JFD Invest: mirror trading and portfolio management

JFD Bank's mirror trading service enables investors to have exclusive access to a pre-selected, high-performing trading strategies whose track record has been verified by the company's portfolio management division.

The broker's clients have the ability to build portfolios of strategies that can be automatically executed through their mirror trading platform: JFD Invest.

JFD Invest currently offers 15 fully automated strategies via expert advisors. JFD Invest therefore opens the door to institutional quality asset management to more people (including less sophisticated traders), as it was previously reserved for a limited number of wealthy individuals.

JFD Invest users must create a special account connected to their JFD Bank trading account. Once they have done so, they can use the company's mirror trading platform to build their own portfolios of investment strategies across multiple asset classes (forex, indices, metals, etc.).

Fund allocation controls and risk management mechanisms are also in place. Orders are executed in bulk through a single hedge account to ensure that all investors following a particular strategy get the same performance and trading conditions. Users can also see the strategy's track record as well as pending orders.

JFD Bank only charges a 25% performance fee (high-water mark), there are no management or start-up fees. The high-water mark (HWM) represents the highest peak of equity at the end of an investment period (ex: one month), so investors don't pay any commissions for poor performance, only if they make money.

At the time of writing this article (30 Sept. 2019), 12 out of 15 strategies are making money. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This is not and should not be considered as investment advice or financial advice.

Performance statistics of the Hyperion strategy

Advantages

• Strategies are preselected by JFD
• No management or start-up fees
• A reliable broker with an excellent reputation
• 100% DMA/STP execution. No conflicts of interest, total anonymity and no manipulation.
• Very low trading fees
• No need to install a VPS.

Drawbacks

• The minimum investment is high for some strategies (between €500 and €6000)
• No demo account is available to test the strategies
• Trading carries risks, even on accounts managed by professional traders

CFDs are complex instruments and present a high risk of losing money quickly due to leverage.

75% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with JFD Group Ltd.

You should make sure you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to accept the risk of losing your money.