UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

 

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For The Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2009

 

OR ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

 

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from            to           

 

Commission File Number 000-25921

 

AAA CAPITAL ENERGY FUND L.P.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

c/o Ceres Managed Futures LLC
55 East 59^th Street – 10^th Floor
New York, New York 10022

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of the chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

Yes    No  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer __		Accelerated filer __		Non-accelerated filer   X		Smaller reporting company __

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes   No X

 

As of October 31, 2009, 25,664.1184 Limited Partnership Redeemable Units were outstanding.

 

AAA CAPITAL ENERGY FUND L.P.

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

INDEX

 

Exhibit 3.1(a) Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, dated October 1, 1999.

Exhibit 3.1(b) Certificate of Change of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, effective January 31, 2000

Exhibit 3.1(c) Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, dated May 21, 2003

Exhibit 3.1(d) Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, dated September 21, 2005

Exhibit 3.1(e) Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, dated September 19, 2008

Exhibit 10.2 Agency Agreement, dated February 12, 1998

Exhibit 10.4 Escrow Agreement, dated February 9, 1998

Exhibit 31.1 Certification

Exhibit 31.2 Certification

Exhibit 32.1 Certification

Exhibit 32.2 Certification

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
Income:
Net realized gains (losses) on closed positions allocated from Master		$	19,435,696			$	18,165,941			$	170,060,711			$	(19,398,664	)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on open positions allocated from Master			(10,286,435	)			27,600,883				(136,575,981	)			113,745,592
Interest income allocated from Master			43,566				360,219				131,620				1,116,183
Expenses allocated from Master			(211,328	)			(258,305	)			(626,338	)			(714,602	)
Total income (loss)			8,981,499				45,868,738				32,990,012				94,748,509
Expenses:
Brokerage commissions			868,625				1,098,218				2,412,005				3,297,369
Management fees			1,505,538				1,430,317				4,565,105				3,910,888
Other			34,995				72,810				173,478				200,128
Total expenses			2,409,158				2,601,345				7,150,588				7,408,385
Net income (loss) before allocation to Special Limited Partner			6,572,341				43,267,393				25,839,424				87,340,124
Allocation to Special Limited Partner			(1,305,755	)			(8,581,435	)			(5,141,561	)			(17,248,562	)
Net income (loss) after allocation to Special Limited Partner			5,266,586				34,685,958				20,697,863				70,091,562
Additions — Special Limited Partners			1,305,755				8,581,435				5,141,561				17,248,562
Redemptions — Special Limited Partners			(2,225,188	)			(9,000,001	)			(15,224,202	)			(9,000,001	)
Redemptions — Limited Partners			(4,431,006	)			(7,834,807	)			(19,109,776	)			(33,917,067	)
Redemptions — General Partner			(4,000,106	)			—				(4,000,106	)			—
Net increase (decrease) in Partners’ Capital			(4,083,959	)			26,432,585				(12,494,660	)			44,423,056
Partners’ Capital, beginning of period			293,389,980				257,331,514				301,800,681				239,341,043
Partners’ Capital, end of period		$	289,306,021			$	283,764,099			$	289,306,021			$	283,764,099
Net Asset Value per Unit (26,256.1699 and 30,597.4911 Units outstanding at September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively)		$	11,018.59			$	9,274.10			$	11,018.59			$	9,274.10
Net income (loss) per Redeemable Units of Limited Partnership Interest and General Partner Unit Equivalents		$	191.51			$	1,111.97			$	719.59			$	2,214.89
Weighted average units outstanding			26,845.9016				31,415.6110				27,830.5169				32,381.3960

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P. (formerly, Smith Barney AAA Energy Fund L.P.) (the “Partnership”) is a Limited Partnership organized on January 5, 1998 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 commodity options and commodity futures contracts on United States exchanges and certain foreign exchanges. The Partnership, through its investment in the Master (defined herein), may trade commodity futures and options contracts of any kind. In addition, the Partnership, through its investment in the Master, may enter into swap contracts on energy related products. During the initial offering period (February 12, 1998 through March 15, 1998), the Partnership sold 49,538 redeemable units of Limited Partnership Interest (“Redeemable Units”). The Partnership commenced trading on March 16, 1998. From March 16, 1998 to August 31, 2001, the Partnership engaged directly in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests.

