10-K/A 1 d10ka.htm FORM 10-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 2 Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 2
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K/A

 

 

(AMENDMENT NO. 2)

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 000-51274

 

 

THE FRONTIER FUND

BALANCED SERIES; GRAHAM SERIES; WINTON SERIES; CAMPBELL/GRAHAM SERIES;

CURRENCY SERIES; DUNN SERIES; LONG ONLY COMMODITY SERIES;

LONG/SHORT COMMODITY SERIES; MANAGED FUTURES INDEX SERIES

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   36-6815533

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or

Organization)

  (IRS Employer Identification No.)

c/o Equinox Fund Management, LLC

1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 100,

Denver, Colorado 80264

  80264
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (303) 837-0600

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Balanced Series Class 1, Class 2, Class 1a and Class 2a Units

Dunn Series Class 1 and Class 2 Units

Graham Series Class 1 and Class 2 Units

Winton Series Class 1 and Class 2 Units

Campbell/Graham Series Class 1 and Class 2 Units

Currency Series Class 1 and Class 2 Units

Long/Short Commodity Series Class 1 and Class 2 Units

Long Only Commodity Series Class 1 and Class 2 Units

Managed Futures Index Series Class 1 and Class 2 Units

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):

 

Large Accelerated Filer  ¨

   Accelerated Filer  ¨

Non–Accelerated Filer  x

   Smaller Reporting Company  ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The Frontier Fund’s units of beneficial interest are not traded on any market and, accordingly, do not have an aggregate market value. Units outstanding as of June 30, 2007 were: 2,726,991 for the Balanced Series, 234,906 for the Winton Series, 601,101 for the Campbell/Graham Series, 95,768 for the Currency Series, 1,223 for the Dunn Series, 75,026 for the Graham Series, 45,098 for the Long Only Commodity Series, 312,016 for the Long/Short Commodity Series and 7,327 for the Managed Futures Index Series. Units outstanding as of December 31, 2007 were: 2,503,456 for the Balanced Series, 400,783 for the Winton Series, 662,324 for the Campbell/Graham Series, 104,482 for the Currency Series, 81,098 for the Graham Series, 45,302 for the Long Only Commodity Series, 340,561 for the Long/Short Commodity Series and 9,396 for the Managed Futures Index Series.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

None

 

 

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No.2 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amendment”) is filed by The Frontier Fund (the “Trust” or the “Registrant”) to amend the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 18, 2008 (the “2007 10-K”). The purpose of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A is to amend Part IV, Item 15 of the 2007 10-K. No other items of the 2007 10-K and amendments thereto are amended in this 10-K/A.

The complete text of Item 15 of Part IV is set forth herein. Such Item has been amended to include, as a Financial Statement Schedule to the 2007 10-K, audited financial statements for the Trust’s subsidiary trading vehicles (each, a “Trading Company”) prepared in accordance with Rule 3-09 under SEC Regulation S-X. For more information, please see footnote 1 to the Index to Trading Company Financial Statements.

In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), new certifications by the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Managing Owner of the Trust are filed as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A under Item 15 of Part IV hereof.

For purposes of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, and in accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, Item 15 of our 2007 10-K has been amended and restated in its entirety. Except as stated herein, this Form 10-K/A does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-K on March 18, 2008 and no attempt has been made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A to modify or update other disclosures as presented in the 2007 10-K. Accordingly, this Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K.

 

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PART IV

  

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

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SIGNATURES

  

 

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Part IV

 

Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

 

(a)(1)   The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report commencing on page F-1.
(a)(2)   The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report commencing on page F-34.
(a)(3)   Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
  1.1   Form of Selling Agent Agreement among the Registrant, Equinox Fund Management, LLC and the Selling Agents****
  1.2   Form of Amendment Agreement among the Registrant, Equinox Fund Management, LLC and the Selling Agents**
  1.3   Form of Amendment Agreement among the Registrant, Equinox Fund Management, LLC and the Selling Agents***
  1.4   Form of Amendment Agreement among the Registrant, Equinox Fund Management, LLC and the Selling Agents***
  1.5   Form of Amendment Agreement among the Registrant, Equinox Fund Management, LLC and the Selling Agents****
  1.6   Form of Amendment Agreement among the Registrant, Equinox Fund Management, LLC and the Selling Agents****
  4.1   Declaration of Trust and Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Registrant (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit A)****
  4.2   Form of Subscription Agreement (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit B)****
  4.3   Form of Exchange Request (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit C)****
  4.4   Form of Request for Redemption (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit D)****
  4.5   Form of Request for Additional Subscription (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit E)****
  4.6   Form of Application for Transfer of Ownership / Re-registration Form (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit F)****
  4.7   Form of Privacy Notice (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit G)****
  10.1   Form of Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement among the Registrant, Equinox Fund Management, LLC, Bornhoft Group Securities Corporation and the U.S. Bank National Association, Denver Colorado***
  10.2   Form of Brokerage Agreement between each Trading Company and UBS Securities, LLC*
  10.21   Form of Brokerage Agreement between each Trading Company and Banc of America Futures Incorporated*
  10.22   Form of Brokerage Agreement between the Managing Owner, acting as agent on behalf of certain Trading Companies, and Deutsche Bank AG London**
  10.23   Form of Brokerage Agreement between each Trading Company and Man Financial Inc. ***
  10.24   Form of Amendment Agreement between the Managing Owner, acting as agent on behalf of certain Trading Companies, and Deutsche Bank AG London***
  10.25   Form of Brokerage Agreement between each Trading Company and Fimat USA, LLC****
  10.3   Form of Advisory Agreement among the Registrant, the Trading Company, Equinox Fund Management, LLC, and each Trading Advisor****

