Item 1. Business.
(a) General Development of Business. Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II (the “Partnership”) is a limited partnership organized on December 18, 2003 under the partnership laws of the State of New York to engage, directly or indirectly, in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests including futures contracts, options, swaps and forward contracts. The sectors traded include currencies, energy, grains, indices, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, lumber, metals and softs. The Partnership commenced trading operations on March 15, 2004. The commodity interests that are traded by the Partnership, through its investment in the Master (as defined below) are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk.
Between January 12, 2004 (commencement of the offering period) and March 12, 2004, 28,601 redeemable units of limited partnership interest (“Redeemable Units”) and 285 General Partner unit equivalents were sold at $1,000 per unit. The proceeds of the initial offering were held in an escrow account until March 15, 2004 at which time they were remitted to the Partnership for trading. Effective January 31, 2011, the Partnership will no longer offer Redeemable Units for sale. Subscriptions and redemptions of Redeemable Units and General Partner unit equivalents for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 are reported in the Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital on page 29 under “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Partnership. The General Partner is wholly owned by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (“MSSB Holdings”). Morgan Stanley, indirectly through various subsidiaries, owns a majority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”), the commodity broker and a selling agent for the Partnership, owns a minority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), indirectly through various subsidiaries, wholly owns CGM. Prior to July 31, 2009, the date as of which MSSB Holdings became its owner, the General Partner was wholly owned by Citigroup Financial Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., the sole owner of which is Citigroup. As of December 31, 2010, all trading decisions for the Partnership are made by the Advisor (defined below).
On June 1, 2006, the Partnership allocated substantially all of its capital to the CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. (the “Master”), a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 74,569.3761 units of the Master with cash equal to $75,688,021. The Master was formed in order to permit accounts managed by Graham Capital Management, L.P. (“Graham” or the “Advisor”) using the K4D-12.5 Program, the Advisor’s proprietary, systematic trading program, to invest together in one trading vehicle. A description of the trading activities and focus of the Advisor is included on page 8 under “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The General Partner is also the general partner of the Master. The Master’s commodity broker is CGM. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by the Advisor, including the Partnership, are permitted to be limited partners of the Master. The General Partner and the Advisor believe that trading through this master/feeder structure promotes efficiency and economy in the trading process. Expenses to investors as a result of the investment in the Master are approximately the same and redemption rights are not affected.
The financial statements of the Master, including the Condensed Schedule of Investments, are contained, elsewhere in this report and should be read together with the Partnership’s financial statements.
For the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, the approximate market sector distribution for the Partnership was as follows:
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Partnership owned approximately 22.8% and 25.7%, respectively of the Master. It is the Partnership’s intention to continue to invest substantially all of its assets in the Master. The performance of the Partnership is directly affected by the performance of the Master.
The Master’s trading of futures, forwards, swaps and options contracts, if applicable, on commodities is done primarily on U.S. commodity exchanges and foreign commodity exchanges. It engages in such trading through a commodity brokerage account maintained with CGM.
The Partnership will be liquidated upon the first of the following to occur: December 31, 2023; the net asset value per Redeemable Unit falls below $400 as of the close of any business day; a decline in net assets after trading commences to less than $1,000,000; or under certain circumstances as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”).
The General Partner administers the business and affairs of the Partnership including selecting one or more advisors to make trading decisions for the Partnership. The Partnership will pay the General Partner a monthly administrative fee in return for its services to the Partnership equal to 1/24 of 1% (0.5% per year) of month-end Net Assets of the Partnership. Month-end Net Assets, for the purpose of calculating administrative fees are Net Assets, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement, prior to the reduction of the current month’s management fee, the General Partner’s administrative fee, the profit share allocation accrual and any redemptions or distributions as of the end of such month. This fee may be increased or decreased at the discretion of the General Partner.
The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, has entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Advisor, a registered commodity trading advisor. The Advisor is not affiliated with the General Partner or CGM and is not responsible for the organization or operation of the Partnership. The Partnership pays the Advisor a monthly management fee equal to 1/6 of 1% (2% per year) of month-end Net Assets allocated to the Advisor. Month-end Net Assets, for the purpose of calculating management fees are Net Assets, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement, prior to the reduction of the current month’s management fee, the General Partner’s administrative fee, the profit share allocation accrual and any redemptions or distributions as of the end of such month. The Management Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.
In addition, the Advisor is a special limited partner (the “Special Limited Partner”) of the Partnership and receives a quarterly profit share allocation to its capital account in the Partnership in the form of units of the Partnership, the value of which shall be equal to 20% of the New Trading Profits, as defined in the Management Agreement, earned by the Advisor on behalf of the Partnership during each calendar quarter and are issued as Special Limited Partner Units.
The Partnership has entered into a customer agreement (the “Customer Agreement”) with CGM which provides that the Partnership will pay CGM a monthly brokerage fee equal to 9/24 of 1% (4.5% per year) of month-end Net Assets, in lieu of brokerage fees on a per trade basis. Month-end Net Assets, for the purpose of calculating brokerage fees are Net Assets, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement, prior to the reduction of the current month’s brokerage fees, management fee, the General Partner’s administrative fee, profit share allocation accrual, other expenses and any redemptions or distributions as of the end of such month. The Master will pay for National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees as well as exchange, clearing, user, give-up and floor brokerage fees (collectively the “clearing fees”). CGM will pay a portion of its brokerage fees to other properly registered selling agents and to financial advisors who have sold Redeemable Units. Brokerage fees will be paid for the life of the Partnership, although the rate at which such fees are paid may be changed. This fee may be increased or decreased at anytime at CGM’s discretion upon written notice to the Partnership. The Partnership’s assets not held in the Master’s account at CGM are held in the Partnership’s account at CGM. The Partnership’s cash is deposited by CGM in segregated bank accounts to the extent required by Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations. CGM will pay the Partnership interest on its allocable share of 80% of the average daily equity maintained in cash in the Master’s brokerage account during each month at a 30-day U.S. Treasury bill rate determined weekly by CGM based on the average noncompetitive yield on 3-month U.S. Treasury bills maturing in 30 days from the date on which such weekly rate is determined. The Customer Agreement between the Partnership and CGM and the Master and CGM gives the Partnership and the Master, respectively, the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses. The Customer Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.
(b) Financial Information about Segments. The Partnership’s business consists of only one segment, speculative trading of commodity interests. The Partnership does not engage in sales of goods or services. The Partnership’s net income (loss) from operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 is set forth under “Item 6. Selected Financial Data.” The Partnership’s Capital as of December 31, 2010 was $37,956,902.
(c) Narrative Description of Business.
See Paragraphs (a) and (b) above.
(i) through (xii) - Not applicable.
(xiii) - The Partnership has no employees.
(d) Financial Information About Geographic Areas. The Partnership does not engage in the sale of goods or services or own any long-lived assets, and therefore this item is not applicable.
(e) Available Information. The Partnership does not have an internet address. The Partnership will provide paper copies of its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports free of charge upon request.
(f) Reports to Security Holders. Not applicable.
(g) Enforceability of Civil Liabilities Against Foreign Persons. Not applicable.
(h) Smaller Reporting Companies. Not applicable.
Item 1A.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As a result of leverage, small changes in the price of the Partnership’s positions may result in major losses.
The trading of commodity interests is speculative, volatile and involves a high degree of leverage. A small change in the market price of a commodity interest contract can produce major losses for the Partnership. Market prices can be influenced by, among other things, changing supply and demand relationships, governmental, agricultural, commercial and trade programs and policies, national and international political and economic events, weather and climate conditions, insects and plant disease, purchases and sales by foreign countries and changing interest rates.
An investor may lose all of their investment.
Due to the speculative nature of trading commodity interests, an investor could lose all of their investment in the Partnership.
The Partnership will pay substantial fees and expenses regardless of profitability.
Regardless of its trading performance, the Partnership will incur fees and expenses, including brokerage and management fees. Fees will be paid to the Advisor even if the Partnership experiences a net loss for the full year.
An investor’s ability to redeem or transfer units is limited.
An investor’s ability to redeem units is limited and no market exists for the units.
Conflicts of interest exist.
The Partnership is subject to numerous conflicts of interest including those that arise from the facts that:
1. The General Partner and the Partnership’s/Master’s commodity broker are affiliates;
2. The Advisor, the Partnership’s/Master’s commodity broker and their principals and affiliates may trade in commodity interests for their own accounts; and
3. An investor’s financial advisor will receive ongoing compensation for providing services to the investor’s account.
Investing in units might not provide the desired diversification of an investor’s overall portfolio.
The Partnership will not provide any benefit of diversification of an investor’s overall portfolio unless it is profitable and produces returns that are independent from stock and bond market returns.
Past performance is no assurance of future results.
The Advisor’s trading strategies may not perform as they have performed in the past. The Advisor has from time to time incurred substantial losses in trading on behalf of clients.
An investor’s tax liability may exceed cash distributions.
Investors are taxed on their share of the Partnership’s income, even though the Partnership does not intend to make any distributions.
Regulatory changes could restrict the Partnership’s operations.
Regulatory changes could adversely affect the Partnership by restricting its markets or activities, limiting its trading and/or increasing the taxes to which investors are subject. Pursuant to the mandate of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law on July 21, 2010, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) may promulgate rules to regulate swaps dealers, require that swaps be traded on an exchange or swap execution facilities, mandate additional reporting and disclosure requirements and require that derivatives (such as those traded by the Partnership) be moved into central clearinghouses. These rules, if promulgated, may negatively impact the manner in which swap contracts are traded and/or settled and limit trading by speculators (such as the Partnership) in futures and over-the-counter markets.
Speculative position and trading limits may reduce profitability.
The CFTC and U.S. exchanges have established speculative position limits on the maximum net long or net short positions which any person may hold or control in particular futures and options on futures. The trading instructions of an advisor may have to be modified, and positions held by the Partnership may have to be liquidated in order to avoid exceeding these limits. Such modification or liquidation could adversely affect the operations and profitability of the Partnership by increasing transaction costs to liquidate positions and foregoing potential profits.
Item 2.
Item 2. Properties.
The Partnership does not own or lease any properties. The General Partner operates out of facilities provided by MSSB Holdings.
Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
This section describes the major pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which CGM is a party or to which any of their property is subject. There are no material legal proceedings pending against the Partnership or the General Partner.
CGM is a New York corporation with its principal place of business at 388 Greenwich St., New York, New York 10013. CGM is registered as a broker-dealer and futures commission merchant (“FCM”), and provides futures brokerage and clearing services for institutional and retail participants in the futures markets. CGM and its affiliates also provide investment banking and other financial services for clients worldwide.
There have been no material administrative, civil or criminal actions within the past five years against CGM or any of its individual principals and no such actions are currently pending, except as follows.
