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Exhibit 99.2

To the Limited Partners of

CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the information contained herein is accurate and complete.

 

 

/s/ Patrick T. Egan

By:

 

Patrick T. Egan

 

President and Director

 

Ceres Managed Futures LLC

 

General Partner,

 

CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Ceres Managed Futures LLC

522 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10036

(855) 672-4468


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the General Partner of CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.,

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. (the “Partnership”), including the condensed schedule of investments as of December 31, 2017, and the related statements of income and expenses and changes in partners’ capital for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Partnership at December 31, 2017, and the results of its operations and changes in its partners’ capital for the year ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The statement of financial condition, including the condensed schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2016, and the related statements of income and expenses and changes in partners’ capital for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated March 24, 2017, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Partnership’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Partnership in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Partnership is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the auditor of the Partnership since 2017.

Boston, MA

March 22, 2018


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Partners of CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. (the “Partnership”), including the condensed schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related statements of income and expenses and changes in partners’ capital for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement. The Partnership is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 Partnership’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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and changes in its partners’ capital for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York

March 24, 2017


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Statements of Financial Condition

December 31, 2017 and 2016

 

         December 31,              December 31,      
     2017      2016  

Assets:

     

Equity in trading account:

     

Investment in U.S. Treasury bills, at fair value (amortized cost $0 and $14,988,213 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively)

     $ -              $ 14,993,944    

Unrestricted cash (Note 3c)

     13,623,999          10,018,392    

Restricted cash (Note 3c)

     2,968,214          7,333,537    

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

     641,134          518,007    

Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     227,482          125,242    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity in trading account

     17,460,829                  32,989,122    

Cash at bank (Note 1)

     436          217    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     $ 17,461,265          $ 32,989,339    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital:

     

Liabilities:

     

Accrued expenses:

     

Professional fees

     $ 28,817          $ 23,229    

Redemptions payable (Note 6)

             11,478,336          -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,507,153          23,229    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital:

     

General Partner, 0.0000 Redeemable Units at December 31, 2017 and 2016

     -              -        

Limited Partners, 2,649.5762 and 16,302.8425 Redeemable Units outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively

     5,954,112          32,966,110    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total partners’ capital (net asset value)

     5,954,112          32,966,110    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

     $ 17,461,265          $ 32,989,339    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per Redeemable Unit

     $ 2,247.19          $ 2,022.11    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2017

 

           Notional ($)/Number                       % of Partners’      
     of Contracts            Fair Value            Capital  

Futures Contracts Purchased

        

Currencies

     105          $ 172,663          2.90  

Energy

     102          404,584          6.80    

Grains

     2          (2,740)         (0.05)   

Indices

     169          140,540          2.36    

Interest Rates U.S.

     31          7,469          0.13    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     283          (69,438)         (1.17)   

Metals

     5          8,190          0.14    

Softs

     7          30,810          0.52    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

        692,078          11.63    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

        

Currencies

     217          (190,509)         (3.19)   

Energy

     20          (10,837)         (0.18)   

Grains

     85          53,036          0.89    

Indices

     26          3,197          0.05    

Interest Rates U.S.

     264          96,551          1.62    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     162          23,927          0.40    

Metals

     14          (53,310)         (0.90)   

Softs

     41          27,001          0.45    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

        (50,944)         (0.86)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

        $ 641,134          10.77  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Contracts

        

Currencies

     $ 173,468          $ 3,561          0.06  

Metals

     50          255,743          4.29    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

        259,304          4.35    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Contracts

        

Currencies

     $ 97,728          (1,678)         (0.03)   

Metals

     3          (30,144)         (0.50)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

        (31,822)         (0.53)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

        $ 227,482          3.82  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2016

 

           Notional ($)/Number                       % of Partners’      
     of Contracts            Fair Value            Capital  

Futures Contracts Purchased

        

Currencies

     27          $ 19,521          0.06  

Energy

     143          104,934          0.32    

Grains

     97          (94,816)         (0.29)   

Indices

     427          79,534          0.24    

Interest Rates U.S.