 

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10.31    Form of International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement, including all Schedules thereto and the Credit Support Annex thereto entered into for the Long Only Commodity Series of the Registrant***
10.32    Form of License Agreement among Jefferies Financial Products, LLC, Reuters America LLC, the Registrant and Equinox Fund Management, LLC***
10.33    Form of License Agreement among Jefferies Financial Products, the Registrant and Equinox Fund Management, LLC***
10.34    Form of Guaranty made by Jefferies Group, Inc. in favor of Frontier Trading Company VIII, LLC***
10.35    Form of International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement, including all Schedules thereto and the Credit Support Annex thereto entered into for the Currency Series of the Registrant***
10.36    Form of International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement, including all Schedules thereto and the Credit Support Annex thereto entered into for the Managed Futures Index Series of the Registrant***
10.4    Form of Cash Management Agreement between Equinox Fund Management, LLC and Merrill Lynch**
10.41    Form of Cash Management Agreement between Equinox Fund Management, LLC and STW Fixed Income Management Ltd.***
10.5    Form of single-member limited liability company operating agreement governing each Trading Company***
21.1    Subsidiaries of Registrant. (filed herewith)
31.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.2    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.3    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.4    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.5    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.6    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.7    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.8    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.9    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.10    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.11    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.12    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)

 

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31.13    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.14    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.15    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.16    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.17    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.18    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.19    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
31.20    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (filed herewith)
32.1    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
32.2    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
32.3    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
32.4    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
32.5    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
32.6    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
32.7    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
32.8    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
32.9    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
32.10    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

* Previously filed as like-numbered exhibit to the initial filing or the first, second, third or fourth pre-effective amendment or the first or second post-effective amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-108397 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

** Previously filed as like-numbered exhibit to the initial filing or the first pre-effective amendment or the first or second post-effective amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-119596 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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*** Previously filed as like-numbered exhibit to the initial filing or the first pre-effective amendment or the first post-effective amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-129701 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

**** Previously filed as like-numbered exhibit to the initial filing or the first pre-effective amendment or the first post-effective amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-140240 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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INDEX TO TRADING COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(1)

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   F-34

Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2007 and 2006

   F-35

Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

   F-36

Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

   F-37

Notes to Financial Statements

   F-38

 

(1)

The Trust holds 100% of the equity interests in the various Trading Companies, which are the trading vehicles established for the various Series of Units of the Trust. In the financial statements of the Trust, Trading Companies in which a Series has a majority equity interest are consolidated by such Series, and investments in Trading Companies in which a Series does not have a controlling or majority interest are accounted for under the equity method and are carried in the statement of financial condition of such Series at fair value. In addition, financial statements of each of the unconsolidated Trading Companies are included in accordance with Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Although not required pursuant to Rule 3-09, financial statements of each consolidated Trading Company of the Trust are also included in the interest of providing a more complete presentation.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Frontier Fund, as sole member of the Trading Companies

We have audited each of the accompanying statements of financial condition, of Frontier Trading Company I LLC, Frontier Trading Company II LLC, Frontier Trading Company III LLC, Frontier Trading Company IV LLC, Frontier Trading Company V LLC, Frontier Trading Company VI LLC, Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, Frontier Trading Company VIII, LLC, and Frontier Trading Company IX, LLC (collectively, the “Trading Companies”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of operations and changes in members’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trading Companies’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

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 audits 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. An audit also includes 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, each of the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Frontier Trading Company I LLC, Frontier Trading Company II LLC, Frontier Trading Company III LLC, Frontier Trading Company IV LLC, Frontier Trading Company V LLC, Frontier Trading Company VI LLC, Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, Frontier Trading Company VIII, LLC, and Frontier Trading Company IX, LLC as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and changes in members’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Denver, Colorado

