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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

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 333-08869

 

 

KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   06-6429854

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

900 King Street, Suite 100, Rye Brook, New York   10573
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 307-7000

 

 

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

None

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

Limited Interests

(Title of class)

 

 

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether 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 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 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  ¨

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 definition of “accelerated filer and large 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     ¨

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

The value of Limited Interests in the Registrant as of June 30, 2008 is $5,885,556.

 

 

 


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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Registrant’s Annual Report to Unitholders for the year ended December 31, 2008 is incorporated by reference into Parts II and IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K

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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST

 

 

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PART I

     

Item 1.

   Business    4

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors    5

Item 1B.

   Unresolved Staff Comments    10

Item 2.

   Properties    10

Item 3.

   Legal Proceedings    11

Item 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    11

PART II

     

Item 5.

  

Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity  Securities

   11

Item 6.

   Selected Financial Data    11

Item 7.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation    11

Item 8.

   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    22

Item 9.

   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    22

Item 9A.

   Controls and Procedures    22

Item 9B.

   Other Information    23

PART III

     

Item 10.

   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance    23

Item 11.

   Executive Compensation    26

Item 12.

   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters    27

Item 13.

   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence    27

Item 14.

   Principal Accounting Fees and Services    27

PART IV

     

Item 15.

   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules    28

SIGNATURES

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PART I

 

Item 1. Business

General

Kenmar Global Trust (“Registrant” or the “Trust”), a Delaware business trust, was organized under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act on July 17, 1996. Registrant’s trustee is Wilmington Trust Company. Registrant will terminate on December 31, 2026 unless terminated sooner as provided in the Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”). The Registrant was formed to engage in the speculative trading of commodity futures and forward contracts. The Registrant’s fiscal year for book and tax purposes ends on December 31.

The Registrant is engaged solely in the business of commodity futures and forward trading; therefore, presentation of industry segment information is not applicable.

Managing Owner and its Affiliates

Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. (“Preferred” or the “Managing Owner”) is the managing owner of Registrant. Effective December 1, 2008, in accordance with the Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner is no longer required to maintain a capital account equal to 1% of the total capital accounts of the Registrant or a net worth of at least $1,000,000.

On September 24, 2007, the Registrant and the Managing Owner entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), effective as of August 10, 2007, whereby the Managing Owner acquired all the Registrant’s rights, title and interest to the Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) dated February 11, 2004, by and between the Registrant and Sentinel Management Group, Inc. (“Sentinel”), an SEC-registered investment adviser and a CFTC-registered futures commission merchant, and to the Registrant’s right, title and interest to the Registrant’s deposits in an account (the “Account”) managed by Sentinel, including the Registrant’s rights to the funds in the Account, including all claims related thereto against Sentinel (the “Asset”). The purchase price for the Asset was $1,685,193 (the “Purchase Price”), which represented the recorded value of the Registrant’s deposit in the Account as reported to the Registrant by Sentinel at the close of business on August 10, 2007, the business day immediately preceding the day on which withdrawals from the Account were suspended by Sentinel. The payment of the Purchase Price by the Managing Owner to the Registrant was paid by a secured Demand Promissory Note (the “Note”) made by the Managing Owner in favor of the Registrant. The interest rate on the Note is the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (3.25% at December 31, 2008) and resets monthly. Interest is payable monthly no later than the first business day of the subsequent month. The Note was secured by a Security Agreement whereby the Managing Owner granted the Registrant a first priority interest in the Asset to secure payment of the Note.

On June 23, 2008, the Managing Owner sold the Asset to an unrelated third party and applied the proceeds of the sale of the Asset to pay down a portion of the Note. As part of that transaction, the Registrant and the Managing Owner entered into a Release and Setoff Agreement whereby (i) the Registrant released its security interest in the Asset and any appreciation and (ii) the Managing Owner agreed that in the event the Registrant demands payment of all or a part of the Note and the Managing Owner fails to pay such amount, the Registrant shall have the right to set off such amount demanded under the Note against any and all amounts due and owing then and in the future to the Managing Owner by the Registrant under the Registrant’s Trust Agreement, including, without limitation, the incentive fee (as defined in the Trust Agreement) and the net portion of any brokerage commissions after payment of related expenses until all amounts outstanding under the Note are paid in full and all other obligations have been paid or discharged.

Through December 31, 2008, the Managing Owner paid the Registrant principal of $1,100,000 on the Note, leaving $585,193 of note receivable from the Managing Owner which is reflected on the Registrant’s December 31, 2008 statement of financial condition. Interest receivable from the Managing Owner on the note as of December 31, 2008 was $1,833.

Any portion of the principal amount, which is not demanded by the Registrant prior to August 31, 2010, will be due and payable by the Managing Owner, with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on August 31, 2010, unless the Registrant and the Managing Owner agree to an extension of the Note.

No default has existed or currently exists on the note receivable from the Managing Owner.

The Trading Advisor and the Trading Vehicle

As of December 31, 2008, Registrant’s net assets are managed (either directly or indirectly) by Transtrend, B.V. (“Transtrend”) and Winton Capital Management Limited (“Winton”).

Pursuant to an advisory agreement (the “Transtrend Advisory Agreement”) among Registrant, the Managing Owner and Transtrend, a portion of Registrant’s net assets are managed by Transtrend pursuant to its Diversified Trend Program.

 

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Effective January 1, 2007, Registrant became a member of and allocated a portion of its net assets to WCM Pool LLC (the “Trading Vehicle”), a Delaware limited liability company, and received a voting membership interest in the Trading Vehicle and became party to the Trading Vehicle’s Organization Agreement. The Trading Vehicle was formed to function as an aggregate trading vehicle for its members. Registrant, Futures Strategic Trust and Diversified Futures Trust I are the sole members of the Trading Vehicle as of December 31, 2008. Preferred is the managing owner of each of these Trading Vehicle members and has been delegated administrative authority over the operations of the Trading Vehicle. The Trading Vehicle engages in the speculative trading of futures and forwards contracts.

The Trading Vehicle has entered into an advisory agreement (the “Trading Vehicle Advisory Agreement”) with Winton, whereby Winton makes the trading decisions for the Trading Vehicle and, in turn, Registrant, pursuant to Winton’s Diversified Program. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated for various reasons, including at the discretion of the Trading Vehicle. The Registrant has allocated 32.32% of the proceeds from the initial and continuous offering of Registrant to the Trading Advisor. Registrant has allocated 10.43% of its net asset value to the Trading Vehicle as of December 31, 2008. Registrant, through its investment in the Trading Vehicle, accrues and pays a monthly management fee equal to 0.16667% (2% annually) of the assets allocated to the Trading Advisor. Registrant, through its investment in the Trading Vehicle, pays the Trading Advisor an incentive fee of 20% of New High Net Trading Profits (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) generated by the Trading Vehicle. Incentive fees will accrue monthly and be paid quarterly in arrears.

Prior to January 1, 2007, pursuant to an advisory agreement (the “Graham Advisory Agreement”) among Registrant, the Managing Owner and Graham Capital Management, L.P. (“Graham”), the portion of Registrant’s net assets contributed to the Trading Vehicle were formerly managed by Graham Capital Management, L.P. (“Graham”) pursuant to its K4 Program at 150% Leverage. Registrant terminated the Graham Advisory Agreement effective December 31, 2006.

The term “Trading Advisor”, as used herein, refers either to Transtrend, Winton or Graham depending upon the applicable period discussed. The term “Trading Advisory Agreement”, as used herein, refers to the Transtrend Advisory Agreement, Trading Vehicle Advisory Agreement or Graham Advisory Agreement depending upon the applicable period discussed.

Competition

The Managing Owner and its affiliates have formed, and may continue to form, various entities to engage in the speculative trading of futures and forward contracts that have certain of the same investment policies as Registrant.

Registrant does not currently, and does not intend in the future to, solicit the sale of additional Interests. As such, Registrant does not compete with other entities to attract new fund participants. However, to the extent that a Trading Advisor recommends similar or identical trades to Registrant and other accounts that it manages, Registrant may compete with those accounts, as well as with other market participants, for the execution of the same or similar trades.

Employees

Registrant has no employees. Management and administrative services for Registrant are performed by the Managing Owner or third parties pursuant to the Trust Agreement, as further discussed in Notes 3 and 4 of the Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit herewith.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

THE RISKS YOU FACE

You Should Not Rely on Past Performance in Deciding Whether to Buy Units

Each Trading Advisor selected by the Managing Owner to manage the assets of the Trust has a performance history through the date of its selection by the Managing Owner. You must consider, however, the uncertain significance of past performance, and you should not rely on the Trading Advisors’ or the Managing Owner’s records to date for predictive purposes. You should not assume that any Trading Advisor’s future trading decisions will create profit, avoid substantial losses or result in performance for the Trust that is comparable to that Trading Advisor’s or to the Managing Owner’s past performance. In fact, as a significant amount of academic study has shown, futures funds more frequently than not underperform the past performance records included in their prospectuses.

Price Volatility May Possibly Cause the Total Loss of Your Investment

Futures and forward contracts have a high degree of price variability and are subject to occasional rapid and substantial changes. Consequently, you could lose all or substantially all of your investment in the Trust.

 

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Speculative and Volatile Markets Combined With Highly Leveraged Trading May Cause the Trust to Incur Substantial Losses.

The markets in which the Trust trades are speculative, highly leveraged and involve a high degree of risk. Each Trading Advisor’s trading considered individually involves a significant risk of incurring large losses, and there can be no assurance that the Trust will not incur such losses. Futures and forward prices are volatile. Volatility increases risk, particularly when trading with leverage. Trading on a highly leveraged basis, as does the Trust, even in stable markets involves risk; doing so in volatile markets necessarily involves a substantial risk of sudden, significant losses. Due to such leverage, even a small movement in price could cause large losses for the Trust. Market volatility will increase the potential for large losses. Market volatility and leverage mean that the Trust could incur substantial losses, potentially impairing its equity base and ability to achieve its long-term profit objectives even if favorable market conditions subsequently develop.

In addition to the leveraged trading described above, the Managing Owner has the ability to further increase the leverage of Registrant by allocating notional equity to the Trading Advisor (in a maximum amount of up to 20% of net asset value), which would then permit the Trading Advisor to trade the account of Registrant as if more equity were committed to such accounts than is, in fact, the case. Although the Managing Owner has the option to allocate additional notional equity to the Trading Advisor, the Managing Owner has no current plans to do so.

Fees and Commissions are Charged Regardless of Profitability and May Result in Depletion of Trust Assets

The Trust is subject to the fees and expenses which are payable irrespective of profitability in addition to performance fees which, are payable based on the profitability of the Trust, and, as a multi-advisor fund, upon each Trading Advisor’s performance. Consequently, the expenses of the Trust could, over time, result in significant losses to your investment therein. Included in these charges are brokerage fees and operating expenses. On Registrant’s forward trading, “bid-ask” spreads are incorporated into the pricing of Registrant’s forward contracts by its counterparties in addition to the brokerage fees paid by Registrant. It is not possible to quantify the “bid-ask” spreads paid by Registrant because Registrant cannot determine the profit its counterparty is making on the forward trades into which it enters. An investor may never achieve profits.

Market Conditions May Impair Profitability

The trading systems used by certain Trading Advisors are technical, trend-following methods. The profitability of trading under this system depends on, among other things, the occurrence of significant price trends, which are sustained movements, up or down, in futures and forward prices. Such trends may not develop; there have been periods in the past without price trends. The likelihood of Interests being profitable could be materially diminished during periods when events external to the markets themselves have an important impact on prices. During such periods, the Trading Advisor’s historic price analysis could establish positions on the wrong side of the price movements caused by such events.

Discretionary Trading Strategies May Incur Substantial Losses

Discretionary traders, while they may utilize market charts, computer programs and compilations of quantifiable fundamental information to assist them in making trading decisions, make such decisions on the basis of their own judgment and “trading instinct,” not on the basis of trading signals generated by any program or model. Such traders may be more prone to subjective judgments, which may have greater potentially adverse effects on their performance than systematic traders, which emphasize eliminating the effects of “emotionalism” on their trading. Reliance on trading judgment may, over time, produce less consistent trading results than implementing a systematic approach. Discretionary traders, like trend-following traders, are unlikely to be profitable unless major price movements occur. Discretionary traders are highly unpredictable, and can incur substantial losses even in apparently favorable markets.

Systematic Trading Strategies May Incur Substantial Losses

A systematic trader will generally rely to some degree on judgmental decisions concerning, for example, what markets to follow and commodities to trade, when to liquidate a position in a contract which is about to expire and how large a position to take in a particular commodity. Although these judgmental decisions may have a substantial effect on a systematic trader’s performance, such trader’s primary reliance is on trading programs or models that generate trading signals. The systems utilized to generate trading signals are changed from time to time (although generally infrequently), but the trading instructions generated by the systems being used are followed without significant additional analysis or interpretation. Therefore, systematic trading may incur substantial losses by failing to capitalize on market trends that their systems would otherwise have exploited by applying their generally mechanical trading systems by judgmental decisions of employees. Furthermore, any trading system or trader may suffer substantial losses by misjudging the market. Systematic traders tend to rely on computerized programs, and some consider the prospect of disciplined trading, which largely removes the emotion of the individual trader from the trading process, advantageous. Due to their reliance upon computers, systematic traders are generally able to incorporate a significant amount of data into a particular trading decision. However, when fundamental factors dominate the market, trading systems may suffer rapid and severe losses due to their inability to respond to such factors until such factors have had a sufficient effect on the market to create a trend of enough magnitude to generate a reversal of trading signals, by which time a precipitous price change may already be in progress, preventing liquidation at anything but substantial losses.

 

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Decisions Based Upon Fundamental Analysis May Not Result in Profitable Trading

Traders that utilize fundamental trading strategies attempt to examine factors external to the trading market that affect the supply and demand for a particular futures and forward contracts in order to predict future prices. Such analysis may not result in profitable trading because the analyst may not have knowledge of all factors affecting supply and demand, prices may often be affected by unrelated factors, and purely fundamental analysis may not enable the trader to determine quickly that previous trading decisions were incorrect. In addition, because of the breadth of fundamental data that exists, a fundamental trader may not be able to follow developments in all such data, but instead may specialize in analyzing a narrow set of data, requiring trading in fewer markets. Consequently, a fundamental trader may have less flexibility in adverse markets to trade other futures and forward markets than traders that do not limit the number of markets traded as a result of a specialized focus.

Increase in Assets Under Management May Affect Trading Decisions

The more equity a Trading Advisor manages, the more difficult it may be for that Trading Advisor to trade profitably because of the difficulty of trading larger positions without adversely affecting prices and performance. Accordingly, such increases in equity under management may require one or more of the Trading Advisors to modify trading decisions for the Trust, which could have a detrimental effect on your investment in such Trust.

You cannot be Assured of the Trading Advisors’ Continued Services Which May Be Detrimental to Trust

You cannot be assured that any Trading Advisor will be willing or able to continue to provide advisory services to the Trust for any length of time. There is severe competition for the services of qualified trading advisors, and the Trust may not be able to retain satisfactory replacement or additional trading advisors on acceptable terms or a current Trading Advisor may require the Trust to pay higher fees in order to be able to retain such Trading Advisor.

Limited Ability to Liquidate Your Investment

There is no secondary market for the Units. While the Units have redemption rights, there are restrictions, and possible fees assessed. For example, Units may be redeemed only as of the close of business on the last business day of a calendar month provided a request for redemption is received at least five business days prior to the end of such month excluding the last business day of the month. Transfers of Units are subject to limitations, and the Managing Owner may deny a request to transfer if it determines that the transfer may result in adverse legal or tax consequences for the Trust.

Possible Illiquid Markets May Exacerbate Losses

Futures and forward positions cannot always be liquidated at the desired price. It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A market disruption, such as when foreign governments may take or be subject to political actions, which disrupt the markets in their currency or major exports, can also make it difficult to liquidate a position. Periods of illiquidity have accrued from time-to-time in the past, such as in connection with Russia’s default on its sovereign debt in 1998. Such periods of illiquidity and the events that trigger them are difficult to predict and there can be no assurance that any Trading Advisor will be able to do so. There can be no assurance that market illiquidity will not cause losses for the Trust. The large size of the positions which a Trading Advisor is expected to acquire for the Trust increases the risk of illiquidity by both making its positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so.

The risk of loss due to potentially illiquid markets is more acute in respect of over-the-counter instruments than in respect of exchange-traded instruments because the performance of those contracts is not guaranteed by an exchange or clearinghouse and the Trust will be at risk to the ability of the counterparty to the instrument to perform its obligations thereunder. Because these markets are not regulated, there are no specific standards or regulatory supervision of trade pricing and other trading activities that occur in those markets.

Because the Trust does not Acquire Any Asset with Intrinsic Value, the Positive Performance of Your Investment Is Wholly Dependent Upon an Equal and Offsetting Loss

Futures and forward trading is a risk transfer economic activity. For every gain there is an equal and offsetting loss rather than an opportunity to participate over time in general economic growth. Unlike most alternative investments, an investment in the Trust does not involve acquiring any asset with intrinsic value. Overall stock and bond prices could rise significantly and the economy as a whole prospers; while the Trust trades unprofitably.

Failure of Futures and Foreign Exchange Trading to be Non-Correlated to General Financial Markets Will Eliminate Benefits of Diversification

Historically, managed futures and foreign exchange generally have been non-correlated to the performance of other asset classes such as stocks and bonds. Non-correlation means that there is no statistically valid relationship between the past performance of futures and forward contracts on the one hand and stocks or bonds on the other hand. Non-correlation should not be confused with negative correlation, where the performance would be exactly opposite between two asset classes.

 

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Because of this non-correlation, Registrant cannot be expected to be profitable during unfavorable periods for the stock market, or vice-versa. The futures and forward markets are fundamentally different from the securities markets in that for every gain in futures and forward trading, there is an equal and offsetting loss. If the Trust does not perform in a manner non-correlated with the general financial markets or does not perform successfully, you will obtain no diversification benefits by investing in the Units of the Trust and the Trust may have no gains to offset your losses from other investments.

Trading on Commodity Exchanges Outside the United States is Not Subject to U.S. Regulation

Trading Advisors are expected to engage in some or all of its trading on behalf of the Trust on commodity exchanges outside the United States. Trading on such exchanges is not regulated by any United States governmental agency and may involve certain risks not applicable to trading on United States exchanges. In trading contracts denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, the Trust will be subject to the risk of adverse exchange-rate movements between the dollar and the functional currencies of such contracts. Additionally, trading on foreign exchanges is also subject to the risk of exchange controls, expropriation, excessive taxation or government disruption. Investors could incur substantial losses from trading on foreign exchanges by the Trust to which such investors would not have been subject had the Trading Advisors limited their trading to U.S. markets.

