About FTC
Think Beyond What You Can See
We’ve been in the investment business for over 30 years—as fund developers, asset managers, and wealth managers—and we’ve always taken an approach that sets us apart from others.
We are convinced that wealth entails responsibility. Therefore, anyone who wants to preserve or even grow their wealth must not assume that the future will simply be a continuation of the past.
It's important to realize that things may happen in the future that we would have considered virtually impossible until they actually occurred. And that's exactly what we need to be prepared for.
If you don't want to leave the future to chance, you have to think further than you can see.
Our Mission Statement
Responsibility
Responsibility means taking action. That is why we say “take responsibility”: We consciously and actively take charge of our clients’ financial future.
In other words: We are not victims of circumstance, but active participants who do not leave the future to chance.
Excellence
Being good isn't enough. Everyone is good. We strive for excellence.
We combine intelligence, expertise, and experience to develop outstanding (excellere = Latin for “to excel”) solutions that take our customers further than others.
Integrity
We act with transparency, honesty, and integrity—toward our investors, partners, and within our team. We keep our word. We work hard—sometimes using unconventional methods. Always with the goal of achieving the best possible results for our investors.
Claim
Everything we do has one goal: We want to deliver returns for our investors. Stand out from other candidates, perform at our best, and consistently deliver compelling results.
Responsibility Meets Experience
Eduard Pomeranz
Managing Director, CIO
Previously worked at CA Global Futures, among other companies; in 1995, he founded FTC Capital and became its principal owner. Responsible for strategy and asset management.
Rolf Majcen
Managing Director, Compliance Officer
Doctor of Law; most recently head of the legal department at ERSTE Sparinvest KAG. At FTC Capital, he is responsible for Legal & Compliance.
Franz Hartlieb
Managing Director
Master's degree in business administration; previously worked at Chase Manhattan and the fund boutique Hasenbichler, among others. Responsible for risk management and finance.
Ulrich Bartz
Director of Trading
Previously worked at CA Global Futures, among other companies; in 1995, he founded FTC Capital and became its principal owner. Responsible for strategy and asset management.
Gerd Gwiss
Partners
NFA, SFA. As a founding partner of FTC, he heads institutional sales and has been serving institutional clients—such as banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and asset managers—for over 20 years.
Jörg Hammer
Director of Sales
He has been advising clients and sales partners for over 30 years
Michael Hazdra
IT & Software Development
After graduating from HTL, he gained many years of experience in software and database design. He has been with FTC since 2007 and is responsible for IT.
Gernot Heitzinger
Strategic Advisor
CEFA, CFD, CS; 35 years of experience in asset and fund management at national and international asset management firms; Chief Investment Officer of a pension fund. Expertise in alternative investments and the management of pension and family assets.
Martin Herndlbauer
Senior Portfolio Manager
CEFA, experience in stock analysis and portfolio management since 1993. Specializes in selection processes for global quality stocks.
Key career milestones: 1. Bank; FTC Capital GmbH
Christoph Langmann
Co-Founder, Partner
Over 35 years of experience in international futures, equities, and risk management, as well as quantitative analysis and systematic trading. A particular strength lies in the development, implementation, and monitoring of complex trading and risk management systems.
Wolfgang Schimmel
Director of Operations & Corporate Communications
After working in journalism and advertising, he has been in charge of communications at the FTC since 2006.
Over three decades of strategic thinking and systematic action
1994 -2005
1994
Development of the first FTC trading system for futures contracts—a classic trend-following program.
1995
Start trading with a managed account; establish a company.
1996
Launch of the FTC Global Diversified I in Nassau, Bahamas (renamed FTC Futures Fund Classic in 1998 and redomiciled as a Luxembourg SICAV fund).
1997
The U.S. trade publication "FUTURES Magazine" has named the FTC Global Diversified I the top performer of the year.
1998
FTC Receives Distribution Approval for the Futures Fund Classic in Austria.
2001
The Barclay Group ranks the FTC Futures Fund Classic 18th among the top 20 futures funds worldwide over the past five years.
2002
Launch of the FTC Futures Fund Dynamic. The fund ranked among the world's top three best funds of the month three times in FUTURES Magazine's rankings. Issuance of the first guaranteed bond with the FTC Futures Fund Dynamic as the underlying asset.
2005
Launch of the FTC Commodity Fund Alpha. Both the FTC Classic and Dynamic funds repeatedly ranked among the top 3 in the rankings published by the Barclay Group and FUTURES Magazine.
2006 - 2015
2006
Launch of the FTC Gideon I equity fund. For two consecutive months, FTC has held the top two spots in the European hedge fund industry: first and second place for the FTC Futures Fund Classic and Dynamic on the Wall Street Journal Europe scorecard.
2007
220 million euros in assets under management (as of the end of December).
2008
Three top honors at the Austrian Alternative Investment Awards for FTC Futures Funds. The global financial crisis begins. The FTC Futures Fund Classic ends the year with a 42 percent gain.
2010
The FTC is closing its offshore subsidiary in the Bahamas and consolidating all operations at its headquarters in Vienna.
2016 - 2025
2016
Launch of personalized, systematic wealth management.
2021
FTC GENERATION FUND product for foundations, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals with a long-term investment horizon. Learn more on our institutional website.
Launch of SMART VOLATILITY PLUS, a volatility strategy that helps hedge equity investments in stress scenarios and can also generate profits during periods of market calm.
2024
Launch of the FTC SYSTEMATIC GLOBAL TREND—an actively managed fund of funds featuring the elite of international managed futures funds.
2025
Implementation of a revised version of the FTC Futures Trading System in the FTC Futures Fund Classic.