Credit-Crisis-Related Litigation and Other Matters
Citigroup and CGM continue to cooperate fully in response to subpoenas and requests for information from the SEC, FINRA, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, state attorneys general, the Department of Justice and subdivisions thereof, bank regulators, and other government agencies and authorities, in connection with various formal and informal inquiries concerning Citigroup’s subprime and other mortgage-related conduct and business activities, as well as other business activities affected by the credit crisis. These business activities include, but are not limited to, Citigroup’s sponsorship, packaging, issuance, marketing, servicing and underwriting of MBS and CDOs and its origination, sale or other transfer, servicing, and foreclosure of residential mortgages.
Subprime Mortgage-Related Litigation and Other Matters
The SEC, among other regulators, is investigating Citigroup’s subprime and other mortgage-related conduct and business activities, as well as other business activities affected by the credit crisis, including an ongoing inquiry into Citigroup’s structuring and sale of CDOs. Citigroup is cooperating fully with the SEC’s inquiries.
On July 29, 2010, the SEC announced the settlement of an investigation into certain of Citigroup’s 2007 disclosures concerning its subprime-related business activities. On October 19, 2010, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a Final Judgment approving the settlement, pursuant to which Citigroup agreed to pay a $75 million civil penalty and to maintain certain disclosure policies, practices and procedures for a three-year period. Additional information relating to this action is publicly available in court filings under the docket number 10 Civ. 1277 (D.D.C.) (Huvelle, J.).
The Federal Reserve Bank, the OCC and the FDIC, among other federal and state authorities, are investigating issues related to the conduct of certain mortgage servicing companies, including Citigroup affiliates, in connection with mortgage foreclosures. Citigroup is cooperating fully with these inquiries.
Certain of these regulatory matters assert claims for substantial or indeterminate damages. Some of these matters already have been resolved, either through settlements or court proceedings, including the complete dismissal of certain complaints or the rejection of certain claims following hearings.
In the course of its business, CGM, as a major futures commission merchant and broker-dealer, is a party to various civil actions, claims and routine regulatory investigations and proceedings that the General Partner believes do not have a material effect on the business of CGM.
Item 4.
Item 4. [Removed and Reserved]
PART II
Item 5.
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
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Generally, limited partners are permitted to redeem their Redeemable Units as of the end of each month on three business days’ notice to the General Partner. Under certain circumstances, the General Partner can compel redemption, although to date the General Partner has not exercised this right. Purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership reflected in the chart above were made in the ordinary course of the Partnership’s business in connection with effecting redemptions for limited partners.
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Redemptions of Redeemable Units are effected as of the last day of each month at the net asset value per Redeemable Unit as of that day.
Item 6.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
Net realized and unrealized trading gains (losses), interest income, net income (loss), increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit and net asset value per unit for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, and total assets at December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
Item 7.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
The Partnership, through its investment in the Master, aims to achieve substantial capital appreciation through speculative trading in U.S. and international markets for currencies, interest rates, stock indices, agricultural and energy products and precious and base metals. The Master may employ futures, options on futures, and forward and swap contracts in those markets.
The General Partner manages all business of the Partnership. The General Partner has delegated its responsibility for the investment of the Partnership’s assets to the Advisor. The General Partner employs a team of approximately 40 professionals whose primary emphasis is on attempting to maintain quality control among the advisors to the partnerships operated or managed by the General Partner. A full-time staff of due diligence professionals use propriety technology and on-site evaluations to monitor new and existing futures money managers. The accounting and operations staff provide processing of trading activity and reporting to limited partners and regulatory authorities. In selecting the Advisor for the Partnership, the General Partner considered past performance, trading style, volatility of markets traded and fee requirements. The General Partner may modify or terminate the allocation of assets to the Advisor at any time.
Responsibilities of the General Partner include:
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due diligence examinations of the Advisor;
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selection, appointment and termination of the Advisor;
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negotiation of the Management Agreement; and
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monitoring the activity of the Advisor.
In addition, the General Partner prepares the books and records and provides the administrative and compliance services that are required by law or regulation, from time to time, in connection with the operation of the Partnership. These services include the preparation of required books and records and reports to limited partners, government agencies and regulators; computation of net
asset value; calculation of fees; effecting subscriptions, redemptions and limited partner communications; and preparation of offering documents and sales literature.
The General Partner seeks the best prices and services available in its commodity futures brokerage transactions.
The Partnership’s assets allocated to the Advisor for trading are not invested in commodity interests directly. The Advisor’s allocation of the Partnership’s assets is currently invested in the Master. The Advisor trades the Master’s, and thereby the Partnership’s, assets in accordance with its K4D - 12.5 Program, a proprietary, systematic trading system.
As of January 2009, Graham began trading the Partnership’s asset in accordance with its K4D - 12.5 Program. Between June 1, 2006 and January 2009, Graham traded the Partnership’s assets allocated to it in accordance with its Multi-Trend Program at 125% Leverage (“Multi-Trend”). Prior to June 1, 2006, Graham traded its Global Diversified Program at Standard Leverage, the Graham Selective Trading Program at Standard Leverage and the K5 Program on behalf of the Partnership. The Multi-Trend Program combines four individual Graham investment programs into one program. The K4D - 12.5 Program consolidates on an equal basis, the trading programs that previously comprised Graham’s Multi-Trend Program. As market conditions or other circumstances change, Graham may alter the weightings of the individual programs and add (or delete) other programs to the K4D - 12.5 Program, as it deems appropriate.
The K4D - 12.5 Program trades in approximately 90 - 100 markets including foreign exchange, global interest rates, stock index futures, agricultural futures, metals and energy.
In addition to the K4D - 12.5 Program, as of December 31, 2010, Graham traded the following futures programs: its Global Diversified Program, the Graham Selective Trading Program, the Proprietary Matrix Program and the K4 Fed Policy Program.
Graham’s success depends to a great extent upon the occurrence of market conditions favorable to its trading strategy. Factors such as lack of major price trends or increased governmental control of, or participation in, the markets, may reduce Graham’s ability to trade profitably in the future.
As a managed futures partnership, the Partnership’s/Master’s performance is dependent upon the successful trading of the Partnership’s Advisor to achieve the Partnership’s/Master’s objectives. It is the business of the General Partner to monitor the Advisor’s performance to ensure compliance with the Partnership’s/Master’s trading policies and to determine if the Advisor’s performance is meeting the Partnership’s/Master’s objectives. Based on 2010 results, the General Partner continues to believe the Advisor and the trading of the K4D-12.5 Program has met the Partnership’s/Master’s objectives and expects to continue to allocate the Partnership’s/Master’s assets to the Advisor and this program unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Liquidity.
The Partnership does not engage in sales of goods or services. Its only assets are its investment in the Master and cash. The Master does not engage in sales of goods or services. Because of the low margin deposits normally required in commodity futures trading, relatively small price movements may result in substantial losses to the Partnership, through its investment in the Master. While substantial losses could lead to a material decrease in liquidity, no such illiquidity occurred during the year ended December 31, 2010.
To minimize the risk relating to low margin deposits, the Master follows certain trading policies, including:
(i)
The Master invests its assets only in commodity interests that the Advisor believes are traded in sufficient volume to permit ease of taking and liquidating positions. Sufficient volume, in this context, refers to a level of liquidity that the Advisor believes will permit it to enter and exit trades without noticeably moving the market.
(ii)
The Advisor will not initiate additional positions in any commodity if these positions would result in aggregate positions requiring a margin of more than 66 2/3% of the Master’s net assets allocated to the Advisor.
(iii)
The Master may occasionally accept delivery of a commodity. Unless such delivery is disposed of promptly by retendering the warehouse receipt representing the delivery to the appropriate clearinghouse, the physical commodity position is fully hedged.
(iv)
The Master does not employ the trading technique commonly known as “pyramiding,” in which the speculator uses unrealized profits on existing positions as margin for the purchases or sale of additional positions in the same or related commodities.
(v)
The Master does not utilize borrowings other than short-term borrowings if the Master takes delivery of any cash commodities.
(vi)
The Advisor may, from time to time, employ trading strategies such as spreads or straddles on behalf of the Master. “Spreads” and “Straddles” describe commodity futures trading strategies involving the simultaneous buying and selling of futures contracts on the same commodity but involving different delivery dates or markets.
(vii)
The Master will not permit the churning of its commodity trading account. The term “churning” refers to the practice of entering and exiting trades with a frequency unwarranted by legitimate efforts to profit from the trades, indicating the desire to generate commission income.
From January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, the Partnership’s average margin to equity ratio (i.e., the percentage of assets on deposit required for margin) was approximately 10.8%. The foregoing margin to equity ratio takes into account cash held in the Partnership’s name, as well as the allocable value of the positions and cash held on behalf of the Partnership in the name of the Master.
In the normal course of business, the Partnership, through its investment in the Master, is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. These financial instruments may include forwards, futures, and options and swaps, whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash balances, or to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specified terms at specified future dates, or, in the case of derivative commodity interests, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain forwards and option contracts. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and include certain forwards and options contracts. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those related to the underlying financial instruments including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange-traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract.
The risk to the limited partners that have purchased interests in the Partnership is limited to the amount of their capital contributions to the Partnership and their share of the Partnership’s assets and undistributed profits. This limited liability is a consequence of the organization of the Partnership as a limited partnership under applicable law.
Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Partnership/Master due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded. The Partnership/Master is exposed to a market risk equal to the value of futures and forward contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.
Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. The Partnership’s/Master’s risk of loss in the event of a counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition and not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Partnership’s/ Master’s risk of loss is reduced through the use of legally enforceable master netting agreements with counterparties that permit the Partnership/Master to offset unrealized gains and losses and other assets and liabilities with such counterparties upon the occurrence of certain events. The Partnership/Master have credit risk and concentration risk as the sole counterparty or broker with respect to the Partnership’s/Master’s assets is CGM or a CGM affiliate. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that through CGM, the Partnership’s/Master’s counterparty is an exchange or clearing organization.
The General Partner monitors and attempts to control the Master’s risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit and risk management monitoring systems, and accordingly, believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Master may be subject. These monitoring systems generally allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, on-line monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forwards and options positions by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and
collateral positions. (See also “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information on financial instrument risk included in the notes to the financial statements.)
Other than the risks inherent in commodity futures and other derivatives trading, the Master knows of no trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties which will result in or which are reasonably likely to result in the Master’s liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way. The Limited Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner may, in its discretion, cause the Master to cease trading operations and liquidate all open positions under certain circumstances including a decrease in the net asset value per Redeemable Unit to less than $400 as of the close of business on any business day.
(b) Capital Resources.
(i) The Partnership has made no material commitments for capital expenditures.