January 15, 2009

 

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The Trading Companies of the Frontier Fund

Statements of Financial Condition

December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

 

     Frontier Trading
Company I LLC
   Frontier Trading
Company II LLC
   Frontier Trading
Company III LLC
     12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2007    12/31/2006
ASSETS                  

Cash held at futures commission merchants

   $ 25,861,525    $ 13,191,065    $ 9,924,146    $ 7,018,159    $ 1,539,788    $ 1,495,953

Open trade equity

     461,880      4,850,568      970,867      1,422,913      34,703      41,615

Swap contracts

     32,329,392      —        —        —        822,068      1,474,958
                                         

Total Assets

   $ 58,652,797    $ 18,041,633    $ 10,895,013    $ 8,441,072    $ 2,396,559    $ 3,012,526
                                         
MEMBERS’ EQUITY                  

MEMBERS’ EQUITY

     58,652,797      18,041,633      10,895,013      8,441,072      2,396,559      3,012,526
                                         

Total Members’ Equity

   $ 58,652,797    $ 18,041,633    $ 10,895,013    $ 8,441,072    $ 2,396,559    $ 3,012,526
                                         
     Frontier Trading
Company IV LLC (1)
   Frontier Trading
Company V LLC
   Frontier Trading
Company VI LLC
     12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2007    12/31/2006
ASSETS                  

Cash held at futures commission merchants

   $ —      $ 1,284,925    $ 12,761,730    $ 13,938,010    $ 13,863,217    $ 16,383,004

Open trade equity

     —        235,235      —        1,576,367      —        4,882,656

Swap contracts

     —        —        —        —        14,912,063      34,603,385
                                         

Total Assets

   $ —      $ 1,520,160    $ 12,761,730    $ 15,514,377    $ 28,775,280    $ 55,869,045
                                         
LIABILITIES & MEMBERS’ EQUITY                  

LIABILITIES

                 

Open trade deficit

   $ —      $ —      $ 96,656    $ —      $ 1,481,122    $ —  
                                         

Total Liabilities

     —        —        96,656      —        1,481,122      —  
                                         

MEMBERS’ EQUITY

     —        1,520,160      12,665,074      15,514,377      27,294,158      55,869,045
                                         

Total Liabilities and Members’ Equity

   $ —      $ 1,520,160    $ 12,761,730    $ 15,514,377    $ 28,775,280    $ 55,869,045
                                         
     Frontier Trading
Company VII, LLC
   Frontier Trading
Company VIII, LLC
   Frontier Trading
Company IX, LLC
     12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2007    12/31/2006
ASSETS                  

Cash held at futures commission merchants

   $ 21,539,642    $ 4,485,621    $ —      $ —      $ 2,576,122    $ 1,729,868

Open trade equity

     —        280,503      —        —        50,316      428,995

Swap contracts

     —        —        768,028      806,473      —        —  
                                         

Total Assets

   $ 21,539,642    $ 4,766,124    $ 768,028    $ 806,473    $ 2,626,438    $ 2,158,863
                                         
LIABILITIES & MEMBERS’ EQUITY                  

LIABILITIES

                 

Open trade deficit

   $ 11,151,267    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  
                                         

Total Liabilities

     11,151,267      —        —        —        —        —  
                                         

MEMBERS’ EQUITY

     10,388,375      4,766,124      768,028      806,473      2,626,438      2,158,863
                                         

Total Liabilities and Members’ Equity

   $ 21,539,642    $ 4,766,124    $ 768,028    $ 806,473    $ 2,626,438    $ 2,158,863
                                         

 

(1) Frontier Trading Company IV LLC ceased operations in October 2007

 

     The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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The Trading Companies of the Frontier Fund

Statements of Operations

For The Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

 

    Frontier Trading
Company I LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company II LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company III LLC
 
    12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005     12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005     12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005  

Investment Income:

                 

Interest-net

  $ 1,000,475     $ 399,825     $ 161,255     $ 434,402     $ 213,384     $ 137,820     $ 132,464     $ 98,990     $ 15,558  
                                                                       

Total Income

    1,000,475       399,825       161,255       434,402       213,384       137,820       132,464       98,990       15,558  
                                                                       

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

                 

Net realized gain/(loss) on futures and currencies

    (621,375 )     3,400,339       2,367,355       17,879,093       8,755,911       2,025,715       (8,104 )     27,040       (12,388 )

Net realized gain/(loss) on option / swap contracts

    —         —         —         —         —         —         135,100       900,226       —    