 

Ceres Managed Futures LLC (formerly Citigroup Managed Futures LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Partnership. The General Partner is wholly owned by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (“MSSB Holdings”), a newly registered non-clearing futures commission merchant and a member of the National Futures Association. Morgan Stanley, indirectly through various subsidiaries, owns 51% of MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”), the commodity broker and a selling agent for the Partnership, owns 49% of MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), indirectly through various subsidiaries, wholly owns CGM. Prior to July 31, 2009, the date as of which MSSB Holdings became its owner, the General Partner was wholly owned by Citigroup Financial Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., the sole owner of which is Citigroup.

 

On September 1, 2001, the Partnership allocated substantially all of its capital to the AAA Master Fund LLC, (formerly known as Citigroup AAA Master Fund LLC), a New York Limited Liability Company (the “Master”). The Partnership purchased 128,539.1485 units of the Master with a fair value of $128,539,149 (including unrealized appreciation of $7,323,329). The Master was formed in order to permit commodity pools managed now or in the future by AAA Capital Management Advisors, Ltd. (successor to AAA Capital Management, Inc.) (the “Advisor”) using the Energy Program—Futures and Swaps, a proprietary, discretionary trading program, to invest together in one trading vehicle. In addition, the Advisor is a special limited partner (the “Special Limited Partner”) of the Partnership. The General Partner and the Advisor believe that trading through this master/feeder structure promotes efficiency and economy in the trading process. Expenses to investors as a result of the investment in the Master are approximately the same and redemption rights are not affected. The Master’s commodity broker is CGM and its managing member is CMF. The Master may trade commodity futures and options contracts of any kind, but trades solely energy, energy-related products and grains. In addition, the Master may enter into swap contracts or trade in energy-related products. The commodity interests that are traded by the Master are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk.

 

The General Partner is not aware of any material changes to the trading program discussed above during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009.

 

At September 30, 2009, the Partnership owned approximately 22.3% of the Master. At December 31, 2008, the Partnership owned approximately 23.2% of the Master. It is the Partnership’s intention to continue to invest substantially all of its assets in the Master. The performance of the Partnership is directly affected by the performance of the Master. The Master’s Statements of Financial Condition, including Schedules of Investments and Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Members’ Capital are included herein.

 

The General Partner and each Limited Partner share in the profits and losses of the Partnership, after the allocation to the Special Limited Partner (defined herein), in proportion to the amount of partnership interest owned by each except that no Limited Partner shall be liable for obligations of the Partnership in excess of its initial capital contribution and profits, if any, net of distributions.

 

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 statement of the Partnership’s financial condition at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. 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 (the “SEC”) for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In making these estimates and assumptions, management has considered the effects, if any, of events occurring after the date of the Partnership’s Statements of Financial Condition through November 16, 2009, which is the date the financial statements were issued. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

On July 1, 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, also known as FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 105-10, “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“ASC 105-10”) (the “Codification”). ASC 105-10 established the exclusive authoritative reference for U.S. GAAP for use in financial statements except for SEC rules and interpretive releases, which are also authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The Codification supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. Codification became the single source of authoritative accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and applies to all financial statements issued after September 15, 2009.

     The Partnership is not required to provide a Statement of Cash Flows as permitted by ASC 230-10 Statement of Cash Flows (formerly, FAS No. 102, “Statement of Cash Flows Exemption of Certain Enterprises and Classification of Cash Flows from Certain Securities Acquired for Resale”).

 

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.

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

The Master’s Statements of Financial Condition and Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Members’ Capital for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are presented below:

 

AAA Master Fund LLC
Statements of Financial Condition
(Unaudited)

 

		September 30,				December 31,
		2009				2008
Assets:
Equity in trading account:
Cash		$	1,039,083,786			$	696,338,412
Cash margin			118,254,308				90,640,874
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and exchange cleared swap contracts			—				268,819,884
Options owned, at fair value (cost $961,258,908 and $867,124,483, respectively)			776,391,045				906,666,577
			1,933,729,139				1,962,465,747
Due from brokers			—				518,950
Total assets		$	1,933,729,139			$	1,962,984,697
Liabilities and Members’ Capital:
Liabilities:
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and exchange cleared swap contracts		$	242,402,147			$	—
Options written, at fair value (premium $481,035,323 and $600,446,669, respectively)			362,871,314				624,018,932
Accrued expenses:
Professional fees			293,097				334,666
Total liabilities			605,566,558				624,353,598
Members’ Capital:
Members’ Capital, 134,496.1590 and 150,805.9242 Units outstanding at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively			1,328,162,581				1,338,631,099
Total liabilities and members’ capital		$	1,933,729,139			$	1,962,984,697