(ii) The Partnership’s capital consists of the capital contributions of the partners as increased or decreased by gains or losses allocated from the Master on trading and by expenses, interest income allocated from the Master, redemptions of Redeemable Units and distributions of profits, if any. Gains or losses on trading cannot be predicted. Market movements in commodities are dependent upon fundamental and technical factors which the Advisor may or may not be able to identify, such as changing supply and demand relationships, weather, government agricultural, commercial and trade programs and policies, national and international political and economic events and changes in interest rates. Partnership expenses consist of, among other things, brokerage fees, advisory fees and administrative fees. The level of these expenses is dependent upon trading performance and the level of Net Assets maintained. In addition, the amount of interest income payable by CGM is dependent upon interest rates over which the Partnership has no control.
No forecast can be made as to the level of redemptions in any given period. A limited partner may require the Partnership to redeem their Redeemable Units at their net asset value as of the last day of any month on three business days notice to the General Partner. There is no fee charged to limited partners in connection with redemptions. Redemptions generally are funded out of the Partnership’s cash holdings. For the year ended December 31, 2010, 10,029.1714 Redeemable Units were redeemed totaling $10,429,396 and 703.9492 General Partner unit equivalents were redeemed totaling $700,077. For the year ended December 31, 2009, 11,070.4695 Redeemable Units were redeemed totaling $11,759,877 and 1,161.1489 Redeemable Units of Special Limited Partner Interest were redeemed totaling $1,250,000. For the year ended December 31, 2008, 34,524.8501 Redeemable Units were redeemed totaling $34,423,789.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, there were additional subscriptions of 6,051.0375 Redeemable Units totaling $6,125,500. For the year ended December 31, 2009, there were additional subscriptions of 3,576.7524 Redeemable Units totaling $3,766,000 and an allocation of 59.3707 Redeemable Units of Special Limited Partner Interest totaling $64,276. For the year ended December 31, 2008, there were additional subscriptions of 4,297.2083 Redeemable Units totaling $4,079,000 and 526.2272 General Partner unit equivalents totaling $500,000 and an allocation of 1,444.1797 Redeemable Units of Special Limited Partner Interest totaling $1,517,815.
(c) Results of Operations.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the net asset value per unit decreased 1.0% from $1,071.61 to $1,060.69. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the net asset value per unit decreased 0.4% from $1,076.21 to $1,071.61. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the net asset value per unit increased 22.5% from $878.90 to $1,076.21.
The Partnership, through its investment in the Master, experienced a net trading gain before brokerage fees and related fees in 2010 of $2,894,796. Gains were primarily attributable to the Master’s trading of commodity futures in currencies, grains, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock and metals and were partially offset by losses in energy, indices and softs. The net trading gain (or loss) realized from the Partnership’s investment in the Master is disclosed on page 28 under “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Most financial risk assets recovered well in 2010 due to expansionary monetary and fiscal policies adopted by most central banks. However, this recovery came amidst global unrest due to geographically localized crises such as the European sovereign debt crisis and inflationary headwinds in emerging markets. Global weather conditions also played a significant role in 2010 in affecting commodity prices. Many agricultural products remained at record-level prices as extreme weather conditions such as drought, floods and winter storms affected production.
The Partnership was profitable in agricultural markets, currencies, interest rates and metals, while registering losses in the energy sector and equity indices.
In the agricultural sector, products such as corn, cotton and coffee reached record price levels. In the case of cotton, prices reached 140-year highs. Extreme weather conditions in some of the biggest exporters of these products significantly disrupted the global supply. Several exporting countries even imposed an export ban to meet the internal demand. The Partnership capitalized on the strong trends in such agricultural products and remained profitable in this sector.
In currencies, the Partnership registered its most significant gains in the euro and Australian dollar. As the European debt crisis loomed, the euro dropped to some of the lowest levels against the U.S. dollar. Separately, the Australian dollar strengthened considerably against the U.S. dollar due to strong economic growth and materials exports. The Partnership was favorably positioned to profit from these trends.
In metals, the Partnership was profitable in precious metals as they reached record prices. Precious metals such as gold and silver appealed to many investors as both inflation hedges and a flight to quality.
In the interest rates sector, the Partnership recorded gains in both U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates. The Federal Reserve kept U.S. interest rates at historically low levels amid consistently high unemployment at above 9%. Also, as the European debt crisis seemed to engulf several countries, most notably Greece and Ireland, investors flocked to U.S. and German bonds as a flight to quality. Thus the yields remained at historically low levels, reaffirming the trend from earlier in the year.
In equity indices, the Partnership recorded losses earlier in the year as global equities sharply corrected. The European debt crisis and “Flash crash” of equities on May 6th came around the time that many economists were actively discussing the possibility of a double dip recession. Equity indices recovered from their lowest levels following the announcement of a European Union bailout of troubled nations within the Union. Also, later in the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a second round of quantitative easing which increased the appetite for risk assets.
The Partnership registered losses in the energy sector, primarily from crude oil and its derivatives as oil remained range bound on concerns over global economic growth. Oil markets remained very volatile through most of the year and reacted sharply to global events and economic factors
The Partnership, through its investment in the Master, experienced a net trading gain before brokerage fees and related fees in 2009 of $3,266,492. Gains were primarily attributable to the Master’s trading of commodity futures in currencies, indices, livestock, metals and softs and were partially offset by losses in energy, grains, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates.
2009 was a volatile year for the financial markets. The U.S. stock market entered 2009 reeling from the financial turmoil of 2008. The results of the sub-prime fallout, bank bailouts, auto industry bankruptcies, and capitulating economic data overwhelmed not just stock prices, but fueled extraordinarily high levels of risk aversion. The market’s recovery was driven by stability in the banking sector and a rapid recovery in global markets. By mid-year 2009, the market had hit bottom in March, banks were seeking to return TARP bailout money and other leading indicators were recovering.
In the energy sector, most of the products did not exhibit any strong trends and mostly remained range bound after the reversals earlier in the year. This pattern of sharp reversal followed by non-directional volatility attributed to the losses in this sector. The fixed-income sector also incurred losses. With the economic backdrop of 2008, yields started to exhibit asymmetric volatility due to extreme uncertainty prevailing in the longer time horizon. Encouraged by the continuing fiscal and monetary efforts of the U.S. government to stabilize the economy, the markets finally began to recover. In agricultural commodities, losses were realized primarily in corn and wheat. Prices of corn and wheat both unexpectedly rallied in October as cold, wet weather threatened to delay harvest.
In currencies, the Partnership registered gains primarily from the strong trend in the Australian dollar which strengthened against the U.S. dollar. The Partnership recorded gains in the metals sector primarily from gold, zinc and copper. Investors across the world chose to buy gold through ETFs and bullion as a hedge against inflation, driven by the massive monetary influx of the central banks. In softs, the Partnership recorded gains in sugar, cotton and cocoa. In stock indices, strong trends emerged in the second quarter after the lows of March 2009. The Partnership was favorably positioned to capitalize on these trends and recover the losses from the sharp reversals.
Interest income on 80% of the Partnership’s daily average equity allocated to it by the Master, was earned at a 30-day U.S. Treasury bill rate determined weekly by CGM based on the average non-competitive yield on 3-month U.S. Treasury bills maturing in 30 days. Interest income allocated from the Master for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 increased by $7,121 and $4,175, respectively as compared to the corresponding periods in 2009. The increase in interest income is primarily due to higher U.S. Treasury bill rates during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the corresponding periods in 2009. Interest earned by the Partnership will increase the net asset value of the Partnership.
Brokerage fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions. Accordingly, they must be compared in relation to the fluctuations in the monthly net asset values. Brokerage fees for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 decreased by $43,814 and $208,249, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2009. The decrease in brokerage fees is due to lower average net assets as compared to the corresponding periods in 2009.
Management fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions. Management fees for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 decreased by $19,873 and $92,284, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2009. The decrease in management fees is due to lower average net assets as compared to the corresponding periods in 2009.
Administrative fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions. Administrative fees for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 decreased by $4,969 and $23,070, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2009. The decrease in administrative fees is due to lower average net assets as compared to the corresponding periods in 2009.
Special Limited Partner profit share allocations are based on the new trading profits generated by the Advisor at the end of the quarter, as defined in the Management Agreement. There were no profit share allocations earned for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2010. There were no profit share allocations earned for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The profit share allocations earned for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 were $64,276. The Advisor will not be paid incentive fees until the Advisor recovers the net loss incurred and earns additional new trading profits for the Partnership.
The Partnership pays professional fees, which generally include legal and accounting expenses. Professional fees for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $293,141 and $117,024, respectively.
The Partnership pays other expenses, which generally include filing, reporting and data processing fees. Other expenses for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $53,779 and $34,262, respectively.
The Partnership, through its investment in the Master, experienced a net trading gain before brokerage fees and related fees in 2008 of $19,100,001. Gains were primarily attributable to the Master’s trading of commodity futures in currencies, energy, grains, indices, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, metals and softs.
In 2008, the liquidity crisis that began in 2007 rapidly spread to all corners of the globe, significantly pushing down global economic growth and presenting the economies with some of the hardest challenges. During the year, the world’s credit markets virtually seized up, commodity prices plunged and most major equity indices declined dramatically, while some of the large financial institutions were under pressure. Faced with unprecedented and rapid deterioration in economic data and outlook, and fearing a snowball adverse effect of the credit crunch, global central banks reacted with aggressive campaigns of interest rate cuts and coordinated capital injections. As the markets re-priced the cost of risk, several strong trends emerged. The Partnership strongly capitalized on the trends and was profitable in currencies, energy, grains, interest rates, metals, agricultural softs and stock indices. The Partnership was well positioned to capitalize on the strong trends that emerged in currencies and realized gains for the year. The U.S. dollar was relatively strong compared with most of the other developed economy currencies. The euro was put to its first major test since its inception. The UK, Germany and France continued to show weak growth early in the year and as the situations worsened
in the latter part of the year, these countries officially entered recession. The Japanese yen remained an exception and showed extraordinary strength as the carry trade reversed.
The Partnership realized most of the profits in the energy sector by capturing both the bullish and the bearish trends. In the earlier part of the year, crude oil pushed towards a historic high of $147 per barrel and in the latter part, the trend suddenly reversed and a strong negative trend emerged with crude oil dropping to about $32 per barrel. Natural gas also contributed to profits as prices plunged from $14 to about $5 per MMBtu. In grains and agricultural softs, the Partnership was profitable as the trading strategy successfully navigated the trend reversal period and captured the bullish and bearish legs of the trend across several products. Corn prices continued to show a strong correlation to the energy prices and while peaking at 800 cents around mid year, closed the year around 400 cents.
The Partnership was profitable in interest rates as the yields on the shorter end of the yield curve dropped to almost unphysical levels. Short term U.S. Treasury bills were in such high demand due to flight-to-quality that the yields dropped below zero. While the 10-year U.S. Treasury bill yielded on an average between 3.5%-4% most of the year, the yield dropped to 2% in December. Non-U.S. interest rates also showed tremendous volatility as the rates dropped precipitously due to the actions of the central banks.