Net change in open trade equity

    2,928,523       151,686       4,320,654       (452,160 )     (2,090,380 )     3,142,512       (28,482 )     14,008       15,039  

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on option / swap contracts

    (899,872 )     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Trading commissions

    (2,155,318 )     (722,652 )     (596,506 )     (387,285 )     (282,438 )     (303,355 )     —         —         —    
                                                                       

Net gain/(loss) on investments

    (748,042 )     2,829,373       6,091,503       17,039,648       6,383,093       4,864,872       98,514       941,274       2,651  
                                                                       

NET INCREASE IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 252,433     $ 3,229,198     $ 6,252,758     $ 17,474,050     $ 6,596,477     $ 5,002,692     $ 230,978     $ 1,040,264     $ 18,209  
                                                                       
    Frontier Trading
Company IV LLC (2)
    Frontier Trading
Company V LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company VI LLC
 
    12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005     12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005     12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005  

Investment Income:

                 

Interest-net

  $ 58,739     $ 99,330     $ 78,437     $ 653,524     $ 345,944     $ 123,550     $ 813,618     $ 487,539     $ 113,858  
                                                                       

Total Income

    58,739       99,330       78,437       653,524       345,944       123,550       813,618       487,539       113,858  
                                                                       

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

                 

Net realized gain/(loss) on futures and currencies

    (1,319,360 )     (2,269,819 )     (1,425,792 )     7,697,156       485,089       (782,768 )     (5,247,587 )     (2,247,370 )     5,039,524  

Net realized gain/(loss) on option / swap contracts

    —         —         —         —         —         —         1,674,698         —    

Net change in open trade equity

    (235,223 )     47,344       269,038       (1,673,135 )     1,479,234       136,041       (6,352,783 )     6,111,319       (1,222,005 )

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on option / swap contracts

    —         —         —         —         —         —         (3,394,571 )     1,603,390       —    

Trading commissions

    (33,983 )     (86,487 )     (119,452 )     (192,697 )     (284,699 )     (74,411 )     (225,237 )     (143,084 )     (78,383 )
                                                                       

Net gain/(loss) on investments

    (1,588,566 )     (2,308,962 )     (1,276,206 )     5,831,324       1,679,624       (721,138 )     (13,545,480 )     5,324,255       3,739,136  
                                                                       

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (1,529,827 )   $ (2,209,632 )   $ (1,197,769 )   $ 6,484,848     $ 2,025,568     $ (597,588 )   $ (12,731,862 )   $ 5,811,794     $ 3,852,994  
                                                                       
    Frontier Trading
Company VII, LLC (1)
    Frontier Trading
Company VIII, LLC (1)
    Frontier Trading
Company IX, LLC (1)
 
    12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005     12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005     12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005  

Investment Income:

                 

Interest-net

  $ 135,889     $ 118,855     $ —       $ 88,729     $ 34,500     $ —       $ 92,235     $ 49,412     $ —    
                                                                       

Total Income

    135,889       118,855       —         88,729       34,500       —         92,235       49,412       —    
                                                                       

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

                 

Net realized gain/(loss) on futures and currencies

    15,057,205       664,214       —         —         —         —         1,001,958       (681,466 )     —    

Net realized gain/(loss) on option / swap contracts

    —         —         —         1,729,289       (643,705 )     —         —         —         —    

Net change in open trade equity

    (14,220,168 )     438,221       —         —         —         —         (378,687 )     429,002       —    

Trading commissions

    (1,070,911 )     (195,424 )     —         —         —         —         (59,696 )     (34,148 )     —    
                                                                       

Net gain/(loss) on investments

    (233,874 )     907,011       —         1,729,289       (643,705 )     —         563,575       (286,612 )     —    
                                                                       

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (97,985 )   $ 1,025,866     $ —       $ 1,818,018     $ (609,205 )   $ —       $ 655,810     $ (237,200 )   $ —    
                                                                       

 

(1) Trading Companies VII, VIII and IX commenced trading operations on February 24, 2006.
(2) Trading Company IV ceased trading operations in October, 2007

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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The Trading Companies of the Frontier Fund

Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity

For the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

 

     Frontier Trading
Company I LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company II LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company III LLC
 

Members’ Equity, January 1, 2005

   $ 2,316,869     $ 1,727,291     $ 456,513  

Capital Contributed

     11,245,000       7,960,000       419,918  

Capital Distributed

     (9,689,265 )     (7,557,574 )     —    

Net Increase in Members’ Equity Resulting From Operations

     6,252,758       5,002,692       18,209  
                        

Members’ Equity, December 31, 2005

   $ 10,125,362     $ 7,132,409     $ 894,640  
                        

Capital Contributed

     20,120,000       8,530,961       2,093,478  

Capital Distributed

     (15,432,927 )     (13,818,775 )     (1,015,856 )

