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Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Agreements
3. Agreements:

 

  a. Limited Partnership Agreement:

The General Partner administers the business and affairs of the Partnership including selecting one or more advisors to make trading decisions for the Partnership. The General Partner has agreed to make capital contributions, if necessary, so that its general partnership interest will be equal to the greater of (i) 1% of the partners’ contributions to the Partnership or (ii) $25,000.

 

  b. Management Agreement:

The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, has entered into a management agreement with the Advisor (the “Management Agreement”), a registered commodity trading advisor. The Partnership is obligated to pay the Advisor a monthly management fee equal to  1/6 of 1% (2% per year) of month-end Net Assets allocated to the Advisor. Month-end Net Assets, for the purpose of calculating management fees are Net Assets, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement, prior to the reduction of the current month’s profit share allocation accrual, the monthly management fee and any redemption or distributions as of the end of such month. The Management Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.

In addition, the Advisor is a Special Limited Partner of the Partnership and receives a quarterly profit share allocation to its capital account in the Partnership in the form of units of the Partnership, the value of which shall be equal to 20% of New Trading Profits, as defined in the Management Agreement, earned on behalf of the Partnership during each calendar quarter and issued as Special Limited Partner Units. The Advisor will not receive a profit share allocation until the Advisor recovers the net loss incurred and earns additional new trading profits for the Partnership.

In allocating substantially all of the assets of the Partnership to the Master, the General Partner considered the Advisor’s past performance, trading style, volatility of markets traded and fee requirements. The General Partner may modify or terminate the allocation of assets to the Advisor at any time.

 

  c. Customer Agreement:

The Partnership entered into a customer agreement (the “Customer Agreement”) which provides that the Partnership pay CGM brokerage commissions at $18 per round turn for futures, $5 per round turn for swap transactions and $9 per side for options. The brokerage commissions were inclusive of applicable floor brokerage fees. All exchange, clearing, service, user, give-up, and National Futures Association fees (collectively, the “clearing fees”) are borne by the Master and allocated to the Partnership through its investment in the Master. The Partnership pays CGM brokerage commissions at the above rates based on its proportional share of the Master’s trades. The brokerage commissions may be increased or decreased at any time at CGM’s discretion upon written notice to the Partnership. CGM will pay a portion of its brokerage commissions to other properly registered selling agents and to financial advisors who have sold Redeemable Units. The Partnership’s assets not held in the Master’s account at CGM are held in the Partnership’s account at CGM. The Partnership’s assets are deposited by CGM in segregated bank accounts to the extent required by Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations. Cash margin requirements are maintained by the Master. CGM will pay the Partnership interest on its allocable share of 80% of the average daily equity maintained in cash in the Master’s account during each month at a 30-day U.S. Treasury bill rate determined weekly by CGM based on the average non-competitive yield on 3-month U.S. Treasury bills maturing in 30 days from the date on which such weekly rate is determined. The Customer Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.