Dieter Marlovics

Defining Brilliance with Visionary Ideas

Dieter feels that, as a company, RoboSig should be pung its money where its mouth is, so it made total sense to fund future operaonal growth by using its own product, which has the unique ability of monezing itself.

The sign of a visionary leader is the capacity to proceed forward in the face of obstacles toward accomplishing a goal or finishing a task. They experiment with fresh ideas, methods, or approaches in search of uncommon chances while maintaining their attention. People frequently describe these leaders as tough and tenacious because they're driven to overcome obstacles and accomplish their objectives.

One such visionary leader is Dieter Marlovics, Chief Executive Officer at RoboSig. He is an experienced technology entrepreneur who gets great satisfaction from investing in, creating, and working with other entrepreneurs to facilitate innovation, form a cohesive execution plan, make an investment, and provide positive energy to help take that first step and get through the inevitable difficult times.

Dieter was born in Chicago, but his family has Austrian roots and so, growing up, he spent the first couple years of his life, as well as many summers, in Vienna. Through his teenage years, he played competitive tennis, went on to play for Northwestern University and dabbled in the US professional satellite circuit.

Dieter graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

A Bequest of Excellence

Dieter launched his first company when he was 14 years old. He genuinely enjoys collaborating with other business owners to foster creativity, create a coherent execution plan, make an investment, or offer inspiration for taking the first step and overcoming the inevitable challenges.

Dieter co-founded HyperMeals.com, his first technology company, in 1997 to enable online food ordering from nearby restaurants for delivery. He was then introduced to a small Chicago floor brokerage firm, which didn't even have email, let alone any significant technology whatsoever.

He saw this as a golden opportunity and had some discussions with the CEO of Gelber Group, LLC, to invest in a division for electronic trading. As CIO for the next decade, Gelber Group developed into a highly successful international algorithmic trading firm with over $100 million in capital and more than nine data centers in three different countries. In 2011, Dieter sold his ownership interest.

In 2015, Dieter founded and provided seed funding for ReallyColor, LLC, which developed patented technology that enables people to turn their photos into coloring pages and custom coloring books. ReallyColor is popular with large businesses creating their own custom ReallyColor coloring books to use as unique and effective marketing tools. The company has also sold physical and digital gift cards in Toys "R" Us, BJ's Wholesale, Sam's Club, and others.

In addition to his other numerous business ventures, Dieter has written several book chapters and articles that discuss his leadership and management philosophy as it relates to technology. He is also a singer-songwriter, having released a handful of songs sold digitally on iTunes and other digital retailers in over a dozen different countries.

A Benchmark of Iconic Reliability

Founded in 2016, RoboSig has delivered multiple FX trading strategies and a variable yield cash management alternative that have delivered consistently superior returns at low risk when compared with traditional solutions. RoboSig’s thesis is that the global monetary system acts as a giant ‘rubber band ball.’ When pieces are stretched, they are always, at least partially, pulled back. RoboSig seeks to mine this global stability that allows the world economic engine to function.

Below are the primary product offerings by RoboSig:

RoboSig CMA PLUS - Cash Management Alternative PLUS RoboSig CMA PLUS adds a bit of leverage with the goal of outperforming conventional low-risk investments like commercial paper, ST bonds, CDs, and so on by offering better returns. The $6 trillion+/day foreign exchange market's deep liquidity and flexibility are used by this autonomous FX trading strategy to generate steady returns in the context of today’s rate environment.

RoboSig ALPHA - Similar to RoboSig CMA, RoboSig ALPHA is a SaaS platform that has been tuned to produce alpha returns with a far lower risk profile than conventional fund trading strategies. You choose how much alpha you want to produce before "turning the dial" to the maximum level of leverage you are prepared and able to use.

RoboSig’s team of quantitative engineers and trading professionals consults with clients to best service their risk appetite.

In the world of finance, a lengthy live track record is paramount. Simulated back tests are valuable in how they present the potential of a trading strategy, but when you are looking to find third party capital allocations, without a live track record you will have to find a partner willing to take a chance on you. The initial live client track for RoboSig launched in 2016, and the results were phenomenal.

Between then and March 2020, RoboSig fiduciary clients had allocated over $270Million of their own capital (or their investors’ capital) onto the RoboSig strategy. When Covid hit the markets in 2020, many of our clients were greatly affected by the volatility and so decided to shut down many of their funds. Unfortunately, while the RoboSig strategy was able handle the Covid surprise quite well considering, 2020 was definitely the year the business was in survival mode.