Net Increase in Members’ Equity Resulting From Operations

     3,229,198       6,596,477       1,040,264  
                        

Members’ Equity, December 31, 2006

   $ 18,041,633     $ 8,441,072     $ 3,012,526  
                        

Capital Contributed

     102,070,000       6,550,000       1,138,420  

Capital Distributed

     (61,711,269 )     (21,570,109 )     (1,985,365 )

Net Increase in Members’ Equity Resulting From Operations

     252,433       17,474,050       230,978  
                        

Members’ Equity, December 31, 2007

   $ 58,652,797     $ 10,895,013     $ 2,396,559  
                        
     Frontier Trading
Company IV LLC (2)
    Frontier Trading
Company V LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company VI LLC
 

Members’ Equity, January 1, 2005

   $ 1,577,231     $ 2,609,869     $ —    

Capital Contributed

     7,035,000       5,111,000       4,940,000  

Capital Distributed

     (5,286,781 )     (2,006,738 )     (1,937,223 )

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Members’ Equity Resulting From Operations

     (1,197,769 )     (597,588 )     3,852,994  
                        

Members’ Equity, December 31, 2005

   $ 2,127,681     $ 5,116,543     $ 6,855,771  
                        

Capital Contributed

     2,500,000       14,940,000       50,350,000  

Capital Distributed

     (897,889 )     (6,567,734 )     (7,148,520 )

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Members’ Equity Resulting From Operations

     (2,209,632 )     2,025,568       5,811,794  
                        

Members’ Equity, December 31, 2006

   $ 1,520,160     $ 15,514,377     $ 55,869,045  
                        

Capital Contributed

     1,700,000       3,350,000       20,501,800  

Capital Distributed

     (1,690,333 )     (12,684,151 )     (36,344,826 )

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Members’ Equity Resulting From Operations

     (1,529,827 )     6,484,848       (12,731,861 )
                        

Members’ Equity, December 31, 2007

   $ —       $ 12,665,074     $ 27,294,158  
                        
     Frontier Trading
Company VII, LLC (1)
    Frontier Trading
Company VIII, LLC (1)
    Frontier Trading
Company IX, LLC (1)
 

Members’ Equity, January 1, 2005

   $ —       $ —       $ —    

Capital Contributed

     —         —         —    

Capital Distributed

     —         —         —    
                        

Members’ Equity, December 31, 2005

   $ —       $ —       $ —    
                        

Capital Contributed

     8,080,000       5,222,261       2,550,000  

Capital Distributed

     (4,339,742 )     (3,806,583 )     (153,937 )

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Members’ Equity Resulting From Operations

     1,025,866       (609,205 )     (237,200 )
                        

Members’ Equity, December 31, 2006

   $ 4,766,124     $ 806,473     $ 2,158,863  
                        

Capital Contributed

     14,750,000       7,584,341       100,000  

Capital Distributed

     (9,029,764 )     (9,440,804 )     (288,235 )

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Members’ Equity Resulting From Operations

     (97,985 )     1,818,018       655,810  
                        

Members’ Equity, December 31, 2007

   $ 10,388,375     $ 768,028     $ 2,626,438  
                        

 

(1) Trading Companies VII, VIII and IX commenced trading operations on February 24, 2006.
(2) Trading Company IV ceased trading operations in October 2007

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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The Trading Companies of The Frontier Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2007, and December 31, 2006

1. Organization and Purpose

These financial statements and related notes pertain to the following companies: Frontier Trading Company I LLC, Frontier Trading Company II LLC, Frontier Trading Company III LLC, Frontier Trading Company IV LLC, Frontier Trading Company V LLC, Frontier Trading Company VI LLC, Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, Frontier Trading Company VIII, LLC, and Frontier Trading Company IX, LLC (each a “Trading Company” and collectively the “Trading Companies”).

The Frontier Fund (the “Trust”), was formed as a Delaware statutory trust on August 8, 2003, with separate Series of Units (the “Series”). Its term will expire on December 31, 2053 (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances). The Trust is a multi-advisor commodity pool as described in Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Regulation § 4.10(d)(2).

All capital of the Trading Companies is provided by the Series and there are no other investors in the Trading Companies.

