FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
(X) QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR ( ) TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For The Quarter Ended March 31, 2005
Commission File Number 0-50271
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY ORION FUTURES FUND L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York | 22-3644546 | |||||
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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c/o
Citigroup Managed Futures LLC
399 Park Avenue. – 7th
Fl.
New York, New York 10022
(Address and Zip Code of principal executive offices)
(212) 559-2011
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes X No
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY ORION FUTURES FUND L.P.
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
Page Number |
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PART I - Financial Information: | ||||||||||
Item 1. | Financial Statements: | |||||||||
Statements of
Financial Condition at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 (unaudited) |
3 | |||||||||
Condensed Schedules of Investments at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 (unaudited) |
4 – 5 | |||||||||
Statements of Income and Expenses and Partners' Capital for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (unaudited) |
6 | |||||||||
Statements
of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (unaudited) |
7 | |||||||||
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) | 8 – 12 | |||||||||
Item 2. | Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
13 – 15 | ||||||||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
16 – 17 | ||||||||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 18 | ||||||||
PART II - Other Information | 19 | |||||||||
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PART I
Item 1. Financial Statements
Salomon Smith Barney Orion Futures Fund
L.P.
Statements of Financial Condition
(Unaudited)
March
31, 2005 |
December
31, 2004 |
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Assets: | ||||||||||
Investment in Partnerships, at fair value | $ | 98,065,861 | $ | 84,542,782 | ||||||
Equity in commodity futures trading account: | ||||||||||
Cash (restricted $10,375,504 and $5,271,154 in 2005 and 2004, respectively) in commodity futures trading account | 36,684,247 | 36,084,976 | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures positions | 3,785,005 | 2,612,228 | ||||||||
138,535,113 | 123,239,986 | |||||||||
Interest receivable | 88,385 | 62,043 | ||||||||
$ | 138,623,498 | $ | 123,302,029 | |||||||
Liabilities and Partners' Capital: | ||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||
Accrued expenses: | ||||||||||
Commissions | $ | 204,416 | $ | 162,453 | ||||||
Management fees | 216,180 | 192,180 | ||||||||
Administrative fees | 58,698 | 52,089 | ||||||||
Incentive fees | 3,025,349 | 849,874 | ||||||||
Other | 194,007 | 142,507 | ||||||||
Redemptions payable | 807,756 | 3,119,102 | ||||||||
4,506,406 | 4,518,205 | |||||||||
Partners' Capital: | ||||||||||
General Partner, 865.3542 Unit equivalents outstanding in 2005 and 2004 | 1,288,988 | 1,184,090 | ||||||||
Limited Partners, 89,173.0412 and 85,943.7403 Redeemable Units of Limited Partnership Interest outstanding in 2005 and 2004, respectively | 132,828,104 | 117,599,734 | ||||||||
134,117,092 | 118,783,824 | |||||||||
$ | 138,623,498 | $ | 123,302,029 | |||||||
See
Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Salomon Smith Barney Orion
Futures Fund L.P.
Condensed Schedule of Investments
March 31,
2005
(Unaudited)
Sector | Contract | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Currencies | ||||||||||||||
Futures contracts purchased (0.10)% | $ | (130,900 | ) | |||||||||||
Futures contracts sold 0.37% | 491,937 | |||||||||||||
Total Currencies 0.27% | 361,037 | |||||||||||||
Energy 1.66% | Futures contracts purchased 1.66% | 2,232,627 | ||||||||||||
Grains 0.51% | Futures contracts purchased 0.51% | 679,864 | ||||||||||||
Interest Rates U.S. 0.22% | Futures contracts sold 0.22% | 294,093 | ||||||||||||
Interest Rates Non-U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Futures contracts purchased 0.02% | 27,676 | |||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold (0.44)% | (589,289 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total Interest Rates Non-U.S. (0.42)% | (561,613 | ) | ||||||||||||
Livestock (0.00)%* | Futures contracts purchased (0.00)%* | (3,770 | ) | |||||||||||
Metals | ||||||||||||||
Futures contracts purchased 0.14% | 187,213 | |||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold (0.01)% | (16,500 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total Metals 0.13% | 170,713 | |||||||||||||
Softs | ||||||||||||||
Futures contracts purchased 0.46% | 620,275 | |||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold (0.01)% | (8,221 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total Softs 0.45% | 612,054 | |||||||||||||
Investment in Partnerships | ||||||||||||||
SB AAA Master Fund LLC 40.34% | 54,108,428 | |||||||||||||
CMF Winton Master Fund LP 32.78% | 43,957,433 | |||||||||||||
Total Investment in Partnerships 73.12% | 98,065,861 | |||||||||||||
Total Fair Value 75.94% | $ | 101,850,866 | ||||||||||||
Country Composition | Investments at Fair Value | %
of Investments at Fair Value |
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Germany | $ | (429,227 | ) | (0.42 | )% | |||||
United Kingdom | (132,386 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||
United States | 102,412,479 | 100.55 | ||||||||
$ | 101,850,866 | 100.00 | % | |||||||
Percentages are based on Partners' Capital unless otherwise indicated
* Due to rounding
See Accompanying
Notes to Financial Statements
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Salomon Smith Barney Orion
Futures Fund L.P.