The Partnership registered gains in the metals sector primarily from the industrials. Precious metals did not demonstrate a very strong directional trend, but the industrial metals reflected the general economic malaise. Copper, which is usually considered essential for growth, dropped from 4 cents to 1.5 cents per pound.
Global stock indices also contributed to the gains as the indices continued to test multi-year lows. As banks continued to write off the assets and as bankruptcies loomed, investors lost confidence in the equity markets. Futures markets offered greater flexibility as the SEC temporarily banned short selling in the equity markets.
In the General Partner’s opinion, the Advisor continues to employ its trading methods in a consistent and disciplined manner and its results are consistent with the objectives of the Partnership and expectations for the Advisor’s programs. The General Partner continues to monitor the Advisor’s performance on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis to ensure that these objectives are met.
Commodity markets are highly volatile. Broad price fluctuations and rapid inflation increase the risks involved in commodity trading, but also increases the possibility of profit. The profitability of the Partnership depends on the existence of major price trends and the ability of the Advisor to correctly identify those price trends. Price trends are influenced by, among other things, changing supply and demand relationships, weather, governmental, agricultural, commercial and trade programs and policies, national and international political and economic events and changes in interest rates. To the extent that market trends exist and the Advisor is able to identify them, the Partnership expects to increase capital through operations.
In allocating substantially all of the assets of the Partnership to the Master, the General Partner considered the Advisor’s past performance, trading style, volatility of markets traded and fee requirements. The General Partner may modify or terminate the allocation of assets to the Advisor at any time.
(d) Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. None.
(e) Contractual Obligations. None.
(f) Operational Risk.
The Partnership through its investment in the Master is directly exposed to market risk and credit risk, which arise in the normal course of its business activities. Slightly less direct, but of critical importance, are risks pertaining to operational and back office support. This is particularly the case in a rapidly changing and increasingly global environment with increasing transaction volumes and an expansion in the number and complexity of products in the marketplace.
Such risks include:
Operational/Settlement Risk - the risk of financial and opportunity loss and legal liability attributable to operational problems, such as inaccurate pricing of transactions, untimely trade execution, clearance and/or settlement, or the inability to process large
volumes of transactions. The Master is subject to increased risks with respect to its trading activities in emerging market securities, where clearance, settlement, and custodial risks are often greater than in more established markets.
Technological Risk - the risk of loss attributable to technological limitations or hardware failure that constrain the Partnership’s/Master’s ability to gather, process, and communicate information efficiently and securely, without interruption, to customers, and in the markets where the Partnership/Master participates.
Legal/Documentation Risk - the risk of loss attributable to deficiencies in the documentation of transactions (such as trade confirmations) and customer relationships (such as master netting agreements) or errors that result in noncompliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Financial Control Risk - the risk of loss attributable to limitations in financial systems and controls. Strong financial systems and controls ensure that assets are safeguarded, that transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization, and that financial information utilized by management and communicated to external parties, including the Partnership’s Redeemable Unit holders, creditors, and regulators, is free of material errors.
(g) Critical Accounting Policies.
Partnership’s Investments. The Partnership values its investment in the Master at its net asset value per unit as calculated by the Master. The Master values its investments as described in note 2 of the Master’s notes to the annual financial statements as of December 31, 2010.
Partnership’s and Master’s Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, the Master’s Level 1 assets and liabilities are actively traded.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) also requires the need to use judgment in determining if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when the market has become inactive. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, there has not been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity in the Partnership’s and the Master’s Level 2 assets and liabilities.
The Partnership will separately present purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in their reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements (i.e. to present such items on a gross basis rather than on a net basis), and makes disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation and the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for measurements that fall within either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as required under GAAP.
The Partnership values investments in the Master where there are no other rights or obligations inherent within the ownership interest held by the Partnership based on the end of the day net asset value of the Master (Level 2). The value of the Partnership’s investment in the Master reflects its proportional interest in the Master. As of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Partnership did not hold any derivative instruments that are are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) or priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).
The Master considers prices for exchange-traded commodity futures, forwards and options contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of non exchange-traded forwards, swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers who derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2). As of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Master did not hold any derivative instruments that are priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).
Futures Contracts. The Master trades futures contracts. A futures contract is a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of investments, currency or a standardized amount of a deliverable grade commodity, at a specified price on a specified future date, unless the contract is closed before the delivery date or if the delivery quantity is something where physical delivery cannot occur (such as the S&P 500 Index), whereby such contract is settled in cash. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Master each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Master. When the contract is closed, the Master records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in futures contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the futures broker, directly with the exchange on which the contracts are traded. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Foreign currency contracts are those contracts where the Master agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. Foreign currency contracts are valued daily, and the Master’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the Statements of Financial Condition. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency contracts are recognized in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively, and are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
The Master does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included in net gain (loss) on investments in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
London Metals Exchange Forward Contracts. Metal contracts traded on the London Metals Exchange (“LME”) represent a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin or zinc. LME contracts traded by the Master are cash settled based on prompt dates published by the LME. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Master each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Master. A contract is considered offset when all long positions have been matched with a like number of short positions settling on the same prompt date. When the contract is closed at the prompt date, the Master records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in LME contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the broker, directly with the LME. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on metal contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
Item 7A.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Introduction
All of the Partnership’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss through its investment in the Master. The Master is a speculative commodity pool. The market sensitive instruments held by the Master are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or substantially all of the Partnership’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss through its investment in the Master. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Master’s and the Partnership’s main line of business.
The risk to the limited partners that have purchased interests in the Partnership is limited to the amount of their capital contributions to the Partnership and their share of the Partnership’s assets and undistributed profits. This limited liability is a consequence of the organization of the Partnership as a limited partnership under applicable law.
Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair market value of the Master’s open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Master’s market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of interest rates, exchange rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects among the Master’s open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.
The Master rapidly acquires and liquidates both long and short positions in a wide range of different markets. Consequently, it is not possible to predict how a particular future market scenario will affect performance, and the Master’s past performance is not necessarily indicative of its future results.
“Value at Risk” is a measure of the maximum amount which the Master could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Master’s speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Master of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Master’s experience to date (i.e., “risk of ruin”). In light of the foregoing, as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the inclusion of the quantification in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Master’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Master’s attempts to manage its market risk.
Materiality as used in this section, “Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” is based on an assessment of reasonably possible market movements and the potential losses caused by such movements, taking into account the leverage, optionality and multiplier features of the Master’s market sensitive instruments.
Quantifying the Partnership’s Trading Value at Risk
The following quantitative disclosures regarding the Master’s market risk exposures contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). All quantitative disclosures in this section are deemed to be forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor except for statements of historical fact (such as the terms of particular contracts and the number of market risk sensitive instruments held during or at the end of the reporting period).
The Master’s risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by the Advisor is quantified below in terms of Value at Risk. Due to the Partnership’s mark-to-market accounting, any loss in the fair value of the Partnership’s investment in the Master is directly reflected in the Partnership’s earnings (realized or unrealized). Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Master as the measure of its Value at Risk.
Maintenance margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95% - 99% of any one-day interval. The maintenance margin levels are established by dealers and exchanges using historical price studies as well as an assessment of current market volatility (including the implied volatility of the options on a given futures contract) and economic fundamentals to provide a probabilistic estimate of the maximum expected near-term one-day price fluctuation. Maintenance margin has been used rather than the more generally available initial margin, because initial margin includes a credit risk component which is not relevant to Value at Risk.
In the case of market sensitive instruments which are not exchange-traded (almost exclusively currencies in the case of the Master), the margin requirements for the equivalent futures positions have been used as Value at Risk. In those rare cases in which a futures-equivalent margin is not available, dealers’ margins have been used.
The fair value of the Master’s futures and forward positions does not have any optionality component. However, the Advisor may trade commodity options. The Value at Risk associated with options is reflected in the following table as the margin requirement attributable to the instrument underlying each option. Where this instrument is a futures contract, the futures margin, and where this instrument is a physical commodity, the futures-equivalent maintenance margin has been used. This calculation is conservative in that it assumes that the fair value of an option will decline by the same amount as the fair value of the underlying instrument, whereas, in fact, the fair values of the options traded by the Master in almost all cases fluctuate to a lesser extent than those of the underlying instruments.
In quantifying the Master’s Value at Risk, 100% positive correlation in the different positions held in each market risk category has been assumed. Consequently, the margin requirements applicable to the open contracts have simply been added to determine each trading category’s aggregate Value at Risk. The diversification effects resulting from the fact that the Master’s positions are rarely, if ever, 100% positively correlated have not been reflected.
The Partnership’s Trading Value at Risk in Different Market Sectors
Value at Risk tables represent a probabilistic assessment of the risk of loss in market risk sensitive instruments. The following tables indicate the trading Value at Risk associated with the Master’s open positions by market category as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the highest and lowest value at any point and the average value during the years. All open position trading risk exposures of the Master have been included in calculating the figures set forth below. As of December 31, 2010, the Master’s total capitalization was $168,924,671 and the Partnership owned approximately 22.8% of the Master. The Partnership invests substantially all of its assets in the Master. The Master’s Value at Risk as of December 31, 2010 was as follows:
December 31, 2010
*
Annual average of month-end Value at Risk
As of December 31, 2009, the Master’s total capitalization was $171,212,260 and the Partnership owned approximately 25.7% of the Master. The Partnership invests substantially all of its assets in the Master. The Master’s Value at Risk as of December 31, 2009 was as follows:
December 31, 2009
*
Annual average of month-end Value at Risk
Material Limitations on Value at Risk as an Assessment of Market Risk
The face value of the market sector instruments held by the Master is typically many times the applicable maintenance margin requirement (margin requirements generally range between 2% and 15% of contract face value) as well as many times the capitalization of the Master. The magnitude of the Master’s open positions creates a “risk of ruin” not typically found in most other investment vehicles. Because of the size of its positions, certain market conditions - unusual, but historically recurring from time to
time - could cause the Master to incur severe losses over a short period of time. The foregoing Value at Risk table - as well as the past performance of the Master - give no indication of this “risk of ruin.”
Non-Trading Risk
The Master has non-trading market risk on its foreign cash balances not needed for margin. However, these balances (as well as any market risk they represent) are immaterial.
Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Primary Trading Risk Exposures
The following qualitative disclosures regarding the Master’s market risk exposures - except for (i) those disclosures that are statements of historical fact and (ii) the descriptions of how the Master manages its primary market risk exposures - constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. The Master’s primary market risk exposures as well as the strategies used and to be used by the General Partner and the Advisor for managing such exposures are subject to numerous uncertainties, contingencies and risks, any one of which could cause the actual results of the Master’s risk controls to differ materially from the objectives of such strategies. Government interventions, defaults and expropriations, illiquid markets, the emergence of dominant fundamental factors, political upheavals, changes in historical price relationships, an influx of new market participants, increased regulation and many other factors could result in material losses as well as in material changes to the risk exposures and the management strategies of the Master. There can be no assurance that the Master’s current market exposure and/or risk management strategies will not change materially or that any such strategies will be effective in either the short or long term. Investors must be prepared to lose all or substantially all of their investment in the Master.