Various Actual and Potential Conflicts of Interest May Be Detrimental to Unitholders

The Trust is subject to actual and potential conflicts of interests involving the Managing Owner, the Trading Advisors, and various brokers and servicing agents. The Managing Owner, the Trading Advisors, and their respective principals, all of which are engaged in other investment activities, are not required to devote substantially all of their time to the Trust’s business, which also presents the potential for numerous conflicts of interest with the Trust. As a result of these and other relationships, parties involved with the Trust have a financial incentive to act in a manner other than in the best interests of the Trust and its Unitholders. The Managing Owner has not established any formal procedure to resolve conflicts of interest. Consequently, investors will be dependent on the good faith of the respective parties subject to such conflicts to resolve them equitably. Although the Managing Owner attempts to monitor these conflicts, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the Managing Owner to ensure that these conflicts do not, in fact, result in adverse consequences to the various Trust.

The Trust may be subject to certain conflicts with respect to its clearing broker(s), its futures broker, and any executing broker including, but not limited to, conflicts that result from receiving greater amounts of compensation from other clients, purchasing opposite or competing positions on behalf of third party accounts traded through the clearing broker, the futures broker and executing brokers.

Unitholders Taxed Currently

Unitholders are subject to tax each year on their allocable share of the income or gains (if any) of the Trust, whether or not they receive distributions. Moreover, the Managing Owner does not intend to make any distributions to Unitholders in respect of the Trust. Consequently, Unitholders will be required either to redeem Units or to make use of other sources of funds to discharge their tax liabilities in respect of any profits earned by the Trust.

In comparing the profit objectives of the Trust with the performance of more familiar securities in which one might invest, prospective investors must recognize that if they purchased equity or debt, there probably would be no tax due on the appreciation in the value of such holdings until disposition. In the case of the Trust, on the other hand, a significant portion of any appreciation in the Net Asset Value per Unit must be paid in taxes by the Unitholders of the Trust every year, resulting in a substantial cumulative reduction in their net after-tax returns. Because Unitholders will be taxed currently on their allocable share of the income or gains of the Trust, if any, the Trust may trade successfully but investors nevertheless would have recognized significantly greater gains on an after-tax basis had they invested in conventional stocks with comparable performance.

Limitation on Deductibility of “Investment Advisory Fees”

Non-corporate Unitholders may be required to treat the amount of Incentive Fees and other expenses of the Trust as “investment advisory fees” which may be subject to substantial restrictions on deductibility for federal income tax purposes. In the absence of further regulatory or statutory clarification, the Managing Owner is not classifying these expenses as “investment advisory fees,” but this is a position to which the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) may object. If a substantial portion of the fees and other expenses of the Trust were characterized as “investment advisory fees,” an investment in the Trust might no longer be economically viable.

Taxation of Interest Income Irrespective of Trading Losses

With respect to the Trust, the Net Asset Value per Unit reflects the trading profits and losses as well as the interest income earned and expenses incurred by the Trust. However, losses on the Trust’s trading will be almost exclusively capital losses, and capital losses are deductible against ordinary income only to the extent of $3,000 per year in the case of non-corporate taxpayers. Consequently, if a non-corporate Unitholder had, for example, an allocable trading (i.e., capital) loss of $10,000 in a given fiscal year and allocable interest (i.e., ordinary) income (after reduction for expenses) of $5,000, the Unitholder would have

 

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incurred a net loss in the Net Asset Value of such Unitholder’s Units equal to $5,000 but would recognize taxable income of $2,000 (assuming a 40% tax rate). The limited deductibility of capital losses for non-corporate Unitholders could result in such Unitholders having a tax liability in respect of their investment in the Trust despite incurring a financial loss on their Units of the Trust.

Possibility of a Tax Audit of Both the Trust and the Unitholders

There can be no assurance that the tax returns of the Trust will not be audited by the IRS. If such an audit results in an adjustment, Unitholders of the Trust could themselves be audited as well as being required to pay additional taxes, interest and possibly penalties.

PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS AND COUNSEL WITH

RESPECT TO THE POSSIBLE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF AN INVESTMENT IN REGISTRANT; SUCH TAX CONSEQUENCES MAY DIFFER IN RESPECT OF DIFFERENT INVESTORS.

Failure or Lack of Segregation of Assets May Increase Losses

The Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) requires a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) clearing broker to segregate all funds received from customers from such broker’s proprietary assets. If the clearing broker fails to do so, the assets of the Trust might not be fully protected in the event of their bankruptcy. Furthermore, in the event of the clearing broker’s bankruptcy, the Trust could be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing broker’s combined customer accounts, even though certain property specifically traceable to the Trust (for example, Treasury bills deposited by the Trust with the clearing broker as margin) was held by the clearing broker.

In the event of the FCM’s bankruptcy, Registrant may recover a pro-rata share or none of its assets.

Default by Counterparty and Credit Risk Could Cause Substantial Losses

Dealers in forward contracts are not regulated by the CEA and are not obligated to segregate customer assets. As a result, Unitholders do not have such basic protections with respect to the trading in forward contracts by the Trust. This lack of regulation in these markets could expose the Trust in certain circumstances to significant losses in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by the counterparties. The Trust also faces the risk of non-performance by the counterparties to the over-the-counter contracts. Unlike in futures contracts, the counterparty to these contracts is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a clearing organization backed by a group of financial institutions. As a result, there will be greater counterparty credit risk in these transactions. The clearing member, clearing organization or other counterparty may not be able to meet its obligations, in which case the Trust could suffer significant losses on these contracts.

Regulatory Changes or Actions May Alter the Nature of an Investment in the Trust

Considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional investment pools, in particular commodity pools such as the Trust, publicly distributed in the United States. There has been significant international governmental concern expressed regarding, for example, (i) the disruptive effects of speculative trading on the central banks’ attempts to influence exchange rates and (ii) the need to regulate the derivatives markets in general. There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Trust.

The futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements. In addition, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the retroactive implementation of speculative position limits or higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading. The regulation of futures and forward transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Trust is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse.

Trust Trading is Not Transparent

Trading decisions in respect of the Trust, are made by the Trading Advisors. While the Managing Owner receives daily trade confirmations from the clearing broker and foreign exchange dealers, such information is not provided to Unitholders and the Trust’s trading results are reported to the Unitholders. Accordingly, an investment in the Trust does not offer you the same transparency, i.e., an ability to review all investment positions daily that a personal trading account offers. The Managing Owner may (but is under no obligation to) provide estimated daily or weekly values to unitholders.

Lack of Independent Experts Representing Investors

The Managing Owner has consulted with counsel, accountants and other experts regarding the formation and operation of the Trust. No counsel has been appointed to represent an investor in connection with the offering of the Units. Accordingly, you should consult your own legal, tax and financial advisers regarding the desirability of an investment in the Trust.

 

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Forwards, Swaps, Hybrids and Other Derivatives are Not Subject to CFTC Regulation

The Trust may trade foreign exchange contracts in the interbank market. Since forward contracts are traded in unregulated markets between principals, the commodity pools also assume the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. In the future, the Trust may also trade swap agreements, hybrid instruments and other off-exchange contracts. Swap agreements involve trading income streams such as fixed rate or floating rate interest. Hybrids are instruments, which combine features of a security with those of a futures contract. The dealer market for off-exchange instruments is becoming less liquid. Because there is no exchange or clearing- house for these contracts, the Trust will be subject to the credit risk and nonperformance of the counterparty. Additionally, because these off-exchange contracts are not regulated by the CFTC, the Trust will not receive the protections, which are provided by the CFTC’s regulatory scheme.

Possibility of Termination of the Trust or any Trust Before Expiration of its Stated Term

As Managing Owner, the Managing Owner may withdraw from the Trust, which would cause the Trust to terminate unless a Substitute Managing Owner was appointed. Other events, such as a long-term substantial loss suffered by any Trust, could also cause the Trust to terminate before the expiration of its stated term. This could cause you to liquidate your investments and upset the overall maturity and timing of your investment portfolio. If the registrations with the CFTC or memberships in the NFA of the Managing Owner or the clearing broker were revoked or suspended, such entity would no longer be able to provide services to the Trust.

There may be an additional risk due to the fact Registrant may trade foreign exchange contracts off-exchange and, as such, does not have protection of an exchange. There is also the additional risk that the assets held with the clearing broker for trading off-exchange foreign currencies are not required to be segregated.

Registrant may also trade options on futures. Although successful options trading requires many of the same skills as successful futures trading, the risks are different. Successful options trading requires a trader to assess accurately near-term market volatility because that volatility is immediately reflected in the price of outstanding options. Correct assessment of market volatility can therefore be of much greater significance in trading options than it is in many long-term futures strategies where volatility does not have as great an effect on the price of a futures contract.

Foreign Exchange Currency Trading is Not Subject to CFTC Regulation

Certain Trading Advisors will trade their programs by entering into spot and forward transactions involving currencies with United States and foreign banks and currency dealers. As with the risks involved in forward contracts (see above), trading in spot and forward foreign exchange transactions is not regulated by the CFTC and such contracts are not traded on or guaranteed by an exchange or its clearing house.

Registrant is subject to Speculative Position Limits

The CFTC and U.S. futures exchanges have established speculative position limits (referred to as “position limits”) on the maximum position in certain futures interests contracts that may be held or controlled by any one person or group. Therefore, the Trading Advisor may have to reduce the size of its position in one or more futures contracts in order to avoid exceeding such position limits, which could adversely affect the profitability of Registrant.

Reliance on the Trading Advisor to Trade Successfully

The Trading Advisor is responsible for making all futures, forwards, and options trading decisions on behalf of Registrant. The Managing Owner has no control over the specific trades the Trading Advisor makes, leverage used, risks and/or concentrations assumed or whether the Trading Advisor will act in accordance with the disclosure documents or descriptive materials furnished by them to the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner can provide no assurance that the trading programs employed by the Trading Advisor will be successful.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None

 

Item 2. Properties

Registrant does not own or use any physical properties in the conduct of its business. Registrant’s only place of business is the place of business of the Managing Owner.

Certain administrative services are provided by Spectrum Global Fund Administration, L.L.C., Registrant’s administrator (the “Administrator”), which is located at 33 West Monroe, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60603.

 

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

There are no material proceedings pending by or against the Registrant or the Managing Owner.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None

PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Selected Financial Data

Information with respect to the offering of Interests is incorporated by reference to Note 1 to Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

A significant secondary market for the Interests has not developed, and it is not expected that one will develop in the future. There are also certain restrictions set forth in the Trust Agreement limiting the ability of a unitholder to transfer Interests. However, redemptions are permitted monthly on at least ten days prior written notice at the then current net asset value per Interest.

There are no material restrictions upon Registrant’s present or future ability to make distributions in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. No distributions have been made since inception and no distributions are anticipated in the future.

As of January 31, 2009, there were 210 holders of record owning 39,218.986 Interests, which includes 413.830 General Interests.

 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following selected financial data of the Trust has been derived from the Trust’s audited financial statements. This data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Registrant and the notes thereto on pages 7 to 19 of the Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2008    2007    2006    2005     2004  

Total revenues (including interest)

   $ 2,715,984    $ 1,806,665    $ 1,212,174    $ 51,214     $ 2,095,871  

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,459,895      854,689      286,637      (1,852,664 )     (709,503 )

Net income (loss) per weighted average Interest

   $ 34.81      16.98      3.64      (11.19 )     (3.20 )

Total assets

   $ 6,524,582      5,800,915      6,551,514      12,001,911       23,048,908  

Net asset value per Interest

   $ 156.10      120.83      103.43      97.86       108.04  

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

Critical Accounting Policies

Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the application of appropriate accounting rules and guidance. Applying these policies requires the Managing Owner to make judgments, estimates and assumptions in connection with the preparation of Registrant’s financial statements. Actual results may differ from the estimates used.

The Managing Owner has evaluated Registrant’s financial statements and related disclosures and has determined that the policies discussed below are critical accounting policies because they involve estimates, judgments and assumptions that are particularly complex, subjective or uncertain. For further discussion of Registrant’s significant accounting policies, see Note 1 to Registrant’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is filed as an exhibit herewith.

 

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The valuation of Registrant’s investments that are not traded on a United States (“US”) or internationally recognized futures exchange is a critical accounting policy. The market values of futures (exchange traded) contracts is verified by Registrant’s administrator, which obtains valuation data from third party data providers such as Bloomberg, Reuters, and super derivatives and compares those prices with Registrant’s clearing broker. The market value of currency swap and forward (non-exchange traded) contracts is extrapolated on a forward basis from the spot prices quoted as of 4 PM on the last business day of the reporting period. All values assigned by the administrator and confirmed by the Managing Owner are final and conclusive as to all of Registrant’s Unitholders.

As such, if actual results vary from estimates used, they are not anticipated to have a material impact on the financial statements and related disclosures.

Registrant records all investments at fair value in its financial statements, with changes in fair value reported as a component of Revenues-Unrealized or Trading Gains (Losses)-Change in Unrealized in the Statements of Operations. Registrant considers prices for exchange traded commodity futures and options contracts to be based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of forwards, swaps, and certain option contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by third party data providers such as Bloomberg, Reuters and/or Super Derivatives who derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2). Level 3 inputs reflect Registrant’s assumptions that it believes market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Registrant develops Level 3 inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, which may include indirect correlation to a market value, combinations of market values or Registrant’s proprietary data. Level 3 inputs generally include information derived through extrapolation or interpolation of observable market data.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN 48 requires that Registrant recognize in its financial statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. In connection with the adoption of FIN 48, Registrant has elected an accounting policy to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as interest or other expense. The Managing Owner evaluated the impact of adopting FIN 48 on Registrant’s financial statements. The adoption of FIN 48 had no material impact on Registrant, as Registrant’s tax positions are based on established tax precedence for the tax treatment of investment partnerships as flow through tax entities.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements”. SFAS 157 requires use of a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels: quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1), inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (Level 2), and unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (Level 3). SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.

Registrant adopted SFAS 157 in the first quarter of 2008. The adoption of SFAS 157 had no impact to the items required to be carried at fair value (investments) in Registrant’s financial statements. $215,655 or 25.27% of the Registrant’s investments at December 31, 2008 are classified as Level 1, $638,493 or 74.73% are classified as Level 2 and $0 or 0.00% are classified as Level 3 using the fair value hierarchy of SFAS 157. $229,997 or 6.30% of the Registrant’s investments at December 31, 2007 are classified as Level 1, $4,720 or 0.13% are classified as Level 2 and $3,418,171 or 93.57% are classified as Level 3 using the fair value hierarchy of SFAS 157.

Changes in the Level 3 fair value category for the note receivable, Managing Owner (see Note 1) of the Registrant’s financial statements, included in the Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report, result from a pre-payment of $1,100,000 and a transfer out of Level 3 and investments of $585,193, reducing the balance in investments to zero.

Investments classified as Level 2 and Level 3 under SFAS 157 represent the Registrant’s investment in the Trading Vehicle and are valued monthly at the net asset value as reported by the Trading Vehicle. The Trading Vehicle’s net asset value is determined based upon its management’s best estimate of the fair value of its underlying net assets, substantially all of which are investments valued using Level 1 inputs but include certain assets and liabilities where the inputs into the determination of fair value require management judgment or estimation. The Managing Owner determined that certain of the Trading Vehicle’s assets and liabilities which require management judgment or estimation were not material to the Registrant’s financial statements and therefore the Registrant’s investment in the Trading Vehicle should be classified as Level 2 at December 31, 2008. For the Registrant’s investment in the Trading Vehicle, a table presenting the changes in the Level 2 and Level 3 fair value category for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 is provided in Note 5 of the Registrant’s financial statements, included in the Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report. Of the $224,679 and $243,819 of income for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, reported as Level 2 and Level 3 investments in Note 5, $(7,948) and $59,180, respectively, represent a change in unrealized gain (loss) allocated from the Trading Vehicle on the Registrant’s statements of operations.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active” (“FSP FAS 157-3”). FSP FAS 157-3 clarified the application of SFAS 157. FSP FAS 157-3

 

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demonstrated how the fair value of a financial asset is determined when the market for that financial asset is inactive. FSP FAS 157-3 was effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements had not been issued. The Managing Owner evaluated the impact of adopting FSP FAS 157-3 and its impact on the Registrant’s financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Registrant’s financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (“SFAS 159”), “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, including an amendment of SFAS 115. This statement provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 with early adoption permitted. The Managing Owner evaluated the impact of adopting SFAS 159 and its impact on the Registrant’s financial statements. The Registrant adopted SFAS 159 during the first quarter of 2008, and it did not have a material effect on the Registrant’s financial statements, as the Registrant did not elect the fair value option for any eligible financial assets or liabilities.

In April 2007, the FASB released FASB Staff Position FIN No. 39-1 “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts” (“FSP FIN 39-1”). FSP FIN 39-1 requires that offsetting of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet is improper except where a right of setoff exists. The application of FSP FIN 39-1 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim period within those fiscal years. The Managing Owner evaluated the impact of adopting FSP FIN 39-1 and its impact on the Registrant’s financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Registrant’s financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 establishes, among other things, the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Managing Owner evaluated the impact of adopting SFAS 161 and its impact on the Registrant’s financial statements. The adoption of this standard will not have an impact on the Registrant’s financial statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Registrant commenced operations on May 22, 1997. Contributions were raised through the initial and continuous offering of limited interests (“Limited Interests”) and general interests (“General Interests” and, together with the Limited Interests, “Interests”) of beneficial ownership in Registrant through February 28, 2006. The continuous offering period ended on February 28, 2006.

Subscriptions of General Interests for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $0, $0 and $0, respectively. Subscriptions of Limited Interests for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $0, $0 and $5,004, respectively.

Interests in Registrant may be redeemed on a monthly basis. Redemptions of Limited Interests for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $681,742, $1,280,287 and $5,631,248, respectively. Redemptions of General Interests for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $18,660, $13,810 and $47,205, respectively. Future redemptions will impact the amount of funds available for investment in commodity contracts and in the Trading Vehicle in subsequent periods.

At December 31, 2008, 100.00% of Registrant’s net investable assets were allocated to commodities trading (either directly or through its investment in the Trading Vehicle). A significant portion of Registrant’s net assets invested in the Trading Vehicle was held in cash, which was used as margin for trading in commodities. In as much as the sole business of Registrant is to trade in commodities, Registrant continues to own such liquid assets to be used as margin. The clearing broker and bank credit Registrant (directly or through the Trading Vehicle) with interest income on 100% of its average daily equity maintained in its accounts with the clearing broker and bank during each month at competitive interest rates.