     11          3,963          0.01    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     391          154,581          0.47    

Metals

     1          (755)         (0.00)  ** 

Softs

     49          (78,597)         (0.24)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

        188,365          0.57    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

        

Currencies

     4          (1,288)         (0.00)  ** 

Grains

     95          58,436          0.18    

Indices

     36          (17,419)         (0.05)   

Interest Rates U.S.

     209          66,117          0.20    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     551          32,714          0.10    

Metals

     52          120,271          0.36    

Softs

     52          70,811          0.21    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

        329,642          1.00    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

        $ 518,007          1.57  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Contracts

        

Currencies

     $ 41,860,901          $ 718,502          2.18  

Metals

     56          98,272          0.30    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

        816,774          2.48    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Contracts

        

Currencies

     $ 27,814,556          (563,463)         (1.71)   

Metals

     52          (128,069)         (0.39)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

        (691,532)         (2.10)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

        $ 125,242          0.38  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Government Securities

        

 

                          % of Partners’  
  Face Amount          Maturity Date       

Description

     Fair Value        Capital  
      U.S. Treasury bills, 0.41%*      
  $      15,000,000        2/02/2017      (Amortized cost of $14,988,213)      $     14,993,944          45.48  %    
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Liquid non-cash held as collateral.

**

Due to rounding.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Statements of Income and Expenses

For the Years Ended

December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

 

             2017                      2016                      2015          

Investment Income:

        

Interest income

     $ 140,964          $ 87,791          $ 2,000    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Clearing fees (Note 3c)

     59,127          90,656          110,615    

Professional fees

     63,883          73,741          86,555    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     123,010          164,397          197,170    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     17,954          (76,606)         (195,170)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trading Results:

        

Net gains (losses) on trading of commodity interests:

        

Net realized gains (losses) on closed contracts

     1,609,243          (4,511,740)         6,799,264    

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on open contracts

     232,065          (293,503)         (3,307,255)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total trading results

     1,841,308          (4,805,243)         3,492,009    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     $ 1,859,262          $ (4,881,849)         $ 3,296,839    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per Redeemable Unit (Note 7)*

     $ 237.18          $ (270.57)         $ 129.24    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average Redeemable Units outstanding

           11,097.8460                19,766.5170                22,494.1597    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Represents the change in net asset value per Redeemable Unit during the year before distribution of interest income to feeder funds.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

For the Years Ended

December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

 

     Partners’  
     Capital  

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2014

     $ 48,491,666    

Subscriptions of 5,925.9466 Redeemable Units

     13,400,000    

Redemptions of 5,306.8489 Redeemable Units

     (12,382,241)   

Distribution of interest income to feeder funds

     (5,105)   

Net income (loss)

     3,296,839    
  

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2015

     52,801,159    

Subscriptions of 3,031.9609 Redeemable Units

     6,830,516    

Redemptions of 9,740.0274 Redeemable Units

     (21,745,589)   

Distribution of interest income to feeder funds

     (38,127)   

Net income (loss)

     (4,881,849)   
  

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2016

     32,966,110    

Subscriptions of 81.1909 Redeemable Units

     175,000    

Redemptions of 13,734.4572 Redeemable Units

           (28,911,985)   

Distribution of interest income to feeder funds

     (134,275)   

Net income (loss)

     1,859,262    
  

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2017

     $ 5,954,112    
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per Redeemable Unit:

 

2015:      $     2,294.61    
  

 

 

 
2016:      $     2,022.11    
  

 

 

 
2017:      $       2,247.19    
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.

Organization:

CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. (the “Master”) is a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York on November 8, 2005, to engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests including futures, option, swap and forward contracts. The sectors traded include currencies, energy, grains, indices, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, metals and softs. The commodity interests that are traded by the Master are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk. The General Partner (defined below) may also determine to invest up to all of the Master’s assets in United States (“U.S.”) Treasury bills and/or money market mutual funds, including money market mutual funds managed by Morgan Stanley or its affiliates. The Master may sell an unlimited number of redeemable units of limited partnership interest (“Redeemable Units”). The Redeemable Units of the Master are used solely for accounting purposes and do not represent units issued legally.

Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Master. As of January 1, 2017, the General Partner became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. (“MSD Holdings”). MSD Holdings is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is a publicly held company whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Morgan Stanley is engaged in various financial services and other businesses. Prior to January 1, 2017, the General Partner was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC. All trading decisions for the Master are made by the Advisor (defined below).

On April 1, 2006 (commencement of trading operations), Diversified 2000 Futures Fund L.P. (“Diversified 2000”) allocated a portion of its capital to the Master. On June 1, 2006, Ceres Tactical Systematic L.P. (formerly, Tactical Diversified Futures Fund L.P.) (“Tactical Systematic”) allocated a portion of its capital to the Master. On June 1, 2013, Managed Futures Custom Solutions Fund LP - Series A (formerly, Morgan Stanley Managed Futures Custom Solutions Fund LP - Series A) (“Custom Solutions”) allocated a portion of its capital to the Master. On July 31, 2017, Custom Solutions terminated operations and fully redeemed its investment in the Master. On December 31, 2017, Tactical Systematic fully redeemed its investment in the Master. The Master permits commodity pools managed now or in the future by Graham Capital Management, L.P. (the “Advisor”), using the K4D — 15V program, the Advisor’s proprietary, systematic trading program, to invest together in one trading vehicle.

During the periods covered by this report, the Master’s commodity broker was Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS&Co.”), a registered futures commission merchant. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (“JPMorgan”) also was a foreign exchange forward counterparty for the Master. The Master also deposits a portion of its cash in a non-trading bank account at JPMorgan.

Prior to Tactical Systematic’s full redemption on December 31, 2017, the Master operated under a structure where its investors consisted of Diversified 2000 (the “Feeder” or the “Fund”) and Tactical Systematic. References herein to a “Feeder” or the “Funds” may also include, as relevant, reference to Custom Solutions and Tactical Systematic. Diversified 2000 and Tactical Systematic owned approximately 34.3% and 65.7% of the Master as of the close of business on December 31, 2017, respectively. Diversified 2000, Tactical Systematic and Custom Solutions owned approximately 20.2%, 68.6% and 11.2% of the Master at December 31, 2016, respectively.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The Master will be liquidated upon the first to occur of the following: December 31, 2025; or under certain other circumstances as set forth in the limited partnership agreement of the Master (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”).

In July 2015, the General Partner delegated certain administrative functions to SS&C Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, currently doing business as SS&C GlobeOp (the “Administrator”). Pursuant to a master services agreement, the Administrator furnishes certain administrative, accounting, regulatory reporting, tax and other services as agreed from time to time. In addition, the Administrator maintains certain books and records of the Master.

 

2.

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

 

  a.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires the General Partner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates, and those differences could be material.

 

  b.

Statement of Cash Flows. The Master has not provided a Statement of Cash Flows, as permitted by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 230, “Statement of Cash Flows.” The Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital is included herein, and as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Master carried no debt, and all of the Master’s investments were carried at fair value and classified as Level 1 or Level 2 measurements.

 

  c.

Master’s Investments. All commodity interests held by the Master, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments, are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described in Note 5, “Fair Value Measurements”) at the measurement date. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated and are determined using the first-in, first-out method. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are included as a component of equity in trading account in the Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains or losses and net change in unrealized gains or losses are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses. The Master does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included in total trading results in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

Master’s Cash. The Master’s cash includes cash denominated in foreign currencies of $837,122 (cost of $829,158) and $1,087,866 (cost of $1,086,600) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

  d.

Income and Expenses Recognition. All of the income and expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading of commodity interests are determined on each valuation day and allocated pro-rata among the Funds at the time of such determination.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

  e.

Income Taxes. Income taxes have not been recorded as each partner is individually liable for the taxes, if any, on its share of the Master’s income and expenses. The Master follows the guidance of ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Master’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained “when challenged” or “when examined” by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions determined not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or liability in the Master’s Statements of Financial Condition for the current year. If a tax position does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid the incurring of penalties, an expense for the amount of the statutory penalty and interest, if applicable, shall be recognized in the Statements of Income and Expenses in the years in which the position is claimed or expected to be claimed. The General Partner has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Master files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The 2014 through 2017 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

 

  f.

