SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
{x} For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1997
OR
{ } TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
Commission file number: 0-16166
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 84-1037525
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(State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
1202 Bergen Parkway, Suite 212
Evergreen, Colorado 80439
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone no., including area code: (303) 674-1328
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Units of Limited Partnership Interest
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(Title of Class)
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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. {x}
The Partnership has no voting stock. As of December 31, 1997 there were
7,203.691 Units issued and outstanding.
Total number of pages: 31. Consecutive page numbers on which exhibits
commence:19.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Prospectus dated April 14, 1987 included within the Registration Statement
on Form S-18 (File No. 33-12190-D), incorporated by reference into Parts I, II,
III and IV.
Prospectus dated October 6, 1987 included within the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-16807), incorporated by reference into Parts
I and II.
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 1987, 1988,
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 incorporated by
reference into Part IV.
PART I
Item 1. Business
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Oxford Futures Fund, Ltd. (the Partnership) is a limited partnership which
was organized on October 17, 1986 under the Colorado Uniform Limited
Partnership Act. The Partnership engages in the speculative trading of
commodity futures contracts on U.S. and foreign exchanges and possibly, in the
future, other commodity contracts, including forward contracts. Partnership's
commodity brokers until April, 1996 when the Partnership terminated its
relationship with Refco. Bradford clears the Partnership's futures trades
through its clearing broker, LFG, L.L.C. (LFG). In January, 1997, the
Partnership also entered into a brokerage agreement with E.D. & F Man
International, Inc. (Man). Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.(Rockwell) and
Bradford (collectively the General Partners) are the general partners. From
inception until September 30, 1991, Mint Investment Management Company (Mint)
was the sole trading advisor. As of October 1, 1991, the Partnership allocated
a portion of its assets to Northfield Trading L.P. (Northfield). As of December
31, 1992, the advisory contract with Mint was terminated and Campbell &
Company, Inc. (Campbell) and FX 500, Ltd. (FX 500) were allocated a portion of
the Partnership's assets. As of March 10, 1993, the advisory contract with
Northfield was terminated. CCA Capital Management, Inc. (CCA) was added to the
Partnership as of March 25, 1993 and the assets previously traded by Northfield
were allocated to CCA. Effective August 31, 1995, the advisory contract with
Campbell was terminated. As of September 11, 1995, Yu-Dee Chang and Company,
Inc., CTA, dba Capital Asset Management (Chang) was allocated a portion of the
Partnership's assets. Effective February 6, 1996 the Advisory Agreement with
FX 500 was terminated. On April 17, 1996 the advisory contract with CCA was
terminated when the Partnership was advised by CCA that it intended to
terminate its operations. In May, 1996 a portion of the assets traded by CCA
were allocated to Mark Aune, CTA. Aune and Chang acted as the Partnership's
sole advisors until December, 1996 when the advisory contract with Chang was
terminated. In January, 1997 the assets traded by Chang were allocated to
Hampton Investors, Inc. (Hampton) and Willowbridge Associates,
Inc.(Willowbridge).
The Brokerage Agreements with Bradford and Man are terminable by either
party upon written notice. The Advisory Agreements with Aune, Willowbridge and
Hampton may be terminated by any party upon written notice. Upon termination
of such agreements, the General Partners will be required to renegotiate such
agreements or make other arrangements for providing such services if the
Partnership intends to continue trading in commodity futures contracts.
Willowbridge receives a monthly management fee equal to 1/12 of 1% of the
Partnership's Allocated Assets (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) and a
quarterly incentive fee of 25% of the Partnership's Trading Profits, as
determined by a formula set forth in the Advisory Agreement. Hampton receives
a monthly management fee equal to 1/12 of 1% of the Partnership's Allocated
Assets (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) and a quarterly incentive fee of
23% of the Partnership's Trading Profits, as determined by a formula set forth
in the Advisory Agreement. Aune receives a quarterly incentive fee equal to
20% of the Partnership's Trading Profits, as determined by a formula set forth
in the Advisory Agreement. Should an incentive payment be made to an Advisor,
and the value of the Assets managed by it thereafter decline, it will
nevertheless retain such payment. Moreover, because incentive fees are
assessed on a quarterly basis, such fees may be paid to an Advisor even though
the Assets of the Partnership decline in value over a fiscal year. The
Partnership also pays Rockwell a monthly management fee equal to 1/6 of 1% of
the Partnership's month-end Management Fee Net Asset Value.