Each Trading Company authorizes certain independent commodity trading advisors (“Trading Advisors”) to place trades and manage assets at pre-determined investment levels. The Trading Companies were organized for the purpose of investing in securities and derivative instruments, and have no operating income or expenses, except for trading income and expenses. Trading Companies in which a Series has a majority equity interest are consolidated by such Series. Equity interest is defined as Trading Level, which is the aggregate amount of predetermined investment levels which all Trading Advisors in the Trading Company have been authorized to trade, plus the accumulated profit or loss in the accounts. Investments in Trading Companies in which a Series does not have a controlling or majority interest are accounted for under the equity method and are carried in the statement of financial condition of such Series at fair value. Fair value represents the investment in the Trading Company and the proportionate share of the Trading Company’s income or loss.

The following table details the percentage equity interest of each Series in each Trading Company as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

The Frontier Fund

Equity Percentage Control of Trading Companies by Series

December 31, 2007

 

     Trading Company  

Series

   I     II     III     V     VI     VII     VIII     IX  

Balanced

   100.00 %   54.03 %       68.76 %   25.15 %     93.72 %

Winton

     45.97 %            

Currency

       100.00 %          

Dunn

                

Graham

         18.81 %        

Campbell/Graham

         81.19 %   31.24 %      

Long/Only Commodity

               100.00 %  

Long/Short Commodity

             74.85 %    

Managed Futures

                 6.28 %
                                                
   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %
                                                

 

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The Frontier Fund

Equity Percentage Control of Trading Companies by Series

December 31, 2006

 

     Trading Company  

Series

   I     II     III     IV     V     VI     VII     VIII     IX  

Balanced

   100.00 %   99.12 %     95.05 %     65.11 %   39.33 %    

Winton

     0.88 %              

Currency

       100.00 %            

Dunn

         4.95 %          

Graham

           48.30 %        

Campbell/Graham

           51.70 %   34.89 %      

Long/Only Commodity

                 100.00 %  

Long/Short Commodity

               60.67 %    

Managed Futures

                   100.00 %
                                                      
   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %
                                                      

The Trading Companies engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forward (including interbank foreign currencies) and options contracts and other derivative instruments and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions. A brief description of the Trust’s main types of investments is set forth below:

 

   

A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on an exchange that calls for the future delivery of a specified quantity of a commodity at a specified time and place.

 

   

A forward contract is an individually negotiated contract between principals, not traded on an exchange, to buy or sell a specified quantity of a commodity at or before a specified date at a specified price.

 

   

An option on a futures contract, forward contract or a commodity gives the buyer of the option the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a futures contract, forward contract or a commodity, as applicable, at a specified price on or before a specified date. Options on futures contracts are standardized contracts traded on an exchange, while options on forward contracts and commodities, referred to collectively as over-the-counter options, generally are individually negotiated, principal-to-principal contracts not traded on an exchange.

 

   

A swap contract generally involves an exchange of a stream of payments between the contracting parties. Swap contracts generally are not uniform and not exchange-traded.

 

   

A spot contract is a cash market transaction in which the buyer and seller agree to the immediate purchase and sale of a commodity, usually with a two-day settlement. Spot contracts are not uniform and not exchange-traded.

2. Critical Accounting Polices

The following are the significant accounting policies of the Trading Companies. The Trading Companies follow the same significant accounting policies as the Trust.

Basis of Presentation—The financial statements of each Trading Company included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).

The Trading Companies have elected not to provide statements of cash flows as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 102 Statements of Cash Flows—Exemption of Certain Enterprises and Classification of Cash Flows from Certain Securities Acquired for Resale.

Cash held at Futures Commodity Merchants—The Trading Companies deposit assets with a broker subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash with such broker. The Trading Companies earn interest income on its assets deposited with the broker.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the managing owner of the Trust and the manager of each of the Trading Companies (the “Managing Owner”), to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue recognition—Futures, options on futures, and forward contracts are recorded on a trade date basis and realized gains or losses are recognized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) are reported in the Statement of Operations as a Net change in open trade equity, as there exists a right of offset of unrealized gains or losses in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 39—“Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts.” Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the

 

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Statement of Operations. Market value of exchange-traded contracts is based upon exchange settlement prices. Market value of non-exchange-traded contracts is based on third party quoted dealer values on the interbank market.

Distribution of Earnings—Each Trading Company distributes all of its daily trading profits or losses to the Series in proportion to each Series’ ownership interest in the Trading Company, adjusted on a daily basis. As of December 31, 2007, the value of all open contracts and cash held at clearing brokers is similarly allocated to the Series in proportion to each Series’ funds allocated to the Trading Company, or Companies.

Foreign Currency Transactions—The Trading Companies functional currency is the U.S. Dollar, however, it transacts business in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar are translated into U.S. Dollars at the rates in effect at the date of the statement of financial condition. Income and expense items denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar are translated into U.S. Dollars at the rates in effect during the period. Gains and losses resulting from the translation to U.S. Dollars are reported in income currently.