Condensed Schedule of Investments
December
31, 2004
(Unaudited)
Sector | Contract | Fair Value | ||||||||
Currencies | Futures contracts purchased 0.84% | $ | 994,089 | |||||||
Futures contracts sold (0.00)%* | (606 | ) | ||||||||
Total Currencies 0.84% | 993,483 | |||||||||
Energy 0.61% | Futures contracts sold 0.61% | 724,990 | ||||||||
Grains | ||||||||||
Futures contracts purchased 0.00% | (313 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts sold (0.02)% | (20,275 | ) | ||||||||
Total Grains (0.02)% | (20,588 | ) | ||||||||
Interest Rates U.S. 0.04% | Futures contracts sold 0.04% | 44,813 | ||||||||
Interest Rates Non-U.S. | ||||||||||
Futures contracts purchased 0.22% | 266,606 | |||||||||
Futures contracts sold (0.00)%* | 3,001 | |||||||||
Total Interest Rates Non-U.S. 0.22% | 269,607 | |||||||||
Livestock 0.04% | Futures contracts purchased 0.04% | 40,990 | ||||||||
Metals (0.01)% | Futures contracts purchased (0.01)% | (7,003 | ) | |||||||
Softs | ||||||||||
Futures contracts purchased 0.50% | 597,196 | |||||||||
Futures contracts sold (0.02)% | (31,260 | ) | ||||||||
Total Softs 0.48% | 565,936 | |||||||||
Investment in Partnerships | ||||||||||
SB AAA Master Fund LLC 38.91% | 46,220,533 | |||||||||
CMF Winton Master Fund LP 32.26% | 38,322,249 | |||||||||
Total Investment in Partnerships 71.17% | 84,542,782 | |||||||||
Total Fair Value 73.37% | $ | 87,155,010 | ||||||||
Country Composition | Investments at Fair Value |
%
of Investments at Fair Value |
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Germany | $ | 121,341 | 0.14 | % | ||||||
United Kingdom | 148,266 | 0.17 | % | |||||||
United States | 86,855,403 | 99.69 | % | |||||||
$ | 87,155,010 | 100.00 | % | |||||||
Percentages are based on Partners' Capital unless otherwise indicated.
* Due to rounding.
See Accompanying
Notes to Financial Statements.
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Salomon Smith Barney Orion
Futures Fund L.P.