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

AAA Master Fund LLC
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

		Number of								% of Members’
		Contracts				Fair Value				Capital
Futures and Exchange Cleared Swap Contracts Purchased
Energy
NYMEX Heating Oil Feb 10 - Dec 11			5,687			$	(85,488,157	)			(6.44	)%
NYMEX WTI Financial Dec 09 - Dec 16			4,612				(115,537,210	)			(8.70	)
Other			71,708				(61,437,724	)			(4.62	)
Total futures and exchange cleared swap contracts purchased							(262,463,091	)			(19.76	)
Futures and Exchange Cleared Swap Contracts Sold
Energy
Other			68,878				20,060,944				1.51
Total futures and exchange cleared swap contracts sold							20,060,944				1.51
Options Owned
Energy
Call
NYMEX LT Crude Oil Nov 09 - Dec 13			11,024				86,551,880				6.51
NYMEX Natural Gas E Nov 09 - May 13			26,622				151,686,437				11.42
Other			14,475				56,838,620				4.28
Call options owned							295,076,937				22.21
Put
NYMEX Crude Oil E Dec 09 - Dec 16			15,743				182,765,450				13.76
NYMEX LT Crude Oil Nov 09 - Dec 13			12,359				97,441,490				7.34
NYMEX Natural Gas E Nov 09 - May 14			12,690				113,557,399				8.55
Other			11,675				87,549,769				6.59
Put options owned							481,314,108				36.24
Total options owned							776,391,045				58.45
Options Written
Energy
Call
NYMEX Natural Gas E Nov 09 - Oct 14			17,946				(80,627,339	)			(6.07	)
Other			35,083				(141,149,886	)			(10.63	)
Call options owned							(221,777,225	)			(16.70	)
Put
Other			21,940				(141,094,089	)			(10.62	)
Put options written							(141,094,089	)			(10.62	)
Total options written							(362,871,314	)			(27.32	)
Total fair value						$	171,117,584				12.88	%

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

AAA Master Fund LLC
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

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AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

AAA Master Fund LLC
Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Members’ Capital
(Unaudited)

 

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

 

Changes in Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit of Limited Partnership Interest for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

The above ratios may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the period. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the Limited Partner class using the Limited Partners’ share of income, expenses and average net assets.

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

Financial Highlights of the Master:

 

 

 

 

 

The above ratios may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the period. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the Limited Partner class using the Limited Partners’ share of income, expenses and average net assets.

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

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 Partnership invests substantially all of its assets through a “master/feeder” structure. The results of the Partnership’s investment in the Master are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

 

The customer agreement between the Partnership and CGM and the Master and CGM give the Partnership and the Master, respectively, 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 on the Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under ASC 210-20, Balance Sheet (formerly, FIN No. 39, “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts”) have been met.

 

All of the commodity interests owned by the Master are held for trading purposes. The average fair values of these interests during the nine and twelve months ended September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, based on a monthly calculation, were $355,660,988 and $599,179,234, respectively. The fair values of these commodity interests, including options and swaps thereon, if applicable, at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were $171,117,584 and $551,467,529, 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 other measures of fair value deemed appropriate by the General Partner.

 

Brokerage commissions are based on the number of trades executed by the Advisor and the Partnership’s ownership percentage.

 

The Master adopted ASC 815-10, Derivatives and Hedging (formerly, FAS No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”) as of January 1, 2009 which requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. ASC 815-10 only expands the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and related hedging activities and has no impact on the Statements of Financial Condition or Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Members’ Capital. The contracts outstanding at the period ended September 30, 2009, are indicative of volume traded during the period. See the Schedule of Investments. The following table indicates the fair values of derivative instruments of futures and options contracts as separate assets and liabilities.

 

		September 30, 2009						September 30, 2009
Assets						Assets
Futures and Exchange Cleared Swap Contracts						Options Owned
Energy		$	286,814,805			Energy		$	776,391,045
Total unrealized appreciation on open futures and exchange cleared swap contracts		$	286,814,805			Options owned		$	776,391,045	**
Liabilities						Liabilities
Futures and Exchange Cleared Swap Contracts						Options Written
Energy		$	(529,216,952	)		Energy		$	(362,871,314	)
Total unrealized depreciation on open futures and exchange cleared swap contracts		$	(529,216,952	)		Options written		$	(362,871,314	)***
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and exchange cleared swap contracts		$	(242,402,147	)*

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

 

The following table indicates the trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2009				September 30, 2009
Sector		Gain (loss) from trading				Gain (loss) from trading
Energy		$	40,194,995			$	143,718,324
Total		$	40,194,995			$	143,718,324

 

 

Investments.  The Partnership values its investment in the Master at its net asset value per unit as calculated by the Master. The Master values its investments as described in note 2 of the Master’s notes to the annual financial statements as of December 31, 2008.