The General Partners administer the business and affairs of the
Partnership other than the selection of commodity transactions. The Advisors
select all commodities transactions. Neither Hampton nor Willowbridge are
affiliated with the General Partners within the meaning of the rules
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aune is an employee of
Bradford. The Partnership has no employees.
The affairs of the Partnership will terminate on December 31, 2026 or upon
the withdrawal or insolvency of both of the General Partners unless a new
general partner has been substituted, the insolvency or bankruptcy of the
Partnership, a decrease in the Partnership's Net Asset Value to less than
$300,000, or upon occurrence of any event requiring termination as defined in
the Agreement of Limited Partnership which is incorporated by reference from
the Prospectus.
Regulation
Under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the Act), commodity
exchanges and commodity futures trading are subject to regulation by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC). The National Futures
Association (NFA), a "registered futures association" under the Act, is the
only non-exchange self-regulatory organization for commodity industry
professionals. The CFTC has delegated to the NFA responsibility for the
registration of "commodity trading advisors," "commodity pool operators,"
"futures commission merchants," "introducing brokers" and their respective
associated persons and "floor brokers." The Act requires "commodity pool
operators" such as the General Partners, "commodity trading advisors" such as
the Advisors, and commodity brokers or "futures commission merchants" such as
Bradford to be registered and to comply with various reporting and record
keeping requirements. Rockwell, the Advisors, Bradford and Man are all members
of the NFA. The CFTC may suspend a commodity pool operator's or trading
advisor's registration if it finds that its trading practices tend to disrupt
orderly market conditions or in certain other situations. In the event that
the General Partners' registration as commodity pool operators or the Advisors'
registrations as a commodity trading advisors were terminated or suspended, the
General Partners and the Advisors, respectively, would be unable to continue to
manage the business of the Partnership. Should the General Partners'
registration be suspended, termination of the Partnership might result. The
Act also requires Bradford, in its capacity as a commodity broker, to be
registered as a "futures commission merchant."
As members of the NFA, Rockwell, the Advisors, Bradford and Man are
subject to NFA standards relating to fair trade practices, financial condition
and customer protection. As the self-regulatory body of the futures industry,
the NFA promulgates rules governing the conduct of commodity professionals and
disciplines those professionals which do not comply with such standards.
In addition to such registration requirements, the CFTC and certain
commodity exchanges have established limits on the maximum net long and net
short positions which any person may hold or control in particular commodities.
All domestic commodity exchanges are also required to submit speculative
position limits for all futures contracts traded on such exchanges. Most
exchanges also limit the changes in commodity futures contract prices that may
occur during a single trading day. The Partnership may trade on foreign
commodity exchanges which are not subject to regulation by any United States
government agency.
Operations
A detailed description of the business including trading policies, rights
and obligations of the Partners, and fee and compensation arrangements is
contained in the Prospectus under "Risk Factors," "Conflicts of Interest,"
"Fiduciary Responsibility of the General Partners," "Fees, Compensation and
Expenses," "The General Partners," "Trading Policies" and "The Commodity
Markets," and such description is incorporated here by reference from the
Prospectus. The results of the Partnership's business are detailed in the
Selected Financial Data in Item 6 and the financial statements referred to in
Part IV. The Partnership currently conducts its business in one industry
segment, the speculative trading of commodity futures contracts. The
Partnership has no employees, and does not engage in the sale of goods or
services.
The Partnership trades in futures contracts on foreign currencies through
foreign and domestic commodity exchanges.
As of December 31, 1997, the Partnership's trading advisors were Aune,
Willowbridge and Hampton. The following is a brief description of their
trading strategies:
Mark Aune, CTA
Mark D. Aune is a sole proprietor and has been acting as a trading advisor
since December, 1986. Mr. Aune currently offers a diversified trading program
to clients, utilizing a number of systemized trend following strategies which
are technical in nature. Commodity groups that will be included are
currencies, financials, foods, grains, precious metals and petroleum products.
Hampton Investors Inc.
Hampton Investors Inc. is a New York corporation and has been acting as an
Investment Advisor since 1985, and as a Commodity Trading Advisor since August,
1995. Hampton offers an S&P 500 only trading program to clients, utilizing a
systematic strategy which is totally technical and mechanical in nature.
Willowbridge Associates Inc.
Willowbridge Associates Inc. (Willowbridge) primarily trades a diversified
portfolio of futures. Willowbridge utilizes a computerized technical trading
system in making its trading decisions.
