Trading Activities | 4. Trading Activities: The Partnership was formed for the purpose of trading contracts in a variety of commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. The results of the Partnership’s trading activities are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses. The Partnership’s customer agreement with MS&Co. and foreign exchange brokerage account agreements give the Partnership the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures contracts and open forward contracts in the Statements of Financial Condition. The Partnership nets, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures contracts and open forward contracts in the Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under ASC 210-20, Balance Sheet The Partnership’s trading of futures, forward and option contracts, as applicable, on commodities is done primarily on U.S. and foreign commodity exchanges. The Partnership engages in such trading through commodity brokerage accounts maintained with MS&Co. All of the commodity interests owned by the Partnership are held for trading purposes. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded by the Partnership during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were 4,127 and 6,864, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded by the Partnership during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were 151 and 323, respectively. The monthly average notional value of currency forward contracts traded by the Partnership during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $249,437,160 and $268,357,647, respectively. The following tables summarize the gross and net amounts recognized relating to assets and liabilities of the Partnership’s derivatives and their offsetting subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Gross Amounts Net Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Offset in the Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Gross Statements of Statements of Cash Collateral Amounts Financial Financial Financial Received/ Net March 31, 2022 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Amount Assets Futures $ 4,112,477 $ (2,102,664 ) $ 2,009,813 $ - $ - $ 2,009,813 Forwards 3,560,458 (2,578,748 ) 981,710 - - 981,710 Total assets $ 7,672,935 $ (4,681,412 ) $ 2,991,523 $ - $ - $ 2,991,523 Liabilities Futures $ (2,102,664 ) $ 2,102,664 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (2,578,748 ) 2,578,748 - - - - Total liabilities $ (4,681,412 ) $ 4,681,412 $ - $ - $ - $ - Net fair value $ 2,991,523 * Gross Amounts Net Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Offset in the Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Gross Statements of Statements of Cash Collateral Amounts Financial Financial Financial Received/ Net December 31, 2021 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Amount Assets Futures $ 2,170,180 $ (1,311,832 ) $ 858,348 $ - $ - $ 858,348 Forwards 1,141,708 (1,086,969 ) 54,739 - - 54,739 Total assets $ 3,311,888 $ (2,398,801 ) $ 913,087 $ - $ - $ 913,087 Liabilities Futures $ (1,311,832 ) $ 1,311,832 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (1,086,969 ) 1,086,969 - - - - Total liabilities $ (2,398,801 ) $ 2,398,801 $ - $ - $ - $ - Net fair value $ 913,087 * * 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 held by the Partnership as separate assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. March 31, 2022 Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 88,026 Energy 727,670 Grains 465,298 Indices 381,687 Interest Rates U.S. 672,703 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 1,409,201 Livestock 51,230 Metals 143,831 Softs 172,831 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 4,112,477 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (36,937 ) Energy (387,811 ) Grains (336,529 ) Indices (298,116 ) Interest Rates U.S. (290,344 ) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (553,084 ) Livestock (23,215 ) Metals (111,852 ) Softs (64,776 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (2,102,664 ) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 2,009,813 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 2,878,930 Metals 681,528 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 3,560,458 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (2,266,707 ) Metals (312,041 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (2,578,748 ) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 981,710 ** * 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. December 31, Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 17,382 Energy 525,149 Grains 221,747 Indices 405,197 Interest Rates U.S. 39,562 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 643,854 Livestock 3,075 Metals 194,765 Softs 119,449 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 2,170,180 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (212,947 ) Energy (276,058 ) Grains (225,919 ) Indices (178,599 ) Interest Rates U.S. (81,617 ) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (193,025 ) Livestock (3,240 ) Metals (100,915 ) Softs (39,512 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (1,311,832 ) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 858,348 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 900,388 Metals 241,320 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 1,141,708 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (822,999 ) Metals (263,970 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (1,086,969 ) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 54,739 ** * 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 traded by the Partnership for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Three Months Ended March 31, Sector 2022 2021 Currencies $ 230,392 $ 237,955 Energy 4,082,202 4,805,562 Grains 1,704,941 885,086 Indices 475,537 3,253,130 Interest Rates U.S. 119,008 (2,958,126 ) Interest Rates Non-U.S. 2,112,906 (1,558,125 ) Livestock (37,125 ) 105,430 Metals 532,624 (311,410 ) Softs (153,591 ) (26,559 ) Total $ 9,066,894 *** $ 4,432,943 *** *** This amount is included in “Total trading results” in the Statements of Income and Expenses. |