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, 2019 and 2018 was 17,671 and 16,114, respectively. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded by the Master during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was 16,789 and 18,319, respectively The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded by the Master during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was 1,790 and 1,512, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded by the Master during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was 1,717 and 1,877, respectively. The monthly average notional value of currency forward contracts traded by the Master during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $255,895,851 and $165,460,310, respectively. The monthly average notional value of currency forward contracts traded by the Master during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $226,536,278 and $301,094,292, 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, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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, 2019 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Amount Assets MS&Co. Futures $ 9,770,839 $ (5,288,351 ) $ 4,482,488 $ - $ - $ 4,482,488 Forwards 3,305,941 (2,116,333 ) 1,189,608 - - 1,189,608 13,076,780 (7,404,684 ) 5,672,096 - - 5,672,096 JPMorgan Forwards 2,135,630 (736,943 ) 1,398,687 - - 1,398,687 Total assets $ 15,212,410 $ (8,141,627 ) $ 7,070,783 $ - $ - $ 7,070,783 Liabilities MS&Co. Futures $ (5,288,351 ) $ 5,288,351 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (2,116,333 ) 2,116,333 - - - - (7,404,684 ) 7,404,684 - - - - JPMorgan Forwards (736,943 ) 736,943 - - - - Total liabilities $ (8,141,627 ) $ 8,141,627 $ - $ - $ - $ - Net fair value $ 7,070,783 * 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, 2018 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Amount Assets MS&Co. Futures $ 12,642,665 $ (12,642,665 ) $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards 1,579,370 (1,579,370 ) - - - - 14,222,035 (14,222,035 ) - - - - JPMorgan Forwards 1,055,436 (813,774 ) 241,662 - - 241,662 Total assets $ 15,277,471 $ (15,035,809 ) $ 241,662 $ - $ - $ 241,662 Liabilities MS&Co. Futures $ (18,312,891 ) $ 12,642,665 $ (5,670,226 ) $ - $ 5,670,226 $ - Forwards (4,390,307 ) 1,579,370 (2,810,937 ) - 2,810,937 - (22,703,198 ) 14,222,035 (8,481,163 ) - 8,481,163 - JPMorgan Forwards (813,774 ) 813,774 - - - - Total liabilities $ (23,516,972 ) $ 15,035,809 $ (8,481,163 ) $ - $ 8,481,163 $ - Net fair value $ 241,662 * * 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 June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. June 30, Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 164,983 Energy 498,505 Grains 1,156,967 Indices 842,813 Interest Rates U.S. 1,761,438 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 4,949,836 Livestock 4,980 Metals 221,180 Softs 170,137 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 9,770,839 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (1,224,528) Energy (309,759) Grains (78,704) Indices (480,508) Interest Rates U.S. (423,688) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (138,061) Livestock (160,693) Metals (1,731,640) Softs (740,770) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (5,288,351) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 4,482,488 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 2,135,630 Metals 3,305,941 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 5,441,571 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (736,943) Metals (2,116,333) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (2,853,276) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 2,588,295 ** * 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. December 31, Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 1,121,770 Energy 3,883,716 Grains 763,198 Indices 755,310 Interest Rates U.S. 517,969 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 3,526,064 Livestock 198,893 Metals 171,670 Softs 1,704,075 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 12,642,665 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (3,118,338) Energy (7,727,803) Grains (62,865) Indices (1,562,651) Interest Rates U.S. (424,414) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (963,044) Livestock (68,985) Metals (2,987,463) Softs (1,397,328) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (18,312,891) Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts $ (5,670,226) * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 1,063,380 Metals 1,571,426 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 2,634,806 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (813,774) Metals (4,390,307) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (5,204,081) Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts $ (2,569,275) ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized depreciation 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. 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, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Sector Currencies $ 9,265 $ (4,991,977) $ 1,037,470 $ (9,778,245) Energy (6,204,826) 12,003,059 (13,038,523) 10,680,376 Grains (3,127,999) 2,787,227 292,568 (284,604) Indices 1,861,069 (500,914) 5,428,425 (1,551,637) Interest Rates U.S. 2,635,101 598,680 2,872,217 (275,530) Interest Rates Non-U.S. 7,731,667 2,115,996 11,051,597 3,881,424 Livestock (2,449,355) (821,235) (3,432,815) (1,033,923) Metals (2,749,020) 3,724,674 (3,925,625) (5,946) Softs (524,190) 430,610 133,731 1,977,694 Total $ (2,818,288) *** $ 15,346,120 *** $ 419,045 *** $ 3,609,609 *** *** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Master’s Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital. |