We believe that investing is a “geometric” and not an “arithmetic” discipline where “smart diversification” matters.

Principalium is a Swiss based, privately owned, regulated investment boutique focused on “niche”, liquid, capacity constrained investment solutions employing quantitative and behavioral based trading models to fulfill its mission.

The firm’s edge comes from combining intelligence from medium- and short-term algorithmic trading in volatility, financial and commodity-based liquid futures.

Multi-disciplinary team extensive investment research, behavioral finance, trading, risk, and operations experience with track record in volatility and underlying-based, algorithmic futures trading encompassing a full market cycle.

Principalium Capital AG is a licensed asset manager of collective investment schemes by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and a member of the National Futures Association (NFA), registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Our aim is to provide returns during market corrections and minimize drawdowns, attempt to participate in rising markets, to effectively capture the compounding of returns over the long term.


Alex Orus Founder of Principalium
Francis Hugh Everington Portfolio Management and Trading
Alexander Passow, PhD Research and Quantitative Analsyis