FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS | NOTE 7 - FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS The Partnership engages in the speculative trading of futures contracts and forward currency contracts for the purpose of achieving capital appreciation. None of the Partnership’s derivative instruments are designated as hedging instruments, as defined in the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), nor are they used for other risk management purposes. The Advisor and General Partner actively assess, manage and monitor risk exposure on derivatives on a contract basis, a sector basis (e.g., interest rate derivatives, agricultural derivatives, etc.), and on an overall basis in accordance with established risk parameters. Due to the speculative nature of the Partnership’s derivative trading activity, the Partnership is subject to the risk of substantial losses from derivatives trading. The following presents the fair value of derivatives contracts at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The fair value of derivatives contracts is presented as an asset if in a gain position and a liability if in a loss position. Fair value is presented on a gross basis in the table below even though the futures and forward contracts qualify for net presentation in the Statements of Financial Condition. June 30, 2020 Assets Liability Type of Derivatives Derivatives Net Derivatives Contracts Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Futures Contracts Agriculture $ 74,125 $ (227,412 ) $ (153,287 ) Currencies 197,325 (81,494 ) 115,831 Energy 47,633 (416,858 ) (369,225 ) Interest Rates 391,188 (6,712 ) 384,476 Metals 407,969 (1,406,307 ) (998,338 ) Stock Indices 136,611 (150,812 ) (14,201 ) Treasury Rates 78,008 – 78,008 Total Futures Contracts $ 1,332,859 $ (2,289,595 ) $ (956,736 ) Forward Currency Contracts $ 139,081 $ (245,004 ) $ (105,923 ) Total Gross Fair Value of Derivatives Contracts $ 1,471,940 $ (2,534,599 ) $ (1,062,659 ) December 31, 2019 Assets Liability Type of Derivatives Derivatives Net Derivatives Contracts Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Futures Contracts Agriculture $ 80,153 $ (635,761 ) $ (555,608 ) Currencies 247,206 (519,542 ) (272,336 ) Energy 453,237 (9,753 ) 443,484 Interest Rates 21,185 (353,792 ) (332,607 ) Metals 1,091,050 (1,144,048 ) (52,998 ) Stock Indices 345,173 (149,865 ) 195,308 Treasury Rates 39,164 (339,453 ) (300,289 ) Total Futures Contracts $ 2,277,168 $ (3,152,214 ) $ (875,046 ) Forward Currency Contracts $ 403,817 $ (264,739 ) $ 139,078 Total Gross Fair Value of Derivatives Contracts $ 2,680,985 $ (3,416,953 ) $ (735,968 ) The following presents the trading results of the Partnership’s derivative trading and information related to the volume of the Partnership’s derivative activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. The below captions of “Realized” and “Change in Unrealized” correspond to the captions in the Statements of Income (Loss) for gain (loss) on trading of derivatives contracts. Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Type of Derivatives Contracts Realized Change in Unrealized Average Notional Value of Contracts Futures Contracts Agriculture $ 158,086 $ (194,862 ) Currencies (959,646 ) (69,636 ) Energy (9,236 ) (899,756 ) Interest Rates (237,492 ) 437,657 Metals (1,190,160 ) (1,594,183 ) Stock Indices (1,130,114 ) 129,475 Treasury Rates 339,625 (278,164 ) Total Future Contracts $ (3,028,937 ) $ (2,469,469 ) $ 372,345,111 (1) Forward Currency Contracts $ (551,738 ) $ 497,834 $ 29,519,011 (2) Total Gain (loss) from Derivatives Contracts $ (3,580,675 ) $ (1,971,635 ) Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Type of Derivatives Contracts Realized Change in Unrealized Average Notional Value of Contracts Futures Contracts Agriculture $ (580,885 ) $ 402,321 Currencies (2,345,756 ) 388,167 Energy (1,248,463 ) (812,709 ) Interest Rates (776,019 ) 717,083 Metals (1,552,962 ) (945,340 ) Stock Indices (6,340,890 ) (209,509 ) Treasury Rates 916,453 378,297 Total Future Contracts $ (11,928,522 ) $ (81,690 ) $ 365,539,007 (1) Forward Currency Contracts $ (875,357 ) $ (245,001 ) $ 37,926,526 (2) Total Gain (loss) from Derivatives Contracts $ (12,803,879 ) $ (326,691 ) ( 1) The average notional value of futures contracts are representative of the Partnership’s volume of derivative activity for futures contracts during the respective periods under review. (2) The average notional value of forward currency contracts are representative of the Partnership’s volume of derivative activity for forward currency contracts during the respective periods under review. Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Type of Derivatives Contracts Realized Change in Unrealized Average Notional Value of Contracts Futures Contracts Agriculture $ (549,773 ) $ (918,737 ) Currencies (37,774 ) (400,458 ) Energy (1,382,368 ) 179,754 Interest Rates 819,337 1,067,224 Metals (730,980 ) (220,423 ) Stock Indices 704,436 (263,875 ) Treasury Rates 274,992 370,758 Total Futures Contracts $ (902,130 ) $ (185,757 ) $ 652,042,349 (1) Forward Currency Contracts $ 69,957 $ 368,424 $ 77,516,181 (2) Total Gain (loss) from Derivatives Contracts $ (832,173 ) $ 182,667 Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Type of Derivatives Contracts Realized Change in Unrealized Average Notional Value of Contracts Futures Contracts Agriculture $ (508,093 ) $ (205,475 ) Currencies (482,240 ) 174,463 Energy (3,922,997 ) 979,967 Interest Rates 1,618,379 1,088,766 Metals (2,486,616 ) 1,254,455 Stock Indices 1,017,906 299,492 Treasury Rates 277,453 425,617 Total Futures Contracts $ (4,486,208 ) $ 4,017,285 $ 586,376,245 (1) Forward Currency Contracts $ 248,068 $ 282,601 $ 70,927,454 (2) Total Gain (loss) from Derivatives Contracts $ (4,238,140 ) $ 4,299,886 (1) The average notional value of futures contracts are representative of the Partnership’s volume of derivative activity for futures contracts during the respective periods under review. (2) The average notional value of forward currency contracts are representative of the Partnership’s volume of derivative activity for forward currency contracts during the respective periods under review. These events include the following: (i) the Clearing Broker is directed or required by a regulatory or self-regulatory organization, (ii) the Clearing Broker determines, at its discretion, that the risk in the Partnership’s account must be reduced for protection of the Clearing Broker, (iii) upon the Partnership’s breach or failure to perform on its contractual agreements with the Clearing Broker, (iv) upon the commencement of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding for the protection of creditors against the Partnership, or (v) upon the dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or merger of the Partnership. With respect to foreign currency forward contracts, the Partnership has entered into an agreement with the Clearing Broker, whereby the party having the greater obligation (either the Partnership or the Clearing Broker) shall deliver to the other party at the settlement date the net amount of recognized derivative assets and liabilities. The following table summarizes the disclosure requirements for offsetting assets and liabilities: Offsetting the Financial Assets and Derivative Assets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition As of June 30, 2020 Description Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received (1) Net Amount Forward Contracts 139,081 (139,081 ) – – – – Total 139,081 (139,081 ) – – – – Offsetting the Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition As of June 30, 2020 Description Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Pledged (1) Net Amount Forward Contracts (245,004 ) 139,081 (105,923 ) – 105,923 – Total (245,004 ) 139,081 (105,923 ) – 105,923 – Offsetting the Financial Assets and Derivative Assets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition As of December 31, 2019 Description Gross Gross Amounts Offset in the Net Amounts Financial Cash Collateral Received (1) Net Amount Forward contracts 403,817 (264,739 ) 139,078 – – 139,078 Total 403,817 (264,739 ) 139,078 – – 139,078 Offsetting the Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition As of December 31, 2019 Description Gross Gross Amounts Offset in the Net Amounts Financial Cash Collateral Received (1) Net Amount Forward contracts (264,739 ) 264,739 – – – – Total (264,739 ) 264,739 – – – – (1) The Partnership posted additional collateral of $447,527 as of June 30, 2020 and $1,582,675 for December 31, 2019 with the Clearing Broker. There was no cash collateral receivable by the Partnership from the Clearing Broker as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Partnership may post collateral due to a variety of factors that may include, without limitation, initial margin or other requirements that are based on notional amounts, which may exceed the fair value of the derivative contract. |