Force Capital Management, LLC (New York)


Force Capital Management, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm based in New York. It manages $35 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Force Capital Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Force Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Force Capital Management, LLC is $35 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -93% since the beginning of its operation, and $1 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $35 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $17.5 million each.
Force Capital Management has custody of $32 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Force Capital Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Force Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Force Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $35 million of assets under management. Among the 0 most similar advisory firms, Force Capital Management has the 0th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $35 million for 2 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Force Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $2,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Force Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 3 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Scott Jaffe Ceo/cio 1 Jan 2003 75% - 100% 1685258
Steven Fuchs Cfo 1 Jan 2004 Other 5080739
Thurston Towle Coo/chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2005 Other 4591640

Based in New York

The principal office where Force Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 138 East 71 St Street, New York, NY 10021, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-451-9161 or by fax 212-451-9169. The normal business hours are 8:30 - 6:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at forcecapitalmanagement.com.