Products
PTI Securities provides three main products. The first is an online stock trading service that gives investors the ability to place stock trades online or by phone and receive PTI brokers’ assistance. The "Protected Index Program" is a managed money program or separately managed account(SMA) in which investors can tailor their investments to match their personal risk profile. And, PTI’s "ProDirect" brokerage service allows self-directed traders to trade online and obtain minimal broker assistance.
The privately owned company reported that, as of Dec. 31, 2008, its Protected Index Program beat the S&P 500 by 56.04% over the past 10 years, and beat the Russell 2000 Index (IWM) by 45.08% since its inception.
The Wall Street Journal and Pensions & Investments, an investment trade magazine, recognized PTI as one of the nation’s “top performing equity managers” in 2008, for the performance of its Protected Index Program, a separately managed account. In their stories, the two publications also reported that separately managed accounts (SMAs) outperformed mutual funds from 2006 through 2008, and unveiled new research from Morningstar research firm which found that SMAs beat mutual funds in 22 of 26 stock and bond categories during that time.
Investment News recognized the Protected Index Program as one of the most successful equity fund strategies for the year ended March 31, 2009.
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 33.8% in 2008, its worst performance since 1931 during the Great Depression, many investors are looking for protection from market risk and future losses.
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