<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Dean Witter Diversified Futures Fund II L.P. and is qualified in its entirety by references to such financial instruments. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <CASH> 12,415,430 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 42,043 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 12,617,666<F1> <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 12,617,666<F2> <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 643,498<F3> <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,468,015 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> (824,517) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (824,517) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (824,517) <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>In addition to cash and receivables, total assets include net unrealized gain on open contracts of $160,193. <F2>Liabilities include redemptions payable of $297,904 and accrued management fees of $31,538. <F3>Total revenues include realized trading revenue of $832,912, net change in unrealized of ($692,226) and interest income of $502,812. </FN>