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 June 30, 2018 and 2017 was 16,114 and 19,893, respectively. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded by the Master during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was 18,319 and 22,536, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded by the Master during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was 1,512 and 1,208, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded by the Master during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was 1,877 and 1,099, respectively. The monthly average notional value of currency forward contracts traded by the Master during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $165,460,310 and $415,285,012, respectively. The monthly average notional value of currency forward contracts traded by the Master during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $301,094,292 and $431,487,826, 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 June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Gross Amounts Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Offset in the Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Statements of Statements of Cash Collateral Gross Amounts Financial Financial Financial Received/ Net June 30, 2018 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Amount Assets MS&Co. Futures $ 13,694,372 $ (2,503,220 ) $ 11,191,152 $ - $ - $ 11,191,152 Forwards 2,258,373 (2,258,373 ) - - - - 15,952,745 (4,761,593 ) 11,191,152 - - 11,191,152 JPMorgan Forwards 1,141,893 (1,141,893 ) - - - - Total assets $ 17,094,638 $ (5,903,486 ) $ 11,191,152 $ - $ - $ 11,191,152 Liabilities MS&Co. Futures $ (2,503,220 ) $ 2,503,220 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (3,168,622 ) 2,258,373 (910,249 ) - - (910,249 ) (5,671,842 ) 4,761,593 (910,249 ) - - (910,249 ) JPMorgan Forwards (1,958,748 ) 1,141,893 (816,855 ) - - (816,855 ) Total liabilities $ (7,630,590 ) $ 5,903,486 $ (1,727,104 ) $ - $ - $ (1,727,104 ) Net fair value $ 9,464,048 * Gross Amounts Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Offset in the Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Statements of Statements of Cash Collateral Gross Amounts Financial Financial Financial Received/ Net December 31, 2017 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Amount 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 contracts, as applicable, and JPMorgan, as a counterparty to certain of the Master’s non-exchange-traded contracts, has the right to offset the Master’s obligation with the Master’s cash and/or U.S. Treasury bills held by MS&Co. or JPMorgan, as applicable, thereby minimizing MS&Co.’s and JPMorgan’s risk of loss. In certain instances, a counterparty may not post collateral and as such, in the event of default by such counterparty, the Master is exposed to the amount shown in the Master’s Statements of Financial Condition. In the case of exchange-traded contracts, the Master’s exposure to counterparty risk may be reduced since the exchange’s clearinghouse interposes its credit between buyer and seller and the clearinghouse’s guarantee funds may be available in the event of a default. 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 June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. June 30, 2018 Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 1,908,158 Energy 3,980,716 Grains 1,374,388 Indices 78,581 Interest Rates U.S. 283,640 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 2,703,872 Livestock 13,730 Metals 2,604,423 Softs 746,864 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 13,694,372 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (187,085 ) Energy (409,875 ) Grains (61,374 ) Indices (552,357 ) Interest Rates U.S. (299,274 ) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (103,204 ) Livestock (589,280 ) Metals (15,233 ) Softs (285,538 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (2,503,220 ) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 11,191,152 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 1,141,893 Metals 2,258,373 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 3,400,266 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (1,958,748 ) Metals (3,168,622 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (5,127,370 ) Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts $ (1,727,104 ) ** * 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, 2017 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 and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 2017 2018 2017 Sector Currencies $ (4,991,977 ) $ (11,846,606 ) $ (9,778,245 ) $ (15,698,963 ) Energy 12,003,059 (6,135,873 ) 10,680,376 (10,980,326 ) Grains 2,787,227 (411,123 ) (284,604 ) (2,361,755 ) Indices (500,914 ) 10,641,085 (1,551,637 ) 36,472,260 Interest Rates U.S. 598,680 (2,834,720 ) (275,530 ) (4,249,938 ) Interest Rates Non-U.S. 2,115,996 (6,327,374 ) 3,881,424 (9,443,323 ) Livestock (821,235 ) 1,309,080 (1,033,923 ) 1,681,425 Metals 3,724,674 (3,386,472 ) (5,946 ) (7,614,434 ) Softs 430,610 2,455,665 1,977,694 3,089,684 Total $ 15,346,120 *** $ (16,536,338 ) *** $ 3,609,609 *** $ (9,105,370 ) *** *** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Master’s Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital. |