Investment Company Status. Effective January 1, 2014, the Master adopted Accounting Standards Update 2013-08,Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement and Disclosure Requirements” and based on the General Partner’s assessment, the Master has been deemed to be an investment company since inception. Accordingly, the Master follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of Topic 946 and reflects its investments at fair value with unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value reflected in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

 

  g.

Net Income (Loss) per Redeemable Unit. Net income (loss) per Redeemable Unit is calculated in accordance with ASC 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies.” See Note 7, “Financial Highlights.”

 

3.

Agreements:

 

  a.

Limited Partnership Agreement:

The General Partner administers the business and affairs of the Master, including selecting one or more advisors to make trading decisions for the Master.

 

  b.

Management Agreement:

The General Partner, on behalf of the Master, has entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Advisor, a registered commodity trading advisor. The Advisor is not affiliated with the General Partner or MS&Co. and is not responsible for the organization or operation of the Master. The Management Agreement provides that the Advisor has sole discretion in determining the investment of the assets of the Master. All management fees in connection with the Management Agreement are borne by the Funds. The Management Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

  c.

Customer Agreement:

The Master has entered into a customer agreement with MS&Co. (the “Customer Agreement”) and a foreign exchange brokerage account agreement with MS&Co.

Under the Customer Agreement and the foreign exchange brokerage account agreement, the Master pays MS&Co. trading fees for the clearing and, where applicable, the execution of transactions. Further, all trading, exchange, clearing, user, give-up, floor brokerage and National Futures Association fees (collectively, the “clearing fees”) are borne by the Master and allocated to the Funds. All other fees are borne by the Funds. The Master’s cash deposited with MS&Co. is held in segregated bank accounts to the extent required by Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations. The Master’s restricted cash is equal to the cash portion of assets on deposit to meet margin requirements, as determined by the exchange or counterparty, and required by MS&Co. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the amount of cash held by the Master for margin requirements was $2,968,214 and $7,333,537, respectively. Cash that is not classified as restricted cash is therefore classified as unrestricted cash. The Customer Agreement may generally be terminated upon notice by either party.

 

  d.

FX Agreement:

On July 12, 2017, the Master entered into certain agreements with JPMorgan in connection with trading in forward foreign currency contracts. These agreements include a foreign exchange and bullion authorization agreement (“FX Agreement”), an International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. master agreement (“Master Agreement”), a schedule to the Master Agreement, a 2016 credit support annex for variation margin to the schedule and an institutional account agreement. Under each FX Agreement, JPMorgan charges a fee on the aggregate foreign currency transactions entered into on behalf of the Master during a month.

 

4.

Trading Activities:

The Master was formed for the purpose of trading contracts in a variety of commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity interests. The results of the Master’s trading activities are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

The Customer Agreement gives the Master the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures and forward contracts. The Master nets, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures and forward contracts in the Statements of Financial Condition, as the criteria under ASC 210-20,Balance Sheet,” have been met.

All of the commodity interests owned by the Master are held for trading purposes. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were 1,802 and 2,796, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were 183 and 288, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $87,829,845 and $150,122,666, respectively.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The following tables summarize the gross and net amounts recognized relating to assets and liabilities of the Master’s derivatives and their offsetting subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

              Gross Amounts        Amounts                       
            Offset in the        Presented in the        Gross Amounts Not Offset in the         
     Gross      Statements of      Statements of        Statements of Financial Condition           
     Amounts      Financial      Financial      Financial      Cash Collateral         

December 31, 2017

     Recognized        Condition      Condition        Instruments          Received/Pledged*          Net Amount    

Assets

                 

MS&Co.

                 

Futures

     $ 1,165,165          $ (524,031)         $ 641,134          $ -              $ -              $ 641,134    

Forwards

     255,743          (30,144)         225,599          -              -              225,599    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,420,908          (554,175)         866,733          -              -              866,733    

JPMorgan

                 

Forwards

     3,561          (1,678)         1,883          -              -              1,883    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     $       1,424,469          $ (555,853)         $       868,616          $         -              $         -              $       868,616    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

                 

MS&Co.

