GRANT PARK FUTURES FUND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - FORM 8-K - EX-99.1 - WEEKLY COMMENTARY FOR THE WEEK ENDED APRIL 4, 2014

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EXHIBIT 99.1

Grant Park Fund Weekly Commentary

For the Week Ended April 4, 2014

Current Month				Rolling Performance*				Rolling Risk Metrics* (May 2009 – Apr 2014)
Class	Week ROR	MTD ROR	YTD ROR	1 yr Ann ROR	3 yr Ann ROR	5 yr Ann ROR	10 yr Ann ROR	Annualized ROR	Annualized Standard Deviation	Maximum Drawdown	Sharpe Ratio	Sortino Ratio
A	-0.4%	-0.8%	-7.1%	-11.4%	-10.8%	-5.8%	-0.3%	-5.8%	10.4%	-29.1%	-0.5	-0.7
B**	-0.4%	-0.8%	-7.3%	-11.9%	-11.4%	-6.4%	-1.0%	-6.4%	10.4%	-30.4%	-0.6	-0.8
Legacy 1***	-0.4%	-0.7%	-6.5%	-9.6%	-8.8%	-3.9%	N/A	-3.9%	10.2%	-24.2%	-0.3	-0.5
Legacy 2***	-0.4%	-0.7%	-6.6%	-9.7%	-9.1%	-4.3%	N/A	-4.3%	10.2%	-24.9%	-0.4	-0.5
Global 1***	-0.3%	-0.7%	-6.5%	-9.2%	-8.1%	-4.8%	N/A	-4.8%	9.8%	-23.2%	-0.5	-0.6
Global 2***	-0.4%	-0.7%	-6.6%	-9.4%	-8.4%	-5.1%	N/A	-5.1%	9.8%	-24.3%	-0.5	-0.7
Global 3***	-0.4%	-0.7%	-7.0%	-10.8%	-9.9%	-6.7%	N/A	-6.7%	9.8%	-30.6%	-0.7	-0.8

S&P 500 Total Return Index****	0.4%	-0.4%	1.4%	19.1%	13.4%	18.9%	7.5%	18.9%	13.6%	-16.3%	1.4	2.3
Barclays Capital U.S. Long Gov Index****	-0.5%	-0.3%	6.7%	-8.0%	7.4%	5.9%	6.7%	5.9%	11.3%	-15.5%	0.6	0.9

*	Performance metrics are calculated using month-to-date performance estimates. All performance data is subject to verification.
**	Units began trading in August 2003.
***	Units began trading in April 2009.
****	Index is unmanaged & is not available for direct investment. Please see Indices Overview (below) for more information. Weekly RORs are calculated using data acquired through Bloomberg.

Portfolio Positions by Sectors and Markets (Two largest positions within each sector)

	Portfolio for A, B and Legacy units					Portfolio for Global units
Sector	Sector		Market			Sector		Market
Sector	Exposure	Position	Contract	Exposure	Position	Exposure	Position	Contract	Exposure	Position
COMMODITIES	28%					28%
Energy	9%	Long	Crude Oil	3.9%	Long	9%	Long	Crude Oil	3.9%	Long
Energy	9%	Long	Natural Gas	2.0%	Long	9%	Long	Natural Gas	2.0%	Long
Grains/Foods	12%	Long	Soybeans	3.1%	Long	12%	Long	Soybeans	3.1%	Long
Grains/Foods	12%	Long	Corn	2.0%	Long	12%	Long	Corn	2.0%	Long
Metals	7%	Short	Gold	1.7%	Long	7%	Short	Gold	1.7%	Long
Metals	7%	Short	Copper	1.3%	Short	7%	Short	Copper	1.3%	Short
FINANCIALS	72%					72%
Currencies	35%	Short $	Japanese Yen	6.9%	Short	35%	Short $	Japanese Yen	6.9%	Short
Currencies	35%	Short $	British Pound	5.2%	Long	35%	Short $	British Pound	5.2%	Long
Equities	17%	Long	S&P 500 Index	3.4%	Long	17%	Long	S&P 500 Index	3.4%	Long
Equities	17%	Long	DJ Eurostoxx 50 Index	2.0%	Long	17%	Long	DJ Eurostoxx 50 Index	2.0%	Long
Fixed Income	20%	Long	Bunds	5.0%	Long	20%	Long	Bunds	5.0%	Long
Fixed Income	20%	Long	U.S. Treasury Bonds	2.5%	Long	20%	Long	U.S. Treasury Bonds	2.6%	Long