Statements of Income and Expenses and
Partners' Capital
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
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2005 | 2004 | |||||||||
Income: | ||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on trading of commodity interests: | ||||||||||
Realized gains (losses) on closed positions | $ | (2,528,116 | ) | $ | 10,331,814 | |||||
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on open positions and investment in Partnerships | 17,767,175 | 4,061,476 | ||||||||
15,239,059 | 14,393,290 | |||||||||
Interest income | 218,030 | 144,011 | ||||||||
15,457,089 | 14,537,301 | |||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||
Brokerage commissions including clearing fees of $25,393 and $72,360, respectively | 675,670 | 590,499 | ||||||||
Management fees | 582,598 | 461,474 | ||||||||
Administrative fees | 158,338 | 125,844 | ||||||||
Incentive fees | 3,025,348 | 1,579,063 | ||||||||
Other expenses | 51,500 | 29,222 | ||||||||
4,493,454 | 2,786,102 | |||||||||
Net income | 10,963,635 | 11,751,199 | ||||||||
Additions — Limited Partner | 7,491,000 | 8,517,000 | ||||||||
— General Partner | — | 280,051 | ||||||||
Redemptions | (3,121,367 | ) | (5,697,212 | ) | ||||||
Net increase in Partners' capital | 15,333,268 | 14,851,038 | ||||||||
Partners' capital, beginning of period | 118,783,824 | 87,468,980 | ||||||||
Partners' capital, end of period | $ | 134,117,092 | $ | 102,320,018 | ||||||
Net asset value per Redeemable Unit (90,038.3954 and 82,497.1912 Redeemable Units outstanding at March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively) | $ | 1,489.55 | $ | 1,240.28 | ||||||
Net income per Redeemable Unit of Limited Partnership Interest and General Partner Unit equivalent | $ | 121.22 | $ | 140.09 | ||||||
See
Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Salomon Smith Barney Orion
Futures Fund L.P.
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
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2005 | 2004 | |||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||
Net Income (loss) | $ | 10,963,635 | $ | 11,751,199 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in investment in Partnerships, at fair value | (13,523,079 | ) | (2,822,477 | ) | ||||||
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash | (5,104,350 | ) | (377,390 | ) | ||||||
(Increase) decrease in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on open futures positions | (1,172,777 | ) | (2,058,831 | ) | ||||||
(Increase) decrease in unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | — | 1,506,571 | ||||||||
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable | (26,342 | ) | (15,657 | ) | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | — | (498,309 | ) | |||||||
Accrued expenses: | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in commissions | 41,963 | 34,002 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in management fees | 24,000 | 23,250 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in administrative fees | 6,609 | 6,449 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in incentive fees | 2,175,475 | 1,039,609 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in other | 51,500 | 25,722 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in redemptions payable | (2,311,346 | ) | (443,647 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (8,874,712 | ) | 8,170,491 | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||
Proceeds from additions — Limited Partners | 7,491,000 | 8,797,051 | ||||||||
Payments for redemptions — Limited Partners | (3,121,367 | ) | (5,697,212 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 4,369,633 | 3,099,839 | ||||||||
Net change in cash | (4,505,079 | ) | 11,270,330 | |||||||
Unrestricted cash, at beginning of year | 30,813,822 | 36,815,784 | ||||||||
Unrestricted cash, at end of year | $ | 26,308,743 | $ | 48,086,114 | ||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Salomon
Smith Barney Orion Futures Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial
Statements
March 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
1. General:
Salomon Smith Barney Orion Futures Fund L.P. (the "Partnership") is a limited partnership organized on March 22, 1999 under the partnership laws of the State of New York to engage, directly or indirectly, in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests, including options, commodity futures and forward contracts on United States exchanges and certain foreign exchanges. The Partnership may trade commodity futures and options contracts of any kind. In addition, the Partnership may enter into swap contracts on energy-related products. The commodity interests that are traded by the Partnership are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk.
Between March 31, 1999 (commencement of the offering period) and June 10, 1999, 10,499 redeemable units of Limited Partnership Interest ("Redeemable Units") and 106 Unit equivalents representing the general partner's contribution were sold at $1,000 per Redeemable Unit. The proceeds of the offering were held in an escrow account until June 10, 1999, at which time they were turned over to the Partnership for trading. The Partnership continues to offer Redeemable Units.
Citigroup Managed Futures LLC a Delaware limited liability company, is the Partnership's general partner and commodity pool operator ("the General Partner"). The Partnership's commodity broker is Citigroup Global Markets Inc. ("CGM"). CGM is an affiliate of the General Partner. The General Partner is wholly owned by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. ("CGMHI"), which is the sole owner of CGM. CGMHI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. ("Citigroup"). As of March 31, 2005, all trading decisions are made by Willowbridge Associates Inc., Winton Capital Management Limited and AAA Capital Management, Inc. ("AAA"), (collectively, the "Advisors").