                 

Futures

     $ (524,031)         $ 524,031          $ -              $ -              $ -              $ -        

Forwards

     (30,144)         30,144          -              -              -              -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (554,175)               554,175          -              -              -              -        

JPMorgan

                 

Forwards

     (1,678)         1,678          -              -              -              -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     $ (555,853)         $ 555,853          $ -              $ -              $ -              $ -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net fair value

                    $ 868,616  
                 

 

 

 
              Gross Amounts        Amounts                       
            Offset in the        Presented in the        Gross Amounts Not Offset in the         
     Gross      Statements of      Statements of        Statements of Financial Condition           
     Amounts      Financial      Financial      Financial      Cash Collateral         

December 31, 2016

     Recognized        Condition      Condition      Instruments      Received/Pledged*        Net Amount    

Assets

                 

MS&Co.

                 

Futures

     $ 1,096,059          $ (578,052)         $ 518,007          $ -              $ -              $ 518,007    

Forwards

     816,774          (691,532)         125,242          -              -              125,242    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     $       1,912,833          $ (1,269,584)         $       643,249          $         -              $         -              $       643,249    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

                 

MS&Co.

                 

Futures

     $ (578,052)         $ 578,052          $ -              $ -              $ -              $ -        

Forwards

     (691,532)         691,532          -              -              -              -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     $ (1,269,584)         $       1,269,584          $ -              $ -              $ -              $ -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net fair value

                    $ 643,249  
                 

 

 

 

 

*

In the event of default by the Master, MS&Co., the Master’s commodity futures broker and a counterparty to certain of the Master’s non-exchange-traded contracts, as applicable, and JPMorgan, as a counterparty to certain of the Master’s non-exchange-traded contracts, has the right to offset the Master’s obligation with the Master’s cash and/or U.S. Treasury bills held by MS&Co. or JPMorgan, as applicable, thereby minimizing MS&Co.’s and JPMorgan’s risk of loss. In certain instances, a counterparty may not post collateral and as such, in the event of default by such counterparty, the Master is exposed to the amount shown in the Statements of Financial Condition. In the case of exchange-traded contracts, the Master’s exposure to counterparty risk may be reduced since the exchange’s clearinghouse interposes its credit between buyer and seller and the clearinghouse’s guarantee funds may be available in the event of a default.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The following tables indicate the gross fair values of derivative instruments of futures and forward contracts as separate assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

     December 31, 2017  

Assets

  

Futures Contracts

  

Currencies

     $ 210,149    

Energy

     406,244    

Grains

     53,588    

Indices

     216,706    

Interest Rates U.S.

     115,879    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     85,067    

Metals

     8,190    

Softs

     69,342    
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

     1,165,165    
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Futures Contracts

  

Currencies

     (227,995)   

Energy

     (12,497)   

Grains

     (3,292)   

Indices

     (72,969)   

Interest Rates U.S.

     (11,859)   

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     (130,578)   

Metals

     (53,310)   

Softs

     (11,531)   
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts

     (524,031)   
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

     $ 641,134  
  

 

 

 

Assets

  

Forward Contracts

  

Currencies

     $ 3,561    

Metals

     255,743    
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     259,304    
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Forward Contracts

  

Currencies

     (1,678)   

Metals

     (30,144)   
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     (31,822)   
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     $ 227,482   ** 
  

 

 

 

 

*

This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition.

**

This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

     December 31, 2016  

Assets

  

Futures Contracts

  

Currencies

     $ 21,246    

Energy

     152,163    

Grains

     65,376    

Indices

     298,139    

Interest Rates U.S.

     76,046    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     250,069    

Metals

     145,061    

Softs

     87,959    
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

     1,096,059    
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Futures Contracts

  

Currencies

     (3,013)   

Energy

     (47,229)   

Grains

     (101,756)   

Indices

     (236,024)   

Interest Rates U.S.

