limit on
the price to which an instrument can rise. Short sales may be utilized to enhance returns and hedge the
portfolio. The Firm anticipates that the frequency of short sales will vary substantially in different
periods. There are no prescribed limits to the amount of Clients’ assets that may be subject to short
sales.
The value of Clients’ assets may be affected favorably or unfavorably
Currency Risks.
by the changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations. Some currency exchange costs may
be incurred when Clients change investments from one country to another. Currency exchange
rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. They generally are determined by the
forces of supply and demand in the respective markets and the relative merits of investments in
different countries, actual or perceived changes in interest rates and other complex factors, as seen
from an international perspective. Currency exchange rates can also be affected unpredictably by
intervention by governments or central banks (or the failure to intervene) or by currency controls or
political developments.
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The Firm may enter into hedging transactions with the intention of reducing or
Hedging Risks.
controlling risk. Even if the Firm is successful in doing so, the cost of hedging may have the effect of
reducing returns. Furthermore, it is possible that the Firm’s hedging strategies will not be effective in
controlling risk, due to unexpected non-correlation (or even positive correlation) between the hedging
instrument and the position being hedged, increasing rather than reducing both risk and losses.
To the extent that the Firm hedges, its hedges may not be static but rather might need
to be continually adjusted based on the Firm’s assessment of market conditions, as well as
the expected degree of non-correlation between the hedges and the portfolio being hedged. The
success of the Firm’s hedging strategy may depend on its ability to implement this dynamic hedging
approach efficiently and cost effectively, as well as on the accuracy of the Firm’s ongoing judgments
concerning the hedging positions to be acquired.
Cybersecurity Risk. The Firm and third-party service providers are all subject to risks associated with
a breach in cybersecurity. A cybersecurity breach could expose the Firm to substantial costs (including,
without limitation, those associated with forensic analysis of the origin and scope of the breach,
increased and upgraded cybersecurity services, identity theft, unauthorized access to and use of
proprietary information, litigation, the dissemination of confidential and proprietary information, and
reputational damage), civil liability, and regulatory inquiry and/or action.
While the Manager has established a business continuity plan and cybersecurity policy including risk
management strategies, systems, and policies and procedures to seek to prevent cybersecurity
breaches, there are inherent limitations in such plans, strategies, systems, and policies and procedures
including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. In addition, since the Manager does
not directly control the cybersecurity systems of third-party service providers, there can be no assurance
that the cybersecurity practices of these providers will protect the Manager from any potential
breaches.
The foregoing list of risk factors does not purport to be a complete enumeration or explanation of the
risks involved in an investment with the Firm. Prospective investors should read the entire brochure
and all other accompanying materials provided by the Manager before deciding whether to invest. In
addition, as the Manager’s investment philosophy develops and changes over time, an investment
with the Firm may be subject to additional and different risk factors. The Manager will promptly
amend this brochure if and when any information regarding its investment risks becomes materially
inaccurate.
Risks Associated with Investing Directly or Indirectly in Cryptocurrency Assets
Short History of Cryptocurrency Assets. Bitcoin, Ether and other cryptocurrency assets and
networks (together, “Crypto Assets”) have existed for a relatively short time, which limits a potential
investor’s ability to evaluate an investment with the Firm. Ether is the native token of Ethereum, the
second largest blockchain network ranked by market capitalization as of September 30, 2020. Ethereum
was described in a white paper in late 2013, and an online crowd sale to fund development took place
between July and August 2014. The network went live in July 2015. The Ethereum network is a digital
decentralized ledger protocol that powers smart contracts. The differing focus of any such digital asset
could affect its growth and acceptance by users, which may negatively affect its expansion and an
investment with the Firm.
In addition, there is no assurance that Crypto Assets will maintain their value over the long-term.
The value of Crypto Assets is subject to risks related to its usage. Even if growth in Crypto
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Assets adoption occurs in the near or medium-term, there is no assurance that Crypto Assets usage will
continue to grow over the long-term. A contraction in use of Crypto Assets may result in increased
volatility or a reduction in the price of Crypto Assets, which would adversely impact the value of a
Client’s portfolio.