 

Fair Value Measurements.  The Partnership adopted ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (formerly FAS No.157, “Fair Value Measurements”) as of January 1, 2008 which defines fair value as the price 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. ASC 820-10 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. 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 in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Partnership did not apply the deferral allowed by ASC 820-10 for non financial assets and non financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

 

The Partnership values investments in Master where there are no other rights or obligations inherent within the ownership interest held by the Partnership based on the end of the day net asset value of the Master (Level 2). The value of the Partnership’s investment in the Master reflects its proportional interest in the Master. As of and for the periods ended September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Partnership did not directly hold any derivative instruments that are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) or priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).

 

 

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

 

Investments.  All commodity interests of 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 below) 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. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are included as a component of equity in trading account on the Statements of Financial Condition. Realized gains or losses and any change in net unrealized gains or losses from the preceding period are reported in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Members’ Capital.

 

Fair Value Measurements.  The Master adopted ASC 820-10 as of January 1, 2008 which defines fair value as the price 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. ASC 820-10 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. 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 in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Master did not apply the deferral allowed by ASC 820-10, for nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

 

The Master considers prices for exchange traded commodity futures, forwards and options contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of non exchange traded forwards, swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are, priced by broker-dealers who derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2). As of and for the periods ended September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Master did not hold any derivative instruments for which market quotations are not readily available are, priced by broker-dealers who derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2) or that are priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).

 

						Quoted Prices in
						Active Markets for				Significant Other				Significant
						Identical Assets				Observable Inputs				Unobservable Inputs
		9/30/2009				(Level 1)				(Level 2)				(Level 3)
Assets
Options owned		$	776,391,045			$	776,391,045			$	—			$	—
Total assets			776,391,045				776,391,045				—				—
Liabilities
Futures and Exchange Cleared Swaps		$	242,402,147			$	242,402,147			$	—			$	—
Options written			362,871,314				362,871,314				—				—
Total liabilites			605,273,461				605,273,461				—				—
Total fair value		$	171,117,584			$	171,117,584			$	—			$	—

 

						Quoted Prices in
						Active Markets for				Significant Other				Significant
						Identical Assets				Observable Inputs				Unobservable Inputs
		12/31/2008				(Level 1)				(Level 2)				(Level 3)
Assets
Futures and Exchange Cleared Swaps		$	268,819,884			$	268,819,884			$	—			$	—
Options owned			906,666,577				906,666,577				—				—
Total assets			1,175,486,461				1,175,486,461				—				—
Liabilities
Options written		$	624,018,932			$	624,018,932			$	—			$	—
Total liabilites			624,018,932				624,018,932				—				—
Total fair value		$	551,467,529			$	551,467,529			$	—			$	—

 

AAA Capital Energy Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

     In the normal course of its business, the Partnership, through its investment in 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 or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain forwards and options contracts. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and include forwards and certain options. Specific market movements of commodities or futures contracts underlying an option cannot accurately be predicted. The purchaser of an option may lose the entire premium paid for the option. The writer, or seller, of an option has unlimited risk. 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/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 by the Master. The Partnership/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.

      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 Partnership’s/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 not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Partnership’s/Master’s risk of loss is reduced through the use of legally enforceable master netting agreements with counterparties that permit the Partnership/Master to offset unrealized gains and losses and other assets and liabilities with such counterparties upon the occurrence of certain events. The Partnership/Master has credit risk and concentration risk as the sole counterparty or broker with respect to the Partnership’s/Master’s assets is CGM or a CGM affiliate. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that through CGM, the Partnership’s/Master’s counterparty is an exchange or clearing organization.

     The Advisor will concentrate the Partnership’s/Master’s trading in energy related markets. Concentration in a limited number of commodity interests may subject the Partnership’s/Master’s account to greater volatility than in if a more diversified portfolio of contracts were traded on behalf of the Partnership/ Master.

     As both a buyer and seller of options, the Partnership/Master pays or receives a premium at the outset and then bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the contract underlying the option. Written options expose the Partnership/Master to potentially unlimited liability; for purchased options the risk of loss is limited to the premiums paid. Certain written put options permit cash settlement and do not require the option holder to own the reference asset. The Partnership/Master does not consider these contracts to be guarantees as described in ASC 460-10 Guarantees (formerly, FAS No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees”).

