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 had also invested certain of its assets through a “master/feeder” structure. The Partnership’s pro-rata The Partnership Customer Agreement and the Funds’ futures brokerage account agreements with MS&Co. (the “Master Customer Agreements” and, together with the Partnership Customer Agreement, the “Customer Agreements”) and foreign exchange brokerage account agreements give the Partnership, and gave the Funds, respectively, the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures contracts and open forward contracts in their respective Statements of Financial Condition. The Partnership nets, and the Funds netted, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures contracts and open forward contracts in their respective Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under ASC 210-20, Balance Sheet All of the commodity interests owned directly by the Partnership are held for trading purposes. All of the commodity interests owned by the Funds were held for trading purposes. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded directly by the Partnership during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were 3,642 and 5,398, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded directly by the Partnership during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were 134 and 276, respectively. The monthly average notional value of currency forward contracts traded directly by the Partnership during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $223,377,721 and $270,167,253, respectively. Trading and transaction fees are based on the number of trades executed by the Advisors and were also based on the Partnership’s respective percentage ownership of each Fund. All clearing fees paid to MS&Co. for the Partnership’s direct trading are borne directly by the Partnership. In addition, clearing fees were borne by the Funds and allocated to the Funds’ limited partners/non-managing 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 December 31, 2022 respectively. Gross Amounts Net Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Offset in the Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Gross Amounts Statements of Financial Statements of Financial Financial Cash Collateral Received/ Net December 31, 2022 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Amount Assets Futures $ 4,783,634 $ (2,338,243) $ 2,445,391 $ - $ - $ 2,445,391 Forwards 767,869 (767,869) - - - - Total assets $ 5,551,503 $ (3,106,112) $ 2,445,391 $ - $ - $ 2,445,391 Liabilities Futures $ (2,338,243) $ 2,338,243 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (807,192) 767,869 (39,323 ) - 39,323 - Total liabilities $ (3,145,435) $ 3,106,112 $ (39,323) $ - $ 39,323 $ - Net fair value $ 2,445,391 * Gross Amounts Net Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Offset in the Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Gross Amounts Statements of Statements of Financial Cash Collateral 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 directly by the Partnership as separate assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. December 31, 2022 Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 335,390 Energy 1,086,847 Grains 454,808 Indices 347,516 Interest Rates U.S. 98,297 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 2,262,386 Livestock 310 Metals 131,732 Softs 66,348 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 4,783,634 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (128,154 ) Energy (801,290 ) Grains (169,873 ) Indices (514,146 ) Interest Rates U.S. (151,219 ) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (411,124 ) Livestock (1,200 ) Metals (112,209 ) Softs (49,028 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (2,338,243 ) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 2,445,391 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 713,033 Metals 54,836 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 767,869 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (729,014 ) Metals (78,178 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (807,192 ) Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts $ (39,323 ) ** * 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, 2021 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 directly by the Partnership for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Sector 2022 2021 2020 Currencies $ 1,868,856 $ (610,839 ) $ (882,066 ) Energy 4,221,030 11,006,591 1,918,213 Grains 193,707 2,268,001 2,475,299 Indices 225,406 3,540,100 (6,408,863) Interest Rates U.S. (2,062,820 ) (807,159 ) 821,085 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 8,906,493 (3,572,828 ) 1,546,319 Livestock (462,710 ) (301,560 ) 63,833 Metals 906,913 (923,008 ) 1,946,232 Softs (1,385,707 ) 1,026,679 (1,016,353 ) Total $ 12,411,168 *** $ 11,625,977 *** $ 463,699 *** *** This amount is included in “Total trading results” in the Statements of Income and Expenses. |