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                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned principal executive officer
of RefcoFund Holdings, LLC, the general partner (the "General Partner") of S&P
Managed Futures Index Fund, LP (the "Fund"), and principal financial officer of
the General Partner hereby certifies that:

(1)   the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q the Fund for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements
of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended; and

(2)   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Fund.


Dated: August 10, 2004            /s/ Richard C. Butt
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                                  Richard C. Butt
                                  President
                                  (principal executive officer)
                                  RefcoFund Holdings, LLC
                                  General Partner

                                  /s/ Philip Silverman
                                  ------------------------------------
                                  Philip Silverman
                                  Secretary
                                  (principal financial and accounting officer)
                                  RefcoFund Holdings, LLC
                                  General Partner


This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Fund for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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