Loss or Destruction of a Private Key. Transfers of Crypto Assets among users are accomplished via
Crypto Assets transactions (i.e., sending Crypto Assets from one user to another). The creation of a
Crypto Assets transaction requires the use of a unique numerical code known as a “private key.” In the
absence of the correct private key corresponding to a holder’s particular Crypto Assets, the Crypto
Assets are inaccessible for usage. The Firm intends to safeguard and keep private the private keys
relating to its Crypto Assets holdings. To the extent the Clients’ private keys are lost, destroyed or
otherwise compromised and no backup of the private key is accessible, Clients will be unable to access
their Crypto Assets. Any such loss could adversely affect an investment with the Firm.
ITEM 9. DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
We are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary events that would be
material to a Client’s or prospective Client’s evaluation of our business or the integrity of our
management. We have not been subject to any legal or disciplinary event that would require disclosure
under applicable SEC rules. No management person at the Registrant or its affiliates has been the subject
of any legal or disciplinary action or event.
ITEM 10. OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
This section of our brochure describes the activities and relationships that the Firm and its management
persons engage in or have with other financial industry participants.
The Firm’s Managing Partner, Founder, and CEO, Alexander Blume, runs an investment syndicate on Echo
(www.echo.xyz) which focuses on crypto startup investing. As a Syndicate Lead he has the ability to earn
a carry on profitable investments in which his syndicate invests. Echo is not related to, or affiliated with,
the Manager in any way and no conflicts of interest are present with Mr. Blume’s activities on Echo.
The Manager operates pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.14(a)(8). As such, the Manager is not required to deliver
a CFTC disclosure document to prospective Clients, nor is it required to provide Clients with certified
annual reports that satisfy the requirements of CFTC rules.
The Manager, any placement agents and their respective officers, directors, stockholders, members,
employees, affiliates and agents may be subject to certain potential or actual conflicts of interest in
connection with the activities of, and investments by, the Firm.
The Manager may purchase or otherwise acquire on behalf of Clients different classes of debt and/or
equity of the same borrower or issuer. These and other investments may be deemed to create a conflict
of interest, particularly because the Manager may take certain actions for some Clients with respect to
one class of debt or equity that may be adverse to other Clients of the Manager or its affiliates who hold
other classes of debt or equity of the same borrower or issuer. In such cases the Manager will act in a
manner reasonably believed to be most equitable to all Clients under the circumstances.
Without notice to the Investors, the Manager and its affiliates may engage in other business and furnish
investment management and advisory services to other Clients whose investment policies differ from
those followed by the Manager with respect to the investments of Clients and which may own securities
of the same class, or which are the same type, as the Clients’ investments or other securities of the issuers
of the Clients’ investments. Any action taken by the Manager with respect to Clients’ investments will not
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be proprietary to the Clients. The Manager and/or its affiliates may make recommendations to or effect
transactions for such other Clients which may differ from those effected with respect to the Clients’
investments. Some of the securities purchased by Clients on or prior to the closing date may have been
held by other Clients or affiliates of the Manager.
Officers and employees of the Manager will devote as much of their time to the activities of the Clients as
they deem necessary and appropriate to manage the Firm’s business. Neither the Manager nor its
affiliates are restricted from forming investment funds, from entering into other investment advisory
relationships or from engaging in other business activities, even though such activities may be in
competition with the Clients and/or may involve substantial time and resources of the Manager. These
activities could be viewed as creating a conflict of interest in that the time and effort of the members of
the Manager and its officers and employees will not be devoted exclusively to the business of the Clients
but will be allocated between the business of the Firm and the management of the monies of other
advisees of the Manager.
The Manager and its affiliates may also carry on investment activities for their own accounts and for family
members and friends of the Manager who do not invest with the Firm, and may give advice and
recommend securities to other Clients which may differ from advice given to, or securities recommended
or bought for, the Clients, even though their investment objectives may be the same or similar.
The Manager may engage in affiliated transactions on behalf of Clients, but only in accordance with the
requirements of Section 206 of the Advisers Act and shall adopt policies and procedures for such purpose.
