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 September 30, 2019 and 2018 were 6,614 and 7,890, respectively. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were 6,309 and 7,745, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were 610 and 795, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were 648 and 889, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $382,155,182 and $345,939,162, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $375,616,493 and $427,279,697, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2019 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Received/Pledged* Net Amount Assets Futures $ 2,859,091 $ (2,859,091 ) $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards 1,952,337 (1,123,348 ) 828,989 - - 828,989 Total assets $ 4,811,428 $ (3,982,439 ) $ 828,989 $ - $ - $ 828,989 Liabilities Futures $ (4,363,932 ) $ 2,859,091 $ (1,504,841 ) $ - $ 1,504,841 $ - Forwards (1,123,348 ) 1,123,348 - - - - Total liabilities $ (5,487,280 ) $ 3,982,439 $ (1,504,841 ) $ - $ 1,504,841 $ - Net fair value $ 828,989 * 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 The following tables indicate the gross fair values of derivative instruments of futures and forward contracts as separate assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. September 30, 2019 Assets Futures Contracts Commodity $ 1,184,307 Equity 1,015,124 Currencies 100,667 Interest Rates 558,993 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 2,859,091 Liabilities Futures Contracts Commodity (1,487,044) Equity (1,068,191) Currencies (2,934) Interest Rates (1,805,763) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (4,363,932) Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts $ (1,504,841) * Assets Forward Contracts Commodity $ 364,511 Currencies 1,587,826 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 1,952,337 Liabilities Forward Contracts Commodity (442,929) Currencies (680,419) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (1,123,348) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 828,989 ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. ** This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, Sector 2019 2018 2019 2018 Commodity $ (1,404,000) $ 2,373,965 $ (8,220,621) $ (460,958) Equity 3,264,907 4,620,180 9,079,949 2,621,174 Currencies 4,237,371 310,834 3,058,550 (4,771,619) Interest Rates 4,058,276 (486,121) 16,934,026 446,743 Total $ 10,156,554 *** $ 6,818,858 *** $ 20,851,904 *** $ (2,164,660) *** *** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Statements of Income and Expenses. |