The commodities contracts may be subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in certain commodity futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily limits.” During a single day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract for a particular commodity has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in the commodity can neither be taken nor liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Commodity futures prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such market conditions could prevent the Registrant (directly or through the Trading Vehicle) from promptly liquidating its commodity futures positions.

Since Registrant’s business is to trade futures and forward contracts (directly and through its investment in the Trading Vehicle), its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts (credit risk). Registrant’s exposure to market risk is influenced by a number of factors including the volatility of interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of Registrant’s speculative trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could result in losses considerably beyond Registrant’s experience to date and could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors’ capital. The Managing Owner attempts to minimize these

 

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risks by requiring Registrant, the Trading Vehicle and the Trading Advisor to abide by various trading limitations and policies, which include limiting margin amounts, trading only in liquid markets and permitting the use of stop loss provisions. For a further discussion of the credit and market risks associated with Registrant’s futures and forward contracts, see Note 7 to Registrant’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is filed as an exhibit herewith.

Registrant does not have, nor does it expect to have, any capital assets.

Market Overview

Following is a market overview for the years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

The Trust incurs substantial charges from the payment of Profit Shares to the Trading Advisors, the Incentive Fees and Brokerage Commissions to Preferred, and operating, selling, administrative and miscellaneous execution costs. Brokerage Commissions are payable upon the Net Asset Value of the Trust and are payable without regard to profitability of the Trust. As a result, it is possible that the Trust may incur a net loss when trading profits are not substantial enough to avoid depletion of the Trust’s assets from such fees and expenses. Thus, due to the nature of the Trust’s business, the success of the Trust is dependent upon the ability of the Advisors to generate trading profits through the speculative trading of futures, forward and option contracts sufficient to produce capital appreciation after payment of all fees and expenses.

The following paragraphs present a summary of the Trust’s operations for the calendar years 2008, 2007 and 2006. It is important to note, however, that (i) the Trading Advisors trade in various markets at different times and that prior activity in a particular market does not mean that such markets will be actively traded by a Trading Advisor or will be profitable in the future and (ii) the Trading Advisors trade independently of each other using different trading systems and may trade different markets with various concentrations at various times. Consequently, the results of operations of the Trust can only be discussed in the context of the overall trading activities of the Trust, the Trading Advisors’ trading activities on behalf of the Trust as a whole and how the Trust has performed in the past.

The Year Ended December 31, 2008

2008 was a watershed year for the world economy and the financial industry. It marked the end of an era for the world economy - an era of rising leverage, bloated balance sheets, inflated asset valuations, and above all, a dangerously unbalanced international economic and financial arrangement that was heavily reliant on the American consumer as the buyer of last resort. The financial market upheavals of the past year, rivaled only by those of the Great Depression, smashed the aging edifice of the old era. The pain was all the more acute for the financial sector, where the yearlong nightmare was topped off by the eruption of the Bernie Madoff scandal. Thanks to the dramatic monetary and fiscal policy moves worldwide, most notably by the US Federal Reserve, the US is unlikely to repeat the Depression of the 1930’s. However, the liquidity environment is likely to remain challenged and a sustainable economic recovery may well not begin until 2010.

The US economic data reported throughout the year were horrendous. The US economy lost 2.6 million jobs in 2008, the most since 1945. Of these, 1.9 million jobs were lost in the last few months of the year. The unemployment rate jumped to over 7% to end the year, which is the highest it has been in sixteen years. The latest reported US housing prices showed a drop of over 15% from January 2008 through October 2008 and a 30% decline from January 2007 through October 2008 was reported. At year end, housing starts were at the lowest levels in 50-years and housing permits, one of the leading economic indicators, were at 27-year lows. Retail sales struggled through 2008 and capped the year with one of the worst holiday seasons on record.

According to the Merrill Lynch Index, treasuries of all maturities combined returned almost 15% in 2008. The Federal Reserve added additional liquidity and slashed the Federal Discount Rate to a 0.0% - 0.25% range during December. For the first half of the year, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee lowered rates in attempts to improve market conditions due to the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Additional rate reductions were geared to stimulate the economy in the face of the global credit crisis as numerous financial institutions announced faltering operations during the last few months of 2008. As a result, the Discount Rate and Federal Funds Rate decreased over 4% throughout the year.

As the housing and credit markets around the globe crumbled, the world’s central banks worked collaboratively and lowered key rates throughout 2008. The Bank of England, faced with a deepening banking crisis and recession, lowered their rate by approximately 3.5% throughout the year. Even the President of the European Central Bank (“ECB”), Jean Claude Trichet, had to abandon his long term hawkish stance as the ECB lowered rates to 2.0% by year end. The scene was all too familiar in Asia as the Peoples Bank of China and the Bank of Japan lowered rates in 2008.

Currencies: The Dollar Index, which measures the US unit against a basket of other currencies, capped off the year by gaining roughly 6%. The greenback’s most noteworthy gains were concentrated on the euro, pound and Australian and New Zealand dollars. The US dollar continued to decline versus the Japanese yen in December and fell approximately 19% for the year, the largest decline in more than twenty years. Japan appeared to be significantly less exposed to the credit crisis compared to the US, England, European Union, China and other nations as the yen witnessed gains across the board in 2008. Though the euro lost value versus the US dollar in 2008, it ended the year with record performance versus the pound. The pound was the weakest among major currencies versus the US dollar with an approximate 27% slide during the year.

 

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Energies: After crude reached a record high close of over $145 a barrel on July 3, the deleveraging and a severe drop off in demand caused the price of crude to plummet. Within the Dow Jones AIG Commodity Index (“DJAIG”) crude was one of the worst performing sectors in 2008, posting losses in excess of 50% by closing the year near $45 a barrel. Crude continued to slide despite significant OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) supply decreases in September, in October and again in December. Heating oil and reformulated gasoline had similar 2008 price trends. Reformulated gasoline posted the worst performance within the DJAIG with losses amounting to roughly 60% for the year. Natural gas witnessed handsome returns through July as the price of domestic natural gas surged from the first quarter and rallied over 70% for the year. However, like other commodities, the global economic malaise caused demand to drop off considerably leading to dramatic price reductions throughout the second half of the year. The dispute between Russia and the Ukraine, which disrupted the supply of natural gas to Central and Eastern Europe during December, had little impact on price. Within the DJAIG, natural gas realized a loss near 25% for the year, which was the best performance for all energies within the Index.

Agriculturals: Wheat, corn, soybeans and cotton ended the year with strong overall returns for December but all suffered rather disappointing returns for the year. Overall for 2008, wheat, corn, soybeans and cotton ended the period down approximately 31%, 11%, 19% and 28%, respectively, within the DJAIG. Wheat gained early in the year on fears of feed grain shortage but record annual harvest, followed by the wheat deleveraging that occurred in the second half of the year due to the global financial meltdown, led to increased supplies plaguing silos across the globe. The ethanol story, the growing potential of an eventual global food shortage and capital flows into commodities, were all factors behind corn’s rally in the first half of 2008 that seemed to disappear in the third and fourth quarters of the year. Despite excessive precipitation across the central bean belt and increased demand from China, which lent support for soybeans’ performance realized during the first and second quarters, all gains were erased in the third and fourth quarters.

Indices: The global equity performance for 2008 in general can be described as dreadful. The year started off poorly and the markets just got worse. Many market participants fell victim to forced selling as massive capital outflows continued through year end. The global credit crisis and the recession worsened, but a flake of relief emerged as central banks worked collaboratively and lowered key rates, added substantial liquidity and enacted stimulus packages during the final months of the year with more promised for 2009. The result for the major US indices was a modest advance in December as the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a slight gain; however, it ended the year down approximately 34%. The S&P 500 ended December with an advance but posted an approximate 37% loss for the year. For December, the NASDAQ recorded positive overall performance but technology stocks were a major victim of the global economic collapse and realized an approximate 40% loss for the year. In Europe, the DAX and CAC witnessed positive performance in December; however, they posted losses of approximately 40% and 43%, respectively, for the year. The London FTSE and Russian equities finished December and the year with negative returns. The three majors in Asia - the Nikkei, Hang Seng and Kospi - ended 2008 on a rally but down considerably for the year. Australia and New Zealand witnessed steep losses in 2008 as well. The Latin American block was hit hard by the economic meltdown as the Mexican Bolsa Index and the Brazilian Bovespa Stock Index closed the year down considerably.

Metals: Gold posted strong performance as the precious metal advanced approximately 8% in December and finished 2008 up almost 5%. Asian and geopolitical buying, flight-to-safety, strong European dealer demand and small losses in the US Dollar Index all factored into gold’s run in December. Silver, platinum and palladium all recorded gains in December; however, silver posted large losses within the DJAIG on the year. Among base metals, 2008 was a terrible year across the board. The global housing and commercial real-estate market collapse and the looming economic recession caused demand for these metals to grind to a halt. Also, large inventories of these metals drove the prices down further. Within the DJAIG, aluminum, zinc, copper and nickel wrapped up the year down approximately 36%, 49%, 54% and 55%, respectively.

Softs and Livestock: Sugar featured a relatively quiet December and lost about 1% overall for the month as abundant supply prevailed. However, sugar was the leading commodity in the DJAIG and witnessed an overall gain of over 9% for the year. Coffee and cocoa ended a miserable year with negative overall performance. As the global economy worsened, beef demand continued to fall, resulting in cattle prices dropping by a disappointing 12% within the DJAIG for the year. Hogs were one of the few sectors within the DJAIG to cap the year with overall positive returns. Demand increases, mainly in China, drove hog prices up over 5% in 2008 within the DJAIG.

The Year Ended December 31, 2007

The global economy endured the unfolding of the subprime credit crisis for most of 2007. August 2007 will forever be etched in the financial pantheon alongside 1998 and 1987 as defining events of their respective decades. The US economy has cooled considerably since the beginning of the year and many economists are signifying a “recessionary like” outlook at best in the coming months, not the “soft landing” that was anticipated. While the US economy proved volatile throughout the year, the rest of the world appeared to be going strong.

During 2007, single-family housing starts and permits hit sixteen-year lows as starts fell over 5% and are approximately 24% below 2006. The Home Builders Confidence Index witnessed the lowest drawdown in nineteen years. In November, UK housing prices showed their greatest monthly dive in twelve years as the subprime crisis clearly impacted non-US markets. Inflation concerns led to the Bank of England (“BOE”) to cut rates late in 2007.

In the US, the unemployment rate unexpectedly jumped to 5.0% during the fourth quarter as private sector payrolls fell, signaling the first decline in four years. For the first time since September 2003, fewer than half of the industries surveyed added jobs.

 

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Currencies: While the US dollar managed periodic strength during December, the dollar ended 2007 with staggering losses to major rivals. The final 2007 tally saw the euro, pound and yen gaining over 10%, 6% and 2%, respectively. After witnessing a record monthly low in November, the Dollar Index ended the year over 76.5. Throughout the year, emerging nations gained greater confidence in their domestic economic strength. Many, especially in Asia, slowly abandoned the managed dollar peg.

The pound finished the year with gains on the dollar, despite losses in December as a result of a BOE rate decrease. The euro had a strong year and benefited from perceptions that the European Central Bank (“ECB”) would not be lowering rates any time soon as ECB President Jean Claude Trichet issued a series of hawkish comments, mainly as related to inflation concerns. European Union economic data was mixed to weak, including a twenty-two month low reading of the German IFO Business Confidence Index.

The yen closed out 2007 up 2% for the year on the US dollar. Japanese economic data persisted as lackluster and those calling for a rate increase have now mostly backed away from that forecast. The yuan extended its yearlong gradual advance in December as the Peoples Bank of China continued to contract. Since abandonment of the US dollar peg in January 2005, the yuan has risen 12% to the dollar. The Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars posted gains on the year against the US dollar.

Energies: It was a tremendous year for the petroleum sector as crude oil prices rose more than 40% within the Dow Jones AIG Index and closed 2007 over $95. Crude briefly reached the ominous $100 level but the market failed to hold that level in initial efforts. Geopolitical events were supportive during the year, encouraging the high volatility patterns. Supply/demand fundamentals have been trending weaker and the market saw periodic selling as related to concerns surrounding slowing US and global growth. The US dollar remained a key influence and the dollar’s demise was a key factor in crude’s run. Overall demand for commodities as an asset class was supportive, particularly in the Peoples Republic of China and in India.

Reformulated gasoline soared throughout the year and topped off with a year-to-date gain of over 45% within the Dow Jones AIG Index. Heating oil performed well in 2007 and closed up 5.5% within the same index. Distillate inventories remained below the five-year average and Department of Energy inventories ran 6% under last year despite relatively moderate weather conditions.

Agriculturals: Clearly, 2007 was a superior year for commodities as evidence by stronger readings in the major indices. The 19-component Dow Jones AIG Index witnessed a yearly gain of over 11%. Commodities attracted significant interest as an alternative asset class throughout 2007. Corn closed the year at prices that have not been seen since the summer of 1996. One key fundamental factor contributing to corn’s growth, besides the evident global demand for ethanol, is the increased quality of living in developing countries such as China and India. On the production side, perhaps with the exception of soybeans, wherever crop interchangeability allows, corn will continue to steal acres from competing agricultural products.

Soybean prices finished the year over $12.50, which is second to historical highs set in June of 1973. The fundamentals for soybeans remain demand driven. China’s need for beans, bean oil and bean meal is so massive that all importation taxes and tariffs on all three have been dropped, which is a rare move. On the supply side, the battle for global acreage will hinge on the relative value of competing crops. In 2007, the wheat market realized an outstanding 87% increase in prices from 2006, setting new all time record prices. This gain is despite the historic drought in Australia, one of the world’s largest producers of the grain. On the whole, cotton improved in 2007 ending the year with over a 22% increase, at a level that has not been seen since early 2004.

Indices: The major US equity indices slumped in the fourth quarter under the weight of the subprime credit crisis but still tallied gains for the year. For 2007, the Dow Jones rose over 6%, the S&P 500 added 3.5%, while the tech heavy NASDAQ was the leading performer with a 10% gain. The fourth quarter sell-off was a result of traders becoming increasingly concerned about the economy in general and housing in particular. Some doubted the Federal Reserves (“Fed”) resolve to address the economic issues in the face of growing inflation concerns. Also, interest and demand for commodities as an alternative asset class weighed on the equity sector.

To a lesser extent, European equities echoed the weak tone of the US during the fourth quarter. However, the German DAX showed strong gains of 22% during 2007. The CAC and FTSE scored much lower gains of 1% and 4%. The broad based Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX 600 suffered minor losses as markets outside of the big three struggled.

Equities soared in Asia with the Hang Seng Index, Shanghai Composite, Kospi Index and Australian All Ordinaries setting record highs during 2007. During the fourth quarter, volatility was rampant across Asian equities. While the Hang Seng performed extremely well, with almost a 40% gain on the year, it was a different story for Japan as the NIKKEI lost over 11%, resulting in the first decline in the past five years. Despite the International Monetary Fund lowering Japan’s growth rate in November, business investment remained expansionary and many market participants view a Japanese recession as unlikely.

Interest Rates: With inflation concerns and the global credit crisis taking center stage during the second half of the year, the Fed reacted aggressively on September 18 and cut both the Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points from 5.25% to 4.75% and the discount rate to 5.25%. After this action, the yield curve showed significant steepening. The 2 and 10 year benchmark notes ended the year lower than 2006. The Federal Reserve indicated possible future US rate hikes in the coming months. The TED spread continued to rise through November.

 

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After a pair of rate hikes in the first half of the year, the ECB held steady at 4.00% through year-end and the euro benefited from perceptions that the ECB seems to be in a holding pattern. The BOE issued three quarter-point rate increases in the first half of 2007. Forced to deal with the Northern Rock Crisis, declines in consumer confidence, housing declines and weakness in the service sector during the second half of the year, the BOE slashed their rate by a quarter-point in December to end the year at 5.50%.

The Bank of Japan (“BOJ”) raised rates in the first quarter of the year and held the rate steady through the end of the year. A rash of lackluster economic data weighed on BOJ officials but they kept the rates unchanged. The Peoples Bank of China drained liquidity and gradually hiked interest rates throughout 2007.

Metals: Base metals had a rather difficult 2007. The dismal housing market, poor construction data in the US and UK and the sliding US dollar had a significant impact. Zinc was the worst performer among the nineteen components of the Dow Jones AIG Index, with annual losses over 43%. Aluminum and nickel witnessed steep losses over 18% and 16% within the Dow Jones AIG Index, respectively. In December, copper had a rough month but still posted an annual gain of over 4.5%.

Precious metals, on the other hand, recorded tremendous gains during 2007. Gold sky rocketed to a near twenty-eight year high and finished 2007 up over 32%. This trend was fueled by the weak dollar, soaring oil prices, subprime credit woes and several geopolitical events, including the recent developments in Pakistan. Gold saw spotty selling per the yen carry trade and other margin needs during the second half of the year. Silver traded with more volatility than gold and experienced less flight-to-safety demand and ended the year topping a 9% profit. Platinum had a positive year as Asian demand for the metal held strong.

Softs and Livestock: Citrus finished up 2007 on the rally side following forecasts of freezing temperatures in the sunshine state. However, this rally could not offset losses realized throughout the year. Sugar and coffee had a rather difficult year as well. Within the Dow Jones AIG Index sugar and coffee were down more than 14% and 6%, respectively. Following negative 2006 performance, cocoa rebounded in 2007, achieving a 17% return on the year.

2007 proved less than kind to livestock prices as both cattle and hogs suffered losses. Live cattle were down more than 6% within the Dow Jones AIG Index. Korea rejected a series of shipments of US beef on trepidation of mad-cow disease concerns. Hogs were the second worst performer within the Dow Jones AIG Index with a 30% loss.

The Year Ended December 31, 2006

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) ceased raising rates in the fourth quarter. The perception remains that although the economy is slowing, there is no danger of a recession and that a soft landing is the most likely scenario. Range trading may be the dominant pattern for the next few months as prices react to the economic data. The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-Year note finished November at an 11-month low. A weaker U.S. dollar failed to dampen enthusiasm for U.S. Treasuries. The latest data available shows capital flows to the U.S. rose in October.

On the employment front, job growth accelerated in December as non-farm payrolls rose while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.5%. This is down from 4.9% at the start of 2006. Of some concern was a 0.5% jump in average hourly earnings, taking them up 4.2% over the past 12 months. Overall, the employment picture persists as healthy but the construction, manufacturing and retail sectors all lost jobs in December.

Regarding U.S. inflation, the November Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) was unchanged and the Core CPI, which factors out the more volatile food and energy prices, was also flat. This is the lowest reading for the core rate since November 2005. There were clearly no inflation worries in this data. The Producer Price Index (“PPI”) was not as controlled, climbing 2.0%, the most since 1974. The surge was caused by a jump in energy, car and truck prices.