Neither the Manager nor any of the Manager’s affiliates have any affirmative obligation to offer any
investments to Clients or to inform Clients of any investments before offering any investments to other
Clients. The Manager and its affiliates may also make investments on their own behalf without offering
such investment opportunities to Clients. Furthermore, the Manager and its affiliates may be bound by
affirmative obligations, at present or in the future, whereby it or they are obligated to offer certain
investments to Clients before or without the Manager or its affiliates offering those investments to the
Clients.
When it is determined that it would be appropriate for Clients, on the one hand, and one or more other
investment accounts managed by the Manager, on the other hand, to participate in an investment
opportunity, the Manager will seek to execute orders for all of the participating investment accounts on
a fair and equitable basis, taking into account such factors including, but not limited to, the investment
objectives and guidelines of the participating investment accounts, the relative amounts of capital
available for new investments, relative exposure to market trends, transaction costs, the portfolio
positions of the participating investment accounts or other structural requirements and the manner in
which the investment in question is likely to affect the amount of available capital after the investment is
made. Orders may be combined for all such accounts, and if any order is not filled at the same price, they
may be allocated on an average price basis. Similarly, if an order on behalf of more than one account
cannot be fully executed under prevailing market conditions, securities and Digital Assets may be
allocated among the different accounts on a basis which the Manager considers equitable. Nevertheless,
it is possible that certain Clients may not be given the opportunity to participate in certain investments
made by other Clients advised by the Manager and its affiliates.
The Manager may purchase assets and synthetic securities from affiliates or otherwise engage in affiliated
transactions; provided, however that any such transactions will only be done in a manner consistent with
the requirements of Section 206 of the Advisers Act and the policies and procedures adopted by the
Manager.
The Manager may cause Clients to engage in cross trades with one or more other Clients, in order to
further the Clients’ and such other accounts’ respective investment programs, or for other reasons
consistent with the investment and operating guidelines of the Clients and such other accounts.
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Generally, the value of any positions that are cross-traded in this manner will be determined in a manner
that is consistent with the fair valuation methodologies that are used by the Manager.
The Manager may also effect principal transactions between itself or its affiliates and Clients. Any
transaction effected between Clients and the Manager or its affiliates on a principal or agency basis shall
be conducted at arm’s length for fair market value and on terms as favorable to Clients as would be the
case in a transaction with an independent third party and in accordance with any obligation of the
Manager under applicable law.
Placement agents, if any, that solicit Investors on behalf of the Firm, or introduce Investors to the Firm,
are subject to a conflict of interest because they will be compensated in connection with their solicitation
activities. The Manager may engage affiliates from time to time to act as placement or introducing agents.
By investing with the Firm, each Investor will be deemed to have acknowledged the existence of the actual
and potential conflicts of interest that may exist between any affiliates of the Manager acting as
placement or introducing agents and Clients and to have waived any claim with respect to the existence
of any such conflicts of interest. The Manager may pay a portion of the Management Fee and/or Incentive
Allocation to affiliates that act as placement or introducing agents upon any such potential investors
investing with the Firm. Investors solicited by placement or introducing agents will be advised of, and
asked to consent to, any compensation arrangements relating to their solicitation.
ITEM 11. CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND
PERSONAL TRADING
The Registrant has adopted a Compliance Program pursuant to Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act,
including guidelines regarding ethics, personal trading and Client transactions, among other policies and
procedures. Our primary duty and responsibility is to our Clients. We are dedicated to performing our
services and fulfilling our obligations to Clients with the highest standards of integrity, conduct and
professional execution in pursuit of these goals. The Code of Ethics includes various anti-fraud provisions,
which makes it unlawful for investment advisers and supervised persons to engage in any activities which
may be fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative. It sets ethical standards for compliance with securities
laws, safeguarding material non-public information about Clients' transactions and portfolio holdings, and
obtaining initial and annual reports of securities holdings for supervised persons. The Code of Ethics
identifies conduct which could compromise these objectives, or that has an appearance of impropriety,
and contains policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent such conduct, including such
conduct as the mishandling of material non-public information. In principal part, our Compliance Program
seeks to promote desirable conduct through policies affecting its personnel and the policies the Firm is to
follow in connection with the investment, monitoring and management of Client portfolios. We will
provide a copy of our Code of Ethics to any Investor upon request. In addition, our full Compliance
Program manual is available for review on site.
