Are you superstitious -- avoiding black cats, and hating the number 13, full moons and solar eclipses? Also, do you have the equivalent of 2 British pounds (about $3) that you are willing to lose? Then on this Friday the 13th, take a look at the "Superstitious Fund."

The Superstitious Fund is a one-year experiment by Shing Tat Chung, a recent graduate of who is serving as the fund manager. As described in the fund brochure, the Superstitious Fund is run by a robot that uses an algorithm and "trades Superstitiously, Numerological and in accordance to the Moon." On CNBC today, Chung explained that the fund "looks at two beliefs, numerology and astrology, so it has a fear of the number 13 for example and full moons and solar eclipses so it starts to short the market when it sees these indicators."

According to the fund's "Contract,"

The fund is an experiment, a project that is unproven with the risk of total loss.

It is a one year fixed experiment, in which money cannot be withdrawn before the end of the experiment. Only after will the balance be returned.

It will state your name, address and how much you hold. The fund acts as an 'investors club', a 'syndicate', as such no charges or commissions are made. The only charges made are the ones the platforms take when entering a trade/position.

You will not lose more than you put in....

It looks like it is too late to get in on the initial Superstitious Fund, which is down about 5% since it launched on June 1, 2012, but there is a "plan for a second experiment, once this experiment has ended." Chung said that there is already a waiting list for the second experiment. 

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