Investments and Swaps—The Trading Companies records investment transactions on trade date and all investments are recorded at fair value in its financial statements, with changes in fair value reported as a component of realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statements of Operations. Generally, fair values will be based on quoted market prices; however, in certain circumstances, significant judgments and estimates may be required in determining fair value in the absence of an active market closing price. At December 31, 2007 all investments in futures and forward contracts were based on quoted market prices. The valuation of investments in swap contracts (“Swaps”) involve estimates.

Income Taxes—No provision for income taxes has been made in these financial statements as the results of operations of the Trading Companies are consolidated with the Trust for income tax purposes. Each Limited Owner of the Trust is individually responsible for reporting income or loss based on their respective share of the Trust’s income and expenses as reported for income tax purposes. In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. This Interpretation clarifies the accounting and financial statement reporting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized by prescribing a recognition threshold and measurement attributable for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Interpretation was originally effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006; however, on February 1, 2008, FASB issued Staff Position No. FIN 48-2, which deferred the effective date to annual financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007 for nonpublic companies. The adoption of FIN 48 was effective for the Trading Companies on January 1, 2007, and did not impact the Trading Companies’ financial position or results of operations.

Fees and Expenses—The Trading Companies incur no expenses other than trading commissions resulting from normal trading activity. All operating expenses such as legal, accounting, etc. are immaterial and paid for, without reimbursement, by the Managing Owner.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements—In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157, which, among other things, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements required under other accounting pronouncements, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. SFAS 157 is effective for the Trust January 1, 2008 and management does not expect that the adoption of this Statement will have a material impact on its financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“SFAS 159”), which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS 159 is effective for the Trust on January 1, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the provisions of SFAS 159 and its potential effects on its financial statements.

In April 2007, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 39-1, Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39 (“FIN 39-1”). FIN 39-1 defines “right of setoff” and specifies what conditions must be met for a derivative contract to qualify for this right of setoff. It also addresses the applicability of a right of setoff to derivative instruments and clarifies the circumstances in which it is appropriate to offset amounts recognized for those instruments in the Statements of Financial Condition. In addition, FIN 39-1 permits offsetting of fair value amounts recognized for multiple derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement and fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to return cash collateral (a payable) arising from the same master netting arrangement as the derivative instruments. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of FIN 39-1 on January 1, 2008 is not expected to have a material impact on the Trading Companies’ Financial Statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS No. 161”). SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve transparency in financial reporting by requiring enhanced disclosures of an entity’s derivative instruments and hedging activities and their effects on the entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 applies to all derivative instruments within the scope of SFAS No. 133. It also applies to non-derivative hedging instruments and all hedged items designated and qualifying as hedges under SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 161 amends the current qualitative and quantitative disclosure requirements for derivative

 

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instruments and hedging activities set forth in SFAS No. 133 and generally increases the level of desegregations that will be required in an entity’s financial statements. SFAS No. 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk related contingent features in derivative agreements. SFAS No. 161 is effective prospectively for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the provisions of SFAS 161 and its potential effect on its Financial Statements.

In applying these policies, the Managing Owner may make judgments that may require estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain.

3. Swaps

In addition to authorizing Trading Advisors to manage pre-determined investment levels of futures and forward contracts, certain Trading Companies of the Trust will strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return Swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical Swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount or value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities.

Each Trading Companies’ investment in Swaps will likely differ substantially over time due to cash flows, portfolio management decisions and market movements.

The Managing Owner follows a procedure in selecting well-established financial institutions which the Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, considers to be reputable, reliable, financially responsible and well established, to act as Swap counterparties. The procedure includes due diligence review of documentation on all new and existing financial institution counterparties prior to initiation of relationship, and quarterly ongoing review during the relationship, to ensure that counterparties meet the Managing Owner’s minimum credit requirements, the counterparty average rating being no less than an investment grade rating as defined by the rating agencies.

Frontier Trading Company I LLC, Frontier Trading Company III LLC and Frontier Trading Company VI LLC strategically invest assets in one or more Swaps linked to certain underlying investments or indices, at the direction of the Managing Owner. The Trading Company in which the assets of these Series will be invested will not own any of the investments or indices referenced by any Swap entered into by these Series. In addition, the swap counterparty to the Trading Company of these Series is not a Trading Advisor to these Trading Companies.

Frontier Trading Company VIII, LLC has entered into various Swaps with one or more swap counterparties. The Swaps earn returns similar to returns of the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index (the “RJ/CRB Index”), and the Jefferies Commodity Performance Index (the “JCPI”).

