Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

6. Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

On October 1, 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-04, “Technical Corrections and Improvements”, which makes minor technical corrections and clarifications to ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”. When the FASB issued Statement 157 (codified in ASC 820), it conformed the use of the term “fair value” in certain pre-Codification standards but not others. ASU 2012-04 conforms the term’s use throughout the ASC “to fully reflect the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements” of ASC 820. The ASU also amends the requirements that must be met for an investment company to qualify for the exemption from presenting a statement of cash flows. Specifically, it eliminates the requirements that substantially all of an entity’s investments be carried at “market value” and that the investments be highly liquid. Instead, it requires substantially all of the entity’s investments to be carried at “fair value” and classified as Level 1 or Level 2 measurements under ASC 820. The amendments are effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this ASU did not have a significant impact on the Partnership’s financial statements.

Financial instruments are carried at fair value, which is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in the following three levels: Level 1 - unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; Level 2 - inputs other than unadjusted quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (including unadjusted quoted market prices for similar investments, interest rates and credit risk); and Level 3 - unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (including the Partnership’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments).

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  The Partnership’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment.

The Partnership’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables by the type of inputs applicable to the fair value measurements.

September 30, 2013	Unadjusted Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
	$		$		$		$
Assets
Futures		6,191,960		–		n/a		6,191,960
Forwards		–		827,590		n/a		827,590
Total Assets		6,191,960		827,590		n/a		7,019,550
Liabilities
Futures		5,725,222		–		n/a		5,725,222
Forwards		–		492,410		n/a		492,410
Total Liabilities		5,725,222		492,410		n/a		6,217,632
Unrealized currency loss								(624,412	)
*Net fair value		466,738		335,180		n/a		177,506

December 31, 2012	Unadjusted Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
	$		$		$		$
Assets
Futures		7,876,474		–		n/a		7,876,474
Forwards		–		619,732		n/a		619,732
Total Assets		7,876,474		619,732		n/a		8,496,206
Liabilities
Futures		4,169,335		–		n/a		4,169,335
Forwards		–		571,652		n/a		571,652
Total Liabilities		4,169,335		571,652		n/a		4,740,987
Unrealized currency loss								(1,203,865	)
*Net fair value		3,707,139		48,080		n/a		2,551,354

* This amount comprises the “Net unrealized gain on open contracts” on the Statements of Financial Condition.

During the period January 1, 2013 to September 30, 2013, and the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, there were no Level 3 assets and liabilities and there were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2.