The following were the primary trading risk exposures of the Master as of December 31, 2010, by market sector.
Interest Rates. Interest rate movements directly affect the price of the futures positions held by the Master and indirectly the value of its stock index and currency positions. Interest rate movements in one country as well as relative interest rate movements between countries materially impact the Master’s profitability. The Master’s primary interest rate exposure is to interest rate fluctuations in the United States and the other G-8 countries. However, the Master also takes futures positions on the government debt of smaller nations - e.g., Australia.
Currencies. The Master’s currency exposure is to exchange rate fluctuations, primarily fluctuations which disrupt the historical pricing relationships between different currencies and currency pairs. These fluctuations are influenced by interest rate changes as well as political and general economic conditions. The General Partner does not anticipate that the risk profile of the Master’s currency sector will change significantly in the future. The currency trading Value at Risk figure includes foreign margin amounts converted into U.S. dollars with an incremental adjustment to reflect the exchange rate risk inherent to the dollar-based Master in expressing Value at Risk in a functional currency other than dollars.
Stock Indices. The Master’s primary equity exposure is to equity price risk in the G-8 countries. The stock index futures traded by the Master are limited to futures on broadly based indices. The Master’s primary exposures were in the EUREX stock indices. The General Partner anticipates little, if any, trading in non-G-8 stock indices. The Master is primarily exposed to the risk of adverse price trends or static markets in the major U.S., European and Japanese indices. (Static markets would not cause major market changes but would make it difficult for the Master to avoid being “whipsawed” into numerous small losses.)
Metals. The Master’s primary metal market exposure is to fluctuations in the price of gold, copper, aluminum and zinc.
Softs. The Master’s primary commodities exposure is to agricultural price movements which are often directly affected by severe or unexpected weather conditions. Cocoa, sugar, and cotton accounted for the bulk of the Master’s commodity exposure.
Energy. The Master’s primary energy market exposure is to natural gas and oil price movements, often resulting from political developments in the Middle East. Oil prices can be volatile and substantial profits and losses have been and are expected to continue to be experienced in this market.
Grains. The Master’s commodities exposure is to agricultural price movements which are often directly affected by severe or unexpected weather conditions.
Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Non-Trading Risk Exposure
The following were the only non-trading risk exposures of the Master as of December 31, 2010.
Foreign Currency Balances. The Master’s primary foreign currency balances are in Japanese yen, euro and Canadian dollars. The Advisor regularly converts foreign currency balances to U.S. dollars in an attempt to control the Master’s non-trading risk.
Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Means of Managing Risk Exposure
The General Partner monitors and attempts to control the Partnership’s, through its investment in the Master, risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit and risk management monitoring systems and accordingly, believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Master may be subject.
The General Partner monitors the Master’s performance and the concentration of open positions, and consults with the Advisor concerning the Master’s overall risk profile. If the General Partner felt it necessary to do so, the General Partner could require the Advisor to close out positions as well as enter positions traded on behalf of the Master. However, any such intervention would be a highly unusual event. The General Partner primarily relies on the Advisor’s own risk control policies while maintaining a general supervisory overview of the Master’s market risk exposures.
The Advisor applies its own risk management policies to its trading. The Advisor often follows diversification guidelines, margin limits and stop loss points to exit a position. The Advisor’s research of risk management often suggests ongoing modifications to its trading programs.
As part of the General Partner’s risk management, the General Partner periodically meets with the Advisor to discuss its risk management and to look for any material changes to the Advisor’s portfolio balance and trading techniques. The Advisor is required to notify the General Partner of any material changes to its programs.
Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
FAIRFIELD FUTURES FUND L.P. II
The following financial statements and related items of the Partnership are filed under this Item 8: Oath or Affirmation, Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms, for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008; Statements of Financial Condition at December 31, 2010 and 2009; Statements of Income and Expenses for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008; Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital for the years ended December 2010, 2009, and 2008; and Notes to Financial Statements.
To the Limited Partners of
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the information contained herein is accurate and complete.
By:
Walter Davis
President and Director
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
General Partner,
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
522 Fifth Avenue
14th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10036
212-296-1999
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting
The management of Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II (the Partnership), Ceres Managed Futures LLC, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a - 15(f) and 15d - 15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and for our assessment of internal control over financial reporting. The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Partnership;
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Partnership are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Partnership; and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection and correction of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Partnership’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The management of Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II has assessed the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our assessment, management concluded that the Partnership maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010 based on the criteria referred to above.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Partners of
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II:
We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II (the “Partnership”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of income and expenses, and changes in partners’ capital for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The financial statements of the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2008 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated March 26, 2009, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Partnership is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such 2010 and 2009 financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its changes in partners’ capital for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
March 23, 2011
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Partners of
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of income and expenses, and statement of changes in partners’ capital present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II (formerly known as Citigroup Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II) at December 31, 2008 and the results of its operations for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Partnership maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Partnership’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 26, 2009
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Statements of Financial Condition
December 31, 2010 and 2009
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Statements of Income and Expenses
for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital
for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
1.
Partnership Organization:
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II (the “Partnership”) is a limited partnership organized on December 18, 2003 under the partnership laws of the State of New York to engage, directly or indirectly, in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests including futures contracts, options, swaps and forward contracts. The sectors traded include currencies, energy, grains, indices, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, lumber, metals and softs. The commodity interests that are traded by the Partnership, through its investment in the Master (as defined below) are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk.
Between January 12, 2004 (commencement of the offering period) and March 12, 2004, 28,601 redeemable units of limited partnership interest (“Redeemable Units”) and 285 General Partner unit equivalents were sold at $1,000 per unit. The proceeds of the initial offering were held in an escrow account until March 15, 2004 at which time they were remitted to the Partnership for trading. Effective January 31, 2011, the Partnership will no longer offer Redeemable Units for sale.
Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Partnership. The General Partner is wholly owned by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (“MSSB Holdings”). Morgan Stanley, indirectly through various subsidiaries, owns a majority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”), the commodity broker and a selling agent for the Partnership, owns a minority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), indirectly through various subsidiaries, wholly owns CGM. Prior to July 31, 2009, the date as of which MSSB Holdings became its owner, the General Partner was wholly owned by Citigroup Financial Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., the sole owner of which is Citigroup. As of December 31, 2010, all trading decisions for the Partnership are made by the Advisor (defined below).
On June 1, 2006, the Partnership allocated substantially all of its capital to the CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. (the “Master”), a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 74,569.3761 units of the Master with cash equal to $75,688,021. The Master was formed in order to permit accounts managed by Graham Capital Management, L.P. (“Graham” or the “Advisor”) using the K4D-12.5 Program, the Advisor’s proprietary, systematic trading program, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is also the general partner of the Master. In addition, the Master’s commodity broker is CGM. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by the Advisor, including the Partnership, are permitted to be limited partners of the Master. The General Partner and the Advisor believe that trading through this master/feeder structure promotes efficiency and economy in the trading process. Expenses to investors as a result of the investment in the Master are approximately the same and redemption rights are not affected.
The financial statements of the Master, including the Condensed Schedule of Investments, are contained elsewhere in this report and should be read together with the Partnership’s financial statements.
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Partnership owned approximately 22.8% and 25.7%, respectively, of the Master. It is the Partnership’s intention to continue to invest substantially all of its assets in the Master. The performance of the Partnership is directly affected by the performance of the Master.
The General Partner and each limited partner share in the profits and losses of the Partnership, after the allocation to the Special Limited Partner (defined herein) in proportion to the amount of Partnership interest owned by each except that no limited partner shall be liable for obligations of the Partnership in excess of their initial capital contribution and profits, net of distributions.
The Partnership will be liquidated upon the first to occur of the following: December 31, 2023; the net asset value of a Redeemable Unit decreases to less than $400 per Redeemable Unit as of a close of any business day; a decline in net assets after trading commences to less than $1,000,000; or under certain
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
other circumstances as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”).
2.
Accounting Policies:
a.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.
b.
Statement of Cash Flows. The Partnership is not required to provide a Statement of Cash Flows.
c.
Partnership’s Investments. The Partnership values its investment in the Master at its net asset value per unit as calculated by the Master. The Master values its investments as described in Note 2, “Accounting Policies”, on the attached Master’s financial statements.
Partnership’s Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
GAAP also requires the need to use judgment in determining if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when the market has become inactive. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, there has not been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity in the Partnership’s Level 2 assets and liabilities.
The Partnership will separately present purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in their reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements (i.e. to present such items on a gross basis rather than on a net basis), and makes disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation and the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for measurements that fall within either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as required under GAAP.
The Partnership values investments in the Master where there are no other rights or obligations inherent within the ownership interest held by the Partnership based on the end of the day net asset value of the Master (Level 2). The value of the Partnership’s investment in the Master reflects its proportional interest in the Master. As of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Partnership did not hold any derivative instruments that are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) or priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
Master’s Investments and Fair Value Measurements. For disclosures regarding the Master’s investments and fair value measurements, see Note 2, “Accounting Policies”, on the attached Master’s financial statements.
d.
Income Taxes. Income taxes have not been provided as each partner is individually liable for the taxes, if any, on its share of the Partnership’s income and expenses.
GAAP provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements and requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Partnership’s financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Partnership level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The General Partner concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Partnership’s financial statements.
The Partnership files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. Generally, the 2007 through 2010 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities. Management does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
e.
Subsequent Events. Management of the Partnership evaluates events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are filed. Management has assessed the subsequent events through the date of filing and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment of or disclosure in the financial statements.
f.
Net Income (Loss) per Unit. Net income (loss) per unit is calculated in accordance with investment company guidance. See Note 6, “Financial Highlights”.
3.
Agreements:
a.
Limited Partnership Agreement:
The General Partner administers the business and affairs of the Partnership including selecting one or more advisors to make trading decisions for the Partnership. The Partnership will pay the General Partner a monthly administrative fee in return for its services to the Partnership equal to 1/24 of 1% (0.5% per year) of month-end Net Assets of the Partnership. Month-end Net Assets,
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
for the purpose of calculating administrative fees are Net Assets, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement, prior to the reduction of the current month’s management fee, the General Partner’s administrative fee, the profit share allocation accrual and any redemptions or distributions as of the end of such month. This fee may be increased or decreased at the discretion of the General Partner.
b.