Rockwell is the sole general partner of a number of other commodity pools
that are currently trading. As of December 31, 1997, Rockwell and Bradford are
co-general partners of DEC Futures Fund, Ltd. and Polaris Futures Fund, Ltd.
The Partnership may, in the future, experience increased competition for
the commodity futures contracts in which it trades. The Advisors may recommend
similar or identical trades for other accounts they manage. Such competition
may also increase due to the widespread utilization of computerized methods
similar to those used by the Advisors.
Item 2. Properties
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The Partnership does not use any physical properties in the conduct of its
business. Its assets consist mainly of commodity futures contracts and cash.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
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The General Partners are not aware of any material, legal proceedings to
which the Partnership or the General Partners are a party or to which any of
their assets are subject.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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None.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
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Units of Limited Partnership Interest are not publicly traded. Units may
be transferred or redeemed subject to the conditions imposed by the Agreement
of Limited Partnership. As of December 31, 1997 and as of December 31, 1996,
there were, respectively, 98 and 117 Limited Partners in the Partnership and
7,203.691 and 8,730.203 total Units outstanding.
The General Partners have sole discretion in determining what
distributions, if any, the Partnership will make to its Unit holders. The
General Partners have not made any distributions as of the date hereof.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
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Following is a summary of selected financial data of the Partnership.
1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Total Income (Loss) $ 212,366 $(182,253) $( 158,575) $84,294 $278,280
Net Income (Loss) 80,520 (244,123) (336,790) (127,948) (183,412)
Net Income (Loss)
per Unit 8.89 (23.51) (27.05) 6.22 (5.34)
Total Assets 611,085 701,582 1,072,197 1,622,005 3,853,985
Partners' Capital 584,694 631,022 1,008,122 1,562,056 3,673,737
Net Asset Value
per Unit 81.17 72.28 95.79 122.84 116.62
Distribution -- -- -- -- --
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operation
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Reference is made to Item 6, Selected Financial Data. The information
contained therein is essential to, and should be read in conjunction with, the
following analysis:
Capital Resources
The Partnership will raise additional capital only through the sale of
Units offered pursuant to subsequent offering, and does not intend to raise any
additional capital through borrowing. Due to the nature of the Partnership's
business, it will make no capital expenditures and will have no capital assets
which are not operating capital or assets. The Partnership is currently closed
to new investors, and no units were offered in 1997.
Liquidity
Most United States commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in commodity
futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as
"daily price fluctuation limits" or "daily limits." During a single trading
day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the
price of a futures contract has reached the daily limit for that day, positions
in that contract can neither be taken nor liquidated. Commodity futures prices
have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with
little or no trading. Similar occurrences could prevent the Partnership from
promptly liquidating unfavorable positions and subject the Partnership to
substantial losses which could exceed the margin initially committed to such
trades. In addition, even if commodity futures prices have not moved the daily
limit, the Partnership may not be able to execute futures trades at favorable
prices if little trading in such contracts is taking place. Other than these
limitations on liquidity, which are inherent in the Partnership's commodity
futures trading operations, the Partnership's assets are highly liquid and are
expected to remain so.
Results of Operations
The profitability of the Partnership depends upon its trading advisors'
success identifying and capitalizing on price moves in the various markets. An
advisor's ability to capitalize on such price moves relies upon, among other
things, the existence of trends in the markets traded, the amount of volatility
displayed by a market, the nature of the trading system used and the advisor's
judgement. Because of this, it is difficult to predict whether an advisor's
trading will generate trading profits for the Partnership during any given
period. Since management is not privy to the proprietary trading systems used
by the Partnership's advisors and since trading decisions made by the advisors
are often short term, the following is, of necessity, a general description of
certain market conditions experienced during the year.
1997 was a year of boom or bust in the commodity futures markets, with most
commodities posting solid gains during the first half, then plummeting in the
latter half. Financial futures fared much better, as the major stock indexes
and interest rate futures closed the year at record highs.
Bonds performed well because of strong foreign buying by U.S. investors who
believe they are less risky than equities. Also fueling the price rise is the
perception that general inflation is not going to pick up anytime soon, and
fixed income investments will continue to perform well.
The Commodity Research Bureau index and the Goldman Sachs commodities index
advanced in late 1996 and early last year but gave back all of their gains in
late 1997. Two areas of concern that bond investors continued to monitor are
the tightening U.S. labor market and the continuing strength in non-Asian
markets. If this strength should continue, rather than weakening as many
anticipate, wage pressures could kick in, sparking inflation fears and concerns
of Fed tightening.