     The General Partner monitors and controls the Partnership’s/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 Partnership/ Master 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 the inception date. However, due to the nature of the Partnership’s/Master’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Partnership does not engage in sales of goods or services. Its only assets are its investment in the Master and cash. The Master does not engage in the sale of goods or services. Because of the low margin deposits normally required in commodity futures trading, relatively small price movements may result in substantial losses to the Partnership, through its investment in the Master. While substantial losses could lead to a material decrease in liquidity, no such losses occurred during the third quarter of 2009.

 

The Partnership’s capital consists of the capital contributions of the partners as increased or decreased by income (loss) from its investment in the Master, expenses, interest income, redemptions of Redeemable Units and distributions of profits, if any.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, Partnership capital decreased 4.1% from $301,800,681 to $289,306,021. This decrease was attributable to redemptions of 1,772.6944 Redeemable Units of Limited Partnership Interest resulting in an outflow of $19,109,776 the redemption of 1,389.5644 Redeemable Units of Special Limited Partnership Interest totaling $15,224,202, and the redemption of 358.3900 General Partner Unit equivalents totaling $4,000,106, which was partially offset by the net income from operations of $20,697,863, coupled with the addition of 472.9346 Redeemable Units of Special Limited Partnership Interest totaling $5,141,561. Future redemptions could impact the amount of funds available for investment in the Master in subsequent periods.

The Master’s capital consists of the capital contributions of the members as increased or decreased by realized and/or unrealized gains or losses on commodity futures trading, expenses, interest income, redemptions of Units and distributions of profits, if any.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Master’s capital decreased 0.8% from $1,338,631,099 to $1,328,162,581. This decrease was attributable to the redemption of 32,232.1352 Redeemable Units totaling $301,095,796 and distribution of interest income to feeder funds totaling $609,156 to the non-managing members of the Master, which was partially offset by net income from operations of $141,598,562, coupled with the addition of 15,922.3700 Redeemable Units totaling $149,637,872. Future redemptions can impact the amount of funds available for investments in commodity contract positions in subsequent periods.

Critical Accounting Policies

     Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with GAAP requires management 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.

     Statement of Cash Flows. The Partnership is not required to provide a Statement of Cash Flows as permitted by ASC 230-10.

     Investments. The Partnership values its investment in the Master at its net asset value per unit as calculated by the Master. The Master values its investments as described in note 2 of the Master’s notes to the annual financial statements as of December 31, 2008.

     Fair Value Measurements. The Partnership adopted ASC 820-10 as of January 1, 2008 which defines fair value as the price 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. The Partnership did not apply the deferral allowed by ASC 820-10 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

 

 

     The Partnership values investments in Master where there are no other rights or obligations inherent within the ownership interest held by the Partnership based on the end of the day net asset value of the Master (Level 2). The value of the Partnership’s investments in the Master reflects its proportional interest in the Master. As of and for the period ended September 30, 2009, the Partnership did not hold any derivative instruments that are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) or priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).

     The Master considers prices for exchange traded commodity futures, forwards and options contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of non exchange traded forwards, swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers who derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2). As of and for the period ended September 30, 2009, the Master did not hold any derivative instruments for which market quotations are not readily available, are priced by broker-dealers who derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2) or that are priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).

     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 if the delivery quantity is something where physical delivery cannot occur (such as 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. Because 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, credit exposure is limited. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Members’ Capital.

     Options. The Master may purchase and write (sell), both exchange listed and over-the-counter, options on commodities or financial instruments. An option is a contract allowing, but not requiring, its holder to buy (call) or sell (put) a specific or standard commodity or financial instrument at a specified price during a specified time period. The option premium is the total price paid or received for the option contract. When the Master writes an option, the premium received is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Financial Condition and marked to market daily. When the Master purchases an option, the premium paid is recorded as an asset in the Statements of Financial Condition and marked to market daily. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on options contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Members’ Capital.

     Brokerage Commissions. Commission charges to open and close futures and exchange traded swap contracts are expensed at the time the positions are opened. Commission charges on option contracts are expensed at the time the position is established and when the option contract is closed.

     Income Taxes. Income taxes have not been provided as each partner is individually liable for the taxes, if any, on their share of the Partnership’s income and expenses.

     In 2007, the Partnership adopted ASC 740-10 Income Taxes (formerly, FAS No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”). ASC 740-10 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740-10 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Partnership’s financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the partnership level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The General Partner has continued to evaluate the application of ASC 740-10 and has concluded that the adoption of ASC 740-10 had no impact on the operations of the Partnership for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and that no provision for income tax is required in the Partnership’s financial statements.