     (5,966)   

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     (62,774)   

Metals

     (25,545)   

Softs

     (95,745)   
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts

     (578,052)   
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

     $ 518,007  
  

 

 

 

Assets

  

Forward Contracts

  

Currencies

     $ 718,502    

Metals

     98,272    
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     816,774    
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Forward Contracts

  

Currencies

     (563,463)   

Metals

     (128,069)   
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     (691,532)   
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     $ 125,242   ** 
  

 

 

 

 

*

This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition.

**

This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The following table indicates the trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

 

Sector

               2017                             2016                             2015              

Currencies

     $ (1,953,482)        $ (365,938)        $ 1,258,991    

Energy

     (426,971)        (3,755,674)        1,698,286    

Grains

     (294,117)        (157,593)        (569,630)   

Indices

     5,566,154         (447,553)        435,254    

Interest Rates U.S.

     (202,553)        2,065,064         (940,588)   

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     (1,016,555)        90,143         476,285    

Metals

     (8,959)        (1,654,345)        627,291    

Softs

     177,791         (579,347)        506,120    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $ 1,841,308   ***      $ (4,805,243)  ***      $ 3,492,009   *** 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

 

5.

Fair Value Measurements:

Master’s Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The fair value of exchange-traded futures, option and forward contracts is determined by the various exchanges, and reflects the settlement price for each contract as of the close of business on the last business day of the reporting period. The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts is extrapolated on a forward basis from the spot prices quoted as of approximately 3:00 P.M. (E.T.) on the last business day of the reporting period from various exchanges. The fair value of non-exchange-traded foreign currency option contracts is calculated by applying an industry standard model application for options valuation of foreign currency options, using as input the spot prices, interest rates, and option implied volatilities quoted as of approximately 3:00 P.M. (E.T.) on the last business day of the reporting period. U.S. Treasury bills are valued at the last available bid price received from independent pricing services as of the close of the last business day of the reporting period.

The Master considers prices for commodity futures, swap and option contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1). The values of U.S. Treasury bills, non-exchange-traded forward, swap and certain option contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by pricing services that derive fair values for those assets and liabilities from observable inputs (Level 2). As of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Master did not hold any derivative instruments that were priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of the General Partner’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3). Transfers between levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

December 31, 2017*

           Total                      Level 1                    Level 2                      Level 3          

Assets

           

Futures

     $ 1,165,165          $ 1,165,165          $ -              $             -        

Forwards

     259,304          -              259,304          -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     $ 1,424,469          $ 1,165,165          $ 259,304          $ -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Futures

     $ 524,031          $ 524,031          $ -              $ -        

Forwards

     31,822          -              31,822          -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     $ 555,853          $ 524,031          $ 31,822          $ -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

   Total      Level 1    Level 2      Level 3  

Assets

           

Futures

     $ 1,096,059          $ 1,096,059          $ -              $ -        

Forwards

     816,774          98,272          718,502          -        

U.S. Treasury bills

     14,993,944          -              14,993,944          -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     $         16,906,777          $         1,194,331          $         15,712,446          $ -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Futures

     $ 578,052          $ 578,052          $ -              $ -        

Forwards

     691,532          128,069          563,463          -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     $ 1,269,584          $ 706,121          $ 563,463          $ -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

$98,272 of assets and $128,069 of liabilities were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 during the year ended December 31, 2017. The General Partner believes that for London Metals Exchange (“LME”) contracts, the inputs are derived from an exchange and not actively quoted prices, which is more representative of a Level 2 security.

 

6.

Subscriptions, Distributions and Redemptions:

Subscriptions are accepted monthly from investors who become limited partners on the first day of the month after their subscriptions are processed. Distributions are made on a pro-rata basis at the sole discretion of the General Partner. No distributions have been made to date. The General Partner does not intend to make any distributions of the Master’s profits, except for distribution of interest income to feeder funds, as applicable. Generally, a limited partner withdraws all or part of its capital contribution and undistributed profits, if any, from the Master as of the end of any month (the “Redemption Date”) after a request for redemption has been made to the General Partner at least three days in advance of the Redemption Date. Such withdrawals are classified as a liability when the limited partner elects to redeem and informs the Master. However, a limited partner may request a withdrawal as of the end of any day if such request is received by the General Partner at least three days in advance of the proposed withdrawal day.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

7.

