Year-End Address

As 2025 draws to a close, we once again stand at the threshold of a new chapter. Looking back on the journey of the past year, I am filled with gratitude and pride. From the initial conceptualization to the gradual maturation of our methodology, the Interstellar quant matrix strategy has undergone solid development and breakthroughs. Over the past year, we have not only made key progress in our research system but also earned the trust and support of an increasing number of learners and professional institutions worldwide. Today, on behalf of Future Finance Academy, I extend my most sincere gratitude to all friends who support the Interstellar quant matrix strategy.

As one of the founding members of this strategy system, I deeply understand that every step of growth we have achieved is inseparable from the team's professional dedication, partners' long-term support, and each learner's persistent efforts. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you our achievements over the past year and look ahead to future directions.

The year 2025 placed extremely high demands on research depth, market understanding, and risk frameworks. During this year, the Interstellar quant matrix strategy made substantial progress in multiple key areas. Since first conceptualizing this strategy system in 2022, we have continuously verified, refined, and improved it, gradually developing it into a structured methodology capable of adapting to different market environments.

Over the past year, our research team completed upgrades to key strategy modules, including trend structure logic, volatility behavior identification, risk exposure frameworks, and recalibration of strategy failure conditions. This research work did not rely on technological breakthroughs but was built on long-term accumulation based on continuous review, case analysis, and data verification.

It is worth noting that we are preparing to launch our first institutional fund deployed under the Interstellar Quant Matrix Strategy, with momentum-based models serving as the initial strategy sleeve. The fund targets an initial capital raise of USD 500 million and represents a major milestone — transitioning the Interstellar framework from education and research into full institutionalization and asset-level deployment.

Of course, there is still some distance from our long-term goal of USD 5 billion, but this gap only motivates us to continue upholding rigorous, transparent, and stable research methodologies.

This year, global financial markets continued to experience volatility, with structural and rhythmic changes occurring faster than in previous years, presenting a rigorous test for any research system. Against this backdrop, the Interstellar quant matrix strategy chose a more stable and long-term oriented path.

We have always adhered to two core principles:

First, maintaining the rigor of our methodology.

Every logic must be explainable, reviewable, and verifiable.

Every judgment must stem from data, structure, and clear probabilistic foundations, rather than emotions or noise.

Second, maintaining transparency in the research process.

Transparency brings trust, trust brings longevity, and longevity brings stable results.

We deeply understand: Long-term success comes from clarity of cognition, not the accumulation of tools; from the solidity of frameworks, not the illusion of shortcuts.

Looking ahead to 2026, the Interstellar quant matrix strategy will continue to uphold the principles of professionalism, transparency, and long-termism, advancing in the following directions:

1. Deepening Quantitative Research and Risk Frameworks

Continue to enhance research in areas such as trends, structures, behavioral biases, and volatility characteristics, making the strategy logic more mature and comprehensive.

2. Advancing Global Financial Education Systems

FFA will launch more structured courses to help learners systematically master quantitative thinking, market logic, and risk management capabilities.

3. Enhancing Research Transparency and Verifiability

Continue to promote the public disclosure of model verification processes, enabling learners to improve their judgment and execution capabilities in a traceable and reviewable environment.

4. Optimizing Learning Experience and Long-term Growth Systems

Provide clearer learning paths, more case reviews, more comprehensive practical training, and personalized coaching, enabling learners at different stages to achieve stable growth.

Finally, I would like to sincerely thank every team member, partner, investor, and learner who supports the Interstellar quant matrix strategy. It is your trust, rigor, and persistence that have transformed this strategy from a concept into a system, a methodology, and something that has been verified and accepted.

The year 2026 will be one full of hope and opportunities. We will continue to deepen our research, expand our international education footprint, and advance the strategy system to a more mature stage with an even more rigorous approach.

I believe that in this long and meaningful journey, everyone who supports us will become an important witness and driving force in the growth of this system.

Thank you for your companionship and trust. Let us move forward together and create more stable and mature results in the years to come.

Wishing you health, happiness, and success in the New Year!

Sincerely,

Marcus Harrington

Founder, Future Finance Academy

December 2025