Although the Compliance Program permits supervised persons to trade in securities or Digital Assets, it
contains significant safeguards designed to protect from abuses in this area. The Registrant and its
affiliates may recommend securities or Digital Assets in which we or a related party invest or have a
material financial interest. Additionally, we may recommend securities to Clients at or about the same
time that we or a related party buy or sell the same securities for ourselves or for another Client. These
and related conflicts of interests are discussed above in “Other Financial Industry Activities and
Affiliations.”
Supervised persons must disclose personal securities and Digital Assets accounts (including any accounts
for their immediate family and household members), initial/annual securities and Digital Asset holdings
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and report at least quarterly any reportable transactions in their personal accounts and their related
personal accounts. In addition, supervised persons must pre-clear the purchase or sale of any securities
or Digital Assets on the Restricted List with the Chief Compliance Officer prior to any trade (excluding any
open-end mutual funds, ETFs or other similar non-directed investment vehicle). The Chief Compliance
Officer may periodically review supervised persons’ securities accounts to ensure there are no improper
investments or trades made, among other things.
The Compliance Program of the Registrant also seeks to prevent insider trading as well as provides
guidelines, among other guidelines, for the outside business activities of investment personnel, and the
receiving/giving of gifts and entertainment.
ITEM 12. BROKERAGE PRACTICES
A.
Best Execution, Research and Soft Dollar Benefits
As a fiduciary, the Firm has an obligation to obtain best execution for Client transactions based on the
circumstances of each particular transaction. We consider the full range and quality of a broker-dealer’s
services in placing orders with a brokerage firm including, among other things: execution capability;
existing relationships; financial strength; reputation; pricing; reporting capabilities; and responsiveness.
The determining factor is not solely the lowest possible commission or cost, but whether the transaction
represents the best qualitative execution for Clients.
Soft dollars generally refers to arrangements whereby a discretionary investment adviser is allowed to
pay for and receive research, research-related or execution services from a broker-dealer or third-party
provider, in addition to the execution of transactions, in exchange for the brokerage commissions from
transactions for Client accounts.
Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 allows and provides a safe harbor for discretionary
investment advisers to pay an increased commission, above what another broker-dealer would charge for
executing a transaction, for research and brokerage services, provided the adviser has made a good faith
determination that the value of the research and brokerage services qualifies as reasonable in relation to
the amount of commissions paid. Further, under SEC guidelines, the determination as to whether a
product or service is research or other brokerage services, and eligible for the Section 28(e) safe harbor,
is whether it provides lawful and appropriate assistance to the investment manager in performance of its
investment decision-making responsibilities.
To the extent that Clients invest in more traditional securities and similar types of assets, portfolio
transactions for Clients may be allocated to brokers and dealers on the basis of best execution and in
consideration of, among other factors, a broker’s or dealer’s ability to effect the transactions, its facilities,
reliability and financial responsibility and, in certain cases related to broker-executed transactions, the
provision or payment by the broker of the costs of research and research-related services which are of
benefit to Clients, the Manager and related funds and accounts. The commissions and other transaction
costs (which may include dealer markups or markdowns arising in connection with riskless principal
transactions) charged to Clients by brokers or dealers in the foregoing circumstances may be higher than
those charged by other brokers or dealers that may not offer such products and services.
The Manager reserves the right to use “soft” dollars to the extent consistent with any applicable law or
regulation. The Manager expects that any such use of “soft” dollars will fall within the safe harbor for
“soft” dollars created by Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act in accordance with Two Prime’s relevant policy.
Under Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act, research obtained with “soft” dollars generated by Clients may
be used by the Manager to service accounts other than the Clients’ accounts. Where a product or service
obtained with “soft” dollars provides both research and non-research assistance to the Manager, the
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Manager will make a good faith effort to allocate the cost of such product or service between “soft” and
hard dollars reasonably according to its use. Research products and services provided to the Manager
may include research reports on particular industries and companies, economic surveys and analyses,
advice from legal, strategic, financial and industry consultants and advisors, recommendations as to
specific securities, and other products and services providing lawful and appropriate assistance to the
Manager in the performance of its investment decision-making responsibilities.