Housing has been a major economic concern in 2006. November Housing Starts rose following a big drop in October. November Housing Permits, however, fell slightly. Over the past 11 months, Housing Starts were 12.5% below 2005 levels while Housing Permits were off 14.1%. Homebuilders’ confidence, as indicated by the NAHB/Wells Fargo Index fell in December.

The overall consumer confidence picture remained mixed with the high end and electronics sectors doing well. November Retail Sales rose 1.0%. The unusually warm weather hurt clothing and Department Store Sales. Third quarter Gross Domestic Product, a measure of economic growth, was revised downwards to the lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2005. Home building remains the main drag on growth.

While the Fed was on hold with respect to interest rate policy, the European Central Bank (“ECB”), the Bank of England (“BOE”) and the Peoples Bank of China (“PBC”) all raised interest rates. British housing prices and CPI growth continue to be high. Germany continues to exhibit growth, and leads the increasingly strong Eurozone. The Bank of Japan (“BOJ”) remained cautious, with no additional rate hikes following the July increase to 0.25%. The economy appears mixed, with consumer spending still less than the economy requires. The Bank of Canada, Reserve Bank of Australia and New Zealand central bank all remained on hold in December.

 

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Currencies: The euro strengthened versus the U.S. dollar in 2006, reversing the pattern from 2005. The euro also strengthened against the Japanese yen, achieving record levels in December. Germany, the engine of Eurozone growth, has been the strongest European economy this year. Interest rate differential factors supported the euro through much of the fourth quarter of 2006. Of great significance, central banks around the globe have initiated a policy of diversification out of the U.S. dollar and into the euro, the British pound, and to a lesser extent, the Japanese yen.

The British pound ended the year slightly off its high, after rising approximately 14% versus the U.S. dollar. British housing prices have been surging and the CPI came in above the BOE’s target.

The Japanese yen fell against the U.S. dollar, euro and British pound during the fourth quarter of 2006. Japan exited its deflationary era in 2006, although the fourth quarter saw less than robust growth on the consumer side. Other Asian currencies were better performers, with the Korean won having a particularly solid December and fourth quarter.

The Peoples Bank of China continues to tighten the reins on the economy. Most recently, the PBC increased the reserve requirement ratio for banks and raised the base interest rate 50 points to 6.72%. The yuan has shown an accumulative appreciation of about 3.7% since the July 2005 revaluation.

Energies: Crude oil was strong during the first half of the year and weakened during the second half, with the exception of a brief respite during November. Crude ended December around $60 per barrel, which contrasts to its mid-July peak of nearly $78 per barrel. Record warm weather in key consuming regions in the U.S. put pressure on the market during the quarter, as did a generally benign geopolitical scene and poor member compliance with OPEC’s announced production cuts.

The unusually warm weather kept heating oil under pressure during December. Heating oil will be dependent on a general recovery in commodity prices and a sudden weather shift in coming weeks. Department of Energy gasoline inventories are 0.5% below last season. The driving season was extended by the warm weather conditions.

Natural gas fell during the fourth quarter with the weather weighing heavily on investor sentiment. Inventories are still burdensome and demand is slowing rather than rising during the normally strong seasonal demand time frame. What remains to be seen is whether the markets have discounted the majority of these bearish fundamentals.

Grains: While December’s performance was mixed, corn trended upwards for the fourth quarter as a whole. The last week of the month, quarter, and year saw the posting of a multi-year high, with the final price for 2006 settling at the highest weekly close on the charts since the drought-driven summer rally in July of 1996. The main drivers behind the re-awakening of corn prices were threefold: 1) an increase in overseas demand due to improving global economic conditions; 2) the expansion of the production of ethanol; and 3) the ongoing increase in hedge fund and money managers’ investing in alternative non-correlated asset classes. For the quarter as a whole, despite a large trading range, the wheat market put in somewhat disappointing, albeit upward trending performance. The uncertainty caused by ongoing drought conditions in Australia, the relatively high price for wheat and tight global stocks had an effect on supply and demand. The trend for soybean prices was higher for the fourth quarter of 2006. Export demand for soybeans, soybean oil and soybean meal all appear to be increasing. As corn production is increasingly diverted to the production of ethanol, substitute feedstuffs, with soybeans as the closest surrogate, may also feel the upward pull of prices. As the global supply of foreign cotton sold out late in the year, prices began to move higher from mid-November through the end of the year. The lethargy that characterized most of 2006 was a product of a massive carryover of last year’s crop, along with last summer’s unfortunate elimination of a marketing program which left U.S. cotton uncompetitively priced.

Indices: U.S. equities recorded their best gains in three years during the fourth quarter of 2006. The weakness in real estate that may have caused a shift into equities, large levels of global liquidity, a drop in oil prices, a quiet geopolitical atmosphere, solid earnings and a brisk mergers and acquisitions calendar all added to the positive performance. A shift out of commodities also aided the tone of global equities. Blue chips, financials, oil and big caps did well, and at the end of the quarter technology names took a leading role.

It was also a very good December, fourth quarter and year for the European equity markets. Markets in Germany, the U.K. and France all ended higher for the fourth quarter. Heavy merger and acquisition activity was a major feature in Europe, along with a solid run of earnings and significant fund inflows. The strong U.S. market was also a psychological plus. The prospect of further rate hikes from the ECB, and to a lesser extent the BOE, failed to diminish enthusiasm.

Asian/Pacific Rim equities also recorded solid 2006 gains, despite volatile trading. Record highs were achieved in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand during the final session of the year as well as for China’s Shanghai Composite. A growing Japanese economy served to buoy enthusiasm and a modest 0.25% base interest rate was supportive. Thailand’s SET Index had a very volatile month after the central bank attempted to impose controls on capital for foreign investors in the stock market, but that was quickly reversed when the SET tumbled 15%, and prices subsequently recovered. However, Thailand has seen continuing political unrest.

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unanimously agreed that inflation persists as the primary concern to the economy. However, at the same time they stated the economy might have been a bit softer than previously thought.

In the international arena, the ECB increased rates 25 basis points in December and the BOE raised rates 25 basis points in November. The BOJ made just one move to 0.25% in 2006. Japanese consumer data has been a bit sluggish; something the BOJ will keep in focus. The Peoples Bank of China is currently engaged in a tightening process, and is actively draining liquidity by increasing reserve requirements.

Metals: A weak U.S. dollar helped support gold for most of the quarter but during late December the dollar showed signs of a consolidation rally and gold fell. Plunging energy prices had a negative impact on gold prices as well. Silver traded at its best levels in more than six months during the quarter, but ended the year off its highs. For the year, silver significantly outperformed gold. Speculative participation was heavy throughout the quarter, setting the stage for high volatility. A steady increase in inventories weighed on copper prices in the fourth quarter. A lessening of labor concerns, particularly in Chile and Canada, and the fact that China’s buying pace slowed in 2006 added to the negative tone. Zinc supplies remained tight and strong demand continued. Aluminum prices held up well in the fourth quarter in the face of a general commodity weakness. Nickel was one of the strongest performers in the metals group due to tight supply and a strong pattern of stainless steel demand.

Softs: Forecasts for a significant global supply surplus of sugar weighed on sentiment, causing prices to decline 29% on the year. This made sugar the weakest agricultural commodity in the Dow Jones/AIG Index. Coffee prices remained relatively flat for 2006 and overall global coffee demand was solid. Scaled back cocoa crop prospects for the Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer, added to the commodity’s recent bullish tone. The political situation in the Ivory Coast continues fairly quiet but civil unrest remains a potential factor. The cattle market traded sideways for most of the fourth quarter until severe weather conditions reduced cattle supply and caused prices to rise in the second half of December. Hog supply was ample during the quarter as the US entered a seasonally slow demand period. On the bright side, the most recent USDA estimate is that US pork exports will rise in 2007 to follow the 2006 increase.

Sector Performance

Due to the nature of Registrant’s trading activities, a period-to-period comparison of its trading results is not meaningful. However, a discussion of Registrant’s trading results for the major sectors in which Registrant traded for the years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are presented below.

The Year Ended December 31, 2008

Currencies: (+) Registrant experienced a majority of its gains in the Polish zloty, Taiwanese dollar and Australian dollar. The majority of losses were experienced in the Canadian dollar, British pound, South African rand and the Japanese yen.

Energies: (+) Registrant experienced a majority of its gains in brent crude, crude oil, gas oil, reformulated gasoline, heating oil and natural gas. Losses were incurred in kerosene.

Grains: (+) Registrant experienced gains in cotton, corn, soybeans and wheat. The majority of its losses were incurred in soybean meal.

Indices: (+) Registrant experienced a majority of its gains in the DJ Stoxx Indices, S&P 500 Indices, OMX Stockholm Index and the MSCI Sing Index. Losses were realized in the Russell 2000, GSCI and DAX.

Interest Rates: (+) Registrant experienced a majority of its gains in US Treasury Bonds, UK sterling and Eurodollar. The majority of losses were experienced in German Bund and Bobl.

Meats: (+) Registrant experienced gains in feeder cattle and live cattle. Losses were realized in live hogs.

Metals: (+) Registrant experienced gains in nickel, zinc and silver. Losses were incurred in aluminum, copper and gold.

Softs: (+) Registrant experienced gains in coffee, lumber and citrus. Losses were realized in sugar.

The Year Ended December 31, 2007

Currencies: (+) Registrant’s investment in this sector experienced a majority of its losses in the euro, Japanese yen, Mexican peso, South African rand and Swiss franc. The majority of gains were experienced in the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and the euro versus the Japanese yen.

Energies: (+) Registrant’s investment in this sector experienced a majority of its losses in kerosene. Gains were experienced in crude oil, gas oil, gasoline, heating oil and natural gas.

Grains: (+) Registrant’s investment in this sector experienced losses in corn, cotton and rice. The majority of its gains were experienced in soybean oil, wheat, soybean meal, soybeans.

 

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Indices: (-) Registrant’s investment in this sector experienced a majority of its losses in the CAC 40, FTSE 100, IBEX, Nikkei, S&P 30, and the Russell 2000 indices. The majority of gains were experienced in the DAX, Goldman Sachs Commodity, and the H Shares Indices.

Interest Rates: (+) Registrant’s investment in this sector experienced a majority of its losses in 3-year and 10 year Australian Bonds, Australian Bank Bills and Eurobonds. The majority of gains were experienced in Euribor, Eurodollars, British Gilt and U.S. Treasury Notes.

Meats: (-) Registrant’s investment in this sector experienced losses in feeder cattle, live cattle and live hogs.

Metals: (-) Losses were experienced in copper, aluminum, zinc, palladium and silver. Gains were experienced in gold, lead, nickel and platinum.

Softs: (+) Registrant’s investment in this sector experienced losses in cocoa, coffee, orange juice and rubber. Gains were experienced in lumber, palm oil, milk and sugar.

The Year Ended December 31, 2006

Currencies: (-) Registrant’s revenue in the currency sector was down for the year, with a majority of the losses coming from long and short positions in the euro, the Swiss franc and the Canadian dollar.

Energies: (-) Registrant’s revenue in the energy sector was down for the year, with a majority of the losses coming from long and short positions in crude oil and unleaded gasoline.

Grains: (-) Registrant’s revenue in the grain sector was down for each month of the year, with a majority of the losses coming from long and short positions in soybeans, corn, wheat and soybean oil.

Indices: (+) Registrant’s revenue in the sector was positive for 2006 primarily due to long positions in the DAX, the CAC 40, the IBEX and the Hang Seng Indices.

Interest Rates: (+) Registrant’s revenue in the sector was up for the year, with a majority of the gains coming from short positions in Euribor, and long and short positions in the Eurodollar and the U.S. Treasury Bond.

Metals: (+) Long positions in gold and zinc contributed to a gain in the Registrant’s revenue in the sector for 2006.

Softs: (-) Registrant’s revenue in the sector was down for the year, with losses due to long and short positions in coffee and cattle.

Results of Operations

The net asset value (“Net Asset Value”) per Interest as of December 31, 2008, was $156.10, an increase of 29.19% from the December 31, 2007 Net Asset Value per Interest of $120.83, which was an increase of 16.82% from the December 31, 2006 Net Asset Value per Interest of $103.43, which was an increase of 5.70% from the December 31, 2005 Net Asset Value per Interest of $97.86. The CISDM CPO Asset Weighted Index (formerly known as the Zurich Fund/Pool Qualified Universe Index) returned 16.29%, 8.55% and 8.30% for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The CISDM CPO Asset Weighted Index is the dollar weighted, total return of all commodity pools tracked by Managed Account Reports, LLC. Past performance is not necessary indicative of future results.

Registrant’s average net assets level during the year ended December 31, 2008 was approximately $5,676,000, an increase of approximately $279,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to positive trading performance which more than offset the effect of redemptions. Registrant’s average net asset level during the year ended December 31, 2007 was approximately $5,397,000, a decrease of approximately $2,237,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006 primarily due to the effects of redemptions. Registrant’s average net asset level during the year ended December 31, 2006 was approximately $7,634,000, a decrease of approximately $8,888,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2005 primarily due to the effects of redemptions.

Registrant’s trading gains before commissions were approximately $2,591,000, $1,538,000 and $824,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Interest income is earned on the average daily equity maintained with the clearing broker or bank at competitive interest rates and, therefore, varies monthly according to interest rates, trading performance and subscriptions and redemptions. Interest income during the year ended December 31, 2008 was approximately $125,000, a decrease of approximately $144,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to declining interest rates which more than offset the increased average net asset level discussed above. Interest income during the year ended December 31, 2007 was approximately $269,000, a decrease of approximately $120,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006 primarily due to reduced average net asset levels discussed above. Interest income during the year ended December 31, 2006 was approximately

 

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$388,000, a decrease of approximately $179,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2005 primarily due to reduced average net asset levels discussed above.

Commissions are calculated on Registrant’s Net Asset Value at the beginning of each month and therefore, vary according to monthly trading performance and redemptions. Other transaction fees consist of National Futures Association, exchange and clearing fees as well as floor brokerage costs and give-up charges, which are based on the number of trades the Trading Advisor executes, as well as which exchange, clearing firm or bank on, or through, which the contract is traded. Commissions and other transaction fees during the year ended December 31, 2008 were approximately $539,000, an increase of approximately $38,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to increased average net asset levels discussed above. Commissions and other transaction fees during the year ended December 31, 2007 were approximately $501,000, a decrease of approximately $278,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006 primarily due to reduced average net asset levels discussed above. Commissions and other transaction fees during the year ended December 31, 2006 were approximately $779,000, a decrease of approximately $918,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2005 primarily due to reduced average net asset levels discussed above.

Management fees are calculated on the Net Asset Value of Registrant’s investment in the Trading Vehicle at the end of each month, and therefore, are affected by monthly trading performance and redemptions. Management fees allocated from the Trading Vehicle during the year ended December 31, 2008 were approximately $26,000, a decrease of approximately $13,000 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to the effect of redemptions from the Trading Vehicle. Management fees allocated from the Trading Vehicle during the year ended December 31, 2007 were approximately $39,000, an increase of approximately $39,000, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006 primarily due to investments in the Trading Vehicle commencing January 1, 2007. No management fees were allocated from the Trading Vehicle during the year ended December 31, 2006.

Pursuant to the Trading Advisory Agreement, Registrant pays quarterly profit shares of 20% of Trading Profit (as defined in each respective Trading Advisory Agreement). Advisor profit shares during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were approximately $477,000, $267,000 and $104,000, respectively.

Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, Registrant pays an incentive fee to the Managing Owner equal to 5% of New Overall Appreciation (as defined) as of each fiscal year end and upon redemption of Interests. Managing Owner incentive fees during the year ended December 31, 2008 were approximately $39,000. No Managing Owner incentive fees were earned during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

Operating expenses include accounting, audit, tax, and legal fees, as well as printing and postage costs related to reports sent to limited owners. Operating expenses during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were approximately $174,000, $145,000 and $43,000, respectively.

Inflation

Inflation has had no material impact on the operations or on the financial condition of Registrant from inception through December 31, 2008.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of December 31, 2008, Registrant had not utilized special purpose entities to facilitate off-balance sheet financing arrangements and has no loan guarantee arrangements or off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business, which may include indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers, such as our accountants, undertake in performing services which are in the best interests of Registrant. While Registrant’s exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, these general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on Registrant’s financial position.

Registrant’s contractual obligations are with the Managing Owner, the Trading Advisor, the commodity broker and the Trading Vehicle and, as a result of its investment in the Trading Vehicle, with the Trading Vehicle’s Trading Advisor and the Trading Vehicle’s commodity broker. Management fees payable by Registrant to the Trading Advisor (through its investment in the Trading Vehicle) and to the Managing Owner are calculated as a fixed percentage of the Trading Vehicle and Registrant’s Net Asset Value, respectively. Incentive fees payable by the Registrant to the Trading Advisors (directly and through its investment in the Trading Vehicle) are at a fixed rate, calculated as a percentage of the Registrant’s or Trading Vehicle’s “New High Net Trading Profits”. As such, the Managing Owner cannot anticipate the amounts to be paid for future periods as Net Asset Values and “New High Net Trading Profits” are not known until a future date. Commissions payable to the Fund’s direct Trading Advisors and the Trading Vehicle’s commodity brokers are based on a cost per executed trade and, as such, the Managing Owner cannot anticipate the amount that will be required under the brokerage agreement, as the level of executed trades are not known until a future date. These agreements are effective for one-year terms, renewable automatically for additional one-year terms unless terminated. Additionally, these agreements may be terminated by either party thereto for various reasons. For a further discussion of Registrant’s contractual obligations, see Notes 2 and 3 to Registrant’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is filed as an exhibit herewith.

 

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Information regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk is not required pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The financial statements are incorporated by reference to pages 3 through 6 of the Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

Selected unaudited quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are summarized below:

 

     For the period
from January 1,
2008 to
March 31, 2008
   For the period
from April 1,
2008 to
June 30, 2008
   For the period
from July 1,
2008 to
September 30, 2008
    For the period
from October 1,
2008 to
December 31, 2008

Total revenues (including interest)

   $ 688,297    $ 754,886    $ 121,910     $ 1,150,891
                            

Total revenues (including interest) less commissions and other transaction fees

   $ 562,455    $ 617,623    $ (11,375 )   $ 1,007,988
                            

Net income (loss)

   $ 390,675    $ 431,647    $ (89,341 )   $ 726,914
                            

Net income (loss) per weighted average Interest

   $ 8.92    $ 10.04    $ (2.17 )   $ 18.25
                            

 

     For the period
from January 1,
2007 to
March 31, 2007
    For the period
from April 1,
2007 to
June 30, 2007
   For the period
from July 1,
2007 to
September 30, 2007
   For the period
from October 1,
2007 to
December 31, 2007

Total revenues (including interest)

   $ (448,290 )   $ 1,307,958    $ 251,681    $ 695,316
                            

Total revenues (including interest) less commissions and other transaction fees

   $ (579,529 )   $ 1,187,108    $ 130,995    $ 567,211
                            

Net income (loss)

   $ (617,863 )   $ 1,026,139    $ 68,273    $ 378,140
                            

Net income (loss) per weighted average Interest

   $ (11.27 )   $ 19.71    $ 1.41    $ 8.24
                            

There were no extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring items recognized in any quarter reported above, and the Trust has not disposed of any segments of its business. There have been no year-end adjustments that are material to the results of any fiscal quarter reported above.

