Trading Activities | 5. Trading Activities: The Partnership’s objective is to profit from speculative trading in Futures Interests. Therefore, the Trading Advisors for the Partnership will take speculative positions in Futures Interests where they feel the best profit opportunities exist for their trading strategies. As such, the average number of contracts outstanding in absolute quantities (the total of the open long and open short positions) has been presented as a part of the volume disclosure, as position direction is not an indicative factor in such volume disclosures. All of the commodity interests owned by the Partnership are held for trading purposes. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were 5,781 and 7,761, respectively. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were 7,038 and 8,095, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were 1,168 and 1,305, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were 1,209 and 1,175, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were $118,755,428 and $137,214,414, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were $115,451,266 and $135,302,544, respectively. The following tables summarize the gross and net amounts recognized relating to the assets and liabilities of the Partnership’s derivatives and their offsetting subject to master netting agreements or similar agreements as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 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/ June 30, 2016 Recognized Condition Condition Instruments Pledged* Net Amount Assets Futures $ 3,839,879 $ (1,220,754) $ 2,619,125 $ - $ - $ 2,619,125 Forwards 2,096,970 (2,096,970) - - - - Total assets $ 5,936,849 $ (3,317,724) $ 2,619,125 $ - $ - $ 2,619,125 Liabilities Futures $ (1,220,754) $ 1,220,754 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (2,434,951) 2,096,970 (337,981) - - (337,981) Total liabilities $ (3,655,705) $ 3,317,724 $ (337,981) $ - $ - $ (337,981) Net fair value $ 2,281,144 * December 31, 2015 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 Net Amount Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received/ Pledged* Assets Futures $ 3,831,162 $ (2,431,726) $ 1,399,436 $ - $ - $ 1,399,436 Forwards 1,168,919 (1,125,088) 43,831 - - 43,831 Total assets $ 5,000,081 $ (3,556,814) $ 1,443,267 $ - $ - $ 1,443,267 Liabilities Futures $ (2,431,726) $ 2,431,726 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (1,125,088) 1,125,088 - - - - Total liabilities $ (3,556,814) $ 3,556,814 $ - $ - $ - $ - Net fair value $ 1,443,267 * * In the event of default by the Partnership, MS&Co., the Partnership’s commodity futures broker and the sole counterparty to the Partnership’s off-exchange-traded contracts, as applicable, has the right to offset the Partnership’s obligation with the Partnership’s cash and/or U.S. Treasury bills held by MS&Co., thereby minimizing MS&Co.’s risk of loss. There is no collateral posted by MS&Co. and as such, in the event of default by MS&Co., the Partnership is exposed to the amount shown on the Statements of Financial Condition. In the case of exchange-traded contracts, the Partnership’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 fund may be available in the event of a default. The following tables indicate the gross fair values of derivative instruments of futures and forward contracts as separate assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. June 30, 2016 Assets Futures Contracts Commodity $ 1,082,519 Equity 358,731 Foreign currency 113,861 Interest rate 2,284,768 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 3,839,879 Liabilities Futures Contracts Commodity (588,230) Equity (307,292) Foreign currency (78,860) Interest rate (246,372) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (1,220,754) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 2,619,125 * Assets Forward Contracts Commodity $ 640,314 Foreign currency 1,456,656 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 2,096,970 Liabilities Forward Contracts Commodity (1,469,694) Foreign currency (965,257) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (2,434,951) Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts $ (337,981) ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. ** This amount is in “Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. December 31, 2015 Assets Futures Contracts Commodity $ 2,019,400 Equity 196,959 Foreign currency 1,206,216 Interest rate 408,587 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 3,831,162 Liabilities Futures Contracts Commodity (937,844) Equity (421,360) Foreign currency (469,882) Interest rate (602,640) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (2,431,726) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 1,399,436 * Assets Forward Contracts Commodity $ 740,942 Foreign currency 427,977 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 1,168,919 Liabilities Forward Contracts Commodity (954,788) Foreign currency (170,300) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (1,125,088) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 43,831 ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. ** This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. The following table indicates the Partnership’s trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, Sector 2016 2015 2016 2015 Commodity $ (979,233) $ (5,466,092) $ (916,030) $ (6,276,242) Equity (2,207,645) 189,855 (3,428,566) 2,017,844 Foreign currency 256,808 (575,324) (184,358) 2,689,244 Interest rate 2,355,258 (3,575,596) 2,972,410 240,960 Total $ (574,812) *** $ (9,427,157) *** $ (1,556,544) *** $ (1,328,194) *** *** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Statements of Income and Expenses. |