Management Agreement:
The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, has entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Advisor, a registered commodity trading advisor. The Advisor is not affiliated with the General Partner or CGM and is not responsible for the organization or operation of the Partnership. The Partnership pays the Advisor a monthly management fee equal to 1/6 of 1% (2% per year) of month-end Net Assets allocated to the Advisor. Month-end Net Assets, for the purpose of calculating management fees are Net Assets, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement, prior to the reduction of the current month’s management fee, the General Partner’s administrative fee, the profit share allocation accrual and any redemptions or distributions as of the end of such month. The Management Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.
In addition, the Advisor is a special limited partner (the “Special Limited Partner”) of the Partnership and receives a quarterly profit share allocation to its capital account in the Partnership in the form of units of the Partnership, the value of which shall be equal to 20% of the New Trading Profits, as defined in the Management Agreement, earned by the Advisor on behalf of the Partnership during each calendar quarter and are issued as Special Limited Partner Units.
In allocating substantially all of the assets of the Partnership to the Master, the General Partner considered the Advisor’s past performance, trading style, volatility of markets traded and fee requirements. The General Partner may modify or terminate the allocation of assets to the Advisor at any time.
c.
Customer Agreement:
The Partnership has entered into a customer agreement (the “Customer Agreement”) which provides that the Partnership will pay CGM a monthly brokerage fee equal to 9/24 of 1% (4.5% per year) of month-end Net Assets, allocated pro rata from the Master, in lieu of brokerage fees on a per trade basis. Month-end Net Assets, for the purpose of calculating brokerage fees are Net Assets, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement, prior to the reduction of the current month’s brokerage fees, management fee, the General Partner’s administrative fee, profit share allocation accrual, other expenses and any redemptions or distributions as of the end of such month. Brokerage fees will be paid for the life of the Partnership, although the rate at which such fees are paid may be changed. This fee may be increased or decreased at anytime at CGM’s discretion upon written notice to the Partnership. CGM will pay a portion of its brokerage fees to other properly registered selling agents and to financial advisors who have sold Redeemable Units. All National Futures Association fees as well as exchange, clearing, user, give-up and floor brokerage fees (collectively the “clearing fees”) will be borne by the Master and allocated to the Partnership through its investment in the Master. The Partnership’s assets not held in the Master’s account at CGM are held in the Partnership’s account at CGM. The Partnership’s cash is deposited by CGM in segregated bank accounts to the extent required by Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations. CGM will pay the Partnership interest on its allocable share of 80% of the average daily equity maintained in cash in the Master’s brokerage account during each month at a 30-day U.S. Treasury bill rate determined weekly by CGM based on the average noncompetitive yield on 3-month U.S. Treasury bills maturing in 30 days from the date on which such weekly rate is determined. The Customer Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
4.
Trading Activities:
The Partnership’s pro-rata share of the results of the Master’s trading activities are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
The Customer Agreements between the Partnership and CGM and the Master and CGM gives the Partnership and the Master, respectively, the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures and forward contracts. The Master nets, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures and forward contracts on the Statements of Financial Condition.
Brokerage fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, additions and redemptions.
For disclosures regarding the Master’s trading activities, see Note 4, “Trading Activities”, on the attached Master’s financial statements.
5.
Subscriptions, Distributions and Redemptions:
Subscriptions are accepted monthly from investors and they become limited partners on the first day of the month after their subscription is processed. Distributions of profits, if any, will be made at the sole discretion of the General Partner and at such times as the General Partner may decide. A limited partner may require the Partnership to redeem their Redeemable Units at their net asset value per Redeemable Unit as of the last day of any month on three business days’ notice to the General Partner. There is no fee charged to limited partners in connection with redemptions.
6.
Financial Highlights:
Changes in the net asset value per unit for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, were as follows:
*
Includes Partnership brokerage fees and expenses allocated from the Master.
**
Excludes Partnership brokerage fees and expenses allocated from the Master.
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
***
Interest income allocated from Master less total expenses.
The above ratios may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the year. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the limited partner class using the limited partners’ share of income, expenses and average net assets.
7.
Financial Instrument Risks:
In the normal course of business, the Partnership, through its investment in the Master, is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. These financial instruments may include forwards, futures, options and swaps, whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index, or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash balances, or to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specified future dates, or, in the case of derivative commodity instruments, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain forwards and option contracts. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and include certain forwards and option contracts. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those related to the underlying financial instruments including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange-traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract.
The risk to the limited partners that have purchased interests in the Partnership is limited to the amount of their capital contributions to the Partnership and their share of the Partnership’s assets and undistributed profits. This limited liability is a consequence of the organization of the Partnership as a limited partnership under applicable law.
Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Partnership/Master due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded. The Partnership/Master is exposed to a market risk equal to the value of futures and forward contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.
Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. The Partnership’s/Master’s risk of loss in the event of a counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition and not
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Partnership’s/ Master’s risk of loss is reduced through the use of legally enforceable master netting agreements with counterparties that permit the Partnership/Master to offset unrealized gains and losses and other assets and liabilities with such counterparties upon the occurrence of certain events. The Partnership/Master have credit risk and concentration risk as the sole counterparty or broker with respect to the Partnership’s/Master’s assets is CGM or a CGM affiliate. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that through CGM, the Partnership’s/Master’s counterparty is an exchange or clearing organization.
The General Partner monitors and attempts to control the Partnership’s/Master’s risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit and risk management monitoring systems, and accordingly, believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Partnership/Master may be subject. These monitoring systems generally allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk-adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, on-line monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forwards and options positions by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.
The majority of these instruments mature within one year of the inception date. However, due to the nature of the Partnership’s/Master’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.
Selected unaudited quarterly financial data for the Partnership for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 are summarized below:
To the Limited Partners of
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the information contained herein is accurate and complete.
By:
Walter Davis
President and Director
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
General Partner,
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
522 Fifth Avenue
14th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10036
212-296-1999
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Partners of
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.:
We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. (the “Partnership”), including the condensed schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of income and expenses, and changes in partners’ capital for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The financial statements of the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2008 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated March 26, 2009, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Partnership is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such 2010 and 2009 financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its changes in partners’ capital for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
March 23, 2011
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Partners of
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of income and expenses, and statement of changes in partners’ capital present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. at December 31, 2008, and the results of its operations for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 26, 2009
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
Statements of Financial Condition
December 31, 2010 and 2009
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2010
*Due to rounding
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2009
* Due to rounding.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
Statements of Income and Expenses
for the years ended
December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital
for the years ended
December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
1.
Partnership Organization:
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. (the “Master”) is a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York to engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests including futures contracts, options, swaps and forward contracts. The sectors traded include currencies, energy, grains, indices, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, metals and softs. The commodity interests that are traded by the Master are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk. The Master is authorized to sell an unlimited number of redeemable units of limited partnership interest (“Redeemable Units”).
Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Master. The General Partner is wholly owned by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (“MSSB Holdings”). Morgan Stanley, indirectly through various subsidiaries, owns a majority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”), the commodity broker for the Master, owns a minority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), indirectly through various subsidiaries, wholly owns CGM. Prior to July 31, 2009, the date as of which MSSB Holdings became its owner, the General Partner was wholly owned by Citigroup Financial Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., the sole owner of which is Citigroup. As of December 31, 2010 all trading decisions for the Master are made by the Advisor (defined below).
On April 1, 2006 (commencement of trading operations), Diversified 2000 Futures Fund L.P. (“Diversified 2000”), Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P. (“Diversified I”) and Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P. II (“Diversified II”) each allocated a portion of their capital to the Master. Diversified 2000 purchased 41,952.2380 Redeemable Units with cash equal to $41,952,238. Diversified I purchased 14,741.1555 Redeemable Units with cash equal to $14,741,156. Diversified II purchased 11,192.9908 Redeemable Units with cash equal to $11,192,991. On June 1, 2006, Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II (“Fairfield II”) allocated substantially all of its capital and Tactical Diversified Futures Fund L.P. (“Tactical Diversified”) allocated a portion of its capital to the Master. Fairfield II purchased 74,569.3761 Redeemable Units with cash equal to $75,688,021. Tactical Diversified purchased 101,486.0491 Redeemable Units with cash equal to $103,008,482. The Master was formed to permit commodity pools managed now or in the future by Graham Capital Management, L.P. (the “Advisor”), using the K4D - 12.5 program, the Advisor’s proprietary, systematic trading program, to invest together in one trading vehicle.
The Master operates under a structure where its investors consist of Diversified 2000, Diversified I, Diversified II, Fairfield II and Tactical Diversified (each a “Feeder”, collectively the “Funds”), each of which owned approximately 7.2%, 4.3%, 3.2%, 22.8% and 62.5% investments in the Master at December 31, 2010, respectively. Diversified 2000, Diversified I, Diversified II, Fairfield II and Tactical Diversified owned approximately 13.2%, 5.4%, 4.6%, 25.7% and 51.1% investments in the Master at December 31, 2009, respectively.
The Master will be liquidated upon the first to occur of the following: December 31, 2025; or under certain other circumstances as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Master (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”).
2.
Accounting Policies:
a.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.
b.
Statement of Cash Flows. The Master is not required to provide a Statement of Cash Flows.
c.
Master’s Investments. All commodity interests of the Master (including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments) are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described below) at the measurement date.
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are included as a component of equity in trading account on the Statements of Financial Condition. Realized gains or losses and any change in net unrealized gains or losses from the preceding period are reported in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
Master’s Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, the Master’s Level 1 assets and liabilities are actively traded.
GAAP also requires the need to use judgment in determining if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when the market has become inactive. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, there has not been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity in the Master’s Level 2 assets and liabilities.
The Master will separately present purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in their reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements (i.e. to present such items on a gross basis rather than on a net basis), and makes disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation and the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for measurements that fall within either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as required under GAAP.
The Master considers prices for exchange-traded commodity futures, forwards and options contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of non exchange-traded forwards, swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers that derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2). As of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Master did not hold any derivative instruments that are priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3). The gross presentation of the fair value of the Master’s derivatives by instrument type is shown in Note 4, “Trading Activities”.
CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
d.
Futures Contracts. The Master trades futures contracts. A futures contract is a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of investments, currency or a standardized amount of a deliverable grade commodity, at a specified price on a specified future date, unless the contract is closed before the delivery date or if the delivery quantity is something where physical delivery cannot occur (such as the S&P 500 Index), whereby such contract is settled in cash. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Master each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Master. When the contract is closed, the Master records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in futures contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the futures broker, directly with the exchange on which the contracts are traded. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
e.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Foreign currency contracts are those contracts where the Master agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. Foreign currency contracts are valued daily, and the Master’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the Statements of Financial Condition. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency contracts are recognized in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively, and are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
The Master does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included in net gain (loss) on investments in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
f.