The accompanying financial statements are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Partnership's financial condition at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. These financial statements present the results of interim periods and do not include all disclosures normally provided in annual financial statements. You should read these financial statements together with the financial statements and notes included in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Due to the nature of commodity trading, the results of operations for the interim periods presented should not be considered indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
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Salomon
Smith Barney Orion Futures Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial
Statements
March 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
2. Financial Highlights:
Changes in Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were as follows:
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
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2005 | 2004 | |||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains* | $ | 161.17 | $ | 164.55 | ||||||
Interest income | 2.43 | 1.71 | ||||||||
Expenses** | (42.38 | ) | (26.17 | ) | ||||||
Increase for the period | 121.22 | 140.09 | ||||||||
Net Asset Value per Redeemable
Unit, beginning of period |
1,368.33 | 1,100.19 | ||||||||
Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit, end of period |
$ | 1,489.55 | $ | 1,240.28 | ||||||
* | Includes Partnership brokerage commissions and brokerage commissions allocated from Master. |
** | Excludes brokerage commissions and brokerage commissions allocated from Master. |
Ratios to average net assets:*** | ||||||||||
Net investment loss before incentive fees**** | (4.1) | % | (4.5 | )% | ||||||
Operating expense | 4.8 | % | 5.1 | % | ||||||
Incentive fees | 2.5 | % | 1.7 | % | ||||||
Total expenses | 7.3 | % | 6.8 | % | ||||||
Total return: | ||||||||||
Total return before incentive fees | 11.3 | % | 14.5 | % | ||||||
Incentive fees | (2.4 | )% | (1.8) | % | ||||||
Total return after incentive fees | 8.9 | % | 12.7 | % | ||||||
*** | Annualized (other than incentive fees) |
**** | Interest income less total expenses (exclusive of incentive fees) |
The above ratios may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the year. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the Limited Partner class using the Limited Partners' share of income, expenses and average net assets. |
3. Trading Activities:
The Partnership was formed for the purpose of trading contracts in a variety of commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. The results of the Partnership's trading activities are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Partners' Capital and are discussed in Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The Customer Agreement between the Partnership and CGM give the Partnership the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures positions.
All of the commodity interests owned by the Partnership are held for trading purposes. The average fair values of these interests during the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2005 and December 31,
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Salomon
Smith Barney Orion Futures Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial
Statements
March 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
2004, based on a monthly calculation, were $2,467,110 and $4,419,977, respectively. The fair values of these commodity interests, including options and swaps thereon, if applicable, at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were $3,785,005 and $2,612,228, respectively. Fair values for exchange traded commodity futures and options are based on quoted market prices for those futures and options. Fair values for all other financial instruments for which market quotations are not readily available are based on calculations approved by the General Partner.
4. Investment in Partnerships:
Effective September 1, 2001, the Partnership allocated the portion of the Partnership's capital that was allocated to AAA for trading to the SB AAA Master Fund LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company ("AAA Master"). With this cash, the Partnership purchased 5,173.4381 Units of AAA Master at a fair value of $5,173,438. AAA Master was formed in order to permit accounts managed now or in the future by AAA using the Energy with Swaps Program, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is the managing member of AAA Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by AAA, including the Partnership, are permitted to be non-managing members of AAA Master. The General Partner and AAA believe that trading through this master/feeder structure should promote efficiency and economy in the trading process. Expenses to investors as a result of the investment in AAA Master are approximately the same and redemption rights are not affected.
On November 1, 2004, the cash allocated to Winton for trading was allocated to the CMF Winton Master Fund L.P. ("Winton Master"), a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 35,389.8399 Units of Winton Master with cash equal to $33,594,083 and a contribution of open commodity futures and forward positions with a fair value of $1,795,757. Winton Master was formed in order to permit accounts managed now or in the future by Winton using the Diversified Program, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner of the Partnership is the General Partner of Winton Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by Winton, including the Partnership are permitted to be limited partners of Winton Master. The General Partner and Winton believe that trading through this master/feeder structure should promote efficiency and economy in the trading process. Expenses to investors as a result of investment in Winton Master are approximately the same and redemption rights are not affected.
AAA Master's and Winton Master's commodity broker is Citigroup Global Markets Inc. ("CGM"), formerly Salomon Smith Barney Inc. CGM is an affiliate of the Managing Member/General Partner. The Managing Member/General Partner is wholly owned by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. ("CGMHI"), formerly Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc., which is the sole owner of CGM. CGMHI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. ("Citigroup").
