# Create fund

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**Create fund** allows you to:

* connect the fund trading account
* import the trading history
* build up a fund performance statistics page with live time report
* enter all fund manager’s details like strategy description or license information
* set charges for both fund manager and broker side
* set commissions and spreads
* choose the execution mode for investors of the fund

You can access **Create fund** from **Funds Management - SMA** or **Strategies** section.

Click on **Create** to start setting up new fund.

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The default option is to connect an existing trading account.&#x20;

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Click Next to proceed and follow the steps to set up a new investment product profile.

### Connect the account

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At the stage of connecting account, you will be requested to fill the following details:

* choose server of account location
* fill the account number (trading account number of the fund manager)

{% hint style="info" %}
You can only use server and manager that were integrated with TradeSocio during the deployment. Please check that the trading account and its group are added and visible in the relevant manager.
{% endhint %}

* account display name (specific naming of the fund)
* choose type of the product (SMA or Strategy)
* choose user who is going to be the owner of the fund account

{% hint style="info" %}
After completing the stage you will not be able to manually change the type of product (SMA or Strategies) and the account user ownership. In case you need to make changes to these details, please contact <support@tradesocio.com> for the further assistance.
{% endhint %}

Once the account is connected, system will automatically import all trading history of the account and create a product performance page with full comprehensive statistical report.

### Strategy

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Specify the fund strategy type and performance specifications. Tick the relevant boxes to save the information.&#x20;

### Fund manager information

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Add fund manager information like name, biography, country and license or regulatory details if applicable.

### Charges

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Specify fund manager charges. The availability of charges type  will depend on the product type:

* **Strategies** can charge only monthly subscription fee (set in USD) and trade charges set per asset class
* **SMA** funds can charge more types of charges like management, performance, exit and fixed fee.

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Add the Fund Properties information:

* **Minimum Equity protection** – the minimum level of risk management that investors can set to their allocations. For example if Min Equity protection is set as 30%, Investors will be able to choose from 30% to 95% risk management when starting the allocation. 30% meaning Investor is ready to risk 30% of his investment. In case equity of his allocation will loose 30%, the allocation will be automatically stopped out.
* **Minimum investment** (USD) – the minimum amount for investors to start the allocation with this fund manager. For example if Min Investment is set as 500 USD, investors will be able to allocate 500 USD and more when starting the allocation with the fund.
* **Minimum additional deposit** (USD) – the minimum amount that investors can add to their existing active allocation. For example if Min additional deposit is set as 200 USD, investors will be able to deposit 200 USD and more to their active allocations.
* **Additional Terms & Conditions** – any additional information on Terms and Conditions that would apply to the fund.

### Broker Charges

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Set the required brokerage charges for the fund. The available set of charges will depend on the type of the product:

* **Strategies** can charge only Monthly subscription fee (set in USD)
* **SMA** can charge more types of charges like Management, Performance, Exit and Fixed fee.

**Allow to community** - will automatically enable a new fund to be visible for investors and available to invest with.

**Publish as announcement to community** – will automatically create an announcement for all users of the platform.

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Set dealing properties of the fund:

**Risk profile** – type of book: A-book or B-book.&#x20;

If Risk profile is set to A-book, then all trades copied by the investors from this specific fund will be sent to the coverage account in Bridge / LP side or MT4 depending on your set-up.&#x20;

If Risk profile is set to B-book, then all Investor trades will be executed internally using the feed stream deployed for your set-up.&#x20;

Available Risk profiles can vary depending on your set-up and can be reviewed from **Trading – Profiles - Risk Profile**

{% content-ref url="../trading/profile/risk-profile" %}
[risk-profile](https://tradesocio-2.gitbook.io/newux-broker-admin/trading/profile/risk-profile)
{% endcontent-ref %}

**Feed profile** – spreads which will apply to the copied trades of Investors when allocating to this specific Fund. Spread profile charges are set per asset class and can be managed from Trading - Profiles - Feed Profile

{% content-ref url="../trading/profile/untitled-2" %}
[untitled-2](https://tradesocio-2.gitbook.io/newux-broker-admin/trading/profile/untitled-2)
{% endcontent-ref %}

**Commission profile** – set of commission charges which will apply to the copied trades of Investors when allocating to this specific Fund. Commission profile charges are set per asset class and can be managed from **Trading - Profiles - Commission Profile**

{% content-ref url="../trading/profile/commission-profile" %}
[commission-profile](https://tradesocio-2.gitbook.io/newux-broker-admin/trading/profile/commission-profile)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Strategies Verification

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In case your fund has a verification or certification documentation, you can upload the files, badges and description to be visible on the fund performance page.

Click **Submit** to finalize creating the fund. Your new product will be available instantly in the relevant report.

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