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Prove you can invest.Share your results.

Launch an investment strategy, build your track record, manage real money.

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Wherever you're starting from, there's a place for you.

The path to portfolio manager typically takes 12+ years. Publish a free paper strategy alongside school or work, under your own name or a pseudonym, and take it live when you're ready to manage real money.

Example, for illustration.

EP MANAGED BY Ellis Park Research
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Aerospace Supply Chain

The parts makers and suppliers behind every aircraft and launch.

Aggressive IndustrialsGrowth

New strategy

Performance will appear after two market closes.

Pledged capital$0Followers0 View strategy
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Aerospace Supply Chain

The parts makers and suppliers behind every aircraft and launch.

Aggressive IndustrialsGrowth
Return (simulated) +58.2%
Pledged capital$1.5MFollowers212 View strategy
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Aerospace Supply Chain
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The parts makers and suppliers behind every aircraft and launch.

Aggressive IndustrialsGrowth
Return +14.2%
AUM$8.0MInvestors172 View strategy
How it works

Publish your first strategy today.

Name it, build the portfolio, write your pitch. We take care of the rest and put it in front of investors.

  1. 1 Name it
  2. 2 Build the portfolio
  3. 3 Write your pitch

Example strategy, for illustration. Not investment advice.

Reach the investors already looking for someone like you.

  • Search: investors find you by theme, sector or name.
  • Featured: standout strategies get the top spot in the marketplace.
  • For you: a personalized feed shaped by each investor's activity and risk profile.
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The chipmakers and equipment suppliers powering modern computing.

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Steady income from durable, cash-generative businesses.

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Grid and Power

The operators and suppliers rebuilding the electric grid.

Moderate EnergyValue
Return +14.3%
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Example, for illustration

Cost to launch a fund On Oval $500K+ Free

Your back office, handled.

Brokerage, custody, trading, compliance. What used to take $500K+ and a dozen providers now runs in one place.

CustodianTrading and executionKYC providerCompliance consultantLegalPerformance reporting
All built in
Typical PM share Your first $1M 10-20% 100%

The split finally favors you.

Portfolio managers at traditional firms take home 10-20% of what they generate. On Oval you keep 100% of the fee on your first $1M, and 70-80% after that.

Traditional firm
10-20%
Oval
70-80%
Share of the fee you keep.

Compete and build your track record.

Every strategy is ranked by the same rules, using results Oval calculates itself. No self-reported numbers, so nothing can be faked.

MB MANAGED BY Marcus Bell
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Core Semiconductors

The chipmakers and equipment suppliers powering modern computing.

Speculative TechnologyGrowth
Return +24.1%
Simulated, not a performance offer View strategy
DO MANAGED BY Dana Osei
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Blue Harbor Dividend

Steady income from durable, cash-generative businesses.

Conservative DiversifiedIncome
Return +7.9%
Simulated, not a performance offer View strategy
DO MANAGED BY Daniel Okafor
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Grid and Power

The operators and suppliers rebuilding the electric grid.

Moderate EnergyValue
Return +14.3%
Simulated, not a performance offer View strategy

Example strategies, for illustration.

Frequently asked questions

Why build a track record?
Because it's how you get people to actually invest. A verified record turns "I think I'm good at this" into proof someone can see, which is what convinces your first backers to put real money behind you. You build it in the incubator now, so when real money opens in early 2027 you're ready with months of results and a following already built, while everyone else is starting from zero.
When does real money open?
Early 2027. Incubator managers with an established record get first access. Everything you build between now and then carries over: your strategies, your record, and your followers. We email early-access members as the date approaches.
What can I trade?
US-listed stocks and ETFs, including sector and thematic funds, with fractional shares. Strategies are long-only for now, so no options, margin, or short selling. Crypto is coming soon, and more asset types and trading styles will open over time.
What does it cost?
Nothing to start. Launching and running simulated strategies is free, with no fees, minimums, or capital required. When your strategy runs real money, investors pay a single management fee. You keep 100% of it on your first $1M under management, 70% beyond that, rising to 80% as your assets grow. Oval's share comes out of that fee, so you never write Oval a check.
Do I need a license?
No. You don't need a license to launch a strategy, and you won't need one to go live. Strategies today run on simulated accounts, so there's no client money and no advisory relationship. When real money opens, investor accounts are advised through Oval's regulated structure rather than by you individually. You author the strategy, and the licensing burden sits with Oval.
Who sets the fee?
You do, subject to review. You recommend the management-fee rate for your strategy, and most managers choose a simple annual percentage of assets. Oval reviews and adopts it before the strategy takes real money. Investors pay that one fee and nothing else. There are no performance fees.

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