The Trading Companies have invested in the following Swaps as of December 31, 2007:

 

     Option Basket
Balanced Series
   Campbell Fund,
LTD.
    FX Concepts Global
Currency Program
   Reuters/
Jefferies CRB
Index
   Jefferies Commodity
Performance Index

Trading Company:

     I      VI       III      VIII      VIII

Counterparty

     Company A      Company A       Company B      Company C      Company C

Notional Amount

   $ 65,557,928    $ 15,000,000     $ 11,400,000    $ 2,500,000    $ 2,500,000

Termination Date

    

 

November 6,

2012

    

 

October 9,

2009

 

 

   

 

January 31,

2008

    

 

February 28,

2008

    

 

February 28,

2008

Investee Returns

     Total Return      Total Return       Total Return      Total Return      Total Return
                                   

Realized Gain

   $ —      $ 1,674,698     $ 135,100    $ 884,839    $ 844,450
                                   

Unrealized Gain / (Loss)

   $ 329,391    $ (3,394,571 )        
                                   

Fair Value 12/31/2007

   $ 32,329,392    $ 14,912,063     $ 822,068    $ 388,135    $ 379,893

 

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4. Trading Activities and Related Risks

The purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts require margin deposits with futures commission merchants (each, an “FCM”). Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. Treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM’s segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM’s insolvency, recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated funds available. It is possible that the recovered amount could be less than the total of cash and other property deposited.

The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the Statement of Financial Condition, may result in future obligation or loss in excess of the amount paid by the Series for a particular investment. Each Trading Company expects to trade in futures, options, forward and swap contracts and will therefore be a party to financial instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts, there exists a market risk that such contracts may be significantly influenced by market conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures positions held by a Trading Company in respect of any Series at the same time, and if the Trading Advisor(s) of such Trading Company are unable to offset such futures interests positions, such Trading Company could lose all of its assets and the holders of Units of such Series would realize a 100% loss. The Managing Owner will seek to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions and the level of diversification of each Trading Advisor’s portfolio. It is anticipated that any Trading Advisor’s margin-to-equity ratio will typically not exceed approximately 35% although the actual ratio could be higher or lower from time to time.

In addition to market risk, trading futures, forward and swap contracts entails credit risk in that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to a Trading Company. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the United States and on most foreign exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchange. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. Some non-U.S. exchanges, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the Trading Company has entered into the transaction, and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

In the case of forward contracts traded on the interbank market and swaps, neither is traded on exchanges. The counterparty is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a group of financial institutions; thus there may be a greater counterparty credit risk. The Managing Owner expects the Trading Advisors to trade only with those counterparties which it believes to be creditworthy. All positions of each Trading Company will be valued each day on a mark-to-market basis. There can be no assurance that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to any Trading Company.

The unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts is comprised of the following:

 

     Futures Contracts
(exchange traded)
 
     2007     2006     2005  

Gross Unrealized Gains

   $ 23,009,450     $ 27,229,898     $ 17,528,857  

Gross Unrealized (Losses)

     (34,220,728 )     (13,517,509 )     (10,266,195 )
                        

Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   $ (11,211,278 )   $ 13,712,389     $ 7,262,662  
                        

The Managing Owner has established procedures to actively monitor and minimize market and credit risks. Investors in units of the Frontier Fund Series bear the risk of loss only to the extent of the market value of their respective investments and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and redemptions received.

5. Indemnifications

The Trading Companies have entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, currency trading companies, and commodity trading advisors, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith. The Trading Companies have had no prior claims or payments pursuant to these agreements. The Trading Companies’ individual maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trading Companies that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience the Managing Owner expects the risk of loss to be remote.

6. Subsequent Events

None.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  The Frontier Fund
  (Registrant)
Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

   

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Balanced Series,
  a Series of The Frontier Fund
  (Registrant)
Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

   

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Dunn Series,
  a Series of The Frontier Fund
  (Registrant)
Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

   

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Graham Series,
  a Series of The Frontier Fund
  (Registrant)
Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

    Robert J. Enck
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

 

Winton Series,

a Series of The Frontier Fund

(Registrant)

Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

   

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

 

Campbell/Graham Series,

a Series of The Frontier Fund

(Registrant)

Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

   

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

 

Currency Series,

a Series of The Frontier Fund

(Registrant)

Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

   

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

 

Long Only Commodity Series,

a Series of The Frontier Fund

(Registrant)

Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

   

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

 

Long/Short Commodity Series,

a Series of The Frontier Fund

(Registrant)

Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

   

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

 

Managed Futures Index Series,

a Series of The Frontier Fund

(Registrant)

Date: January 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Enck

   

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Frontier Fund