There have been recent incidents of individuals and groups falsely claiming to be associated with Optima Global on social media platforms. These imposters have engaged in a variety of unauthorized conduct, including soliciting customers to carry out trading activities with them, impersonating Optima Global using the genuine names of Optima Global senior executives or employees to offer investment opportunities, claiming to offer investment training courses that are supposedly provided by Optima Global or claiming that Optima Global is backing certain initial coin offerings or is otherwise engaged in crypto related trading activity. There have also been fake websites and mobile applications that claim to be Optima Global (or associated with Optima Global) when in fact they are not. These are scams and not authorized by Optima Global in any way.

Please be aware that Optima Global does not engage in any investment activities, provide training or financial services, or conduct other regulated activities through social media platforms or messaging apps. Similarly, Optima Global, its executives and employees do not contact prospects, clients or members of the public via social media platforms or messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Discord and Telegram to offer investment opportunities. Optima Global does not offer direct investments in cryptocurrencies or other digital assets, it does not provide a trading platform to members of the public, it does not have a mobile app, and it does not offer investment training courses to the public.

Optima Global and its partners, employees, directors, officers, advisors, successors, and agents are not responsible for any conduct by unauthorized parties and channels, nor are they responsible for the services or information provided by such unauthorized parties and channels. If you have any questions or wish to ascertain whether you are communicating with an authorized representative of Optima Global, please contact us at https://optimaglobaltradingfund.com/Contact-Us. If you believe that you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud, please report the matter to your local law enforcement or other relevant authorities. For India residents, you may lodge a report at the national cybercrime reporting portal (https://cybercrime.gov.in).

Adrian Kellen

Managing and Founding Principal

33 years of investment experience

17 years with Optima Global

Ph.D., M.B.A., Stanford University

B.S., Economics & Computer Science, MIT

Adrian Kellen is a Managing and Founding Principal of Optima Global, where he has been instrumental in defining the firm’s vision, culture, and investment philosophy for more than three decades. With nearly 60 years of life experience and over 30 years in global financial markets, Adrian brings a rare combination of academic rigor, strategic insight, and practical market knowledge.

At Optima Global, he continues to guide the firm’s long-term strategy, focusing on innovation in asset management, disciplined risk frameworks, and the integration of both fundamental and quantitative approaches. Adrian has overseen the launch of numerous global multi-asset and alternative strategies, ensuring the firm adapts to evolving market cycles while maintaining its core principles of transparency, consistency, and investor alignment.

Before co-founding Optima Global, Adrian served as Managing Director and Head of Quantitative Research at a leading Wall Street investment bank, where he pioneered advanced portfolio strategies and advised some of the world’s largest institutional investors.

Adrian holds a B.S. in Economics and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and earned both an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in Finance from Stanford University. Over his career, he has published on topics ranging from portfolio optimization to global macro dynamics and is frequently consulted by peers, clients, and policymakers for his insights into markets, risk, and institutional investing.

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