 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None

 

Item 9AT. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Registrant’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Registrant in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and that such information is accumulated and communicated to Registrant’s management, including the Managing Owner’s Co-Chief Executive Officers and Director of Fund Administration (who, in these capacities, function as the Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officer, respectively, of Registrant), as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

In designing and evaluating Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, the Managing Owner recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures

 

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relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of the controls can prove absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Registrant have been detected.

The Managing Owner’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of certain officers of the Managing Owner (including the Managing Owner’s Co-Chief Executive Officers and Director of Fund Administration), has evaluated the effectiveness of Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2008. Based upon such evaluation, the Managing Owner’s Co-Chief Executive Officers and Director of Fund Administration have concluded that, as of December 31, 2008, Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Registrant’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of Registrant’s management, including the Managing Owner’s Co-Chief Executive Officers and Director of Fund Administration, Registrant conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 based on the framework in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on the evaluation under the framework in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework” issued by COSO, the Managing Owner concluded that Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting were effective as of December 31, 2008.

There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any internal control system, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention of overriding controls. Because of these inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm

Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report does not include an attestation report of Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit Registrant to provide only management’s report in its 2008 Annual Report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a – 15(f) and 15d – 15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The Registrant had no directors or executive officers. The Registrant is managed by the Managing Owner.

The directors and executive officers of the Managing Owner are as follows:

Mr. Kenneth A. Shewer (born 1953), a Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Owner, has been a principal, associated person and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since February 8, 1984, May 1,1985 and August 1, 1985, respectively. He has been Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Owner since February 1984. Mr. Shewer was employed by Pasternak, Baum and Co., Inc. (“Pasternak, Baum”), an international cash commodity firm, from June 1976 until September 1983. Mr. Shewer created and managed Pasternak, Baum’s Grain Logistics and Administration Department and created its Domestic Corn and Soybean Trading Department. Mr. Shewer’s responsibilities at Pasternak, Baum included merchandising South American grain and exporting United States corn and soybeans. In 1982, Mr. Shewer became co-manager of Pasternak, Baum’s F.O.B. Corn Department. In 1983, Mr. Shewer was made Vice President and Director of Pasternak, Baum. Mr. Shewer has traveled extensively in South America and Europe in connection with the commodity business and has organized and effected grain and oilseed sales in those regions, the former Soviet Union, and the Far East. While at Pasternak, Baum, Mr. Shewer was a member of the St. Louis Merchants Exchange and was associated with the National Grain and Feed Association and the North American Export Grain Association.

 

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Mr. Shewer graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. degree in 1975. Mr. Shewer sits on the Board of the Stacy Joy Goodman Memorial Foundation, a non-profit charity committed to finding a cure for Juvenile Diabetes. He is also a member of the Board of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, a not-for-profit organization affiliated with the University of Miami School of Medicine. Mr. Shewer is a founding member and a member of the Board of the Greenwich Roundtable. He is also a Director of The Kenmar Global ECO Foundation Inc., which was formed in order to make a meaningful, positive impact on society and the environment by identifying and supporting organizations that promote environmental and sustainability causes around the world.

Mr. Marc S. Goodman (born 1948), a Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Owner, has been a principal, associated person and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since February 7, 1984, May 1, 1985 and August 1, 1985, respectively. He has been President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Owner since February 1984. Mr. Goodman joined Pasternak, Baum in September 1974 and was a Vice President and Director from July 1981 until September 1983. While at Pasternak, Baum, Mr. Goodman was largely responsible for business development outside of the United States, for investment of its corporate retirement funds, and for selecting trading personnel in the Vegetable Oil Division. Mr. Goodman also created and developed Pasternak, Baum’s Lauric Oils Department. Mr. Goodman has conducted extensive business in South America, Europe and the Far East; he has been a merchandiser of all major vegetable oils and their by-products, and of various other commodities such as sunflower seeds, frozen poultry, pulses and potatoes.

Mr. Goodman graduated from the Bernard M. Baruch School of Business of the City University of New York with a B.B.A. in 1969 and an M.B.A. in 1971 in Finance and Investments, where he was awarded an Economics and Finance Department Fellowship from September 1969 through June 1971. Mr. Goodman is a member of the American Arbitration Association; while at Pasternak, Baum, he was a member of the National Institute of Oilseeds Products and the American Fats and Oils Association (including its Export Rules Committee).

Mr. Goodman is the Chairman of the Board of the Stacy Joy Goodman Memorial Foundation, a non-profit charity committed to finding a cure for Juvenile Diabetes. He is also the most recent past Chairman of the Board of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that is the principle source of funding for the Diabetes Research Institute, a world renowned cure based research center affiliated with the University of Miami School of Medicine. Mr. Goodman is a founding member and member of the Board of the Greenwich Roundtable. He is also a Director of The Kenmar Global ECO Foundation Inc., which was formed in order to make a meaningful, positive impact on society and the environment by identifying and supporting organizations that promote environmental and sustainability causes around the world.

Messrs. Shewer and Goodman left Pasternak, Baum in September 1983 to form Kenmar Advisory Corp. (now known as Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., the Managing Owner) and they have occupied their present positions with the Managing Owner since that time.

Ms. Esther Eckerling Goodman (born 1952), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Managing Owner, has been a principal, associated person and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since May 12, 1988, July 17, 1986 and July 17, 1986, respectively. She joined the Managing Owner in July 1986 and is its Chief Operating Officer and Senior Executive Vice President. Ms. Goodman has been involved in the futures industry since 1974. From 1974 through 1976, she was employed by Conti-Commodity Services, Inc. and ACLI Commodity Services, Inc., in the areas of hedging, speculative trading and tax arbitrage. In 1976, Ms. Goodman joined Loeb Rhoades & Company, Inc. where she was responsible for developing and managing a managed futures program that, in 1979, became the trading system for Westchester Commodity Management, an independent commodity-trading advisor of which Ms. Goodman was a founder and principal. From 1983 through mid-1986, Ms. Goodman was employed as a marketing executive at Commodities Corp. (USA) of Princeton, New Jersey. Ms. Goodman was a Director of the Managed Futures Trade Association from 1987 to 1991 and a Director of its successor organization, the Managed Futures Association, from 1991 to 1995 (now the Managed Funds Association). Ms. Goodman graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. degree in psychology in 1974.

Mrs. Esther Eckerling Goodman is married to Mr. Marc S. Goodman.

Mr. Braxton Glasgow III (born 1953) has been a principal, associated person, branch manager and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since June 21, 2001, June 21, 2001, July 13, 2004 and June 8, 2001, respectively. Mr. Glasgow has been an Executive Vice President of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in May 2001. Mr. Glasgow is responsible for business development. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, Director of Client Services and a Principal at Chesapeake Capital Corp., a commodities trading firm, and as Senior Managing Director at Signet Investment Banking Co. Mr. Glasgow began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and private equity, including extensive work in Europe and the Far East. Mr. Glasgow received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a Certified Public Accountant. From 1994 to 1995, he was President of the Jay Group Ltd. Mr. Glasgow received a B.S. degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina in 1975.

Ms. Maureen D. Howley (born 1967) has been a principal of the Managing Owner since August 11, 2003. She has been a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in July 2003. She is responsible for corporate finance. From July 2001 until July 2003, Ms. Howley was an Associate at Andor Capital Management, LLC, an equity hedge fund company. At Andor, she was responsible for managing the corporate accounting functions.

 

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Previously, she was the Controller at John W. Henry & Company, Inc., a commodity-trading advisor (“JWH”), where she held positions of increasing responsibility from September 1996 to July 2001. She began her career at Deloitte & Touche where she specialized in the financial services industry. She held many positions of increasing responsibility for seven years, and left as an Audit Senior Manager in September 1996 to join JWH. Ms. Howley received a B.A. in Accounting from Muhlenberg College in 1989 and designation as a Certified Public Accountant in 1990.

Mr. Lawrence S. Block (born 1967) has been a Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in March 2005. Prior to joining the Managing Owner, Mr. Block was a Managing Director and General Counsel of Lipper & Company, L.P., a New York-based investment management firm, from January 1998 until March 2005. Prior to joining Lipper & Company, Mr. Block was a senior associate at the law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in New York from May 1996 through December 1997. Mr. Block also worked as an associate at the law firm Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn from September 1992 through May 1996. Mr. Block received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989 and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1992. Mr. Block’s registration as a principal of the Managing Owner has been effective since March 17, 2005.

Mr. David K. Spohr (born 1963), Senior Vice President and Director of Fund Administration of the Managing Owner, joined the Managing Owner in 2005. He is responsible for the development and execution of the administration group support responsibilities and, as Director of Fund Administration, functions as the Principal Financial/Accounting Officer of Registrant. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Spohr was a Vice President at Safra Group, where he was responsible for the Alternative Investment operations, tax reporting and pricing valuation. From 2000 to 2002, he was a consultant to The Safra Group. From 1994-1999, he was Manager of Investment Services for the Bank of Bermuda, supporting private client transactions. From 1993 to 1994, he was the Manager of Global Operations for Highbridge Capital Corporation during the fund’s infancy. Mr. Spohr received a B.S. in Business Economics from The State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1985 and designation as a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1998.

Ms. Joanne D. Rosenthal (born 1965) has been a principal, associated person and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since February 29, 2000, February 29, 2000 and November 30, 1999, respectively. Ms. Rosenthal is Senior Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management and Implementation for the Managing Owner. Prior to joining the Managing Owner in October 1999, Ms. Rosenthal spent nine years at The Chase Manhattan Bank, in various positions of increasing responsibility. From July 1991 through April 1994, she managed the Trade Execution Desk and from May 1994 through September 1999, she was a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Chase Alternative Asset Management, Inc. Ms. Rosenthal received a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

Mr. Peter J. Fell (born 1960), Senior Vice President and Director of Due Diligence since joining the Managing Owner in September 2004. He is responsible for manager selection and due diligence. Mr. Fell is a member of the Investment Committee. From 2000 through August 2004, Mr. Fell was a founding partner and Investment Director of Starview Capital Management. Prior to co-founding Starview Capital Management, Mr. Fell was Vice President of Research and Product Development at Merrill Lynch Investment Partners Inc (MLIP). He was responsible for the investment evaluation and recommendation process pertaining to MLIP funds and sat on MLIP’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining MLIP, Mr. Fell had been with Deutsche Bank Financial Products Corporation for six years starting in 1989, where he was Vice President in the over-the-counter fixed income derivatives area. From 1985 to 1989, he was employed by Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, ultimately holding the position of Assistant Vice President in the Swaps and Futures Group. Mr. Fell holds an A.B. cum laude in Music Theory and History and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University.

Mr. Bala Kasturi (born 1964), Senior Vice President and Director of Risk Management , joined the Managing Owner in March 2006. He is responsible for investment analytics and portfolio/risk management and collaborates on manager due diligence and analytics. Mr. Kasturi is a member of the Investment Committee. From January 2002 through January 2004, Mr. Kasturi served as a Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Vega Asset Management USA LLC and from January 2004 to July 2005, he served as Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Taurus Global Macro Fund at VegaPlus Capital Partners USA LLC. Prior to joining VegaPlus, Mr. Kasturi was a macro fund manager at Bankers Trust/Deutsch Asset Management from January 2000 through December 2001 for the DB Global Macro Fund where he developed quantitative models for valuation and trading across all asset classes and strategies. From October 1997 through December 2000, he was Portfolio Manager at Bankers Trust for a global fixed income fund. Mr. Kasturi worked at Tiger Management from March 1993 through October 1997 as a Risk Manager, where he developed market risk systems and was a member of the Risk Management Committee. Mr. Kasturi has an undergraduate degree in Commerce from Osmania University in India, an MBA from Northeast Louisiana University and a MS in Computer Science from Ballarat University in Australia.

Ms. Melissa Cohn (born 1960), Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst, joined the Managing Owner in 1988. Her responsibilities include manager due diligence, manager analysis, and portfolio/risk management. Ms. Cohn has been involved in the futures industry for over 20 years. Prior to joining the Managing Owner, she spent six years in positions of increasing responsibility in the Commodities Division at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. Her experience includes that of Sales Assistant, Assistant Commodity Trader and Trader executing orders from numerous CTAs that traded through Shearson. Ms. Cohn graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1982.

 

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Mr. Gordon Nicholson (born 1965), Vice President and Senior Research Analyst, graduated from John Abbott College in 1985 with a Diploma of Collegiate Studies - Pure and Applied Sciences; from Bishop’s University in 1988 with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics and from Vermont Law School in 1993 with a J.D. Mr. Nicholson is also a Certified Financial Advisor and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst. Mr. Nicholson joined the Kenmar Group in June 2005 and currently serves as Vice President, Director and Senior Research Analyst for the Managing Owner. Mr. Nicholson is a Member of Registrant’s Investment Committee. Previously, he was the Manager – Credit and Pricing, at Bombardier, Inc., a manufacturer of planes and trains, where he held positions of increasing responsibility from April 2003 to June 2005. Prior to that, from July 2002 to April 2003, he was a Senior Credit Analyst at Bombardier Capital, Inc., an asset management firm.

Ms. Jennifer S. Moros (born 1970) has been a Senior Vice President, Marketing and Investor Relations of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in January 2007. From October 2006 until December 2006, she worked at The Bank of New York. Previously, she was the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Marketing of Coronat Capital Management, LLC, a small start-up hedge fund, from November 2004 until September 2005. Previously, she was Vice President and Product Manager at Credit Suisse in their Alternative Capital Division from February 2000 until November 2004, responsible for marketing, new product development and reporting for their fund of hedge funds business. From June 1998 to January 2000, she was a Senior Associate in the Marketing and Business Development areas at Zweig-DiMenna, a large long/short equity hedge fund. Prior to this, she was employed at Symphony Alternative Investments, an alternatives pension consulting firm, from July 1997 to June 1998, where she was responsible for quantitative and qualitative assessments and recommendations of alternative investments including hedge funds, private equity and venture capital for large institutional clients. From November 1993 until July 1995, Ms. Moros was a Financial Analyst at Bankers Trust and a Business Applications Analyst at National Westminster Bancorp from August 1992 until November 1993. Ms. Moros received an M.B.A in Finance from The Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997 and a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1992.

Mr. Frank Coloccia (born 1965), Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, graduated from Manhattan College in 1987 and 1993 with a BS in Computer Information Systems and MBA in Management Information Systems, respectively. Since December 2007, Mr. Coloccia has been Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for all of the Kenmar Group of companies, including Preferred. Prior to joining Kenmar, Mr. Coloccia was a Managing Partner of JFA Group LLC, a consulting firm owned by Mr. Coloccia, from September 2007 until December 2007, as well as from September 2006 until January 2007. From January 2007 until September 2007, Mr. Coloccia was the Chief Research Officer at The Info Pro, an independent market research company for the Information Technology industry. Prior to that time, he was Senior Vice President of Xandros Inc., a provider of Linux-based server, desktop and Windows-Linux cross-platform systems management tools, from April 2006 until September 2006. From November 1999 through February 2006, Mr. Coloccia was the President and Chief Technology Officer of Creative Technologies Group Inc., a consulting company that specialized in networking and application support for the small-medium enterprises market.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Certain of the Managing Owner’s directors and officers and any persons holding more than ten percent of the Registrant’s Limited Interests (“Ten Percent Owners”) are required to report their initial ownership of Interests and any subsequent changes in that ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Forms 3, 4 or 5. Such directors and officers and Ten Percent Owners are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Registrant with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they file. There are no Ten Percent Owners of the Registrant’s Limited Interests. All filing requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act were timely complied with during the fiscal year. In making these disclosures, the Registrant has relied solely on written representations of the Managing Owner’s directors and officers and the Registrant’s Ten Percent Owners or copies of the reports that they have filed with the SEC during and with respect to its most recent fiscal year.

Code of Ethics

Preferred has adopted a Code of Ethics for its Co-Chief Executive Officers and Director of Fund Administration (who, in these capacities, function as the Co-Chief Executive Officers and Principal Financial/Accounting Officer, respectively, of Registrant), accounting managers and persons performing similar functions. A copy of the Code of Ethics is attached as an exhibit hereto.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Registrant itself does not have any employees. Preferred serves as Managing Owner of the Registrant. The Board of Directors of Preferred has delegated audit committee responsibilities to the Internal Controls and Disclosure Committee. David K. Spohr is Preferred’s Director of Fund Administration (and, in that capacity, functions as Registrant’s Principal Financial/Accounting Officer), is a member of the Internal Controls and Disclosure Committee, and serves as the “audit committee financial expert” for Registrant. Mr. Spohr is not a member of Preferred’s Board of Directors and he is not independent of management.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The Registrant does not pay or accrue any fees, salaries or any other form of compensation for officers of the Managing Owner for their services. (See also Item 13, Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, for information regarding compensation to the Managing Owner.).

 

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

As of January 31, 2009, the following officers of the Managing Owner are deemed to own beneficially the following number of General Interests issued by the Registrant:

 

Name and Addresses of

Beneficial Owner

  

Number and Nature of
Units Owned Directly

  

Percentage

of Class

  

Number and Nature of
Units Owned Indirectly

   Percentage
of Class
 

Marc S. Goodman

900 King Street

Suite 100

Rye Brook, New York 10573

  

52.832

Other

Unitholder

Units

   Less than 1%   

413.830

Managing

Owner

Units (*)

   100 %

Kenneth A. Shewer

900 King Street

Suite 100

Rye Brook, New York 10573

  

50.252

Other

Unitholder

Units

   Less than 1%   

413.830

Managing

Owner

Units (*)

   100 %

Esther E. Goodman

900 King Street

Suite 100

Rye Brook, New York 10573

  

0

Other

Unitholder

Units

   Less than 1%   

413.830

Managing

Owner Units (**) and 52.832 Units (**)

   100 %

 

(*) These Units are held indirectly through Preferred. The Beneficial Owner disclaims beneficial ownership over such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(**) These Units are held directly or indirectly by the Beneficial Owner’s spouse. The Beneficial Owner disclaims beneficial ownership over such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

As of January 31, 2009, Preferred owns 1% General Units in the Registrant. As of January 31, 2009, all of Preferred’s stock is owned indirectly and equally by Messrs. Goodman and Shewer, Preferred’s sole directors.