Market Commentary (Largest price movements within each sector)

Sector/Market
Energy	Heating oil prices fell by more than 1% as warmer weather reduced overall demand. Brent crude oil prices were driven lower on expectations overall supply will rise following the re-opening of a key Libyan oil port.
Grains/Foods	Wheat prices decreased by more than 3% after the USDA reported higher-than-expected supply forecasts. Soybean prices rose by more than 2% because of mixed forecasts for soybean acreage for this year’s planting season.
Metals	Aluminum prices moved more than 3% higher as severe drought conditions caused hydroelectricity shortages, which in turn caused production slowdowns in South America. Precious metal markets rallied as demand for safe-haven assets rose in reaction to a disappointing U.S. jobs report.
Currencies	The New Zealand dollar depreciated against counterparts as falling dairy prices raised concerns about the strength of the country’s economic recovery. The Canadian dollar strengthened against counterparts after the Canadian economy reportedly added more jobs than expected in March.
Equities	The Nikkei 225 rose by more than 2% as the Japanese yen drifted lower against counterparts, which helped restore confidence in the Japanese economy’s short-term growth prospects. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index increased more than 2% following positive U.S. economic data and dovish comments from the People’s Bank of China.
Fixed Income	Prices for British Long Gilts rose because of increased safe-haven demand spurred by a decline in UK housing prices in March. U.S. Treasury bond prices fell after positive manufacturing data and a revised jobs report for February reduced overall demand for U.S. Treasury notes.

ALL PERFORMANCE REPORTED IS NET OF FEES AND EXPENSES. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. FUTURES TRADING INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. FUTURES TRADING INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK, INCLUDING LIQUIDITY RISKS, NO SECONDARY MARKET EXISTS, RESTRICTIONS ON REDEMPTIONS, AND THE RISK OF FOREIGN SECURITIES. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY SECURITY FOR SALE. OFFERING BY PROSPECTUS ONLY. INFORMATION IN THIS COMMENTARY IS DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SOURCES THAT ARE DEEMED TO BE RELIABLE. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION IS NOT AUDITED BY DEARBORN CAPITAL. IN ADDITION, DEARBORN CAPITAL DRAWS UPON THIS INFORMATION TO MAKE ITS OWN ASSUMPTIONS WHICH COULD BE CONSIDERED DEARBORN CAPITAL’S OPINION. DEARBORN CAPITAL BELIEVES THAT ANY SUCH STATEMENTS OF OPINION HAVE A REASONABLE BASIS IN FACT.

Performance Chart

Barclays Capital U.S. Long Government Index (formerly Lehman Brothers U.S. Government Index: Long Subset): A benchmark comprised of the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury and U.S. Agency indices. The U.S. Long Government Index includes Treasuries (public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than ten years) and U.S. agency debentures (publicly issued debt of U.S. Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. Government). The U.S. Government Index is a component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index.

Compounded Annualized Rate of Return (ROR): This is the geometric 12-month mean that assumes the same rate of return for each 12-month period to arrive at the equivalent compound growth rate reflected in the actual return data.

Standard and Poor’s 500 Total Return Index (S&P 500 Index): A weighted index of the 500 stocks in the S&P 500 Index, which are chosen by Standard and Poor’s based on industry representation, liquidity, and stability. The stocks in the S&P 500 Index are not the 500 largest companies; rather the index is designed to capture the returns of many different sectors of the U.S. economy. The total return calculation includes the price-plus-gross cash dividend return.

Risk Metrics Chart

Drawdown: A drawdown is any losing period during an investment’s performance history. It is defined as the percent retrenchment from an equity peak to an equity valley. Maximum drawdown is simply the largest percentage drawdown that has occurred during the specified time frame. Grant Park’s drawdowns are computed based on month-end equity values.

Sharpe Ratio: A return/risk measure defined as the average incremental return of an investment over the risk free rate.

Sortino Ratio: A ratio developed to differentiate between good and bad volatility. The calculation provides a risk-adjusted measure of performance without penalizing for upward price changes.

Standard Deviation: Measures the dispersal or uncertainty in a random variable (in this case, investment returns). It measures the degree of variation of returns around the mean, or average, return. The higher the volatility of the investment returns, the higher the standard deviation will be. For this reason, standard deviation is often used as a measure of investment risk.

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