RoboSig did survive and is currently executing an aggressive growth phase. In 2022, the company raised some money and launched a proprietary trading account.

Dieter says, “It made total sense to fund our future operational growth by using our own product, which has the unique ability of monetizing itself.”

Additionally, in partnership with Arb Asset Management, the RoboSig strategy will be available to qualified investors for private placement via the Arb RoboSig Alpha Gen Fund, which is being launched in January 2023.

Adding to this scenario, Dieter says, “Not only is the fund an easy way for qualified investors anywhere in the world to place their own capital onto the RoboSig FX Strategy, but all RoboSig team members are participating via their own personal allocations of cash into the fund. I feel that if the team who developed and is running the strategy day in and day out has their own skin in the game, it sends a very strong message of trust to our investors and partners.”

A Team that Exhibits Sheer Brilliance

The RoboSig dream team has created autonomous, systematic, and AI-supported market-neutral currency trading techniques to develop the most consistent riskadjusted returns ever seen in the FX sector. These strategies are combined with automated risk management.

In addition to Dieter as CEO, other individuals whose names are success pillars of RoboSig's unparalleled achievements are listed as:

Richard Preschern – CIO/Co-founder: From 2000 to 2014, Richard worked as an independent FX trader and electronic market-maker on and off the CME. After that, he shifted his attention to creating completely automated FX methods. In addition to determining the firm’s continuing research agenda, Richard is in charge of managing the strategic direction for the RoboSig product. In 1997, Richard earned a B.S. in Economics from Northwestern University and is expecting to complete his MBA from Quantic in 2023.

Yixin Xie, CFA, Quantitative Engineering and Analysis Manager: At League Trading, LLC, Yixin worked as a quantitative trader, building, and creating algorithmic trading systems in the area of agricultural commodities before joining RoboSig. He is in charge of and directs the quantitative engineering and analysis effort. Yixin is a CFA® charter holder and possesses a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Accounting from the University of Tulsa as well as a master’s in mathematical finance from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Chun “James” Kan, System Operations Manager: Since 2005, James has worked in the trading sector. At Lerner Trading Group, LLC, he participated in a market-making team on the CBOT trading floor and at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Before that, he worked as a researcher in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at the University of Illinois in UrbanaChampaign, Illinois.

Shielded by Top-Tech Advancements

Any bank, prime broker, or private execution infrastructure can integrate with RoboSig technology. With the help of AI supported calibrations and eventual inline machine learning, the RoboSig FX strategy detects and exploits price anomalies to maximize both its returns and Sharpe/Sortino ratios.

Evolving with the Emerging Technologies

Dieter believes that RoboSig is only at the cusp of seeing what things like AI, Machine Learning, and other automated technologies will evolve into. He expresses,

“In my opinion, what human beings bring to any situation will not be artificially replicated in whole. Emotions, ethical decision-making, and moral judgments are things that can’t be created artificially as it all has to be learned in order for any autonomous system (or human being) to truly understand it.”

As humans, the idea of what is considered ethical or moral stems primarily from survival instincts developed and passed down over millennia entrenched in the human experience. An artificially intelligent technology could conceivably learn these things in a much shorter amount of time, but it will do so from a machine experience perspective, not a human one. Dieter’s view of successful automation now and in the future leans more towards ‘autopilot’ vs. ‘autonomous.’

He shares, “In our case, the RoboSig FX Strategy does trade autonomously; however, there is always a team of people watching every trade and ready to intervene if an emergency ever warrants it since, in the world of finance, capital preservation is key.”

Indulging in the Pearls of Wisdom

Sharing a valuable piece of advice for budding aspirants who are willing to venture into strategy optimization and risk management solutions in the modern industry, Dieter shares, “The best products and services are created from a place of need versus a place of wanting to create something great. That doesn’t mean you can’t decide you want to build the next best thing and be successful at it, but it comes with its own set of additional challenges.”

He sheds light on a scenario, stating, “In the case of RoboSig, Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer, Richard Preschern, created the initial concept of the RoboSig strategy as a risk management tool he needed to utilize as a hedge for his own market-making endeavors.”

Embracing the Future Roadmap

The future of RoboSig will consist of growing the total amount of capital allocated to the strategy. Its projected R&D pipeline is also quite deep. Dieter believes that the RoboSig strategy has the ability to branch out into other asset classes beyond only trading in the FX space. This will require some serious R&D work to prove out and will be an integral part of RoboSig’s next chapter.