Clients’ transactions can be expected to generate brokerage commissions (or dealer markups and
markdowns) and other compensation, all of which the Clients, not the Manager, will be obligated to pay.
The Manager will have discretion in deciding what brokers and dealers the Firm, will use and in negotiating
the rates of compensation each of the Clients will pay. In addition to using brokers as “agents” and paying
commissions, the Firm may buy or sell securities directly from or to dealers acting as principals at prices
that include markups or markdowns, and may buy securities from underwriters or dealers in public
offerings at prices that include compensation to the underwriters and dealers.
While not intended to be a frequent practice, from time to time, the Firm may execute over-the-counter
trades on an agency basis rather than on a principal basis. In these situations, the broker(s) used by the
Firm may acquire or dispose of an investment through a market-maker (a practice known as
“interpositioning”). The transaction may thus be subject to both a commission and a markup or
markdown. The Manager believes that the use of a broker in such instances is consistent with its duty of
obtaining best execution for Clients. The use of a broker can provide anonymity in connection with a
transaction. In addition, a broker may, in certain cases, have greater expertise or greater capability in
connection with both accessing the market and executing a transaction.
To the extent that securities are purchased in non-U.S. markets, a prime broker would typically be
permitted to utilize the services of its sub-custodians located in the country in which the securities are
purchased. Such sub-custodians would typically maintain custody of the securities until such time as they
are sold, at which point uninvested proceeds would be transferred back to Clients’ accounts at such prime
broker.
B.
Brokerage for Client Referrals and Directed Brokerage
The Firm does not direct securities transactions to any broker-dealer in exchange for Client referrals or
any other consideration, nor does the Registrant engage in directed brokerage or permit Clients to direct
the execution of transactions through a specified broker-dealer.
C.
Trade Aggregation or Allocation Policy
The Firm maintains policies and procedures governing the manner in which we aggregate transactions
and allocate investment opportunities among the Clients and any other accounts that may in the future
be managed by Two Prime (each, an “Account”). The principal factor driving these trade aggregation and
allocation policies and procedures is the fair and equitable treatment of all Accounts.
On occasions when we deem the purchase or sale of a security or Digital Asset to be in the interest of
multiple Clients, we may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, aggregate the
securities or Digital Assets to be sold or purchased in order to obtain best execution and lower commission
expenses, if any. In the event of any aggregation, allocation of the securities or Digital Assets so purchased
or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, shall be made by us in a manner that we
consider to be equitable and consistent with our obligations to all Clients participating in the transaction.
Various factors are considered in the allocation of such opportunities, including whether Clients and other
Accounts, if any, has sufficient liquidity to invest in the security that is being considered, the size of the
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position relative to other investments within such vehicle and other factors. Under this procedure,
transactions will generally be averaged as to price and allocated among our Clients’ pro rata, based on
original allocation to the purchase and sale orders placed for each Client on a given day. In the event that
we determine that pro rata allocation is not appropriate under the particular circumstances, the allocation
will be made based upon other relevant factors, which may include: (i) when only a small percentage of
the order is executed, the investment may be allocated to the Account with the smallest order or the
smallest position or to an Account that is out of line with respect to security or sector weightings relative
to other portfolios with similar mandates; (ii) allocations may be given to one Account when one Account
has limitations on its investment guidelines which prohibit it from purchasing other securities or Digital
Assets which are expected to produce similar investment results and can be purchased by other Accounts;
(iii) if an Account reaches an investment guideline limit and cannot participate in an allocation, the
opportunity may be allocated to other Accounts (this may be due to unforeseen changes in an Account’s
assets after an order is placed); (iv) with respect to sale allocations, allocations may be given to Accounts
low in cash; (v) in cases when a pro rata allocation of a potential execution would result in a de minimis
allocation in one or more Accounts, we may exclude the Account(s) from the allocation and the
transaction may be executed on a pro rata basis among the remaining Accounts; or (vi) in cases where a
small proportion of an order is executed in all Accounts, the opportunity may be allocated to one or more
Accounts on a random basis.
ITEM 13. REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
A.
Account Reviews
On each business day, accounts of Clients are reviewed and discussed. Any material changes in
performance, risk status, liquidity, or other risk metrics are presented by the account manager and
appropriate changes, if any, are recommended.