As of January 31, 2009, the following unitholders owned beneficially more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding Limited Units issued by Registrant:

 

Investor

   Units    % Ownership  

Foerster Living Trust

   1,997.2157    5.09 %

Dugan L Moore Revocable Living Trust

   1,997.2157    5.09 %

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

The Registrant has and will continue to have certain relationships with the Managing Owner and its affiliates. However, there have been no direct financial transactions between the Registrant and the officers of the Managing Owner.

Reference is made to Notes 2 and 4 to the financial statements in the Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto, which identify the related parties and discuss the services provided by these parties and the amounts paid or payable, if any, for their services.

Director Independence

David K. Spohr is Preferred’s Director of Fund Administration (and, in that capacity, functions as Registrant’s Principal Financial/Accounting Officer), is a member of the Internal Controls and Disclosure Committee, and serves as the “audit committee financial expert” for Registrant. Mr. Spohr is not a member of Preferred’s Board of Directors and he is not independent of management.

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Audit Fees and All Other Fees

Registrant’s principal accountant since October 15, 2007 has been Eisner LLP (“Eisner”). Registrant’s principal accountant for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the period January 1, 2007 through September 14, 2007 was Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”). We have been advised by Eisner that neither the firm, nor any member of the firm, has any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any capacity in Registrant or its affiliates.

 

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(a) Audit Fees

Fees for audit services performed by Eisner totaled approximately $46,000 and $33,000 for 2008 and 2007, respectively, including fees associated with the review of Registrant’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Fees for audit services performed by D&T totaled approximately $26,000 and $58,000 for 2007 and 2006, respectively, including fees associated with the annual audit and the reviews of Registrant’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The audit-related fees billed to Registrant by Eisner for 2008 totaled $0. The audit-related fees billed to Registrant by Eisner for the period of October 15, 2007 through December 31, 2007 totaled $0. The audit-related fees billed to Registrant by D&T for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the period January 1, 2007 through September 14, 2007 for products and services other than the services reported above totaled $0.

(c) Tax Fees

There were no fees for tax services performed by, or billed to the Registrant by Eisner for 2008 and 2007 or by D&T for 2007 and 2006.

(d) All Other Fees.

The other fees billed to Registrant by D&T for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the period January 1, 2007 through September 14, 2007 for products and services other than the services reported above totaled $0. The other fees billed to Registrant by Eisner for the period of October 15, 2007 through December 31, 2007 totaled $0. The other fees billed to Registrant by Eisner for 2008 totaled $0.

PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements and Schedules

 

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K:

 

1.    Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Eisner LLP    1
   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Deloitte & Touche LLP    2
   Financial Statements   
  

Statements of Financial Condition

   3
  

Condensed Schedules of Investments

   4
  

Statements of Operations

   5
  

Statements of Changes in Unitholders’ Capital (Net Asset Value)

   6
  

Notes to Financial Statements

   7 - 19
2.    Exhibits.   

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description of Document

3.1   Certificate of Formation of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-8869, dated July 25, 1996).
3.2   Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-8869, dated July 25, 1996).
3.3   Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Registrant dated as of December 1, 2008 (filed herewith)
4.5   Form of the Privacy Notices of the Managing Owner dated January 2009 (filed herewith)
10.1   Form of Advisory Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-8869, dated July 25, 1996).

 

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10.2

  Form of Customer Agreement between the Trust and the Commodity Brokers. (Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-8869, dated July 25, 1996).

10.3

  Form of Escrow Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-8869, dated July 25, 1996).

10.4

 

Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney. (Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement on

Form S-1, Registration No. 333-8869, dated July 25, 1996).

10.5

  Advisory Agreement among the Managing Owner, WCM Pool LLC and Winton Capital Management Limited dated November 20, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)

10.6

  WCM Pool LLC Organization Agreement dated November 20, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)

10.7

  Administrative Service Agreement between WCM Pool LLC and Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. dated November 20, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)

10.8

  Amendment No. 1 to WCM Pool LLC Organization Agreement dated March 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)

10.9

  Services Agreement between Spectrum Global Fund Administration, L.L.C. and Registrant dated May 23, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)

10.10

  Amendment No. 1 to Services Agreement between Spectrum Global Fund Administration, L.L.C. and Registrant dated January 1, 2009 (filed herewith)

13.1

  Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report (with the exception of the information and data incorporated by reference in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, no other information or data appearing in the Registrant’s 2008 Annual Report is to be deemed filed as part of this report) (filed herewith)

14.1

  Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. Code Of Ethics (adopted pursuant to Section 406 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002) as of October 13, 2008

31.1

  Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 (filed herewith)

31.2

  Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 (filed herewith)

32.1

  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)

32.2

  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)

 

(b) Report on Form 8-K - Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year; Financial Statements and Exhibits, dated December 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference)

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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT

December 31, 2008

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Managing Owner and Limited Owners of

Kenmar Global Trust

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition, including the condensed schedules of investments, of Kenmar Global Trust (the “Trust”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of operations and changes in unitholders’ capital and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. These financial statements and the financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial highlights 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. 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, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Kenmar Global Trust at December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations and changes in unitholders’ capital and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Eisner LLP

New York, New York

March 25, 2009

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Managing Owner and Limited Owners of

Kenmar Global Trust

We have audited the statements of operations and changes in unitholders’ capital for the year ended December 31, 2006 of Kenmar Global Trust (the “Trust”). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and changes in unitholders’ capital of the Trust for the year ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York

March 28, 2007

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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

     2008    2007

ASSETS

     

Equity in broker trading accounts;

     

Cash

   $ 3,815,436    $ 1,490,394

Unrealized gain on open futures contracts, net

     215,655      229,997
             

Total equity in broker trading accounts

     4,031,091      1,720,391

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,189,383      640,984

Investment in WCM Pool LLC, at fair value,
(10.43% and 32.32% of net asset value, respectively)

     638,493      1,732,978

Unrealized gain on open forward currency contracts, net

     0      4,720

Note receivable, Managing Owner

     585,193      1,685,193

Interest receivable

     108      16,649

Redemptions receivable from WCM Pool LLC

     80,314      0
             

Total assets

   $ 6,524,582    $ 5,800,915
             

LIABILITIES

     

Unrealized loss on open forward currency contracts, net

   $ 747    $ 0

Accounts payable and other

     36,688      19,021

Managing Owner brokerage commissions and
other transaction fees payable

     47,838      82,241

Managing Owner incentive fees payable

     39,348      0

Advisor profit shares

     197,424      97,970

Redemptions payable

     80,582      239,221
             

Total liabilities

     402,627      438,453
             

UNITHOLDERS’ CAPITAL (Net Asset Value)

     

Managing Owner - 413.8301 and 553.8301 units
outstanding at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively

     64,598      66,917

Other Unitholders - 38,805.1498 and 43,828.1911 units
outstanding at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively

     6,057,357      5,295,545
             

Total unitholders’ capital (Net Asset Value)

     6,121,955      5,362,462
             

Total liabilities and unitholders’ capital

   $ 6,524,582    $ 5,800,915
             

Net Asset Value per Other Unitholders and Managing Owner Unit

 

December 31,
2008   2007   2006
$156.10   $ 120.83   $ 103.43
             

See accompanying notes.

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CONDENSED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

     2008     2007  
   Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

Net
as a % of
Unrealized
Net Asset Value
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

as a % of
Net Asset Value
    Gain (Loss)  

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS

        

OPEN LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS

        

Description

        

Commodities

   0.07 %   $ 4,203     1.74 %   $ 93,117  

Currency

   0.50 %     30,403     (0.53 )%     (28,628 )

Energy

   0.00 %     0     1.51 %     81,393  

Interest rates

   1.97 %     120,632     0.53 %     28,633  

Metals

   (0.48 )%     (29,181 )   (2.07 )%     (110,883 )

Stock index

   0.00 %     0     0.12 %     6,264  
                            

Unrealized gain on open long futures contracts

   2.06 %   $ 126,057     1.30 %   $ 69,896  
                            

OPEN SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS

        

Description

        

Commodities

   0.10 %   $ 5,878     0.03 %   $ 1,438  

Currency

   (0.06 )%     (3,848 )   (0.44 )%     (23,570 )

Energy

   (0.02 )%     (1,110 )   0.11 %     6,090  

Interest rates

   (0.47 )%     (28,628 )   0.59 %     31,859  

Metals

   1.97 %     120,963     2.74 %     146,307  

Stock index

   (0.06 )%     (3,657 )   (0.04 )%     (2,023 )
                            

Unrealized gain on open short futures contracts

   1.46 %   $ 89,598     2.99 %   $ 160,101  
                            

Unrealized gain on open futures contracts, net

   3.52 %   $ 215,655     4.29 %   $ 229,997  
                            

OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

        

Description

        

Long forward currency contracts

   0.00 %   $ 0     (0.07 )%   $ (3,915 )

Short forward currency contracts

   (0.01 )%     (747 )   0.16 %     8,635  
                            

Unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts, net

   (0.01 )%   $ (747 )   0.09 %   $ 4,720  
                            

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

 

 

     2008     2007     2006  

NET INCOME FROM TRUST OPERATIONS

      

TRADING GAINS (LOSSES)

      

Realized

   $ 2,305,368     $ 1,435,267     $ 573,502  

Change in unrealized

     (19,809 )     (164,575 )     250,503  

Brokerage commissions

     (27,375 )     (43,168 )     (65,435 )
                        

Net gain from trading

     2,258,184       1,227,524       758,570  
                        

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

      

Income

      

Interest income

     107,398       192,282       388,169  
                        

Expenses

      

Managing Owner brokerage commissions

     509,815       449,909       713,251  

Managing Owner incentive fees

     39,409       0       0  

Advisor profit shares

     416,492       223,383       103,991  

Operating expenses

     164,650       135,644       42,860  
                        

Total expenses

     1,130,366       808,936       860,102  
                        

Net investment loss

     (1,022,968 )     (616,654 )     (471,933 )
                        

NET INCOME FROM TRUST OPERATIONS

     1,235,216       610,870       286,637  
                        

NET INCOME ALLOCATED FROM WCM POOL LLC:

      

REVENUES

      

Realized

     313,729       208,212       0  

Change in unrealized

     (7,948 )     59,180       0  

Interest income

     17,246       76,299       0  
                        

Total revenues

     323,027       343,691       0  
                        

EXPENSES

      

Brokerage commissions and other transaction fees

     2,103       7,803       0  

Management fees

     26,273       39,147       0  

Advisor profit shares

     60,623       43,943       0  

Operating expenses

     9,349       8,979       0  
                        

Total expenses

     98,348       99,872       0  
                        

NET INCOME ALLOCATED FROM
WCM POOL LLC

     224,679       243,819       0  
                        

NET INCOME

   $ 1,459,895     $ 854,689     $ 286,637  
                        

NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE

      

UNITHOLDERS AND MANAGING OWNER UNIT

      

Net income per weighted average
Unitholders and Managing Owner Unit

   $ 34.81     $ 16.98     $ 3.64  
                        

Weighted average number of Unitholders
and Managing Owner Units outstanding

   $ 41,939     $ 50,332     $ 78,664  
                        

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN UNITHOLDERS’ CAPITAL

For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

 

 

           Unitholders’ Capital  
     Total     Total Number of
Units
    Managing
Owner
    Other
Unitholders
 

Unitholders’ capital at
December 31, 2005

   114,336.1313     $ 116,826     $ 11,071,856     $ 11,188,682  

Additions

   50.6763       0       5,004       5,004  

Redemptions

   (58,294.5567 )     (47,205 )     (5,631,248 )     (5,678,453 )

Net income for the year
ended December 31, 2006

       3,179       283,458       286,637  
                              

Unitholders’ capital at
December 31, 2006

   56,092.2509       72,800       5,729,070       5,801,870  

Redemptions

   (11,710.2297 )     (13,810 )     (1,280,287 )     (1,294,097 )

Net income for the year
ended December 31, 2007

       7,927       846,762       854,689  
                              

Unitholders’ capital at
December 31, 2007

   44,382.0212       66,917       5,295,545       5,362,462  

Redemptions

   (5,163.0413 )     (18,660 )     (681,742 )     (700,402 )

Net income for the year
ended December 31, 2008

       16,341       1,443,554       1,459,895  
                              

Unitholders’ capital at
December 31, 2008

   39,218.9799     $ 64,598     $ 6,057,357     $ 6,121,955  
                              

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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

Note 1.       ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

  A. General Description of the Fund

Kenmar Global Trust (the “Fund”) is a Delaware business trust. The Fund will terminate on December 31, 2026 unless terminated sooner as provided in the Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement. The Fund is a multi-advisor, multi-strategy commodity pool which trades in United States (U.S.) and foreign futures, options, forward currency and related markets. A portion of the Fund’s assets are managed by Transtrend B.V. (“Transtrend”) as a managed account via their Diversified Trend Program.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Fund contributed a portion of its net assets to WCM Pool LLC (the “Company”) and received a Voting Membership Interest in the Company. The Company was formed to function as an aggregate trading vehicle. At December 31, 2008, the sole members of the Company are the Fund, Futures Strategic Trust (“FST”) and Diversified Futures Trust I (“DFT”). Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. (“Preferred” or the “Managing Owner”) is the Managing Owner of the Fund, FST, and DFT and has been delegated administrative authority over the operations of the Company. The Company engages in the speculative trading of futures and forwards contracts. The financial statements of the Company, including the condensed schedule of investments, are included in Section II of these financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

Prior to January 1, 2007, pursuant to an advisory agreement (the “Graham Advisory Agreement”) among the Fund, the Managing Owner and Graham Capital Management, L.P. (“Graham”), the portion of the Fund’s net assets contributed to the Company were managed by Graham pursuant to its K4 Program at 150% Leverage. The Fund terminated the Graham Advisory Agreement effective December 31, 2006.

 

  B. Regulation

As a registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Fund is subject to the regulatory requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a commodity pool, the Fund is subject to the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), an agency of the U.S. government which regulates most aspects of the commodity futures industry; rules of the National Futures Association (“NFA”), an industry self-regulatory organization; and the requirements of the various commodity exchanges where the Fund executes transactions. Additionally, the Fund is subject to the requirements of the futures commission merchants (brokers) and interbank market makers through which the Fund trades.

 

  C. Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Fund are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Such principles require Preferred to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 1.      ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  C. Basis of Accounting (Continued)

Commodity futures and forward transactions are reflected in the accompanying statements of financial condition on trade date. Net unrealized gain or loss on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) is reflected in the statement of financial condition in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation FIN No. 39 - “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts.” The market value of each contract is based upon the closing quotation on the exchange, clearing firm or bank on, or through, which the contract is traded. The values which will be used by the Fund for open forward and option positions will be provided by its administrator, who obtains market quotes from data vendors and third parties. Any change in net unrealized gain or loss during the current period is reported in the statement of operations. Realized gains and losses on commodity transactions are recognized in the period in which the contracts are closed. Brokerage commissions paid directly to brokers, are reflected as “brokerage commissions” in the statement of operations, include exchange and other trading fees and are charged to expense when incurred.

The weighted average number of Units outstanding was computed for purposes of disclosing net income per weighted average Unit. The weighted average Units are equal to the number of Units outstanding at period end, adjusted proportionately for Units subscribed and redeemed based on their respective time outstanding during such period.

The Fund has elected not to provide a Statement of Cash Flows as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 102, “Statement of Cash Flows - Exemption of Certain Enterprises and Classification of Cash Flows from Certain Securities Acquired for Resale.”

Consistent with standard business practices in the normal course of business, the Fund has provided general indemnifications to the Managing Owner, its commodity trading advisors and others when they act, in good faith, in the best interests of the Fund. The Fund is unable to develop an estimate of the maximum potential amount of future payments that could potentially result from any hypothetical future claim, but expects the risk of having to make any payments under these general business indemnifications to be remote.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 1.       ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  C. Basis of Accounting (Continued)

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN 48 requires that the Fund recognize in its financial statements, the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. In connection with the adoption of FIN 48, the Fund has elected an accounting policy to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as interest or other expense. All tax years which are statutorily open are subject to examination by the appropriate taxing authorities. Preferred, as Managing Owner of the Fund, evaluated the impact of adopting FIN 48 on the Fund’s financial statements. The Adoption of FIN 48 had no material impact on the Fund, as the Fund’s tax position is based on established tax precedence for the tax treatment of investment partnerships as flow through tax entities.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements”. SFAS 157 requires use of a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels: quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1), inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (Level 2), and unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (Level 3). SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.

The Fund adopted SFAS 157 in the first quarter of 2008. The adoption of SFAS 157 had no impact to the items required to be carried at fair value (investments) in these financial statements.

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities measured at fair value using the fair value hierarchy of SFAS 157:

 

December 31, 2008

   Level 1    Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

         

Unrealized gain on open futures contracts, net

   $ 215,655    $ 0     $ 0     $ 215,655  

Investment in WCM Pool LLC, at fair value

   $ 0    $ 638,493     $ 0     $ 638,493  

Transfers in (out)

   $ 0    $ 638,493     $ (638,493 )   $ 0  

Liabilities:

         

Unrealized loss on open forward currency contracts, net

   $ 0    $ (747 )   $ 0     $ (747 )

December 31, 2007

   Level 1    Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

         

Unrealized gain on open futures contracts, net

   $ 229,997    $ 0     $ 0     $ 229,997  

Unrealized gain on open forward currency
contracts, net

   $ 0    $ 4,720     $ 0     $ 4,720  

Investment in WCM Pool LLC, at fair value

   $ 0    $ 0     $ 1,732,978     $ 1,732,978  

Note receivable, Managing Owner

   $ 0    $ 0     $ 1,685,193     $ 1,685,193  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 1.       ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  C. Basis of Accounting (Continued)

Changes in the Level 3 fair value category for the note receivable, Managing Owner for the year ended December 31, 2008 results from the investment in the note of $1,685,193 being reduced by a pre-payment of $1,100,000 and a transfer out of Level 3 and investments of $585,193 bringing the balance in investments to zero (see Note 4).

