FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS | NOTE 7 - FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS The Partnership engages in the speculative trading of futures contracts for the purpose of achieving capital appreciation. None of the Partnerships derivative instruments are designated as hedging instruments, as defined in the Derivatives and Hedging The following presents the fair value of derivative contracts as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The fair value of derivative contracts is presented as an asset if in a gain position and a liability if in a loss position. Fair value is presented on a gross basis in the table below even though the derivative contracts qualify for net presentation in the Statements of Financial Condition. June 30, 2016 Asset Liability Type of Derivatives Derivatives Net Futures Contracts Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Currencies $ 3,150 $ (1,881 ) $ 1,269 Energy 362 (6,781 ) (6,419 ) Interest Rates 9,544 (5,828 ) 3,716 Metals 1,722 (2,804 ) (1,082 ) Stock Indices 41,745 (208,488 ) (166,743 ) Treasury Rates 19,390 (412 ) 18,978 $ 75,913 $ (226,194 ) $ (150,281 ) December 31, 2015 Asset Liability Type of Derivatives Derivatives Net Futures Contracts Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Currencies $ 14,059 $ (3,752 ) $ 10,307 Energy - (51,344 ) (51,344 ) Interest Rates 15,150 (130 ) 15,020 Metals 29,697 (2,056 ) 27,641 Stock Indices 52,912 (22,016 ) 30,896 Treasury Rates 3,162 (5,447 ) (2,285 ) $ 114,980 $ (84,745 ) $ 30,235 The following presents the trading results of the Partnerships derivative trading and information related to the volume of the Partnerships derivative activity for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The below captions of Realized and Change in Unrealized correspond to the captions in the Statements of Income (Loss) for gain (loss) on trading derivatives contracts. Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Type of Change in Futures Contracts Realized Unrealized Currencies $ 103,235 $ (46,733 ) . Energy (58,473 ) (27,923 ) Interest Rates (19,013 ) 55,776 Metals 259,505 (49,750 ) Stock Indices 699,012 86,754 Treasury Rates (48,418 ) 35,009 $ 935,848 $ 53,133 For the three months ended June 30, 2016, the number of futures contracts closed was 5,592. Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Type of Change in Futures Contracts Realized Unrealized Currencies $ 35,524 $ (9,038 ) . Energy (193,459 ) 44,926 Interest Rates 612,331 (11,304 ) Metals 126,873 (28,723 ) Stock Indices 2,179,401 (197,640 ) Treasury Rates 396,578 21,263 $ 3,157,248 $ (180,516 ) For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the number of futures contracts closed was 11,309. Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Type of Change in Futures Contracts Realized Unrealized Currencies $ 1,213,248 $ (7,764 ) . Energy (131,041 ) (47,170 ) Interest Rates 1,078,557 (9,577 ) Metals 53,608 (10,777 ) Stock Indices (148,894 ) 161,619 Treasury Rates 930,481 (145,714 ) $ 2,995,959 $ (59,383 ) For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the number of futures contracts closed was 9,885. Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Type of Change in Futures Contracts Realized Unrealized Currencies $ 438,956 $ (8,047 ) . Energy 166,200 (8,406 ) Interest Rates 1,056,238 (41,143 ) Metals (70,954 ) 3,105 Stock Indices 390,535 147,052 Treasury Rates 1,267,135 (16,935 ) $ 3,248,110 $ 75,626 For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the number of futures contracts closed was 17,283. With respect to futures contracts and options on futures contracts, the Partnership has entered into an agreement with the Clearing Broker which grants the Clearing Broker the right to offset recognized derivative assets and derivative liabilities if certain conditions exist, which would require the Clearing Broker to liquidate the Partnerships positions. These events include the following: (i) the Clearing Broker is directed or required by a regulatory or self-regulatory organization, (ii) the Clearing Broker determines, at its discretion, that the risk in the Partnerships account must be reduced for protection of the Clearing Broker, (iii) upon the Partnerships breach or failure to perform on its contractual agreements with the Clearing Broker, (iv) upon the commencement of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding for the protection of creditors against the Partnership, or (v) upon the dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or merger of the Partnership. The following table summarizes the disclosure requirements for offsetting assets and liabilities: Offsetting the Financial Assets and Derivative Assets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition As of June 30, 2016 Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received (1) Net Amount Description Commodity futures contracts $ 75,913 $ (75,913 ) $ - $ - $ - $ - Offsetting the Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition As of June 30, 2016 Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Pledged (1) Net Amount Description Commodity futures contracts $ (226,194 ) $ 75,913 $ (150,281 ) $ - $ - $ (150,281 ) Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition As of December 31, 2015 Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received (1) Net Amount Description Commodity futures contracts $ 114,980 $ (84,745 ) $ 30,235 $ - $ - $ 30,235 Offsetting the Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition As of December 31, 2015 Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Pledged (1) Net Amount Description Commodity futures contracts $ (84,745 ) $ 84,745 $ - $ - $ - $ - (1) The Partnership posted additional collateral of $3,813,395 for 2016 & $4,247,966 for 2015, respectively, with the Clearing Broker. The Partnership may post collateral due to a variety of factors that may include, without limitation, initial margin or other requirements that are based on notional amounts which may exceed the fair value of the derivative contract. |