Trading Activities | 5. Trading Activities: The Partnership’s objective is to profit from speculative trading in Futures Interests. Therefore, the Trading Advisor will take speculative positions in Futures Interests where it feels the best profit opportunities exist for its trading strategy. As such, the average number of contracts outstanding in absolute quantities (the total of the open long and open short positions) has been presented as a part of the volume disclosure, as position direction is not an indicative factor in such volume disclosures. All of the Futures Interests owned by the Partnership are held for trading purposes. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were 5,424 and 8,041, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were 657 and 938, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were $338,086,322 and $550,540,086, respectively. The following tables summarize the gross and net amounts recognized relating to the assets and liabilities of the Partnership’s derivative instruments and transactions eligible for offset subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Gross Amounts Amounts Offset in the Presented in the Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Gross Statements of Statements of Statements of Financial Condition Amounts Financial Financial Financial Cash Collateral March 31, 2019 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Received/Pledged* Net Amount Assets Futures $ 6,290,748 $ (606,316 ) $ 5,684,432 $ - $ - $ 5,684,432 Forwards 1,209,843 (1,209,843 ) - - - - Total assets $ 7,500,591 $ (1,816,159 ) $ 5,684,432 $ - $ - $ 5,684,432 Liabilities Futures $ (606,316 ) $ 606,316 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (1,442,823 ) 1,209,843 (232,980 ) - 232,980 - Total liabilities $ (2,049,139 ) $ 1,816,159 $ (232,980 ) $ - $ 232,980 $ - Net fair value $ 5,684,432 Gross Amounts Amounts Offset in the Presented in the Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Gross Statements of Statements of Statements of Financial Condition Amounts Financial Financial Financial Cash Collateral December 31, 2018 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Received/Pledged* Net Amount Assets Futures $ 3,370,017 $ (3,370,017 ) $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards 1,880,468 (1,880,468 ) - - - - Total assets $ 5,250,485 $ (5,250,485 ) $ - $ - $ - $ - Liabilities Futures $ (4,422,974 ) $ 3,370,017 $ (1,052,957 ) $ - $ 1,052,957 $ - Forwards (2,164,284 ) 1,880,468 (283,816 ) - 283,816 - Total liabilities $ (6,587,258 ) $ 5,250,485 $ (1,336,773 ) $ - $ 1,336,773 $ - Net fair value $ - * * In the event of default by the Partnership, MS&Co., the Partnership’s commodity futures broker and the sole counterparty to the Partnership’s non-exchange-traded contracts, as applicable, has the right to offset the Partnership’s obligation with the Partnership’s cash and/or U.S. Treasury bills held by MS&Co., thereby minimizing MS&Co.’s risk of loss. In certain instances, MS&Co. may not post collateral and as such, in the event of default by MS&Co., the Partnership is exposed to the amount shown in the Statements of Financial Condition. In the case of exchange-traded contracts, the Partnership’s exposure to counterparty risk may be reduced since the exchange’s clearinghouse interposes its credit between buyer and seller and the clearinghouse’s guarantee funds may be available in the event of a default. The following tables indicate the gross fair values of derivative instruments of futures and forward contracts as separate assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. March 31, 2019 Assets Futures Contracts Commodity $ 972,420 Equity 1,524,348 Currencies 31,487 Interest Rates 3,762,493 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 6,290,748 Liabilities Futures Contracts Commodity (120,481 ) Equity (297,552 ) Currencies (864 ) Interest Rates (187,419 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (606,316 ) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 5,684,432 * Assets Forward Contracts Commodity $ 619,263 Currencies 590,580 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 1,209,843 Liabilities Forward Contracts Commodity (576,312 ) Currencies (866,511 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (1,442,823 ) Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts $ (232,980 ) ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. ** This amount is in “Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. December 31, 2018 Assets Futures Contracts Commodity $ 1,479,301 Equity 603,645 Currencies 12,269 Interest Rates 1,274,802 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 3,370,017 Liabilities Futures Contracts Commodity (1,605,268 ) Equity (1,004,340 ) Currencies (61,986 ) Interest Rates (1,751,380 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (4,422,974 ) Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts $ (1,052,957 )* Assets Forward Contracts Commodity $ 751,884 Currencies 1,128,584 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 1,880,468 Liabilities Forward Contracts Commodity (341,019 ) Currencies (1,823,265 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (2,164,284 ) Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts $ (283,816 )** * This amount is in “Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. ** This amount is in “Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. The following table indicates the trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Three Months Ended March 31, Sector 2019 2018 Commodity $ (2,787,456 ) $ (2,232,589 ) Equity 3,619,810 (2,305,253 ) Currencies 441,949 (1,283,403 ) Interest Rates 4,133,352 (1,521,542 ) Total $ 5,407,655 *** $ (7,342,787 )*** *** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Statements of Income and Expenses. |