 

     The following are the major tax jurisdictions for the Partnership and the earliest tax year subject to examination: United States — 2005.

     Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In 2009, the Partnership adopted ASC 820-10-65 Fair Value Measurements (formerly, FAS No. 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly”). ASC 820-10-65 reaffirms that fair value is the price 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. ASC
820-10-65 also reaffirms the need to use judgment in determining if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when the market has become inactive. The application of ASC 820-10-65 is required for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, there has not been a decrease in the volume and level of activity in the Partnership’s Level 2 assets and liabilities. The adoption of ASC 820-10-65 had no effect on the Partnership’s Financial Statements.

      Subsequent Events. In 2009, the Partnership adopted ASC 855-10 Subsequent Events (formerly, FAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events”). The objective of ASC 855-10 is to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or available to be issued.

 

Results of Operations

     During the Partnership’s third quarter of 2009, the Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit increased 1.8% from $10,827.08 to $11,018.59 as compared to an increase of 13.6% in the same period of 2008. The Partnership, for its own account, through its investment in the Master experienced a net trading gain before brokerage commissions and related fees in the third quarter of 2009 of $9,149,261. Gains were primarily attributable to the Master’s trading of commodity futures in NYMEX Energy Swaps, NYMEX Heating Oil, IPE Gas Oil, RBOB Gasoline, Unleaded Gasoline, Brent Crude Oil and Grains and were partially offset by losses in NYMEX Crude Oil, NYMEX Gasoline and NYMEX Natural Gas. The Partnership, for its own account, through its investment in the Master experienced a net trading gain before brokerage commissions and related fees in the third quarter of 2008 of $45,766,824. Gains were primarily attributable to the Master’s trading of commodity futures in NYMEX Energy Swaps, NYMEX Natural Gas, NYMEX Crude Oil, NYMEX Gasoline, NYMEX Heating Oil, Brent Crude Oil and Corn, and were partially offset by losses in Unleaded Gasoline, IPE Gas Oil, and OTC Energy Swaps.

     Markets around the world rose again in the third quarter of 2009. Economic activity in the U.S. further stabilized with many important sectors of the economy demonstrating marked improvements over the depressed levels reached earlier this year. The overall economy continued to face headwinds with employment further contracting, albeit at a much slower pace. Consumer confidence has bounced off record lows but remains well below historical averages. The Partnership realized gains for the quarter as gains in July and August offset losses in September.

     Oil market activity during July was impressive. Lead by the refined products, oil prices sold off sharply early in the month with NYMEX crude falling from $73.38/barrel on June 30th to as low as $58.32 by July 13th. Maybe even more impressive than the 10 day break during early July was the immediate 10 day rally that followed which seemed to reinforce that the longer term uptrend in this market is, for now, still intact. The majority of the July’s return was derived from the oil side of the Partnership’s market position.

     In August, the Partnership realized modest returns in the month as gains from trading in petroleum markets were offset by losses in the refined products. In particular, while there were very slight returns in distillate markets, refined products performance overall was weighed down by losses in gasoline. Much like natural gas, global distillate markets are facing massive inventory cover ahead of the northern hemisphere winter. Small gains were also recorded from trading natural gas for the month as prices continued to decline on excess inventory.

     September proved to be a tough month for the Partnership. In terms of performance attribution, natural gas trading accounted for the bulk of the month’s negative performance. The result for the Partnership was that long positions from early in the month were exited a bit too early and the switch back to the more negative fixed price bias also occurred too early. Performance on the petroleum side of the complex was more mixed during September. Overall, crude was down just 0.1%-0.2% but one position in particular, (short WTI vs. long Brent), weighed down the Partnership’s performance here. The distillate book yielded a paltry 0.1%-0.2% to offset the crude while gasoline cost the program about 0.3%-0.4%.

     During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit increased 7.0% from $10,299.00 to $11,018.59 as compared to an increase of 31.4% in the same period of 2008. The Partnership experienced a net trading gain before brokerage commissions and related fees in the nine months ended September 30, 2009 of $33,484,730. Gains were primarily attributable to the Master’s trading of commodity futures in NYMEX Energy Swaps, NYMEX Heating Oil, NYMEX Gasoline, NYMEX Natural Gas, Unleaded Gasoline, Brent Crude Oil and Grains and were partially offset by losses in IPE Gas Oil, RBOB Gasoline and NYMEX Crude Oil. The Partnership experienced a net trading gain before brokerage commissions and related fees in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 of $94,346,928. Gains were primarily attributable to the Master’s trading of commodity futures in NYMEX Energy Swaps, NYMEX Natural Gas, NYMEX Crude Oil, NYMEX Heating Oil, Brent Crude Oil, IPE Gas Oil and Corn, and were partially offset by losses in NYMEX Gasoline, Unleaded Gasoline and OTC Energy Swaps.

