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 June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 6,507 and 4,390, respectively. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 7,255 and 4,294, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 715 and 454, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 602 and 540, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $786,260,462 and $299,367,908, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $687,921,283 and $309,443,448, 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 June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Gross Amounts Gross Amounts Statements of Financial Amounts Statements of Financial Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Net Amount Financial Cash Collateral Received/ June 30, 2021 Assets Futures $ 2,584,254 $ (2,061,260 ) $ 522,994 $ - $ - $ 522,994 Forwards 5,533,938 (5,533,938 ) - - - - Total assets $ 8,118,192 $ (7,595,198 ) $ 522,994 $ - $ - $ 522,994 Liabilities Futures $ (2,061,260 ) $ 2,061,260 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (5,747,582 ) 5,533,938 (213,644 ) - 213,644 - Total liabilities $ (7,808,842 ) $ 7,595,198 $ (213,644 ) $ - $ 213,644 $ - Net fair value $ 522,994 * Gross Amounts Gross Amounts Statements of Amounts Statements of Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Net Amount December 31, 2020 Financial Cash Collateral Assets Futures $ 4,122,810 $ (349,631) $ 3,773,179 $ - $ - $ 3,773,179 Forwards 1,473,522 (864,974) 608,548 - - 608,548 Total assets $ 5,596,332 $ (1,214,605) $ 4,381,727 $ - $ - $ 4,381,727 Liabilities Futures $ (349,631) $ 349,631 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (864,974) 864,974 - - - - Total liabilities $ (1,214,605) $ 1,214,605 $ - $ - $ - $ - Net fair value $ 4,381,727 * * 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 June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. June 30, 2021 Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 55,863 Energy 1,089,834 Grains 322,992 Indices 730,253 Interest Rates U.S. 33,539 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 219,248 Livestock 620 Metals 41,573 Softs 90,332 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 2,584,254 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (117,397) Energy (61,109) Grains (218,727) Indices (453,681) Interest Rates U.S. (540,154) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (543,684) Livestock (8,800) Metals (91,535) Softs (26,173) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (2,061,260) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 522,994 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 4,540,754 Metals 993,184 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 5,533,938 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (4,398,509) Metals (1,349,073) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (5,747,582) Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts $ (213,644) ** * 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, 2020 Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 23,052 Energy 109,229 Grains 1,365,721 Indices 1,611,029 Interest Rates U.S. 64,049 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 291,892 Metals 581,429 Softs 76,409 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 4,122,810 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (3,228) Energy (112,645) Grains (290) Indices (43,188) Interest Rates U.S. (132,891) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (52,802) Metals (2,787) Softs (1,800) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (349,631) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 3,773,179 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 546,367 Metals 927,155 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 1,473,522 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (763,174) Metals (101,800) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (864,974) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 608,548 ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation 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. The following table indicates the trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Sector 2021 2020 2021 2020 Currencies $ (1,314,583) $ (2,798,247) $ (154,070) $ (4,258,050) Energy 4,392,408 (404,124) 6,070,227 257,208 Grains 2,168,189 274,837 3,704,811 942,053 Indices 2,870,933 5,163,066 6,366,243 (23,793,019) Interest Rates U.S. (1,708,045) 343,392 (3,645,272) 10,981,514 Interest Rates Non-U.S. (1,297,364) 443,912 (3,838,524) 2,973,734 Livestock (100,408) - (114,733) - Metals 757,688 357,836 851,467 2,644,076 Softs 312,962 (183,361) 447,095 (649,407) Total $ 6,081,780 *** $ 3,197,311 *** $ 9,687,244 *** $ (10,901,891) *** *** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Statements of Income and Expenses. |