AAA Master's and Winton Master's trading of futures, forwards and options contracts, if applicable, on commodities is done primarily on United States of America commodity exchanges and foreign commodity exchanges. Both engage in such trading through commodity brokerage accounts maintained with CGM.
A non-managing member/limited partner may withdraw all or part of their capital contribution and undistributed profits, if any, from AAA Master or Winton Master in multiples of the net asset value per unit of limited partnership interest as of the last day of a month after a request for redemption has been made to the Managing Member/General Partner at least 3 days in advance of month-end.
All exchange, clearing, user, give-up, floor brokerage and National Futures Association fees are borne by AAA Master and Winton Master. All other fees including CGM's direct brokerage commission shall be borne by the Feeder Funds.
At March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 the Partnership owns 11.3% and 13.7%, respectively of AAA Master. At March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 the Partnership owns 29.1% and 33.4%,
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Salomon
Smith Barney Orion Futures Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial
Statements
March 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
respectively of Winton Master. It is AAA's and Winton's intention to continue to invest the assets allocated to each by the Partnership in AAA Master and Winton Master, respectively. The performance of the Partnership is directly affected by the performance of AAA Master and Winton Master.
Summarized information reflecting the Partnership's investments in, and the operations of, the AAA Master and the Winton Master are as shown in the following table.
March 31, 2005 | For the three months ended March 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment | %
of Partnership's Net Assets |
Fair Value |
Income (Loss) |
Expenses | Net Income (loss) |
Investment Objective |
Redemptions Permitted |
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Commissions | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AAA Master | 40.34 | % | $ | 54,108,428 | $ | 13,959,559 | $ | 336,449 | $ | 6,260 | $ | 13,616,850 | Energy Markets |
Monthly | ||||||||||||||||||||
Winton Master | 32.78 | % | 43,957,433 | 3,051,930 | 69,164 | 5,220 | 2,977,546 | Commodity Portfolio |
Monthly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 98,065,861 | $ | 17,011,489 | $ | 405,613 | $ | 11,480 | $ | 16,594,396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment | December 31, 2004 | For the three months ended March 31, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
%
of Partnership's Net Assets |
Fair Value |
Income (Loss) |
Expenses | Net Income (Loss) |
Investment Objective |
Redemptions Permitted |
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Commissions | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AAA Master | 38.91 | % | $ | 46,220,533 | $ | 3,338,301 | $ | 325,780 | $ | 1,613 | $ | 3,010,908 | Energy Markets |
Monthly | ||||||||||||||||||||
Winton Master | 32.26 | % | 38,322,249 | — | — | — | — | Commodity Portfolio |
Monthly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 84,542,782 | $ | 3,338,301 | $ | 325,780 | $ | 1,613 | $ | 3,010,908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. Financial Instrument Risks:
In the normal course of its business, the Partnership is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. These financial instruments may include forwards, futures, options and swaps, whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index, or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash flows, or to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specified future dates, or, in the case of derivative commodity instruments to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter ("OTC"). Exchange traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain option contracts. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and include forwards and certain options. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those related to the underlying financial instruments including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract.
Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Partnership due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded.
Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that an exchange or clearing organization acts as a counterparty to the transactions. The Partnership's risk of loss in the event of counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized
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Salomon
Smith Barney Orion Futures Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial
Statements
March 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
as unrealized appreciation in the statements of financial condition and not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Partnership has concentration risk because the sole counterparty or broker with respect to the Partnership's assets is CGM.
The General Partner monitors and controls the Partnership's risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit and risk management monitoring systems, and accordingly believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Partnership is subject. These monitoring systems allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk-adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, on-line monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forwards and options positions by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.
The majority of these instruments mature within one year of March 31, 2005. However, due to the nature of the Partnership's business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Partnership does not engage in the sale of goods or services. The Partnership's only assets are its equity in its commodity futures trading account consisting of cash, investment in Partnerships, net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward contracts, commodity options, if applicable, and interest receivable. Because of the low margin deposits normally required in commodity futures trading, relatively small price movements may result in substantial losses to the Partnership. While substantial losses could lead to a decrease in liquidity, no such losses occurred in the first quarter of 2005.
