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, 2020 and 2019 was 9,436 and 15,907, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded by the Master during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was 1,548 and 1,645, respectively. The monthly average notional value of currency forward contracts traded by the Master during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $145,771,349 and $197,176,705, 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, 2020 and December 31, 2019, 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 March 31, 2020 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Amount Assets MS&Co. Futures $ 5,734,172 $ (4,500,328) $ 1,233,844 $ - $ - $ 1,233,844 Forwards 8,517,270 (6,105,480) 2,411,790 - - 2,411,790 14,251,442 (10,605,808) 3,645,634 - - 3,645,634 JPMorgan Forwards 2,015,890 (2,015,890) - - - - Total assets $ 16,267,332 $ (12,621,698) $ 3,645,634 $ - $ - $ 3,645,634 Liabilities MS&Co. Futures $ (4,500,328) $ 4,500,328 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (6,105,480) 6,105,480 - - - - (10,605,808) 10,605,808 - - - - JPMorgan Forwards (3,982,883) 2,015,890 (1,966,993) - 1,966,993 - Total liabilities $ (14,588,691) $ 12,621,698 $ (1,966,993) $ - $ 1,966,993 $ - Net fair value $ 3,645,634 * 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, 2019 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Amount Assets MS&Co. Futures $ 6,198,249 $ (6,198,249) $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards 1,781,416 (1,781,416) - - - - 7,979,665 (7,979,665) - - - - JPMorgan Forwards 1,138,504 (710,829) 427,675 - - 427,675 Total assets $ 9,118,169 $ (8,690,494) $ 427,675 $ - $ - $ 427,675 Liabilities MS&Co. Futures $ (7,067,478) $ 6,198,249 $ (869,229) $ - $ 869,229 $ - Forwards (4,260,057) 1,781,416 (2,478,641) - 2,478,641 - (11,327,535) 7,979,665 (3,347,870) - 3,347,870 - JPMorgan Forwards (710,829) 710,829 - - - - Total liabilities $ (12,038,364) $ 8,690,494 $ (3,347,870) $ - $ 3,347,870 $ - Net fair value $ 427,675 * * 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 Master has netting agreements with both MS&Co. and JPMorgan. The “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” and “Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts” as presented on the Statements of Financial Condition, as applicable, is the net of the amounts presented in the tables above for MS&Co. and JPMorgan. 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, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. March 31, 2020 Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 1,315,677 Energy 1,222,420 Grains 201,404 Indices 168,228 Interest Rates U.S. 1,124,405 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 592,698 Livestock 398,408 Metals 155,265 Softs 555,667 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 5,734,172 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (1,082,374 ) Energy (66,774 ) Grains (521,578 ) Indices (425,325 ) Interest Rates U.S. (194,148 ) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (813,272 ) Livestock (141,688 ) Metals (595,547 ) Softs (659,622 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (4,500,328 ) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 1,233,844 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 2,015,890 Metals 8,517,270 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 10,533,160 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (3,982,883 ) Metals (6,105,480 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (10,088,363 ) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 444,797 ** * 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, 2019 Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 882,389 Energy 1,610,681 Grains 248,161 Indices 1,039,584 Interest Rates U.S. 133,188 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 119,694 Livestock 2,270 Metals 2,107,650 Softs 54,632 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 6,198,249 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (1,806,426 ) Energy (132,370 ) Grains (1,134,872 ) Indices (513,537 ) Interest Rates U.S. (1,154,102 ) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (1,269,703 ) Livestock (65,083 ) Metals (29,852 ) Softs (961,533 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (7,067,478 ) Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts $ (869,229 ) * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 1,138,504 Metals 1,781,416 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 2,919,920 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (710,829 ) Metals (4,260,057 ) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (4,970,886 ) Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts $ (2,050,966 ) ** * 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 months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 2019 Sector Currencies $ (6,706,169 ) $ 1,028,205 Energy (3,803,142 ) (6,833,697 ) Grains 493,619 3,420,567 Indices (17,414,130 ) 3,567,356 Interest Rates U.S. 3,986,866 237,116 Interest Rates Non-U.S. (736,133 ) 3,319,930 Livestock 1,236,615 (983,460 ) Metals 1,055,222 (1,176,605 ) Softs (2,066,536 ) 657,921 Total $ (23,953,788 ) *** $ 3,237,333 *** *** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Master’s Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital. |