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).

Sophia L. Bennett

Principal

12 years of experience

5 years at Optima Global

M.Sc., London School of Economics

B.A., Princeton University

Sophia Bennett is a Principal at Optima Global Trading, where she focuses on ETF and index investment strategies. She plays a key role in developing customized ETF solutions and implementing index-based portfolios for institutional and private clients. At Optima Global, she collaborates closely with research and trading teams to enhance the firm’s smart beta and passive investing capabilities.

Prior to joining Optima Global in 2019, Sophia was part of BlackRock’s iShares product strategy team, where she contributed to the design of factor-based and thematic ETFs. Earlier in her career, she worked at State Street Global Advisors in the Global Equity Beta Solutions group, supporting portfolio construction and research for index products.

She has spoken at industry panels on ETF adoption trends and her insights on passive investing have been cited in investment publications.

Sophia holds an M.Sc. in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University.

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