The Partnership's capital consists of the capital contributions of the partners as increased or decreased by realized and/or unrealized gains or losses on commodity futures trading, expenses, interest income, redemptions of Redeemable Units and distributions of profits, if any.
For the three months ended March 31, 2005, Partnership capital increased 12.9% from $118,783,824 to $134,117,092. This increase was attributable to net income from operations of $10,963,635 coupled with additional sales of 5,479.1530 Redeemable Units of Limited Partnership totaling $7,491,000, which was partially offset by the redemption of 2,249.8521 Redeemable Units resulting in an outflow of $3,121,367. Future redemptions can impact the amount of funds available for investment in the Partnership in subsequent periods.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures 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.
All commodity interests (including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments) are used for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded in the statement of financial condition at fair value on the last business day of the period, which represents market value for those commodity interests for which market quotations are readily available or other measures of fair value deemed appropriate by management of the General Partner for those commodity interests and foreign currencies for which market quotations are not readily available, including dealer quotes for swaps and certain option contracts. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing on the last business day of the period. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized values on commodity interests and foreign currencies are recognized in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur and are included in net gains (losses) on trading of commodity interests. The investment in AAA Master and Winton Master are recorded at fair value, based upon the Partnership's proportionate interest held.
Foreign currency contracts are those contracts where the Partnership agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. Foreign currency contracts are valued daily, and the Partnership's net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting dates, is included in the statement of financial condition. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized values on foreign currency contracts are recognized in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur and are included in the statements of income and expenses and partners' capital.
Results of Operations
During the Partnership's first quarter of 2005, the net asset value per Redeemable Unit increased 8.9% from $1,368.33 to $1,489.55 as compared to an increase of 12.7% in the first quarter of 2004. The Partnership experienced a net trading gain before brokerage commissions and related fees in the first
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quarter of 2005 of $15,239,059. Gains were primarily attributable to the Partnership's trading of commodity futures in energy, grains, U.S. interest rates, softs and indices and were partially offset by losses in currencies, non-U.S. interest rates, livestock and metals. The Partnership experienced a net trading gain before brokerage commissions and related fees in the first quarter of 2004 of $14,393,290. Gains were primarily attributable to the Partnership's trading of commodity futures in currencies, energy, livestock, metals, grains, indices and U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates and were partially offset by losses in softs.
Results for the first quarter were highlighted by rising energy prices, volatile financial markets and relatively trend-less agricultural and metals markets.
Trends that had emerged in late December continued to effect performance in January. Energy price increases, particularly in crude oil and natural gas that had produced profits through much of the last third of 2004, initially weakened against advisors' positions, then later regained strength. The net for the quarter was substantial profits in energy trading which absorbed net losses from other sectors.
Foreign currency trading was the weakest for the quarter. The U.S. dollar, which had generated profits consistently in 2004, began to reverse its recent long-term decline and moved back to the low 130s in relation to the Euro. This move was particularly disruptive in January and continued through much of the quarter as the markets produced no identifiable direction. Trading in the Euro, British pound and Swiss franc chopped advisors' positions in both directions resulting in the greatest losses. Trading in interest rate contracts was mixed while stock indices showed strength in February sufficient to offset losses in January and March. Metals and agricultural trading followed U.S. dollar patterns with the net effect being slightly positive for the quarter.
Commodity futures markets are highly volatile. The potential for broad and rapid price fluctuations increases the risks involved in commodity trading, but also increases the possibility of profit. The profitability of the Partnership depends on the existence of major price trends and the ability of the Advisors to correctly identify those price trends. Price trends are influenced by, among other things, changing supply and demand relationships, weather, governmental, agricultural, commercial and trade programs and policies, national and international political and economic events and changes in interest rates. To the extent that market trends exist and the Advisors are able to identify them, the Partnership expects to increase capital through operations. AAA is aware of price trends but does not trade upon trends. AAA often makes profits in positions with specific trends even though that trend may still be intact or perhaps even stronger. AAA occasionally establishes positions that are counter-trend.
