Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Trust’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively:

	September 30, 2013
	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Unrealized loss on open contracts:
Futures positions	$	(23,065	)		-		-	$	(23,065	)
Fixed income securities		-			10,300,134		-		10,300,134
Total fair value	$	(23,065	)	$	10,300,134		-	$	10,277,069

	December 31, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Unrealized gain on open contracts:
Futures positions	$	260,744	$	-	$	-	$	260,744
Purchased options on futures contracts		728,440		-		-		728,440
Fixed income securities		-		11,003,681		-		11,003,681
Total assets		989,184		11,003,681		-		11,992,865
Liabilities
Options written on futures contracts		884,242		-		-		884,242
Total fair value	$	104,942	$	11,003,681	$	-	$	11,108,623