Investments classified as Level 2 and Level 3 under SFAS 157 include the Fund’s investment in the Company and are valued monthly at the net asset value as reported by the Company. The Company’s net asset value is determined based upon its management’s best estimate of the fair value of its underlying net assets, substantially all of which are investments valued using Level 1 and Level 2 inputs but include certain assets and liabilities where the inputs into the determination of fair value require management judgment or estimation. The Managing Owner determined that certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities which require management judgment or estimation were not material to the Fund’s financial statements and therefore, the Fund’s investment in the Company should be classified as Level 2 at December 31, 2008. A table presenting the changes in Level 2 and Level 3 fair value category for years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, is provided in Note 5 of these financial statements. Of the $224,679 and $243,819 of income for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, reported on Level 2 and Level 3 investments in Note 5, $(7,948) and $59,180, respectively, represent a change in unrealized gain (loss) allocated from the Company on the Fund’s statements of operations.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active” (“FSP FAS 157-3”). FSP FAS 157-3 clarified the application of SFAS 157. FSP FAS 157-3 demonstrated how the fair value of a financial asset is determined when the market for that financial asset is inactive. FSP FAS 157-3 was effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements had not been issued. Preferred, as Managing Owner of the Fund, evaluated the impact of adoption of FSP FAS157-3 and its impact on the Fund’s financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (“SFAS 159”), “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, including an amendment of SFAS 115. This statement provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 with early adoption permitted. Preferred, as Managing Owner of the Fund, evaluated the impact of adopting SFAS 159 and its impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

The Fund adopted SFAS 159 during the first quarter of 2008, and it did not have a material effect on the Fund’s financial statements, as the Fund did not elect the fair value option for any eligible financial assets or liabilities.

In April 2007, the FASB released FASB Staff Position FIN No. 39-1 “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts” (“FSP FIN 39-1”). FSP FIN 39-1 requires that offsetting of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet is improper except where a right of setoff exists. The application of FSP FIN 39-1 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim period within those fiscal years. Preferred, as Managing Owner of the Fund, evaluated the impact of FSP FIN 39-1 and its impact on the Fund’s financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Funds financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 1.      ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  C. Basis of Accounting (Continued)

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 establishes, among other things, the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Preferred, as Managing Owner of the Fund, evaluated the impact of adopting of SFAS 161 and its impact on the Fund’s financial statements. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have an impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

  D. Cash

Cash represents amounts deposited with a bank and clearing brokers, a portion of which is restricted for purposes of meeting margin requirements, which typically range from 0% to 35% of the notional amounts of the derivatives traded. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007 restricted cash totaled $401,868 and $573,785 respectively. The Fund receives interest on all cash balances held by the bank and clearing brokers at prevailing rates. In addition, the Fund is allocated its pro-rata share of interest from the Company effective January 1, 2007.

 

  E. Income Taxes

The Fund is treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes. As such, the Fund is not required to provide for, or pay, any Federal or state income taxes. Income tax attributes that arise from its operations are passed directly to the individual Unitholders including the Managing Owner. The Fund may be subject to other state and local taxes in jurisdictions in which it operates.

 

  F. Investment in WCM Pool LLC

The investment in the Company is reported in the Fund’s statement of financial condition at the net asset value as reported by the Company, which the Managing Owner considers an appropriate estimate of fair value. The Fund records its proportionate share of the Company’s income or loss in the statements of operations. Through its investment in the Company, the Fund pays its pro-rata share of the 2% annual management fee (accrued and paid monthly) and a 20% incentive fee on New High Net Trading Profits (accrued monthly and paid quarterly) as defined in the advisory agreement. Valuation of futures and forwards currency contracts by the Company is discussed in the notes to the Company’s financial statements included in Section II of this report.

 

  G. Profit and Loss Allocation, Distributions and Redemptions

The Fund allocates profits and losses for both financial and tax-reporting purposes to its Unitholders monthly on a pro rata basis based on each Unitholder’s number of Units outstanding during the month. Distributions (other than redemptions of Units) may be made at the sole discretion of the Managing Owner on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective capital balances of the Unitholders. The Managing Owner has not made any distributions since inception and does not presently intend to make any distributions in the future.

Redemptions are permitted as of the last day of each month, on at least 10 days prior written notice. Redemptions are at the then current net asset value per Unit. Partial redemptions are permitted.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 1.      ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  H. Foreign Currency Transactions

The Fund’s 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 operations currently in the caption realized on the statements of operations.

 

  I. Interest Income

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

 

Note 2.      MANAGING OWNER

The Managing Owner of the Fund is Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., which conducts and manages the business of the Fund. Effective December 1, 2008, the Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement no longer requires the Managing Owner to maintain a capital account equal to 1% of the total capital accounts of the Fund or net worth of at least $1,000,000.

The Managing Owner is paid monthly brokerage commissions (“Managing Owner Brokerage Commissions”) equal to 1/12 of 10% (10% annually) of the Fund’s beginning of month Net Asset Value on the first $25 million of Net Asset Value and 1/12 of 9% (9% annually) of the Fund’s beginning of month Net Asset Value in excess of $25 million. The Managing Owner, in turn, pays substantially all actual costs of executing the Fund’s consulting trades, selling commissions and trailing commissions to selling agents, and fees to the commodity trading advisors. Managing Owner Brokerage Commissions are reduced by brokerage commissions and other trading fees paid directly to brokers by the Fund as well as management fees allocated from the Company. Excluded from the Managing Owner broker commissions are the Transtrend or Company incentive fee payments.

The Managing Owner is paid an incentive fee equal to 5% of New Overall Appreciation (which is defined in the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement and excludes interest income) as of each fiscal year-end and upon redemption of Units. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Managing Owner earned an incentive fee of $39,409 of which $39,348 remains payable at December 31, 2008. No incentive fees were earned by the Managing Owner for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

Note 3.      COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS

The Fund has or had advisory agreements with various commodity trading advisors pursuant to which the Fund pays or paid quarterly profit shares of 20% of Trading Profit (as defined in each respective advisory agreement). For the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, incentive fees earned by various commodity trading advisors totaled $477,115, $267,326 and $103,991, respectively, of which $197,424 and $97,970 was payable at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 4.      RELATED PARTIES

The Fund reimburses the Managing Owner for services it performs for the Fund, which include, but are not limited to: management, accounting, registrar, transfer and assignment functions, investor communications, printing, and other administrative services.

The expenses incurred by the Fund for services performed by the Managing Owner for the Fund, for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were:

 

     2008    2007    2006

Commissions

   $ 509,815    $ 449,909    $ 713,251

General and administrative

     36,219      30,220      18,654
                    
   $ 546,034    $ 480,129    $ 731,905
                    

Expenses payable to the Managing Owner and its affiliates (which are included in accounts payable and other Managing Owner brokerage commission and other transactions fees payable on the statement of financial condition) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 were $47,462 and $71,935, respectively.

On September 24, 2007, the Fund and the Managing Owner entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), effective as of August 10, 2007, whereby the Managing Owner acquired all the Fund’s rights, title and interest to the Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) dated February 11, 2004, by and between the Fund and Sentinel Management Group, Inc. (“Sentinel”), an SEC-registered investment adviser and a CFTC-registered futures commission merchant, and to the Fund’s right, title and interest to the Fund’s deposits in an account (the “Account”) managed by Sentinel, including the Fund’s rights to the funds in the Account, including all claims related thereto against Sentinel (the “Asset”). The purchase price for the Asset was $1,685,193 (the “Purchase Price”), which represented the recorded value of the Fund’s deposit in the Account as reported to the Fund by Sentinel at the close of business on August 10, 2007, the business day immediately preceding the day on which withdrawals from the Account were suspended by Sentinel. The payment of the Purchase Price by the Managing Owner to the Fund was paid by a secured Demand Promissory Note (the “Note”) made by the Managing Owner in favor of the Fund. The interest rate on the Note is the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (3.25% at December 31, 2008) and resets monthly. Interest is payable monthly in arrears on the first business day of the month. The Note was secured by a Security Agreement whereby the Managing Owner granted the Fund a first priority interest in the Assets to secure payment of the Note.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 4.      RELATED PARTIES (CONTINUED)

On June 23, 2008, the Managing Owner sold the Asset to an unrelated third party and applied the proceeds of the sale of the Asset to pay down a portion of the Note. As part of that transaction, the Fund and the Managing Owner entered into a Release and Setoff Agreement whereby (i) the Fund released its security interest in the Asset and any appreciation and (ii) the Managing Owner agreed that in the event the Fund demands payment of all or a part of the Note and the Managing Owner fails to pay such amount, the Fund shall have the right to set off such amount demanded under the Note against any and all amounts due and owing then and in the future to the Managing Owner by the Fund under the Fund’s Trust Agreement, including, without limitation, the Incentive Fee (as defined in the Trust Agreement) and the net portion of any brokerage commissions after payment of related expenses until all amounts outstanding under the Note are paid in full and all other obligations have been paid or discharged.

Through December 31, 2008, the Managing Owner paid the Fund principal of $1,100,000 on the Note, leaving $585,193 of note receivable from the Managing Owner which is reflected on the December 31, 2008 statement of financial condition. Interest receivable from the Managing Owner on the Note as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $1,833 and $10,650, respectively.

Any portion of the principal amount, which is not demanded by the Fund prior to August 31, 2009, will be due and payable by the Managing Owner, with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on August 31, 2009, unless the Fund and the Managing Owner agree to an extension of the Note. (See Note 9).

No default has existed or currently exists on the note receivable from the Managing Owner. If a default existed, the note receivable from the Managing Owner in the amount of $585,193 would be offset by $38,947 of brokerage commissions payable to the Managing Owner and $39,348 of incentive fees payable to the Managing Owner.

 

Note 5.      INVESTMENT IN WCM POOL LLC

Effective January 1, 2007, the Fund invested a portion of its assets in the Company. The Fund’s investment in the Company represents approximately 3.96% and 8.60% of the net asset value of the Company at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The investment in the Company is subject to the Organization Agreement of the Company.

Summarized information for the Fund’s investment in the Company is as follows:

 

     Net Asset Value
December 31, 2007
   Investments    Income*    Redemptions     Net Asset Value
December 31, 2008

WCM Pool LLC

   $ 1,732,978    $ 0    $ 224,679    $ (1,319,164 )   $ 638,493
                                   
     Net Asset Value
December 31, 2006
   Investments    Income*    Redemptions     Net Asset Value
December 31, 2007

WCM Pool LLC

   $ 0    $ 2,143,975    $ 243,819    $ (654,816 )   $ 1,732,978
                                   

 

             
  * Included in earnings and includes ($7,948) and $59,180 for 2008 and 2007, respectively, attributable to the change in unrealized gains and losses.

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December 31, 2008

 

Note 5.      INVESTMENT IN WCM POOL LLC (CONTINUED)

The Fund may make additional contributions to or redemptions from, the Company on a monthly basis.

 

Note 6.      SUBSCRIPTIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS

Investments in Units were made by subscription agreement, subject to acceptance by the Managing Owner. As of February 28, 2006, the Managing Owner suspended additional contributions to the Fund. A Unitholder may request and receive redemption of Units owned, subject to restrictions in the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement. The Fund is not required to make distributions, but may do so at the sole discretion of the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner has not made and does not presently intend to make any distributions.

Units purchased on or after May 31, 2004 and redeemed prior to the end of the twelfth month after such Units are sold were subject to the following redemption charges paid to the Managing Owner: 3.5% of Net Asset Value redeemed on or after the end of the first and on or before the end of the third month after purchase; 2.625% of Net Asset Value redeemed from the beginning of the fourth and on or before the end of the sixth month after purchase; 1.75% of Net Asset Value redeemed from the beginning of the seventh and on or before the end of the ninth month after purchase; and 0.875% of Net Asset Value redeemed from the beginning of the tenth and on or before the end of the twelfth month after purchase.

All redemption charges are paid to the Managing Owner. Such redemption charges are included in redemptions in the statement of changes in unitholders’ capital and amounted to $0, $0 and $71 during 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

Note 7.      DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

The Fund’s investment in the Company is subject to the market and credit risks of the futures contracts, options on futures contracts, forward currency contracts and other financial instruments held or sold short by the Company. The Fund bears the risk of loss only to the extent of the market value of its investments and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and redemptions received in respect to the Fund’s investment in the Company.

In addition, the Fund has cash on deposit with financial institutions and in broker trading accounts. In the event of a financial institution’s insolvency, recovery of cash on deposit may be limited to account insurance or other protection afforded such deposits. The Managing Owner has established procedures to actively monitor market risk and minimize credit risk, although there can be no assurance that it will, in fact, succeed in doing so. The unitholders 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.

The Fund is also exposed to various types of risks associated with the derivative instruments and related markets in which it directly invests. These risks include, but are not limited to, risk of loss from fluctuations in the value of derivative instruments held (market risk) and the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the Fund’s investment activities (credit risk).

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 7.      DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

Market Risk

Trading in futures and forward contracts (including foreign exchange) involves entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a particular commodity at a specified date and price. The gross or face amount of the contracts, which is typically many times that of the Fund’s net assets being traded, significantly exceeds the Fund’s future cash requirements since the Fund intends to close out its open positions prior to settlement. As a result, the Fund is generally subject only to the risk of loss arising from the change in the value of the contracts. As such, the Fund considers the fair value of its derivative instruments to be the net unrealized gain or loss on the contracts. The market risk associated with the Fund’s commitments to purchase commodities is limited to the gross or face amount of the contracts held. However, when the Fund enters into a contractual commitment to sell commodities, it must make delivery of the underlying commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contracts at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities exposes the Fund to unlimited risk.

Market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including government programs and policies, political and economic events, the level and volatility of interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, the diversification effect among the derivative instruments the Fund holds and the liquidity and inherent volatility of the markets in which the Fund trades.

Credit Risk

When entering into futures or forward contracts (including foreign exchange), the Fund is exposed to credit risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations. The counterparty for futures contracts traded on United States and most foreign futures exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with the particular exchange. In general, clearinghouse are backed by their corporate members 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 (i.e., some foreign exchanges), it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. On the other hand, there is concentration risk on forward transactions, entered into by the Fund as the Fund’s interbank market maker, is the sole counterparty. The Fund has entered into a master netting agreement with its interbank market maker and, as a result, when applicable, presents unrealized gains and losses on open forward positions as a net amount in the statements of financial condition. The amount at risk associated with counterparty non-performance of all of the Fund’s contracts is the net unrealized gain included in the statements of financial condition; however, counterparty non-performance on only certain of the Fund’s contracts may result in greater loss than non-performance on all of the Fund’s contracts. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearinghouse will meet its obligations to the Fund.

The Managing Owner attempts to minimize both credit and market risks by requiring the Fund and its commodity trading advisors to abide by various trading limitations and policies. The Managing Owner monitors compliance with these trading limitations and policies, which include, but are not limited to, executing and clearing all trades with creditworthy counterparties; limiting the amount of margin or premium required for any one commodity or all commodities combined; and generally limiting transactions to contracts which are traded in sufficient volume to permit the taking and liquidating of positions.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 7.      DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

Credit Risk (Continued)

The Fund’s futures commission merchant, in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of domestic futures contracts, is required by CFTC regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to the Fund all assets of the Fund relating to domestic futures trading and is not allowed to commingle such assets with its other assets. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, such segregated assets totaled $3,796,610 and $1,516,901, respectively which are included in cash and cash equivalents on the statements of financial condition. Part 30.7 of the CFTC regulations also requires the Fund’s futures commission merchant to secure assets of the Fund related to foreign futures trading which totaled $234,481 and $203,490 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. There are no segregation requirements for assets related to forward trading.

As of December 31, 2008, all of the Fund’s open futures contracts mature within 36 months.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 8.      FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following information presents per Unit operating performance data and other supplemental financial data for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006. This information has been derived from information presented in the financial statements.

 

     2008     2007     2006  

Per Unit Performance

      

(for a Unit outstanding throughout the entire year)

      

Net asset value per Unit at beginning of year

   $ 120.83     $ 103.43     $ 97.86  
                        

Income from operations:

      

Gain from trading (1), (3)

     62.25       30.98       12.40  

Net investment loss (1), (3), (5)

     (26.98 )     (13.58 )     (6.83 )
                        

Total income from operations

     35.27       17.40       5.57  
                        

Net asset value per Unit at end of year

   $ 156.10     $ 120.83     $ 103.43  
                        

Total Return

     29.19 %     16.82 %     5.70 %
                        

Supplemental Data

      

Ratios to average net asset value :(3)

      

Expenses prior to incentive fees (2)

     13.03 %     12.68 %     10.76 %

Incentive fees (4)

     9.10 %     4.95 %     1.36 %
                        

Total expenses

     22.13 %     17.63 %     12.12 %
                        

Net investment loss (5)

     (19.93 )%     (12.66 )%     (7.04 )%
                        
Total returns are calculated based on the change in value of a Unit during the year. An individual Unitholder’s total returns and ratios may vary from the above total returns and ratios based on the timing of additions and redemptions.    

 

 

(1)

The net investment loss per Unit is calculated by dividing the net investment loss by the average number of Units outstanding during the year. The gain from trading is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per Unit with the other per Unit information.

 

(2)

Excludes advisor profit shares and Managing Owner incentive fees.

 

(3)

Includes the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of WCM Pool LLC for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

 

(4)

Incentive fees include advisor profit shares Managing Owner incentive fees.

 

(5)

Represents interest income less total expenses (inclusive of incentive fees).

