SURG Capital is a proprietary trading operation and education group. We trade self-funded, prop-funded, and live APEX-provided capital across multiple strategies. We teach others to build the same skills through Edgecomb Group.
Trading Approach
SURG Capital deploys capital across three distinct trading strategies each operating on a different instrument, timeframe, and market dynamic. United by a common process infrastructure, regime-aware sizing, and the conviction that edge without discipline is noise.
SURG Capital
Three strategies at different stages of development two actively traded across multiple accounts, one reserved for personal and managed capital while the methodology matures. All unified by the same process framework and regime-aware execution.
A session-based execution model applied to US equity index futures
during primary liquidity windows. The strategy identifies structural
mispricings in intraday order flow using HTF bias, liquidity sweeps,
and order flow confirmation to enter high-probability reversals and
continuations during the New York Kill Zone.
Edge is derived from the participation gap between institutional
flow and retail speculation in near-term index futures, combined
with regime-aware dynamic sizing that scales with setup quality
rather than conviction alone.
A systematic strategy capturing persistent term structure mispricing
in single-name equity options. Based on academic research demonstrating
that forward implied volatility is a biased predictor of future spot
volatility with the bias consistently underpricing the back leg
of the term structure in high near-term IV environments.
The strategy goes long ATM call calendars when the Forward Factor
exceeds a defined threshold, holding through the front expiry and
closing before pin risk. Negatively correlated to market beta
the strategy performs best during the market stress events that
challenge most directional strategies.
The Firm
Leo received a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management and a B.S. in Information Science from Cornell University. He previously served as a Portfolio Manager at Wells Fargo Bank, building expertise in credit risk and business analysis across industries. Before founding SURG Capital, he worked as a Business Analyst at Reckitt, improving the digital performance of several consumer product lines.
Leo began trading in 2020 and has accumulated over two years of experience managing proprietary trading firm accounts with verified payouts. SURG Capital trades its own capital and educates the next generation of discretionary traders through Edgecomb Group.
Our Mission
Philosophy
Knowledge Base
Market commentary, trading frameworks, and research from the SURG Capital desk useful whether you are a current Edgecomb student or simply serious about the craft.
Strategy is 10% of profitable trading. Regime classification knowing precisely what type of market environment you are operating in before the opening bell is the infrastructure that makes the other 90% possible. This is the framework SURG Capital uses every morning before a single order is placed.
The term structure of implied volatility contains a persistent and exploitable inefficiency. Here is how we think about it and how it translates into a systematic calendar spread strategy.
The most dangerous regime for discretionary traders is not a trending bear market. It is high volatility with no directional follow-through. A case study from the desk.
Every trader who has ever blown an account knew overtrading was dangerous before they did it. The problem is not knowledge it is the absence of structural prevention.
A losing trade with a sound process is a good trade. A winning trade built on deviation is a liability. The documentation infrastructure that makes this distinction usable.
VIX9D versus VIX versus VIX3M the three-number pre-session read that takes two minutes and materially changes how you should be sizing on any given morning.
Education Arm
A 12-week intensive to build the systems, framework, and habits that make a lifelong trading career possible. No signals. No indicators. No magic pill. A working relationship with an active trader who does this every day.
The Program
Trading is a lifelong pursuit. This program does not make you profitable. No program can promise that. What we teach is mastery of technique: how to read a market, build a process, and execute with discipline. We are not selling signals or indicators. The goal at the end is not a shortcut. It is readiness.
Every student who completes the program and puts in the work will pass their first funded account evaluation and receive their first verified payout or continue in the following cohort at no additional cost.
Beyond the 12 weeks, all Edgecomb students retain lifetime access to daily live trading sessions. The market is a lifelong education. So is this.
Weekly Cadence
Bias Fluidity
The pre-session bias is a starting hypothesis not a commitment. The hardest skill in discretionary trading is recognizing when the market has invalidated your thesis mid-session, sizing down or stepping away entirely, and not forcing trades in a transitioning environment. This is taught from Week 2 and reinforced through every film review.
The Curriculum
Applications
Trading rewards the prepared. Edgecomb Group is not a signal service or an indicator toolkit. It is a framework for serious aspiring traders who want to learn the craft correctly. This program builds the preparation the systems, the process, the documentation infrastructure, and the psychological framework that separates traders who last from those who don't. Profitability follows preparation. We focus on the preparation.
Strictly referral-based. Five spots. If you are ready to commit to daily attendance and twelve weeks of serious work, submit an inquiry and we will be in touch within 48 hours.
Educational Disclaimer: The Edgecomb Group mentorship program is provided for educational purposes only. Participation does not guarantee trading profitability or specific financial results. Past performance of any strategy discussed, including verified prop firm payouts referenced, is not indicative of future results. Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss. This program does not constitute investment advice.
Access is by invitation only.
Access is by invitation only.
Contact hello@surgcapital.com for assistance.