13F-HR 1 v777144_13fhr.txt QUARTERLY HOLDINGS REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2012 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Kynikos Associates LP Address: 20 West 55th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10019 Form 13F File Number: 28-14443 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Brian F. Nichols Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (212) 649-0200 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Brian F. Nichols New York, New York November 14, 2012 -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 23 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $293,291 ----------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE --------------------------
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 12,563 49,400 SH SOLE 49,400 APACHE CORP COM 037411105 11,155 129,000 SH SOLE 129,000 CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V N Y REGISTRY SH 167250109 10,044 263,700 SH SOLE 263,700 CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 8,452 258,300 SH SOLE 258,300 DEERE & CO COM 244199105 13,249 160,650 SH SOLE 160,650 DEUTSCHE BANK AG NAMEN AKT D18190898 7,008 176,200 SH SOLE 175,200 ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 11,546 279,400 SH SOLE 279,400 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 25,032 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 8,679 214,400 SH SOLE 214,400 KKR & CO L P DEL COM UNITS 48248M102 13,028 862,200 SH SOLE 862,200 LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION LIB CAP COM A 530322106 12,250 117,700 SH SOLE 117,700 MACYS INC COM 55616P104 9,463 251,550 SH SOLE 251,550 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 5,654 190,000 SH SOLE 190,000 OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 9,501 110,400 SH SOLE 110,400 ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 6,670 212,000 SH SOLE 212,000 RACKSPACE HOSTING INC COM 750086100 11,632 176,000 SH SOLE 176,000 ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SPONS ADR 20 ORD 780097689 7,084 851,400 SH SOLE 851,400 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 40,873 283,900 SH SOLE 283,900 SPDR INDEX SHS FDS S&P CHINA ETF 78463X400 7,872 120,900 SH SOLE 120,900 SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR UTSER1 S&PDCRP 78467Y107 28,517 158,500 SH SOLE 158,500 STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 7,201 142,000 SH SOLE 142,000 VISTEON CORP COM NEW 92839U206 10,146 228,200 SH SOLE 228,200 VMWARE INC CL A COM 928563402 15,672 162,000 SH SOLE 162,000