ABOUT US

A Different Approach to Equity Exposure

Markets don’t move in straight lines—and staying fully invested at all times isn’t always optimal. Hull Tactical Funds was built on a simple idea: equity exposure should seek to adapt to changing market conditions. Rather than maintaining a fixed allocation like traditional index funds, the strategy seeks to dynamically adjusts exposure to the S&P 500 - seeking to participate in rising markets and reduce risk during downtrending markets.

About Hull Tactical

For decades, investors have largely had two choices: Stay fully invested and ride out volatility or attempt to time the market. At the same time, the investment landscape has become more crowded and complex. Today, there are more ETFs than underlying stocks, yet many offer similar exposures packaged in slightly different ways. We believe investors don’t need more products. They need better outcomes. Hull Tactical was created to offer another path: a systematic, rules-based approach that adjusts exposure as market conditions evolve.

From Trading Floors to Systematic Investing

Blair Hull

Founder Blair Hull built one of the earliest and most successful electronic trading firms, Hull Trading Company, which was later acquired by Goldman Sachs. His work helped pioneer the use of data, algorithms, and disciplined execution in financial markets.

That experience shaped a key insight: Markets are not purely random—but they are constantly changing.

Hull Tactical applies that philosophy to public markets through a systematic process designed to respond to changing conditions—without relying on discretionary judgment.

Throughout his career in trading, Blair Hull’s multi-disciplinary approach has been responsible for the design and implementation of a steady stream of systematic innovations that have combined trading expertise with state-of-the-art technology and quantitative modeling.

* SOURCE: Fishman, Ted (2009). "Wall Street's 25 Smartest Players". [Worth Magazine].

Bringing institutional quantitative investing to a broader audience

Petra Bakosova

Petra Bakosova is Chief Executive Officer of Hull Tactical and Portfolio Manager of the firm’s ETF strategies. She leads the development and implementation of Hull Tactical’s systematic, data-driven investment approach.

Her work is focused on a clear mission: making institutional-quality quantitative strategies more accessible through transparent, rules-based investment vehicles.

Petra holds an MBA and a Master of Science degree in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago. She pursued her undergraduate studies in applied mathematics at the Comenius University in Bartislava, Slovakia and Halmstad University in Halmstad, Sweden.

Bridging quantitative theory and real-world trading

Euan Sinclair

Euan Sinclair is a quantitative strategist and portfolio manager at Hull Tactical, where he contributes to the development and application of the firm’s systematic investment strategies.

He holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics, where he developed a deep foundation in mathematical modeling, probability, and complex systems. He later transitioned into financial markets, applying those tools to derivatives trading and quantitative strategy development.

In addition to his work in markets, Euan is widely known for his contributions to quantitative education. He is the author of several books on trading and risk, including works on volatility, option trading, and systematic strategy development.

HTAA, LLC serves as the investment adviser. The Funds are distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022) Check the background of Northern Lights Distributors, LLC on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.