Financial Highlights:

Financial highlights for the limited partner class as a whole for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 

               2017                         2016                         2015            

Per Redeemable Unit Performance
(for a unit outstanding throughout the year): *

      

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     $ 235.56         $ (266.69)        $ 138.12    

Net investment income (loss)

     1.62         (3.88)        (8.88)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) for the year

     237.18         (270.57)        129.24    

Distribution of interest income to feeder funds

     (12.10)        (1.93)        (0.23)   

Net asset value per Redeemable Unit, beginning of year

     2,022.11         2,294.61         2,165.60    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per Redeemable Unit, end of year

     $     2,247.19         $     2,022.11         $     2,294.61    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Limited Partners’ Capital:

      

Net investment income (loss) **

     0.1       (0.2)      (0.4) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     0.5       0.4       0.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     11.7       (11.8)      6.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Net investment income (loss) per Redeemable Unit is calculated by dividing the interest income less total expenses by the average number of Redeemable Units outstanding during the year. The net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per Redeemable Unit is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per Redeemable Unit with the other per unit information.

 

**

Interest income less total expenses.

The above ratios and total return 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 partners’ capital.

 

8.

Financial Instrument Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Master 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 balances, 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, a swap execution facility or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded instruments include futures and certain standardized forward, option and swap contracts. Certain swap contracts may also be traded on a swap execution facility or OTC. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and also include certain forward and option contracts. 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. The General Partner estimates that at any given time approximately 0% to 48.6% of the Master’s contracts are traded OTC.


CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Futures Contracts. The Master trades futures contracts. A futures contract is a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of investments, currency or a standardized amount of a deliverable grade commodity, at a specified price on a specified future date, unless the contract is closed before the delivery date or the delivery quantity is something where physical delivery cannot occur (such as the S&P 500 Index), whereby such contract is settled in cash. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Master each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Master. When the contract is closed, the Master records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in futures contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the futures broker, directly with the exchange on which the contracts are traded. Net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Forward foreign currency contracts are those contracts where the Master agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon future date. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily, and the Master’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 date, is included in the Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency contracts are recognized in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively, and are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

London Metals Exchange Forward Contracts. Metal contracts traded on the LME represent a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin or zinc. LME contracts traded by the Master are cash settled based on prompt dates published by the LME. Variation margin may be made or received by the Master each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Master. A contract is considered offset when all long positions have been matched with a like number of short positions settling on the same prompt date. When the contract is closed at the prompt date, the Master records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in LME contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the broker, directly with the LME. Net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on metal contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Master 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. The Master is exposed to a market risk equal to the value of futures and forward contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.


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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. The Master’s risk of loss in the event of a counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition and is not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Master’s risk of loss is reduced through the use of legally enforceable master netting agreements with counterparties that permit the Master to offset unrealized gains and losses and other assets and liabilities with such counterparties upon the occurrence of certain events. The Master has credit risk and concentration risk, as MS&Co., an MS&Co. affiliate or JPMorgan are counterparties or brokers with respect to the Master’s assets. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that, through MS&Co. or an MS&Co. affiliate, the Master’s counterparty is an exchange or clearing organization.

The General Partner monitors and attempts to mitigate the Master’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 Master may be subject. These monitoring systems generally allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk-adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, online monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forward and option contracts by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.

The majority of these instruments mature within one year of the inception date. However, due to the nature of the Master’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.

In the ordinary course of business, the Master enters into contracts and agreements that contain various representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Master’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be determined, as this could include future claims that have not yet been made against the Master. The Master considers the risk of any future obligation relating to these indemnifications to be remote.

 

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Subsequent Events:

The General Partner evaluates events that occur after the balance sheet date but before and up until financial statements are issued. The General Partner has assessed the subsequent events through March 22, 2018, the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements.