Trading Activities | 4. Trading Activities: The Partnership was formed for the purpose of trading commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. The Partnership invests substantially all of its assets through a “master/feeder” structure. The Partnership’s pro-rata The futures brokerage account agreements with MS&Co. give the Partnership and the Master, respectively, the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures and open forward contracts. The Master nets, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures and open forward contracts in the Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under ASC 210-20, “Balance Sheet,” Trading and transaction fees are based on the number of trades executed by the Advisor for the Master and the Partnership’s percentage ownership of the Master. All clearing fees paid to MS&Co. are borne by the Master and allocated to the Master’s limited partners, including the Partnership. All of the commodity interests owned by the Master are held for trading purposes. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded by the Master during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was 20,523 and 25,178, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded by the Master during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was 2,242 and 990, respectively. The monthly average notional value of currency forward contracts traded by the Master during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $436,728,273 and $447,690,640, respectively. The following tables summarize the gross and net amounts recognized relating to assets and liabilities of the Master’s derivatives and their offsetting subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. March 31, 2018 Gross Amounts Recognized Gross Amounts Statements of Condition Amounts Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition Net Amount Financial Cash Collateral Pledged* Assets MS&Co. Futures $ 13,189,003 $ (5,508,853) $ 7,680,150 $ - $ - $ 7,680,150 Forwards 2,772,632 (2,772,632) - - - - 15,961,635 (8,281,485) 7,680,150 - - 7,680,150 JPMorgan Forwards 1,007,274 (1,007,274) - - - - Total assets $ 16,968,909 $ (9,288,759) $ 7,680,150 $ - $ - $ 7,680,150 Liabilities MS&Co. Futures $ (5,508,853) $ 5,508,853 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (4,114,033) 2,772,632 (1,341,401) - - (1,341,401) (9,622,886) 8,281,485 (1,341,401) - - (1,341,401) JPMorgan Forwards (1,021,419) 1,007,274 (14,145) - - (14,145) Total liabilities $ (10,644,305) $ 9,288,759 $ (1,355,546) $ - $ - $ (1,355,546) Net fair value $ 6,324,604 * December 31, 2017 Gross Amounts Recognized Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition Amounts Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition Net Amount Financial Cash Collateral Pledged* Assets MS&Co. Futures $ 13,523,003 $ (10,783,470) $ 2,739,533 $ - $ - $ 2,739,533 Forwards 10,013,668 (2,386,711) 7,626,957 - - 7,626,957 23,536,671 (13,170,181) 10,366,490 - - 10,366,490 JPMorgan Forwards 5,389,790 (1,246,670) 4,143,120 - - 4,143,120 Total assets $ 28,926,461 $ (14,416,851) $ 14,509,610 $ - $ - $ 14,509,610 Liabilities MS&Co. Futures $ (10,783,470) $ 10,783,470 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (2,386,711) 2,386,711 - - - - (13,170,181) 13,170,181 - - - - JPMorgan Forwards (1,246,670) 1,246,670 - - - - Total liabilities $ (14,416,851) $ 14,416,851 $ - $ - $ - $ - Net fair value $ 14,509,610 * * In the event of default by the Master, MS&Co., the Master’s commodity futures broker and a counterparty to certain of the Master’s non-exchange-traded non-exchange-traded The following tables indicate the gross fair values of the Master’s derivative instruments of futures and forward contracts as separate assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. March 31, Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 787,054 Energy 4,750,584 Grains 473,862 Indices 1,437,416 Interest Rates U.S. 55,226 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 2,653,384 Livestock 133,673 Metals 1,004,238 Softs 1,893,566 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 13,189,003 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (366,208) Energy (64,290) Grains (535,554) Indices (2,898,278) Interest Rates U.S. (595,641) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (622,823) Livestock (23,478) Metals (112,228) Softs (290,353) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (5,508,853) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 7,680,150 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 1,009,412 Metals 2,770,494 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 3,779,906 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (1,021,435) Metals (4,114,017) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (5,135,452) Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts $ (1,355,546) ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Master’s Statements of Financial Condition. ** This amount is in “Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts” in the Master’s Statements of Financial Condition. December 31, Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 906,387 Energy 4,524,315 Grains 485,142 Indices 4,060,424 Interest Rates U.S. 702,601 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 736,601 Livestock 168,885 Metals 513,345 Softs 1,425,303 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 13,523,003 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (2,195,338) Energy (1,819,620) Grains (68,601) Indices (2,538,269) Interest Rates U.S. (340,032) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (1,561,929) Livestock (190,110) Metals (1,509,223) Softs (560,348) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (10,783,470) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 2,739,533 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 5,389,790 Metals 10,013,668 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 15,403,458 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (1,246,670) Metals (2,386,711) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (3,633,381) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 11,770,077 ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Master’s Statements of Financial Condition. ** This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” in the Master’s Statements of Financial Condition. The following table indicates the Master’s total trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 Sector Currencies $ (4,786,268) $ (3,852,357) Energy (1,322,683) (4,844,453) Grains (3,071,831) (1,950,632) Indices (1,050,723) 25,831,175 Interest Rates U.S. (874,210) (1,415,218) Interest Rates Non-U.S. 1,765,428 (3,115,949) Livestock (212,688) 372,345 Metals (3,730,620) (4,227,962) Softs 1,547,084 634,019 Total $ (11,736,511) *** $ 7,430,968 *** *** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Master’s Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital. |