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 (and the Master) depends on the Advisor’s ability to forecast price changes in energy and energy-related commodities. Such price changes 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 the Advisor correctly makes such forecasts, the Partnership (and the Master) expects to increase capital through operations.

 

Brokerage commissions are based on the number of trades executed by the Advisor and the Partnership’s ownership percentage. Brokerage commissions and fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $229,593 and $885,364, respectively as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008. The decrease in commissions and fees is primarily due to a decrease in the number of trades during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008.

 

Interest income on 80% of the Partnership’s average daily equity allocated to it by the Master was earned 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. CGM may continue to maintain the Master’s assets in cash and/or place all of the Master’s assets in 90-day Treasury bills and pay the Partnership its allocated shares of 80% of the interest earned on the Treasury bills purchased. Twenty percent of the interest earned on Treasury bills purchased may be retained by CGM and/or credited to the General Partner. Interest income allocated from the Master for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $316,653 and $984,563, respectively as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008. The decrease in interest income is primarily due to lower U.S. Treasury Bill rates for the Partnership during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008.

 

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 and redemptions. Management fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, increased by $75,221 and $654,217, respectively as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008. The increase in management fees is due to higher average net assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008.

 

Special Limited Partner profit share allocations (incentive fees) are based on the new trading profits generated by the Advisor at the end of the quarter, as defined in the advisory agreement between the Partnership, the General Partner and the Advisor. The profit share allocation accrued for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $1,305,755 and $5,141,561, respectively. The profit share allocation accrued for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $8,581,435 and $17,248,562, respectively.

 

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

 

All of the Partnership’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss through its investment in the Master. The Master is a speculative commodity pool. The market sensitive instruments held by the Master are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or substantially all of the Partnership’s capital is subject to the risk of trading loss through its investment in the Master. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Master’s and the Partnership’s main line of business.

 

The risk to the Limited Partners that have purchased interests in the Partnership is limited to the amount of their capital contributions to the Partnership and their share of the Partnership’s assets and undistributed profits. This limited liability is a consequence of the organization of the Partnership as a limited partnership under applicable law.

 

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair value of the Master’s open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Master’s and 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 results among the Master’s open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which the Master trades.

 

The Master 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 Master’s past performance is not necessarily indicative of its future results.

 

Value at Risk is a measure of the maximum amount which the Master could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Master’s speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Master of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Master’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 Master’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Master’s attempts to manage its market risk.

 

Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Master 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.

 

The Partnership invests substantially all of its assets in the Master and does not trade its assets directly. The following table indicates the trading Value at Risk associated with the Master’s open positions by market category as of September 30, 2009 and the highest, lowest and average value during the three months ended September 30, 2009. All open position trading risk exposures of the Master have been included in calculating the figures set forth below. As of September 30, 2009, the Master’s total capital was $1,328,162,581 and the Partnership owned approximately 22.3% of the Master. 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, 2008.

 

September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

										Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
						% of Total				High				Low				Average
Market Sector		Value at Risk				Capitalization				Value at Risk				Value at Risk				Value at Risk*
Energy		$	156,850,602				11.81	%		$	188,797,618			$	153,049,427			$	171,524,611
Total		$	156,850,602				11.81	%

 

The Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership on the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods expected in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosed controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports it files is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the General Partner, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure and appropriate SEC filings.

 

Management is responsible for ensuring that there is an adequate and effective process for establishing, maintaining and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures for the Partnership’s external disclosures.

 

The General Partner’s CEO and CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2009 and, based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that at that date the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is a process under the supervision of the General Partner’s CEO and CFO to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These controls include policies and procedures that:

 

 

There were no changes in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting process during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

     The following information supplements and amends the discussion set forth under Part I, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as updated by the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009. There are no material legal proceedings pending against the Partnership and the General Partner.

Subprime Mortgage-Related Litigation

     On August 31, 2009, Asher, et al. v. Citigroup Inc., et al. and Pellegrini v. Citigroup Inc., et al. were consolidated with In re Citigroup Inc. Bond Litigation.

     On July 27, 2009, Utah Retirement Systems v. Strauss, et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York asserting, among other claims, claims under the Securities Act of 1933 and Utah state law arising out of an offering of American Home Mortgage common stock underwritten by CGM.

