Ceres Tactical Systematic L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
As of June 30, 2019, all trading decisions were made for the Partnership by ADG Capital Management LLP (“ADG”), AQUANTUM GmbH (“Aquantum”), FORT, L.P. (“FORT”) and ISAM Systematic Management (“ISAM SM”) (each an “Advisor” and, collectively, the “Advisors”), each of which is a registered commodity trading advisor. Effective June 30, 2019, the General Partner terminated SECOR Capital Advisors, LP (“SECOR”) as an Advisor to the Partnership. Effective April 3, 2019, the General Partner terminated AE Capital Pty Limited (“AE Capital”) as an Advisor to the Partnership. Effective October 1, 2018, the Partnership, the General Partner, The Cambridge Strategy (Asset Management) Limited (“Cambridge”) and Mesirow Financial International UK Limited (“Mesirow”) entered into a novation, assignment and assumption agreement, dated September 28, 2018, pursuant to which Cambridge transferred all of its future rights, obligations, and liabilities under that certain amended and restated management agreement, by and among the General Partner, the Partnership and Cambridge, dated as of December 1, 2015, as amended January 1, 2018 (collectively, the “Cambridge Initial Advisory Agreement”), to Mesirow. As of October 1, 2018 and until its termination effective March 31, 2019, Mesirow had undertaken to perform the Cambridge Initial Advisory Agreement and be bound by its terms in every way as if it were the original party to it in place of Cambridge. Effective November 1, 2018, the Partnership, the General Partner, ISAM (USA) LLC, ISAM Funds (UK) Limited, International Standard Asset Management (“ISAM”) and ISAM SM entered into a novation agreement, dated October 25, 2018, pursuant to which ISAM transferred all of its future rights, obligations, and liabilities under that certain amended and restated management agreement, by and among the General Partner, the Partnership, ISAM, ISAM (USA) LLC and ISAM Funds (UK) Limited, dated as of November 1, 2017 (the “ISAM Initial Advisory Agreement”), to ISAM SM. As of November 1, 2018, ISAM SM has undertaken to perform the ISAM Initial Advisory Agreement and be bound by its terms in every way as if it were the original party in place of ISAM. Reference herein to “Advisors” may include, as relevant, AE Capital, Cambridge, Mesirow, ISAM and SECOR. The Advisors are not affiliated with one another, are not affiliated with the General Partner or MS&Co., and are not responsible for the operation of the Partnership.
ISAM SM directly trades, and ISAM directly traded, the Partnership’s assets allocated to it through a managed account in the name of the Partnership pursuant to ISAM SM’s/ISAM’s Systematic Trend Programme. Effective January 19, 2018, FORT directly trades a portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to it through a managed account in the name of the Partnership pursuant to FORT’s Global Trend Trading Program.
The Partnership, and prior to the Partnership’s full redemption effective June 30, 2019, SECOR Master Fund L.P. (“SECOR Master”), and prior to the Partnership’s full redemption effective April 30, 2019, CMF AE Capital Master Fund LLC (“AE Capital Master”), and prior to the Partnership’s full redemption effective March 31, 2019, Cambridge Master Fund L.P. (“Cambridge Master”), have entered into futures brokerage account agreements and foreign exchange prime brokerage account agreements with MS&Co. CMF ADG Master Fund LLC (“ADG Master”), CMF Aquantum Master Fund LLC (“Aquantum Master”) and CMF FORT Contrarian Master Fund LLC (“FORT Contrarian Master”) have entered into futures brokerage account agreements with MS&Co. ADG Master, Aquantum Master and FORT Contrarian Master are collectively referred to as the “Funds”. Reference herein to the “Funds” may include, as relevant, AE Capital Master, Cambridge Master and SECOR Master. The Partnership, directly and through its investment in the Funds, pays MS&Co. (or will reimburse MS&Co. if previously paid) its allocable share of all trading fees for the clearing and, where applicable, execution of transactions, as well as exchange, clearing, user,give-up, floor brokerage and National Futures Association fees (collectively, the “clearing fees”).
Effective July 12, 2017 and prior to their respective terminations, Cambridge Master and SECOR Master each entered into certain agreements with JPMorgan in connection with trading in forward foreign currency contracts on behalf of the referenced Funds and, indirectly, the Partnership. These agreements included a foreign exchange and bullion authorization agreement (“FX Agreement”), an International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. master agreement (“Master Agreement”), a schedule to the Master Agreement, a 2016 credit support annex for variation margin to the schedule and an institutional account agreement. On October 10, 2018, Cambridge, Mesirow, Cambridge Master and JPMorgan entered into an amendment and assignment agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”), effective as of October 1, 2018, to the FX Agreement, pursuant to which Cambridge assigned to Mesirow all of its rights, liabilities, duties and obligations under and in respect of the FX Agreement, Mesirow accepted such assignment and assumed all rights, liabilities, duties and obligations under and in respect of the FX Agreement, and JPMorgan consented to such assignment and assumption. Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, all references to Cambridge were replaced by references to Mesirow, and all references to “Investment Manager” were deemed to refer to Mesirow. On October 10, 2018, Cambridge Master and JPMorgan entered into an amendment (the “ISDA Amendment”), effective as of October 1, 2018, to the schedule to the Master Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2017, between Cambridge Master and JPMorgan. Pursuant to the ISDA Amendment, all references to Cambridge were replaced by references to Mesirow. In addition to SECOR Master and Cambridge Master, SECOR and Mesirow/Cambridge were parties to the FX Agreements for the Funds to which each acted as an Advisor. Under each FX Agreement, JPMorgan charged a fee on the aggregate foreign currency transactions entered into on behalf of the respective Fund during a month.
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