London Metals Exchange Forward Contracts. Metal contracts traded on the London Metals Exchange (“LME”) represent a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin or zinc. LME contracts traded by the Master are cash settled based on prompt dates published by the LME. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Master each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Master. A contract is considered offset when all long positions have been matched with a like number of short positions settling on the same prompt date. When the contract is closed at the prompt date, the Master records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in LME contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the broker, directly with the LME. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on metal contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
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g.
Income and Expenses Recognition. All of the income and expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading of commodity interests are determined on each valuation day and allocated pro rata among the Funds at the time of such determination.
h.
Income Taxes. Income taxes have not been provided as each partner is individually liable for the taxes, if any, on its share of the Master’s income and expenses.
GAAP provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements and requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Master’s financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Master level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The General Partner concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Master’s financial statements.
The Master files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. Generally, the 2007 through 2010 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities. Management does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
i.
Subsequent Events. Management of the Master evaluates events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are filed. Management has assessed the subsequent events through the date of filing and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment of or disclosure in the financial statements.
j.
Net Income (Loss) per Unit. Net income (loss) per unit is calculated in accordance with investment company guidance. See Note 6, “Financial Highlights.”
3.
Agreements:
a.
Limited Partnership Agreement:
The General Partner administers the business and affairs of the Master including selecting one or more advisors to make trading decisions for the Master.
b.
Management Agreement:
The General Partner, on behalf of the Master, has entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Advisor, a registered commodity trading advisor. The Advisor is not affiliated with the General Partner or CGM and is not responsible for the organization or operation of the Master. The Management Agreement provides that the Advisor has sole discretion in determining the investment of the assets of the Master. All management fees in connection with the Management Agreement are borne by the Funds. The Management Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.
c.
Customer Agreement:
The Master has entered into a customer agreement (the “Customer Agreement”) with CGM whereby CGM provides services which include, among other things, the execution of transactions for the Master’s account in accordance with orders placed by the Advisor. All exchange, clearing, user, give-up, floor brokerage and National Futures Association fees (collectively the “clearing fees”) are borne by the Master. All other fees including CGM’s direct brokerage fees shall be borne by the Funds. All of the Master’s assets are deposited in the Master’s account at CGM. The Master’s cash is deposited by CGM in segregated bank accounts to the extent required by Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the amounts of cash held by the Master for margin requirements was
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December 31, 2010
$14,248,524 and $15,503,558, respectively. The Customer Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.
4.
Trading Activities:
The Master was formed for the purpose of trading contracts in a variety of commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity interests. The results of the Master’s trading activities are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses.
The Customer Agreement between the Master and CGM gives the Master the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures and forward contracts. The Master nets, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures and forward contracts on the Statements of Financial Condition.
All of the commodity interests owned by the Master are held for trading purposes. The average number of futures contracts traded for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 based on a monthly calculation, were 6,576 and 6,643, respectively. The average number of metals forward contracts traded for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 based on a monthly calculation, were 326 and 487, respectively. The average notional values of currency forward contracts for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 based on a monthly calculation, were $904,929,087 and $1,640,220,199, respectively. In prior year, the average contracts and average notional values were based on a quarterly and not a monthly calculation. The amounts for the year ended December 31, 2009 have been revised accordingly.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
The following tables indicate the gross fair values of derivative instruments of futures and forward contracts as separate assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.
*
This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” on the Statements of Financial Condition.
**
This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” on the Statements of Financial Condition.
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*
This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” on the Statements of Financial Condition.
**
This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” on the Statements of Financial Condition.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
The following tables indicate the trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
***
This amount is in “Gain (loss) from trading, net” on the Statements of Income and Expenses.
5.
Subscriptions, Distributions and Redemptions:
Subscriptions are accepted monthly from investors and they become limited partners on the first day of the month after their subscription is processed. A limited partner may withdraw all or part of their capital contribution and undistributed profits, if any, from the Master in multiples of the net asset value per Redeemable Unit as of the end of any day (the “Redemption Date”) after a request for redemption has been made to the General Partner at least 3 days in advance of the Redemption Date. The Redeemable Units are classified as a liability when the limited partner elects to redeem and informs the Master.
6.
Financial Highlights:
Changes in the net asset value per unit for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
*
Includes clearing fees.
**
Excludes clearing fees.
***
Interest income less total expenses.
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The above ratios may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the year. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the limited partner class using the limited partners’ share of income, expenses and average net assets.
7.
Financial Instrument Risks:
In the normal course of business, the Master is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. These financial instruments may include forwards, futures, options, and swaps, whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index, or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash balances, or to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specified future dates, or, in the case of derivative commodity instruments, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain forwards and option contracts. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and include certain forwards and option contracts. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those related to the underlying financial instruments including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange-traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract.
Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Master due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded. The Master is exposed to a market risk equal to the value of futures and forward contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.
Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. The Master’s risk of loss in the event of counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition and not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Master’s risk of loss is reduced through the use of legally enforceable master netting agreements with counterparties that permit the Master to offset unrealized gains and losses and other assets and liabilities with such counterparties upon the occurrence of certain events. The Master has credit risk and concentration risk as the sole counterparty or broker with respect to the Master’s assets is CGM or a CGM affiliate. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that through CGM, the Master’s counterparty is an exchange or clearing organization.
The General Partner monitors and attempts to control the Master’s risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit and risk management monitoring systems, and accordingly, believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Master may be subject. These monitoring systems generally allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk-adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, on-line monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forwards and options positions by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.
The majority of these instruments mature within one year of the inception date. However, due to the nature of the Master’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.
Selected unaudited quarterly financial data for Graham Master for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 are summarized below:
Item 9.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) was previously the principal accountant for the Partnership through July 22, 2009. On July 22, 2009, PwC was dismissed as principal accountant and on July 23, 2009 Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) was engaged as the independent registered public accounting firm. The decision to change accountants was approved by the General Partner of the Partnership.
In connection with the audit of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, and through July 22, 2009, there were no disagreements with PwC, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements for the corresponding year.
The audit report of PwC on the financial statements of the Partnership as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.
Item 9A.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
The Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership on the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods expected in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports it files is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the General Partner, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure and appropriate SEC filings.
Management is responsible for ensuring that there is an adequate and effective process for establishing, maintaining and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures for the Partnership’s external disclosures.
The General Partner’s CEO and CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2010 and, based on that evaluation, the General Partner’s CEO and CFO have concluded that at that date the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is a process under the supervision of the General Partner’s CEO and CFO to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These controls include policies and procedures that:
•
pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Partnership;
•
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) the Partnership’s receipts are handled and expenditures are made only pursuant to authorizations of the General Partner; and
•
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Partnership’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
The report included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” includes management’s report on internal control over financial reporting (“Management’s Report”).
There were no changes in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
Item 10.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The Partnership has no officers, directors or employees and its affairs are managed by its General Partner. Investment decisions are made by the Advisor.
The officers and directors of the General Partner are Walter Davis (President and Chairman of the Board of Directors), Jennifer Magro (Chief Financial Officer and Director), Michael McGrath (Director), Douglas J. Ketterer (Director), Ian Bernstein (Director), Harry Handler (Director), Patrick T. Egan (Director) and Alper Daglioglu (Director). Each director of the General Partner holds office until the earlier of his or her death, resignation or removal. Vacancies on the board of directors may be filled by either (i) the majority vote of the remaining directors or (ii) Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC, as the sole member of the General Partner. The officers of the General Partner are designated by the General Partner’s board of directors. Each officer will hold office until his or her successor is designated and qualified or until his or her death, resignation or removal.
Walter Davis, age 46, is President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (since June 2010). Mr. Davis was registered as an associated person of the General Partner and listed as a principal in June 2010. Mr. Davis is responsible for the oversight of the General Partner’s funds and accounts. Prior to the combination of Demeter Management LLC (“Demeter”) and the General Partner effective December 1, 2010, Mr. Davis served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Demeter, a registered commodity pool operator. Mr. Davis was a principal and associated person of Demeter from May 2006 to December 2010 and July 2006 to December 2010, respectively. Mr. Davis was an associated person of Morgan Stanley DW Inc., a financial services firm, from August 2006 to April 2007, when, because of the merger of Morgan Stanley DW Inc. into Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (“MS & Co.”), a global financial services firm, he became an associated person of MS & Co. (due to the transfer of his original registration as an associated person of Morgan Stanley DW Inc.). Prior to becoming an associated person in August 2006, Mr. Davis was responsible for overseeing the sales and marketing of MS & Co.’s managed futures funds to high net worth and institutional investors on a global basis. Mr. Davis withdrew as an associated person of MS & Co. in June 2009. Mr. Davis has been an associated person of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since June 2009. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is registered as a broker-dealer with FINRA, an investment adviser with the SEC and a futures commission merchant with the CFTC. Mr. Davis is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and the Director of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s Managed Futures Department. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in September 1999, Mr. Davis worked for Chase Manhattan Bank’s Alternative Investment Group from January 1992 until September 1999, where his principal duties included marketing managed futures funds to high net worth investors, as well as developing and structuring managed futures funds. Throughout his career, Mr. Davis has been involved with the development, management and marketing of a diverse array of commodity pools, hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles. Mr. Davis received an MBA in Finance and International Business from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 1992 and a BA in Economics from the University of the South in 1987.
Jennifer Magro, age 39, is Chief Financial Officer and Director of the General Partner (since October 2006 and May 2005, respectively). Ms. Magro was listed as a principal in June 2005. Ms. Magro served as Vice President and Secretary of the General Partner from August 2001 to December 2010 and June 2010 to December 2010, respectively. She was also a Managing Director of Citi Alternative Investments (“CAI”), a division of Citigroup that administered its hedge fund and fund of funds business, and was Chief Operating Officer of CAI’s Hedge Fund Management Group from October 2006 to July 2009. Ms. Magro is responsible for the financial, administrative and operational functions of the General Partner. She is also responsible for the accounting and financial and regulatory reporting of the General Partner’s managed futures funds. From March 1999 to July 2009, Ms. Magro was responsible for the accounting and financial and regulatory reporting of Citigroup’s managed futures funds. She had similar responsibilities with CAI’s Hedge Fund Management Group (from October 2006 to July 2009). Prior to joining the General Partner in January 1996, Ms. Magro was employed by Prudential Securities Inc., a securities brokerage services company, (from July 1994) as a staff accountant whose duties included the calculation of net asset values for commodity pools and real estate investment products. Ms. Magro received a BS in Accounting from the State University of New York, Oswego in 1993.
