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Qualified Eligible Person (QEP) |
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- Futures Commissioned Merchant (FCM) or Principal thereof
- Registered Broker / Dealer
- CPO which has been registered and active for 2 years or has >$5M in assets
- CTA which has been registered and active for 2 years or has > $5M in assets
- Investment adviser which has been registered and active for 2 years or has > $5M in assets
- Qualified Purchaser
- Knowledgeable Employee
- CPO, CTA, IA for the exempt pool or account (see note below)
- Principal of CPO, CTA, IA for the exempt pool or account (see note below)
- Employee of CPO, CTA, IA for the exempt pool or account involved in investment activities for 1 year (see note below)
- Employee or agent of CPO, CTA, IA for the exempt pool or account involved in legal, accounting, auditing or financial services activities for 2 years and is an accredited investor (see note below)
- Trust not formed to invest in exempt pool or account with trustee being a QEP
- Organization described in Sec. 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with trustee being a QEP
- Non-U.S. person or entity
- An entity in which all participants are from any of the above groups
- 4.5 entity with all QEP investors
- Registered investment company
- Bank
- Insurance company
- Plan, with > $5M in assets, for employees of a state or political subdivision
- Employee benefit plan with > $5M
- Private business development company
- Organization described in Sec. 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with > $5M in assets
- Corporation, trust, partnership with > $5M not formed to invest in exempt pool
- Person with net investments >$5M
- Pool, trust separate account, collective trust with > $5M in assets
- Certain governmental entities
Note: May also include spouse, child, sibling or parent if investment is made with knowledge and direction or a company, estate or any person acquiring participation by gift, bequest, separation or divorce from one of these persons.
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