Interest income is earned on 100% of the Partnership's average daily equity maintained in cash in its 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. CGM may continue to maintain the Partnership's assets in cash and/or place all of the Partnership's assets in 90-day Treasury bills and pay the Partnership 100% of the interest earned on Treasury bills purchased. Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased by $74,019 as compared to the corresponding period in 2004. The increase in interest income is primarily due to higher interest rates in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the corresponding period in 2004.
Brokerage commissions are based on the number of trades executed by the Advisors. Brokerage commissions and fees for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased by $85,171, as compared to the corresponding period in 2004. The increase in commissions and fees is primarily due to an increase in the number of trades during the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the corresponding period in 2004.
Management fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership's net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance, additions and redemptions. Management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased by $121,124, as compared to the corresponding period in 2004. The increase of management fees is due to an increase in net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the corresponding period in 2004.
Administrative fees are paid to the General Partner for administering the business and affairs of the Partnership. These fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership's net asset value as of the end
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of each month and are affected by trading performance and redemptions. Administrative fees for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased by $32,494, as compared to the corresponding period in 2004. The increase in administrative fees is due to higher net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the corresponding period in 2004.
Incentive fees paid by the Partnership are based on the new trading profits generated by each Advisor at the end of the quarter, as defined in the management agreements between the Partnership, the General Partner and each Advisor. Trading performance for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 resulted in incentive fees of $3,025,348 and $1,579,063, respectively.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The Partnership is a speculative commodity pool. The market sensitive instruments held by it are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or substantially all of the Partnership's assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Partnership's main line of business.
Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair value of the Partnership's open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Partnership's market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of interest rates, exchange rates, equity price levels, the value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects of the Partnership's open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.
The Partnership rapidly acquires and liquidates both long and short positions in a range of different markets. Consequently, it is not possible to predict how a particular future market scenario will affect performance, and the Partnership's past performance is not necessarily indicative of its future results.
Value at Risk is a measure of the maximum amount which the Partnership could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Partnership's speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Partnership of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Partnership's experience to date (i.e., "risk of ruin"). In light of the foregoing, as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the inclusion of the quantification in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Partnership's losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Partnership's attempts to manage its market risk.
Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Partnership as the measure of its Value at Risk. Maintenance margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95%-99% of any one-day interval. Maintenance margin has been used rather than the more generally available initial margin, because initial margin includes a credit risk component, which is not relevant to Value at Risk.
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The following table indicates the trading Value at Risk associated with the Partnership's open positions by market category as of March 31, 2005 and the highest, lowest and average value during the three months ended March 31, 2005. All open position trading risk exposures of the Partnership have been included in calculating the figures set forth below. As of March 31, 2005, the Partnership's total capitalization was $134,117,092. There has been no material change in the trading Value at Risk information previously disclosed in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
March 31, 2005
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Market Sector | Value at Risk | % of
Total Capitalization |
High Value at Risk |
Low Value at Risk |
Average Value at Risk* |
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Currencies: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– Exchange Traded Contracts | $ | 562,233 | 0.42 | % | $ | 1,331,865 | $ | 351,156 | $ | 708,693 | ||||||||||||
Energy | 3,612,000 | 2.69 | % | 3,649,000 | 62,400 | 1,897,633 | ||||||||||||||||
Grains | 843,100 | 0.63 | % | 1,036,350 | 24,750 | 549,825 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest Rates U.S. | 629,000 | 0.47 | % | 729,000 | 94,500 | 380,633 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest Rates Non-U.S. | 818,941 | 0.61 | % | 1,160,322 | 106,326 | 623,230 | ||||||||||||||||
Livestock | 13,650 | 0.01 | % | 159,400 | 13,650 | 51,967 | ||||||||||||||||
Metals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– Exchange Traded Contracts | 527,500 | 0.40 | % | 715,000 | 37,500 | 417,500 | ||||||||||||||||
Softs | 862,000 | 0.64 | % | 930,500 | 90,000 | 608,167 | ||||||||||||||||
Totals | $ | 7,868,424 | 5.87 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
* | Average month-end Values at Risk |
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Based on their evaluation of the Partnership's disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2005, the President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner have concluded that such controls and procedures are effective.
