Form 8-K

Frontier Diversified Series,

a Series of The Frontier Fund

(Registrant)

Date: August 5, 2013

/s/ Robert J. Enck

Robert J. Enck

President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox

Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of

Frontier Diversified Series, a Series of The

Frontier Fund

0001193125-13-321674.txt : 20130806 0001193125-13-321674.hdr.sgml : 20130806 20130806162959 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-321674 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130801 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130806 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130806 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRONTIER FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001261379 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [6221] IRS NUMBER: 386815533 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-51274 FILM NUMBER: 131013890 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 2500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-837-0600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 2500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BALANCED SERIES, a series of The Frontier Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001389122 IRS NUMBER: 386815533 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-52468 FILM NUMBER: 131013891 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/0 EQUINOX FUND MANAGEMENT LLC STREET 2: 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 2500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-837-0600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/0 EQUINOX FUND MANAGEMENT LLC STREET 2: 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 2500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRONTIER LONG/SHORT COMMODITY SERIES, a series of The Frontier Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001389128 IRS NUMBER: 386815533 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-52462 FILM NUMBER: 131013892 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/0 EQUINOX FUND MANAGEMENT LLC STREET 2: 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 2500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-837-0600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/0 EQUINOX FUND MANAGEMENT LLC STREET 2: 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 2500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LONG/SHORT COMMODITY SERIES, a series of The Frontier Fund DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070206 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRONTIER DIVERSIFIED SERIES, a series of The Frontier Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001450720 IRS NUMBER: 386815533 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-53763 FILM NUMBER: 131013893 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O EQUINOX FUND MANAGEMENT LLC STREET 2: 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 2500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-837-0600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O EQUINOX FUND MANAGEMENT LLC STREET 2: 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 2500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 8-K 1 d578389d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2013

THE FRONTIER FUND

FRONTIER DIVERSIFIED SERIES;

FRONTIER LONG/SHORT COMMODITY SERIES;

BALANCED SERIES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

000-51274

36-6815533

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

c/o Equinox Fund Management, LLC

1775 Sherman Street, Suite 2500

Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(303) 837-0600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2b under the Exchange Act.

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective August 1, 2013, Emil Van Essen, LLC is elevated to a major advisor for the Frontier Diversified Series and Crabel Capital Management, LLC, FORT LP and Quest Partners LLC are added to the portfolio of Frontier Diversified Series as major advisors. The advisory agreements with respect to the arrangements with Emil Van Essen, FORT LP and Quest Partners LLC are substantially similar to the Form of Advisory Agreement, included as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by The Frontier Fund on February 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference. The Frontier Diversified Series will gain exposure to the trading program of Crabel Capital Management, LLC via a total return swap with Deutsche Bank AG London (the “DB Diversified Swap”). The term of the DB Diversified Swap is five years.

Effective August 1, 2013, Emil Van Essen, LLC is elevated to a major advisor for the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series and J E Moody & Company, Abraham Trading Company, Krom River Trading AG and Commodity Strategies AG are added to the portfolio of Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series as major advisors. The advisory agreement with respect to the arrangement with Emil Van Essen is substantially similar to the Form of Advisory Agreement, included as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by The Frontier Fund on February 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference. The Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series will gain exposure to the trading program of J E Moody & Company, Abraham Trading Company, Krom River Trading AG and Commodity Strategies AG via a total return swap with Deutsche Bank AG London (the “DB Commodity Long/Short Swap”). The term of the DB Commodity Long/Short Swap is five years.

Effective August 1, 2013, BH-DG Systematic Trading LLP, FORT LP and QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP are elevated to major advisors for the Balanced Series of the Frontier Fund and Campbell & Company, Inc. and Quantica Capital are added to the portfolio of Balanced Series as major advisors. The advisory agreements with respect to the arrangements with FORT LP and QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP are substantially similar to the Form of Advisory Agreement, included as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by The Frontier Fund on February 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference. The Balanced Series gains exposure to the trading program of BH-DG Systematic Trading LLP, Campbell & Company, Inc. and Quantica Capital via total return swaps with Deutsche Bank AG London (the “DB Swaps”). The term of each of the DB Swaps is five years.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibit is incorporated by reference:


Exhibit Number		Description
10.3*		Form of Advisory Agreement

*	Previously filed as like-numbered exhibit to the initial filing to Registration Statement No. 333-164629 and incorporated by reference herein

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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 hereunto duly authorized.


	The Frontier Fund (Registrant)
Date: August 5, 2013

	By:	/s/ Robert J. Enck
		Robert J. Enck
		President and Chief Executive Officer of
		Equinox Fund Management, LLC, Managing Owner

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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.

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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.

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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: August 5, 2013	By:	/s/ Robert J. Enck
		Robert J. Enck
		President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Balanced Series, a Series of The Frontier Fund

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