I was born in Chicago, but my family has Austrian roots, and so, growing up, I spent the first couple years of my life as well as many summers in Vienna. Through my teenage years, I played competitive tennis, went on to play for Northwestern University, and dabbled in the US professional satellite circuit. These days, my most important role is to be a dad. I started my first business when I was 14 years old and truly enjoy working with other entrepreneurs to facilitate innovation, form a cohesive execution plan, make an investment, and provide positive energy to help take that first step and get through the inevitable difficult times.

In 1997, I co-founded my first technology startup called HyperMeals.com, which enabled online food ordering from local restaurants for delivery. In 1999, I saw an opportunity in the electronic futures trading space when I noticed a small Chicago floor brokerage firm didn’t so much as have email, let alone any meaningful technology whatsoever. I pitched the CEO of Gelber Group, LLC, to fund the building of an electronic trading division inside the firm. Over the next decade, as Chief Information Officer and my incessant entrepreneurial drive, Gelber Group evolved to become a highly profitable global algorithmic trading firm with over $100 Million in capital and more than nine data centers in three different countries. I sold my ownership stake in 2011.

In 2015, I launched and provided seed funding for ReallyColor.com where we built patented technology that lets you turn your photos into coloring pages and custom coloring books. The company is still around today and going strong. ReallyColor is a popular draw for large businesses creating their own custom ReallyColor coloring books to use as unique and effective marketing tools. We’ve also sold physical and digital gift cards in Toys "R" Us, BJ's Wholesale, Sam's Club, and others.

In 2019, I joined RoboSig as Chief Technology Officer and, in 2021, was asked to lead as CEO.

A Renowned International Personal Trainer and Women Empowerment Activist

Awoman's ability to lead is only constrained by the constraints placed on her by her surroundings. Women are asked what they want to become when they grow up when they are still youngsters, suggesting that there is only one thing they can be (just a wife, just an entrepreneur, or just an athlete).

A woman may be anything, which is something that many people fail to realize. A woman may have it all—be a devoted wife, a successful businesswoman, a talented athlete, and a caring mother. The actual barrier to many women's success is stereotypes.

Because of this, Alice Veglio's company and everyday mission are to show that women shouldn't give up on their goals and that they can be anything they want to be in life. One of the best-known international personal trainers and an advocate for women's empowerment in Italy and internationally is Alice Veglio , CEO and

Founder of Bright & Fit Fitness Program .

Additionally, she has walked the runway at the most significant fashion events and posed for companies and photographers all over the world in prominent locales like Paris, Dubai, Rome, the Maldives, and Qatar, to name a few.

Her face is well-known for having hosted significant events that were broadcast across all of Italy, for having participated in some of the most renowned fashion weeks worldwide, and for having appeared in countless commercials and music videos, including those for The Kolors and Shade in 2018.

Early Beginnings

From an early age, Alice started to pose for fashion brands for kids, and at the age of 15, she had her modeling debut in her first fashion show for Vogue. Her profile also lists her work as a Moto GP and Juventus spokesperson up until 2014, when she gained entry to the Miss Italy final. In 2016, Alice finished second at Miss International Model, and the following year, she finished second at Miss Europe. In 2017, Alice also won the Miss Earth Italy Air title.

In 2019, Alice reached 2nd place at the Miss Multiverse World Finals in Punta Cana: the first beauty, intelligence, fitness, and entrepreneurship competition in the world for 21stcentury women. She began her career as a blogger and influencer in 2016, and she now has over 210,000 followers on social media.

Parallel to the world of entertainment and world-class modeling, Alice has achieved important successes in her studies: a double Italian French graduation, a degree in Holistic health sciences (top of her class), a second degree in economics and business management, certification as a personal trainer, a Nutrition Science degree (Stanford University), life coach international certification, and apprenticeships at prestigious United Nations offices (FAO, WGEO) and Dubai government offices.

Alice was a project assistant and then a sustainability journalist for the Dubai Carbon Center of Excellence. She was also the United Nations Office's junior project manager for WGEO.

A Challenge that Initiated Change

Alice Veglio, born in Italy on July 6, 1995, has had to overcome a serious health disease since the age of 13: a diagnosis of a dangerous vertebral rotation that would have forced her to give up physical activity for the rest of her life. Alice has been a ballet dancer since the age of 3, and this diagnosis led her to lose all security and hope in a free and happy future.

Alice found herself immobilized with a cast on her back, which made her unable to even tie her shoes, and, thanks to the help of valid professionals, she managed to avoid undergoing a dangerous operation. Following the removal of the plaster from her back, Alice's life's goal was to enroll in the top universities, acquire reliable mobility aids, and dispel her phobia of being immobile once and for all.

