<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 reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 <CASH> 10,606,680 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 32,410<F1> <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 10,845,654<F2> <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 10,845,654<F3> <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,559,110<F4> <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,016,022 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 543,088 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 543,088 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 543,088 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Receivables include interest receivable of $32,410. <F2>In addition to cash and receivables, total assets include net unrealized gain on open contracts of $206,564. <F3>Liabilities include redemptions payable of $239,703, accrued management fees of $27,114 and accrued incentive fee of $3,871. <F4>Total revenues include realized trading revenue of $2,694,659, net change in unrealized of $(1,542,785), and interest income of $407,236. </FN>