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December 31, 2008

 

Note 9.      Subsequent Event

On February 23, 2009, the Managing Owner and the Fund agreed to modify the terms of the Note such that the portion of the principal amount of the Note which has not been demanded by the Fund prior to August 31, 2010 shall be due and payable by the Managing Owner along with all accrued and unpaid interest on August 31, 2010, unless the Managing Owner and the Fund agree to an extension of the Note.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Members of

WCM Pool LLC

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition, including the condensed schedules of investments, of WCM Pool LLC (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of operations and changes in members’ capital (net asset value) and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. These financial statements and the financial highlights are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. 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, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of WCM Pool LLC at December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations and changes in its members’ capital (net asset value) and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Eisner LLP

New York, New York

March 25, 2009

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

     2008    2007

ASSETS

     

Cash and cash equivalents (See Note 2)

   $ 19,431,990    $ 20,525,950

Interest receivable

     479      47,642

Net unrealized gain on open futures contracts

     269,887      434,983
             

Total assets

   $ 19,702,356    $ 21,008,575
             

LIABILITIES

     

Accrued expenses

   $ 38,738    $ 33,955

Management fees payable

     66,550      70,084

Incentive fees payable

     100,116      174,235

Redemptions payable

     3,367,541      580,258
             

Total liabilities

     3,572,945      858,532
             

MEMBERS’ CAPITAL (Net Asset Value)

     

Member DFF LP

     0      3,165,178

Member DFT I

     11,561,900      11,055,308

Member KGT

     638,493      1,732,978

Member FST

     3,929,018      4,196,579
             

Total members’ capital (Net Asset Value)

     16,129,411      20,150,043
             

Total liabilities and members’ capital

   $ 19,702,356    $ 21,008,575
             

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CONDENSED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

     2008     2007  
     Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

as a % of
Members’ Capital
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

as a % of
Members’ Capital
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Futures Contracts

        

Futures contracts purchased:

        

Commodities

   0.00 %   $ 32     1.82 %   $ 367,154  

Currencies

   0.20 %     31,725     (0.24 )%     (49,036 )

Interest rates

   2.32 %     375,048     0.57 %     115,021  

Stock indices

   0.00 %     0     0.09 %     17,163  
                            

Net unrealized gain on futures contracts purchased

   2.52 %     406,805     2.24 %     450,302  
                            

Futures contracts sold:

        

Commodities

   (0.27 )%     (43,517 )   (0.01 )%     (1,873 )

Currencies

   (0.58 )%     (92,971 )   (0.05 )%     (9,014 )

Interest rates

   0.00 %     (833 )   (0.04 )%     (8,288 )

Stock indices

   0.00 %     403     0.02 %     3,856  
                            

Net unrealized loss on futures contracts sold

   (0.85 )%     (136,918 )   (0.08 )%     (15,319 )
                            

Net unrealized gain on open futures contracts

   1.67 %   $ 269,887     2.16 %   $ 434,983  
                            

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

     2008     2007

REVENUES

    

Realized

   $ 4,820,038     $ 2,899,882

Change in unrealized

     (165,096 )     434,983

Interest income

     241,413       804,211
              

Total revenues

     4,896,355       4,139,076
              

EXPENSES

    

Brokerage commissions

     31,212       79,343

Management fees

     409,728       414,865

Incentive fees

     830,827       562,491

Operating expenses

     141,244       101,748
              

Total expenses

     1,413,011       1,158,447
              

NET INCOME

   $ 3,483,344     $ 2,980,629
              

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ CAPITAL (NET ASSET VALUE)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

     Members’ Capital  
     Member
DFF LP
    Member
DFT I
    Member
KGT
    Member
FST
    Total  

Balances at
January 1, 2007

   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

Additions

     3,636,165       12,966,087       2,143,975       5,002,950       23,749,177  

Redemptions

     (888,949 )     (3,353,004 )     (654,816 )     (1,682,994 )     (6,579,763 )

Net income for the year ended
December 31, 2007

     417,962       1,442,225       243,819       876,623       2,980,629  
                                        

Balances at
December 31, 2007

     3,165,178       11,055,308       1,732,978       4,196,579       20,150,043  

Redemptions

     (3,720,425 )     (1,479,113 )     (1,319,164 )     (985,274 )     (7,503,976 )

Net income for the year ended
December 31, 2008

     555,247       1,985,705       224,679       717,713       3,483,344  
                                        

Balances at
December 31, 2008

   $ 0     $ 11,561,900     $ 638,493     $ 3,929,018     $ 16,129,411  
                                        

See accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

Note 1.      ORGANIZATION

 

  A. General Description of the Company

WCM Pool LLC (the “Company”) is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware on November 20, 2006 and commenced operations on January 1, 2007. The Company will terminate on December 31, 2056 unless terminated sooner under the provisions of the Organization Agreement. The Company was formed to engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures contracts, options on futures contracts and forward currency contracts and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions. Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. (“Preferred”) has been delegated administrative authority over the operations of the Company. As of December 31, 2008, the Company consists of three members: Diversified Futures Trust I (“Member DFT I”), Futures Strategic Trust (“Member FST”) and Kenmar Global Trust (“Member KGT”) (collectively, the “Members”). Diversified Futures Fund L.P. (“Member DFF LP”) redeemed all of its membership interests in the Company and terminated its fund operations as of December 31, 2008. Member DFT I, Member KGT and Member DFF LP contributed their net assets to the Company effective January 1, 2007, while Member FST invested in the Company on April 1, 2007. Preferred is also the Managing Owner of each of the Members. Upon making the initial capital contribution, each Member received Voting Membership Interests.

The Company is a Member-managed limited liability company that is not registered in any capacity with, or subject directly to regulation by, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  B. The Trading Advisor

The Company entered into an advisory agreement with Winton Capital Management Limited (the “Trading Advisor”) to make the trading decisions for the Company. The Trading Advisor manages approximately 100% of the assets of the Company pursuant to its Diversified Program Portfolio.

 

Note 2.      SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

  A. Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require the Managing Member to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Commodity futures and foreign exchange transactions are reflected in the accompanying statement of financial condition on a trade date basis. Net unrealized gain or loss on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) is reflected in the financial statements in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 39 - “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts.” The market value of futures (exchange-traded) contracts is based upon the closing quotation on the various futures exchanges on which the contract is traded. The values which will be used by the Company for open forward positions will be provided by its administrator, who obtains market quotes from data vendors and third parties.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 2.      SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  A. Basis of Accounting (Continued)

Any change in net unrealized gain or loss during the current period is reported in the statement of operations. Realized gains and losses on transactions are recognized in the period in which the contracts are closed. Brokerage commissions include other trading fees and are charged to expense when incurred.

The Company has elected not to provide a Statement of Cash Flows as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 102, “Statement of Cash Flows - Exemption of Certain Enterprises and Classification of Cash Flows from Certain Securities Acquired for Resale.”

Consistent with standard business practices in the normal course of business, the Company has provided general indemnifications to its Trading Advisor and others when they act, in good faith, in the best interests of the Company. The Company is unable to develop an estimate of the maximum potential amount of future payments that could potentially result from any hypothetical future claim, but expects the risk of having to make any payments under these general business indemnifications to be remote.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN 48 requires that the Company recognize in its financial statements, the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. In connection with the adoption of FIN 48, the Company has elected an accounting policy to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as interest or other expense. All tax years which are statutorily open are subject to examination by the appropriate taxing authorities. Preferred, evaluated the impact of adopting FIN 48 on the Company’s financial statements. The adoption of FIN 48 had no material impact on the Company, as the Company’s tax positions are based on established tax precedence for the tax treatment of investment partnerships as flow-through tax entities.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements”. SFAS 157 requires use of a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels: quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1), inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (Level 2), and unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (Level 3). SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.

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WCM POOL LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 2.      SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  A. Basis of Accounting (Continued)

The Company adopted SFAS 157 in the first quarter of 2008. The adoption of SFAS 157 had no impact on the investments required to be carried at fair value in these financial statements. The Company considers prices for exchange traded commodity futures and options contracts to be based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of forwards, swaps and certain option contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by third party data providers such as Bloomberg, Reuters, and or Super Derivatives who derive fair values for those assets from models with observable inputs (Level 2). There are no Level 3 investments on December 31, 2008 or 2007 using the fair value hierarchy of SFAS 157.

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities measured at fair value using the fair value hierarchy of SFAS 157:

 

December 31, 2008    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Assets:

           

Net unrealized gain on open futures contracts

   $ 269,887    $ 0    $ 0    $ 269,887
December 31, 2007    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Assets:

           

Net unrealized gain on open futures contracts

   $ 434,983    $ 0    $ 0    $ 434,983

In October 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active” (“FSP FAS 157-3”). FSP FAS 157-3 clarified the application of SFAS 157. FSP FAS 157-3 demonstrated how the fair value of a financial asset is determined when the market for that financial asset is inactive. FSP FAS 157-3 was effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements had not been issued. Preferred, evaluated the impact of adopting FSP 157-3 on the Company’s financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (“SFAS 159”), “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, including an amendment of SFAS 115. This statement provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 with early adoption permitted. Preferred, evaluated the impact of adopting SFAS 159 and its impact on Company’s financial statements.

The Company adopted SFAS 159 during the first quarter of 2008, and it did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements, as the Company did not elect the fair value option for any eligible financial assets or liabilities.

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WCM POOL LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 2.      SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  A. Basis of Accounting (Continued)

In April 2007, the FASB released FASB Staff Position FIN No. 39-1 “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts” (“FSP FIN 39-1”). FSP FIN 39-1 requires that offsetting of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet is improper except where a right of setoff exists. The application of FSP FIN 39-1 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim period within those fiscal years. Preferred, evaluated the impact of adopting FSP FIN 39-1 and its impact on the Company’s financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 establishes, among other things, the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Preferred, evaluated the impact of adopting SFAS 161 on the Company’s financial statements. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

  B. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash includes amounts deposited with a bank and clearing brokers, a portion of which is restricted for purposes of meeting margin requirements, which typically range from 0% to 35% of the notional amounts of the derivatives traded. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007 restricted cash totaled $670,420 and $1,726,651 respectively. The Company receives interest on all cash balances held by the bank and clearing brokers at prevailing interest rates.

 

  C. Income Taxes

The Company is treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes. As such, the Company is not required to provide for, or pay, any Federal or state income taxes. Income tax attributes that arise from its operations are passed directly to the Members. The Company may be subject to other state and local taxes in jurisdictions in which it operates.

 

  D. Capital Accounts

The Company accounts for subscriptions, allocations and redemptions on a per member capital account basis.

The Company allocates profits and losses, prior to calculation of the incentive fee, for both financial and tax reporting purposes to its Members monthly on a pro rata basis based on each Member’s pro rata capital in the Company during the month. Each Member is then charged with the applicable incentive fee. Distributions (other than redemptions of capital) may be made at the sole discretion of the Members on a pro rata basis in accordance with the Members’ respective capital balances. The Company has not made and does not presently intend to make, any distributions.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 2.      SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  E. Foreign Currency Transactions

The Company’s 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 statements of financial condition. Income and expense items denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars 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 operations currently under the caption realized in the statements of operations.

 

  F. Interest Income

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

 

Note 3.      FEES

 

  A. Operating Expenses

Operating expenses of the Company are paid for by the Company.

 

  B. Management and Incentive Fees

The Company accrues and pays the Trading Advisor a management fee at an annual rate of 2% of the Company’s Net Assets determined as of the close of business each month. For purposes of determining the management fee, any distributions, redemptions or reallocation of assets made as of the last day of the month shall be added back to the assets and there shall be no reduction for (i) the management fees calculated or (ii) any accrued but unpaid incentive fees due the Trading Advisor.

Additionally, the Company pays the Trading Advisor a quarterly incentive fee of 20% (the “Incentive Fee”) of “New High Net Trading Profits” (as defined in the Advisory Agreement). For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Trading Advisor earned incentive fees of $830,827 and $562,491, respectively, of which $100,116 and $174,235 remains payable at December 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively.

 

  C. Commissions

The Company is obligated to pay all floor brokerage expenses, give-up charges and National Futures Association clearing and exchange fees incurred in connection with the Company’s commodity trading activities.

 

Note 4.      RELATED PARTIES

The Company reimburses Preferred for services it performs for the Company, which include, but are not limited to: management, accounting, printing, and other administrative services.

The expenses incurred by the Company for services performed by Preferred for the Company for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 were:

 

     2008        2007    

General and administrative

   $ 24,350    $ 0
             

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 4.      RELATED PARTIES (CONTINUED)

Expenses payable to Preferred and its affiliates as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 were $7,480, and $0, respectively which are included in accrued expenses on the statement of financial condition.

 

Note 5.      INCOME TAXES

There have been no differences between the tax basis and book basis of assets, liabilities or members’ capital since inception of the Company.

 

Note 6.      DEPOSITS WITH COMMODITY BROKER, PRIME BROKER AND BANK

The Company deposits funds with a commodity broker subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and commodity broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash with such commodity broker. The Company earns interest income on assets deposited with the commodity broker. The Company also deposits funds with a prime broker. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash with such prime broker. The Company earns interest income on assets deposited with its prime broker. The Company also earns interest on funds deposited with JPMorgan Chase Bank, Nassau branch.

 

Note 7.      SUBSCRIPTIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS

Investments in the Company are made subject to the terms of the Organization Agreement.

The Company is not required to make distributions, but could do so at the discretion of the Members. A Member can request and receive redemption of capital, subject to the terms in the Organization Agreement.

 

Note 8.      DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

The Company has cash on deposit with financial institutions. In the event of a financial institution’s insolvency, recovery of cash on deposit may be limited to account insurance or other protection afforded such deposits.

The Company is exposed to various types of risks associated with the derivative instruments and related markets in which it invests. These risks include, but are not limited to, risk of loss from fluctuations in the value of derivative instruments held (market risk) and the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the Company’s investment activities (credit risk).

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 8.      DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

Market Risk (Continued)

Trading in futures and forward contracts (including foreign exchange) involves entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a particular commodity at a specified date and price. The gross or face amount of the contracts, which is typically many times that of the Company’s net assets being traded, significantly exceeds the Company’s future cash requirements since the Company intends to close out its open positions prior to settlement. As a result, the Company is generally subject only to the risk of loss arising from the change in the value of the contracts. As such, the Company considers the “fair value” of its derivative instruments to be the net unrealized gain or loss on the contracts.

The market risk associated with the Company’s commitments to purchase commodities is limited to the gross or face amount of the contract held. However, when the Company enters into a contractual commitment to sell commodities, it must make delivery of the underlying commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities exposes the Company to unlimited risk.

Market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including government programs and policies, political and economic events, the level and volatility of interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, the diversification effect among the derivative instruments the Company holds and the liquidity and inherent volatility of the markets in which the Company trades.

Credit Risk

When entering into futures or forward contracts, the Company is exposed to credit risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations. The counterparty for futures contracts traded on United States and most foreign futures exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with the particular exchange. In general, a clearinghouse is backed by its corporate members 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 (i.e., some foreign exchanges), it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. On the other hand, there is concentration risk on forward transactions entered into by the Company, as the Company’s forward broker is the sole counterparty. The Company has entered into a master netting agreement with its forward broker and, as a result, when applicable, presents unrealized gains and losses on open forward positions as a net amount in the statements of financial condition. The amount at risk associated with counterparty non-performance of all of the Company’s contracts is the net unrealized gain or loss included in the statements of financial condition; however, counterparty non-performance on only certain of the Company’s contracts may result in greater loss than non-performance on all of the Company’s contracts. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearinghouse will meet its obligations to the Company.

Preferred attempts to minimize both credit and market risks by requiring the Company and its Trading Advisor to abide by various trading limitations and policies. Preferred monitors compliance with these trading limitations and policies, which include, but are not limited to, executing and clearing all trades with creditworthy counterparties; limiting the amount of margin or premium required for any one commodity or all commodities combined; and generally limiting transactions to contracts which are traded in sufficient volume to permit the taking and liquidating of positions.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 8.      DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

Credit Risk (Continued)

Additionally, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement among the Company, Preferred and the Trading Advisor, the Company shall automatically terminate the Trading Agreement, if the net asset value allocated to the Trading Advisor declines by 40% from the value at the beginning of any year or since the effective date of the Advisory Agreement. The decline in net asset value is after giving effect for distributions, subscriptions and redemptions.

The Company’s futures commission merchant, in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of domestic futures contracts, is required by CFTC regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to the Company all assets of the Company relating to domestic futures trading and is not allowed to commingle such assets with its other assets. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, such segregated assets totaled $12,595,893 and $17,941,562, respectively, which are included in cash and cash equivalents on the statements of financial condition. Part 30.7 of the CFTC regulations also requires the Company’s futures commission merchant to secure assets of the Company related to foreign futures trading which totaled $1,274,591 and $48,961 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. There are no segregation requirements for assets related to forward trading.

As of December 31, 2008, all open futures contracts mature within eighteen months.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2008

 

Note 9.      FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following information presents the financial highlights of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. This information has been derived from information presented in the financial statements.

 

     December 31, 2008     December 31, 2007  
     Member
DFF LP
    Member
DFT I
    Member
KGT
    Member
FST
    Member
DFF LP
    Member
DFT I
    Member
KGT
    Member
FST(5)
 

Total return (1), (4)

                

Total return before
incentive fee

   23.44 %   23.44 %   23.44 %   23.44 %   15.84 %   15.84 %   15.84 %   26.12 %

Incentive fee

   (4.69 )%   (4.69 )%   (4.69 )%   (4.69 )%   (2.43 )%   (2.42 )%   (2.51 )%   (4.92 )%
                                                

Total return after
incentive fee

   18.75 %   18.75 %   18.75 %   18.75 %   13.41 %   13.42 %   13.33 %   21.20 %
                                                

Ratios to average
net asset values
(6):

                

Expenses prior to
incentive fee
(2)

   2.92 %   2.91 %   3.06 %   2.92 %   2.93 %   2.92 %   2.92 %   2.97 %

Incentive fee(1)

   4.15 %   4.09 %   4.92 %   4.18 %   2.21 %   2.18 %   2.30 %   4.26 %
                                                

Total expenses and
incentive fee

   7.07 %   7.00 %   7.98 %   7.10 %   5.14 %   5.10 %   5.22 %   7.23 %
                                                

Net investment
income (loss)
(2), (3)

   (1.71 )%   (1.72 )%   (1.66 )%   (1.71 )%   1.00 %   1.01 %   1.07 %   1.05 %
                                                

Total returns are calculated based on the change in value of Members’ capital during the period. An individual Member’s total returns and ratios may vary from the above total returns and ratios based on the timing of additions and redemptions

 

 

  
 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Annualized.

 

(3)

Represents interest income less total expenses (exclusive of incentive fee).

 

(4)

Includes realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions.

 

(5)

Member FST contributed its net assets to the Company effective April 1, 2007.

 

(6)

Member DFF LP, ratios to average net asset values for the year ended December 31, 2008, were calculated prior to its liquidating redemptions from the Company.

 

Note 10.    SUBSEQUENT EVENT

Effective April 1, 2009, World Monitor Trust II Series D and F will contribute their net assets to the Company and receive Voting Membership Interests as new Members of the Company.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, on the 26th day of March, 2009.

 

KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST    
By:   Preferred Investment Solutions Corp.    
  Managing Owner    
By:  

/s/    David K. Spohr

    Date: March 26, 2009
  David K. Spohr    
  Senior Vice President and Director of Fund Administration    

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities indicated on March 26, 2009.

 

KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST    
By:   Preferred Investment Solutions Corp.    
  Managing Owner    
By:  

/s/    Kenneth A. Shewer

    Date: March 26, 2009
  Kenneth A. Shewer    
  Co-Chief Executive Officer    
  (Principal Executive Officer)    
By:  

/s/    David K. Spohr

    Date: March 26, 2009
  David K. Spohr    
  Senior Vice President and Director of Fund Administration    
  (Principal Financial/Accounting Officer)    

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

The actual round turn equivalent of brokerage commissions paid per trade for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $3.75.

The Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is available to Unitholders without charge upon written request to:

Kenmar Global Trust

c/o Preferred Investment Solutions Corp

900 King Street, Suite 100

Rye Brook, NY 10573

 

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