Michael McGrath, age 41, has been a Director of the General Partner since June 2010. Mr. McGrath was listed as a principal in June 2010. Mr. McGrath was a principal and Director of Demeter from May 2006 until Demeter’s combination with the General Partner in December 2010. Mr. McGrath is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and currently serves as the Head of Alternative Investments for the Global Wealth Management Group of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. He also serves on
the Management Committee of the Global Wealth Management Group. Prior to his current role, Mr. McGrath served as the Director of Product Management for the Consulting Services Group in Morgan Stanley as well as the Chief Operating Officer for Private Wealth Management North America and Private Wealth Management Latin America (the Americas) and the Director of Product Development for Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management Group. Mr. McGrath served as a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley from May 2004 until May 2009, when Mr. McGrath became a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Mr. McGrath joined Morgan Stanley from Nuveen Investments, a publicly traded investment management company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, where he worked from July 2001 to May 2004. At Nuveen Investments, Mr. McGrath served as a Managing Director and oversaw the development of alternative investment products catering to high net worth investors. Mr. McGrath received his BA degree from Saint Peters College in 1990, and currently serves on the school’s Board of Regents. He received his MBA in Finance from New York University in 1996.
Douglas J. Ketterer, age 45, has been a Director of the General Partner since December 2010. Mr. Ketterer was listed as a principal in December 2010. Mr. Ketterer was a principal of Demeter from October 2003 until Demeter’s combination with the General Partner in December 2010. Mr. Ketterer is a Managing Director and Head of the U.S. Private Wealth Management Group within Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Mr. Ketterer joined MS & Co. in March 1990 and has served in many roles in the corporate finance/investment banking, asset management, and wealth management divisions of the firm; most recently as Chief Operating Officer, Wealth Management Group and Head of the Products Group with responsibility for a number of departments (including, among others, the Alternative Investments Group, Consulting Services Group, Annuities & Insurance Department and Retirement & Equity Solutions Group) which offered products and services through MS & Co.’s Global Wealth Management Group. Mr. Ketterer received his MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and his BS in Finance from the University at Albany’s School of Business.
Ian Bernstein, age 48, is a Director of the General Partner. Mr. Bernstein has been a Director, and listed as a principal of the General Partner since December 2010. Mr. Bernstein held various positions, including Managing Director, within the Capital Markets group at Morgan Stanley DW Inc. from October 1984 to April 2007, when Morgan Stanley DW Inc. was merged into, its institutional affiliate, MS & Co. and became the Global Wealth Management Division of MS & Co. Mr. Bernstein first served as a Managing Director with MS & Co. in March 2004, prior to its merger with Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Since June 1, 2009, Mr. Bernstein has served as a Managing Director of Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a new broker-dealer formed as a result of a joint venture between Citigroup and Morgan Stanley. The respective retail business of MS & Co. and Citigroup (formerly known as Smith Barney) was contributed to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Mr. Bernstein has continued as Managing Director of both Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, the retail broker-dealer, and MS & Co., the institutional broker-dealer, up to the present. Mr. Bernstein received his MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business in 1988, and his BA from the University of Buckingham in 1980.
Harry Handler, age 51, has been a Director of the General Partner since December 2010. Mr. Handler became registered as an associated person of the General Partner and listed as a principal in December 2010. Mr. Handler was a principal and associated person of Demeter from May 2005 until Demeter’s combination with the General Partner in December 2010, and from April 2006 until December 2010, respectively. He has been an associate member of the NFA since August 1985. Mr. Handler was an associated person of Morgan Stanley DW Inc., a financial services firm, from February 1984 to April 2007, when, because of the merger of Morgan Stanley DW Inc. into MS & Co., he became an associated person of MS & Co. due to the transfer of his original registration as an associated person of Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Mr. Handler withdrew as an associated person of MS & Co. in June 2009. Mr. Handler has been an associated person of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since June 2009. Mr. Handler serves as an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC in the Global Wealth Management Group. Mr. Handler works in the Capital Markets Division and is responsible for Electronic Equity and Securities Lending. Additionally, Mr. Handler serves as Chairman of the Global Wealth Management Group’s Best Execution Committee. In his prior position, Mr. Handler was a Systems Director in Information Technology, in charge of Equity and Fixed Income Trading Systems along with the Special Products, such as Unit Trusts, Managed Futures, and Annuities. Prior to his transfer to the Information Technology Area, Mr. Handler managed the Foreign Currency and Precious Metals Trading Desk of Dean Witter, a financial services firm and predecessor company to Morgan Stanley, from July 1982 until January 1984. He also held various positions in the Futures Division where he helped to build the Precious Metals Trading Operation at Dean Witter. Before joining Dean Witter, Mr. Handler worked at Mocatta Metals, a precious metals trading firm and futures broker that was sold to Standard Charted Bank in the 1980’s, as an Assistant to the Chairman from March 1980 until June 1982. His roles at Mocatta Metals included positions on the Futures Order Entry Desk and the Commodities Exchange Trading Floor. Additional work included building a computerized Futures Trading System and writing a history of the company. Mr. Handler
graduated on the Dean’s List from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA degree and a double major in History and Political Science.
Patrick T. Egan, age 41, has been a Director of the General Partner since December 2010. Mr. Egan became registered as an associated person of the General Partner and listed as a principal in December 2010. Mr. Egan has been an associate member of the NFA since December 1997. He has been an associated person of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since November 2010. Mr. Egan was an associated person of Morgan Stanley DW Inc., a financial services firm, from February 1998 to April 2007, when, because of the merger of Morgan Stanley DW Inc. into MS & Co., he became an associated person of MS & Co. due to the transfer of his original registration as an associated person of Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Mr. Egan withdrew as an associated person of MS & Co. in November 2010. Mr. Egan is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and currently serves as the Co- Chief Investment Officer for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s Managed Futures Department. Prior to his current role, Mr. Egan served as the Head of Due Diligence & Manager Research for Morgan Stanley’s Managed Futures Department from October 2003 until the formation of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC in June 2009. From March 1993 through September 2003, Mr. Egan was an analyst and manager within the Managed Futures Department for Morgan Stanley DW Inc., and its predecessor firm, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., a financial services firm, with his primary responsibilities being dedicated to the product development, due diligence, investment analysis and risk management of the firm’s commodity pools. Mr. Egan began his career in August 1991, joining Dean Witter Intercapital, the asset management arm of Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., until March 1993 when he joined the firm’s Managed Futures Department. Mr. Egan received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame in May 1991. Mr. Egan is a former Director to the Managed Funds Association’s Board of Directors, a position he was elected to by industry peers for two consecutive two-year terms, from November 2004 to October 2006 and November 2006 to October 2008.
Alper Daglioglu, age 33, has been a Director, and listed as a principal of the General Partner since December 2010. Mr. Daglioglu is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and the Co-Chief Investment Officer for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s Managed Futures Department. Mr. Daglioglu also serves on the Alternative Investments Product Review Committee of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s Alternative Investments Group. Prior to his current role, Mr. Daglioglu was a Senior Analyst at the Product Origination Group within Morgan Stanley Managed Futures Department from December 2003 until the formation of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC in June 2009. In addition to his responsibilities within Managed Futures Department, Mr. Daglioglu was also the lead investment analyst for Global Macro and Managed Futures strategies within Morgan Stanley Graystone Research Group from February 2007 to June 2009. Mr. Daglioglu served as a consultant at the Product Origination Group within Morgan Stanley Managed Futures Department from June 2003 to November 2003. Mr. Daglioglu received a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Galatasaray University in June 2000 and a MBA degree in Finance from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management in May 2003. Mr. Daglioglu was awarded a full merit scholarship and research assistantship at the Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets during his graduate studies. In this capacity, he worked with various major financial institutions in performance monitoring, asset allocation and statistical analysis projects and specialized on alternative approaches to risk assessment for hedge funds and managed futures. Mr. Daglioglu wrote and published numerous research papers on alternative investments. Mr. Daglioglu is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst charterholder.
The Partnership has not adopted a code of ethics that applies to officers because it has no officers. In addition, the Partnership has not adopted any procedures by which investors may recommend nominees to the Partnership’s board of directors, and has not established an audit committee because it has no board of directors.
Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The Partnership has no directors or officers. Its affairs are managed by its General Partner. CGM, an affiliate of the General Partner, is the commodity broker for the Partnership and receives brokerage fees for such services, as described under “Item 1. Business.” Brokerage fees and clearing fees of $1,833,646 were earned by CGM for the year ended December 31, 2010. Management fees of $810,963 were earned by the Advisor for the year ended December 31, 2010. Administrative fees of $202,742 were earned by the General Partner for the year ended December 31, 2010. There was no profit share allocation to the Special Limited Partner for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
(a) Security ownership of certain beneficial owners. As of February 28, 2011, the Partnership knows of no person who beneficially owns more than five percent (5%) of the Redeemable Units outstanding.
(b) Security ownership of management. Under the terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement, the Partnership’s affairs are managed by the General Partner.
The following table indicates securities owned by management as of December 31, 2010:
(c) Changes in control. None.
Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
(a) Transactions with related persons. None.
(b) Review, approval or ratification of transactions with related persons. Not applicable.
(c) Promoters and certain control persons. CGM and the General Partner would be considered promoters for purposes of item 404(d) of Regulation S-K. The nature and the amounts of compensation each promoter will receive, if any, from the Partnership are set forth under “Item 1. Business” and “Item 11. Executive Compensation.”
Item 14.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(1) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by Deloitte in the year ended December 31, 2010 and the period from July 23, 2009 through December 31, 2009, PwC in the period from January 1, 2009 through July 22, 2009 for the audit of the Partnership’s annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in the Partnership’s Forms 10-Q and 10-K and other services normally provided in connection with regulatory filings or engagements were:
(2) Audit-Related Fees. None
(3) Tax Fees. In the last two fiscal years, Deloitte did not provide any professional services for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by PwC for tax compliance and tax advice given in the preparation of the Partnership’s Schedule K1s, the preparation of the Partnership’s Form 1065 and preparation of all State Tax Returns were:
$ 15,750
$ 15,000
(4) All Other Fees. None.
(5) Not Applicable.
(6) Not Applicable.
PART IV
Item 15.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)
Letter extending the Management Agreement between the General Partner and Graham Capital Management L.P. for 2010 (filed herein).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fairfield Futures Fund L.P. II
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
/s/ Walter Davis
/s/ Ian Bernstein
/s/ Patrick T. Egan
Walter Davis
Ian Bernstein
Patrick T. Egan
President and Director
Director
Director
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
Date: March 31, 2010
Date: March 31, 2010
Date: March 31, 2010
/s/ Jennifer Magro
/s/ Michael McGrath
/s/ Alper Daglioglu
Jennifer Magro
Michael McGrath
Alper Daglioglu
Chief Financial Officer and Director
Director
Director
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
Date: March 31, 2010
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
Date: March 31, 2010
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
Date: March 31, 2010
/s/ Douglas J. Ketterer
/s/ Harry Handler
Douglas J. Ketterer
Harry Handler
Director
Director
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
Ceres Managed Futures LLC
Date: March 31, 2010
Date: March 31, 2010
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