     On July 31, 2009, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered an order preliminarily approving settlements reached with all defendants (including Citigroup and CGM) in In Re American Home Mortgage Securities Litigation.

     On August 5, 2009, the underwriter defendants, including CGM, moved to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint in In Re American International Group, Inc. 2008 Securities Litigation.

Auction Rate Securities—Related Litigation and Other Matters

     On July 23, 2009, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order transferring K-V Pharmaceutical Co. v. CGMI from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for coordination with In Re Citigroup Auction Rate Securities Litigation. On August 24, 2009, CGM moved to dismiss the complaint.

     On September 11, 2009, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed without prejudice the complaint in In Re Citigroup Auction Rate Securities Litigation. On October 15, 2009, lead plaintiff filed a second consolidated amended complaint asserting claims under Sections 10 and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     On October 2, 2009, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred Ocwen Financial Corp., et al. v. CGMI to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for coordination with In Re Citigroup Auction Rate Securities Litigation.

Other Matters

     On September 14, 2009, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint in ECA Acquisitions, Inc., et al. v. MAT Three LLC, et al..

Adelphia Communications Corporation

     Trial of the Adelphia Recovery Trust’s claims against Citigroup and numerous other defendants is scheduled to begin in April 2010.

IPO Securities Litigation

     In October 2009, the District Court entered an order granting final approval of the settlement.

Other Matters

     Investors in municipal bonds and other instruments affected by the collapse of the credit markets have sued Citigroup on a variety of theories. On August 10, 2009, certain such investors, a Norwegian securities firm and seven Norwegian municipalities, filed an action—Terra Securities Asa Konkursbo, et al. v. Citigroup Inc., et al.—in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Citigroup, CGM and Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC, asserting claims under Sections 10 and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and state law arising out of the municipalities’ investment in certain notes. On October 7, 2009, defendants filed a motion to dismiss.

 

     The following disclosure supplements the risk factors set forth under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and under Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009.

     Speculative position and trading limits may reduce profitability. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and U.S. exchanges have established speculative position limits on the maximum net long or net short position which any person may hold or control in particular futures and options on futures. The trading instructions of an advisor may have to be modified, and positions held by the Partnership and the Master may have to be liquidated in order to avoid exceeding these limits. Such modification or liquidation could adversely affect the operations and profitability of the Partnership and the Master by increasing transaction costs to liquidate positions and foregoing potential profits.

     Regulatory changes could restrict the Partnership’s operations. Regulatory changes could adversely affect the Partnership and the Master by restricting its markets or activities, limiting its trading and/or increasing the taxes to which investors are subject. The General Partner is not aware of any definitive regulatory developments that might adversely affect the Partnership and the Master; however, since June 2008, several bills have been proposed in the U.S. Congress in response to record energy and agricultural prices and the financial crisis. Some of the pending legislation, if enacted, could impact the manner in which swap contracts are traded and/or settled and limit trading by speculators (such as the Partnership and the Master) in futures and OTC markets. One of the proposals would authorize the CFTC and the Commission to regulate swap transactions. Other potentially adverse regulatory initiatives could develop suddenly and without notice.

 

 

The following chart sets forth the purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership.

 

These units were purchased by accredited investors as defined in Regulation D.

 

* 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 may 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibits:

3.1 — Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated December 30, 1997 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Partnership Form 10 filed on April 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).

	(a)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated October 1, 1999 (filed herein).
	(b)		Certificate of Change of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, effective January 31, 2000 (filed herein).
	(c)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated May 21, 2003 (filed herein).
	(d)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 21, 2005 (filed herein)
	(e)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 19, 2008 (filed herein).
	(f)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

3.2 — Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, dated September 30, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.1 — Customer Agreement between the Partnership and Smith Barney Inc., dated February 12, 1998 (filed as Exhibit 10.B to the Partnership Form 10 filed on April 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.2 — Agency Agreement among the Partnership, Smith Barney Futures Management Inc. and Smith Barney Inc., dated February 12, 1998 (filed herein).

10.3 — Joinder Agreement among the Partnership, Citigroup Managed Futures LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, dated June 1, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.4 — Escrow Agreement among the Partnership, Smith Barney Futures Management Inc., Smith Barney Inc. and European American Bank, dated February 9, 1998 (filed herein).

10.5 — Advisory Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and AAA Capital Management Advisors, Ltd., dated April 3, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 33 to the Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).

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Letter from the General Partner extending Management Agreement with AAA Capital Management Advisors, Ltd. for 2008, dated June 5, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

16.1 —Letter Regarding Change of Certifying Accountant (filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of President and Director).