On a monthly basis, the Firm reviews the monthly valuation report and performs a reconciliation of such
valuation report with the valuation guidelines of the Client. In addition, the senior management team of
Two Prime reviews the performance and valuation of each investment in the Client Accounts. Lastly, an
independent accounting firm reviews and confirms the valuation of each portfolio investment in the Client
Accounts on a monthly basis based on the materials provided to it through the management team of the
Manager.
On a yearly basis, an independent accounting firm reviews and confirms the valuation of each portfolio
investment in the Client Portfolios at year-end based on the materials provided to it through the
management team of the Two Prime.
B.
Reports to Clients
Clients will receive reports providing a summary of their investment performance and allocation on a
monthly basis, including net equity, performance since inception, and performance for the month.
Additional information is available upon request.
ITEM 14. CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
The Manager does not currently seek Client referrals and/or compensate third party firms for referring
Clients. The Firm does not currently accept economic benefits from non-Clients for providing advisory
services to our Clients.
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ITEM 15. CUSTODY
For certain SMA Clients, Two Prime may maintain Client accounts on its internal trading platform.
Because of this, Two Prime is deemed to have custody of those client accounts and will in turn arrange
for an annual surprise audit to be conducted by an independent public accountant that is a member of
and subject to the standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). This
exam will be at irregular intervals from year to year and the agreement for such services must be in
writing. The agreement must outline the specific procedures, including the filing of a form ADV-E
certificate after the examination and notifying the SEC of any discrepancies or termination of the
agreement.
ITEM 16. INVESTMENT DISCRETION
As described above in “Advisory Business” we have discretionary authority with respect to all Client
accounts. Limitations on such discretion, if any, are disclosed in the relevant Management Services
Agreement.
ITEM 17. VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
Two Prime invests primarily in Digital Assets and does not expect to significantly invest in equity voting
securities.
To the extent proxies are received for any type of investment, including Digital Assets if applicable, the
Firm complies with its proxy voting policies and procedures that are designed to ensure that in cases
where it votes proxies with respect to Client securities, such proxies are voted in the best interests of each
of the Clients, which may result in different voting results for proxies for the same issuer. The Manager
votes proxies in the interest of maximizing value for the Clients. To that end, the Firm endeavors to vote
proxies in the manner that it determines in good faith will be the most likely to cause the Clients'
investments to increase the most or decline the least in value. Consideration is given to both the short
and long-term implications of the proposal to be voted on when considering the optimal vote. Two Prime
believes that voting proxies in accordance with the following guidelines is in the best interests of the
Clients:
• Generally, the Manager will vote in favor of routine corporate housekeeping proposals, including
election of directors (where no corporate governance issues are implicated), selection of auditors,
and increases in or reclassification of common stock.
• Generally, the Manager will vote against proposals that make it more difficult to replace members
of the issuer’s board of directors, including proposals to stagger the board, cause management to
be overrepresented on the board, introduce cumulative voting, introduce unequal voting rights,
and create supermajority voting.
For other proposals, Two Prime shall determine whether a proposal is in the best interests of the Clients
and may take into account the following factors, among others:
• whether the proposal was recommended by management and the Firm’s opinion of
management;
• whether the proposal acts to entrench existing management; and
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• whether the proposal fairly compensates management for past and future performance.
The Chief Compliance Officer will identify any conflicts that exist between the interests of the Firm and
the Clients. This examination will seek to include a review of the relationship of the Manager and its
affiliates with the issuer of each security and any of the issuer’s affiliates to determine if the issuer is a
Client or has some other relationship with the Firm or the Clients.
If a material conflict of interest between Two Prime and a Client exists, the Firm will determine whether
voting in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the proxy voting policies and procedures is in the best
interests of such Client or take some other appropriate action. Clients may obtain a copy of the Manager’s
proxy voting policies and procedures and information about how the Manager voted a Client’s proxies by
contacting the Chief Compliance Officer.
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We are required to provide Clients with certain financial information or disclosures about our financial
condition because we have discretionary authority over our Clients’ accounts. We have no financial
commitment that impairs our ability to meet contractual commitments to Clients and have not been the
subject of bankruptcy proceedings.
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