For this reason, in addition to a degree in marketing and economics from a university, Alice also holds a number of certifications in the field of wellness and health, including a certificate in holistic sciences for health, a specialization in nutrition sciences from Stanford University, a personal trainer certificate, a yoga teacher certificate, and a certificate in bioenergetic manual techniques.

At the end of her studies, Alice had the information she needed to see her body healed, changed, and finally able to move without risk to her spine. This amazing outcome consequently made Alice want to spread the word about the technique that had enabled her to get back into excellent shape, boost her self-esteem, and go beyond the boundaries she had previously believed she was capable of. Alice's dual degree in two crucial fields, economics and health, attracted the attention of various government agencies, including Dubai Carbon and the Dubai government office dedicated to the green economy.

She first worked as a project assistant and later as a sustainability journalist before moving on to the WGEO office of the United Nations. At the young age of 23, Alice began working at the UN WGEO Dubai office in the position of junior project manager. Despite the enormous satisfaction she had working for these significant organizations, Alice felt a growing urge to be able to contribute to the world on her own terms while continuing to use the method that had improved her health and physical appearance years earlier.

In 2018, she launched her fitness program, and within the first year, she had over 30.000 members in Italy and around the world. In addition to providing high-quality, verified information on fitness and health, Alice works hard to empower as many women as she can to realize their full potential. This quest's origins can be traced back to Alice's childhood, when a terrible and fatal spinal condition was discovered in her.

With the first 100% Italian fitness program application available on the major stores (Apple and Android), the ambitious "Bright & Fit Fitness Program" initiative seeks to introduce a cutting-edge idea of digital wellness and women's empowerment to Italy.

It is therefore for this reason that Alice officially launched in January 2019 in the United Arab Emirates her first startup dedicated to holistic fitness and female empowerment, which today has more than 35,000 women registered and in its first two years has reached over 1 million dollars in turnover: Bright & Fit. Today, Alice is a highly in-demand motivational speaker for women's empowerment events, a successful businesswoman and fitness teacher renowned for reinventing the fitness industry, and an international athlete competing in Ironman races and fitness competitions.

Virtual Fitness Offerings

Bright & Fit is a company founded by a woman for women with the deep desire to enable even those with limited time, who are unable to train in a gym, or who do not have access to fitness equipment, to train with the best results in 15 to 30 minutes per day without the need for equipment and just by using their smartphone. Bright

& Fit is the first online holistic fitness program with medical certification in Italy.

Today, women from all over the world can have everything they need in one click to keep active and happy thanks to Bright & Fit's cutting-edge native app, which is currently accessible in the Apple and Google stores. Bright & Fit is not just a fitness program, it is a personal transformation tool that aims to help women redesign their perception of their limits and help them through home fitness, mindset exercises, and nutritional advice to regain self-esteem and a better quality of life.

Currently, Bright & Fit has a team of over 25 people who are solely focused on the project, and the amazing outcomes that participants have experienced have prompted numerous publications and television networks to feature Alice, including: Forbes Italia, Forbes India, RAI 3, La print, Thrive Global, Yahoo Finance, the California Herald, and London Daily Post.

Alice was recognized as a successful case study for the world of female empowerment in November 2021 on the stage of WomenXImpact, one of the most significant events of entrepreneurship and female empowerment at the international level. In December 2022, Alice won the healthcare leadership award in Dubai during the international event Health 2.0.

On Mission to Improve Women Health

Alice’s greatest ambition in her everyday life is to be able to make a concrete difference and make an effective contribution to the lives of women regardless of their physical, geographical, and social conditions. She states,

“My main goal is to allow people to live better, reconsider their potential, and become aware that anything is possible in life. This vision characterizes every innovation and initiative in the company." It’s for that reason that in June 2021, she and her team started an important charity project called "Bright & Fit Cares," through which we offer concrete help to women with physical or social difficulties. She adds, “Our first initiative was to support ANDOS, one of the most important breast cancer prevention and treatment organizations in Italy.”

Vision for the Future

In the coming years, Alice wishes to see herself at the peak of her profession as an entrepreneur, coach, and athlete. Alice aspires to influence change in the fields of female fitness and women's empowerment in the future. The first film or documentary on Bright & Fit's life is being released this year, and she will be participating in more live events with hundreds of women from Italy and other countries. Every day, the team strives to make Bright & Fit a business that can stand for innovation, quality, and the ability to influence the online fitness industry.

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