During the Partnership's last fiscal quarter, no changes occurred in the Partnership's internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The following information supplements and amends our discussion set forth under Item 3 "Legal Proceedings" in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Enron Corp.
In April 2005, Citigroup, along with other financial institution defendants, reached an agreement-in-principle to settle four state-court actions brought by various investment funds, which were not previously consolidated or coordinated with the NEWBY action. The four cases are OCM OPPORTUNITIES FUND III, L.P., et al. v. CITIGROUP INC., et al.; PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO. LLC, et al. v. CITIGROUP INC., et al.; AUSA LIFE INSURANCE v. CITIGROUP INC., et al. and PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS v. CITIGROUP INC., et al. The amounts to be paid in settlement of these actions are covered by existing litigation reserves.
Dynegy Inc.
The court had previously denied lead plaintiff's motion for leave to amend; no appeal was yet timely while the remainder of the case remained pending. On April 15, 2005, as part of a global settlement involving all defendants, Citigroup entered into a memorandum of understanding to settle this case. The amount to be paid in settlement is covered by existing litigation reserves.
WorldCom, Inc.
The District Court approved the settlement of the IN RE TARGETS SECURITIES LITIGATION on April 22, 2005.
Global Crossing
The plaintiffs and the Citigroup Related Defendants have entered into a definitive settlement agreement in the IN RE GLOBAL CROSSING, LTD SECURITIES LITIGATION; the settlement was preliminarily approved by the Court on March 8, 2005. The amount to be paid in settlement is covered by existing litigation reserves.
Research
Two putative class actions against CGMI asserting common law claims on behalf of CGMI customers in connection with published investment research have been dismissed by United States District Courts, the dismissals of which were affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Ninth Circuits, respectively. Plaintiffs in the Ninth Circuit case have sought review by the United States Supreme Court; their petition for a writ of certiorari, which CGMI opposed, is pending before that court.
Mutual Funds
CGMHI entered into a settlement with the SEC with respect to revenue sharing and sales of classes of funds.
Investigations of Euro Zone Government Bonds Trade
The German prosecutors have declined to take any actions against the employees in connection with this matter.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
For the three months ended March 31, 2005 there were additional sales of 5,479.1530 Redeemable Units of Limited Partnership totaling $7,491,000. The Redeemable Units were issued in reliance upon applicable exemptions from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 506 of Regulation D promulgated there under.
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Proceeds from the sale of additional Redeemable Units are used in the trading of commodity interests including futures contracts, options, forwards and swap contracts.
The following chart sets forth the purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership.
Period | (a)
Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased* |
(b)
Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)** |
(c)
Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |
(d) Maximum
Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
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January 1, 2005
− January 31, 2005 |
1,069.6851 | $ | 1,332.93 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
February 1, 2005 − February 28, 2005 | 637.8852 | $ | 1,391.78 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
March
1, 2005 − March 31, 2005 |
542.2818 | $ | 1,489.55 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
Total | 2,249.8521 | $ | 1,404.75 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
* Generally, Limited Partners are permitted to redeem their Redeemable Units as of the end of each month on 10 days' notice to the General Partner. Under certain circumstances, the General Partner can compel redemption but to date the General Partner has not exercised this right. Purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership reflected in the chart above were made in the ordinary course of the Partnership's business in connection with effecting redemptions for Limited Partners. |
** Redemptions of Redeemable Units are effected as of the last day of each month at the Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit as of that day. |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities – None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – None
Item 5. Other Information – None
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit index of the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004. |
Exhibit – 31.1 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of President and Director).
Exhibit – 31.2 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer and Director).
Exhibit – 32.1 – Section 1350 Certification (Certification of President and Director).
Exhibit – 32.2 – Section 1350 Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer and Director).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY ORION FUTURES FUND L.P.
By: | Citigroup Managed Futures LLC | |||||
(General Partner) | ||||||
By: | /s/ David J. Vogel | |||||
David
J. Vogel President and Director |
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Date: | May 10, 2005 | |||||
By: | /s/ Daniel R. McAuliffe, Jr | |||||
Daniel R.
McAuliffe, Jr. Chief Financial Officer and Director |
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Date: | May 10, 2005 | |||||
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