Silver boomed in 1997, rallying more than 20 percent on tight stocks and
strong demand, while gold plummeted to levels not seen in 15 years.
Crude declined in 1997 by more than $8, while natural gas climbed more than
$2 from the summer lows. Crude oil was under pressure all year because of
increasing production by both OPEC and non-OPEC producers. Natural gas rallied
on strong demand by industrial users.
Except for a brief spring rally, the grain markets traded in a relatively
tight range for most of 1997. Grains rallied in the spring on the possibility
of weather problems. But as the summer wore on, prices eroded because of ideal
growing conditions for U.S. crops.
Soybeans were the strongest of the U.S. grains, as the spot contract traded
as high as $7.50 per bushel on strong demand for soybean meal and tight stocks
for the old crop beans. But even this rally was short-lived because of a sharp
increase in planted acreage by U.S. producers. Total acres planted reached a
15-year high.
These volatile markets presented winning opportunities for Aune and
Hampton. In 1997, realized and unrealized trading profits totaled
approximately $184,000. This total results from $167,000 in profits from
Hampton, $37,000 in profits from Aune and $20,000 in losses from Willowbridge.
Hampton traded only futures contracts based upon the S&P 500 index.
Contracts traded by Aune included currencies, interest rates, energies and
agricultural commodities. Contracts traded by Willowbridge included all major
U.S. and foreign markets. The Partnership's open positions can be found in
Exhibit 99.8.
In 1996, realized and unrealized trading losses totaled approximately
$213,000. This total resulted from $110,000 in losses from CCA, $9,000 in
losses from Chang, $66,000 in losses from FX 500 and $28,000 in losses from
Aune.
In 1995, realized and unrealized trading losses totaled approximately
$210,000. This total results from $217,000 in profits from CCA, $8,000 in
losses from Chang, losses of $449,000 from FX 500 and profits of $30,000 from
Campbell.
In 1994, realized and unrealized trading profits totaled approximately
$14,000. This total results from $178,000 profits from CCA, $72,000 profits
from FX 500, and losses of $236,000 from Campbell.
The Partnership's net assets declined from $631,022 on December 31, 1996 to
$584,694 on December 31, 1997. The decline in Partnership assets in 1997 was
due to investor redemptions. Investor redemptions totaled approximately
$477,000 during the three years ended December 31, 1997. Redemptions totaled
$127,000, $133,000 and $217,000 during 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively.
Investors may redeem Units at the end of any month. There is no way to predict
the amount of future redemptions or, as is noted above, to predict the
profitability of trading. Redemptions and trading losses reduce the capital
available for trading.
The Partnership participates in the speculative trading of commodity
futures contracts, substantially all of which are subject to margin
requirements. The minimum amount of margin required for each contract is set
from time to time in response to various market factors by the respective
exchanges. Further, the clearing broker has the right to require margin in
excess of the minimum exchange requirement. Risk arises from changes in the
value of these contracts (market risk) and the potential inability of brokers
to perform under the terms of their contracts (credit risk).
The following table sets forth the averages, highs and lows for the
Partnership's month-end net asset values and the monthly rates of return for
the year ended December 31, 1997.
Average High Low
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Net Asset Value $ 695,739 $ 851,426 $ 584,694
Rate of Return 1.63% 22.49% -19.85%
At December 31, 1997, the notional value of open contracts held by the
Partnership was:
commitments to
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Purchase Sell
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Interest Rates $ 4,839,254 $ 81,438
Agricultural Commodities 4,488,454 -
Foreign Currencies 1,475,218 -
Metals 120,060 386,800
Energy - 236,680
Stock indices 1,713,425 -
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$ 12,636,411 $ 704,918
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See the detailed schedule of open contract notional values at exhibit
99.8.
All of the contracts currently traded by the Partnership are exchange
traded. The risks associated with exchange-traded contracts are generally
perceived to be less than those associated with over the counter transactions
since, in over the counter transactions, the Partnership must rely solely on
the credit of their respective individual counterparties. However, if in the
future, the Partnership were to enter into non-exchange traded contracts, it
would be subject to the credit risk associated with counterparty
non-performance. The credit risk from counterparty non-performance associated
with such instruments is the net unrealized gain, if any. The Partnership also
has credit risk since the sole counterparty to all domestic futures contracts
is the exchange clearing corporation. In addition, the Partnership bears the
risk of financial failure by the clearing broker.
The Partnership's policy is to continuously monitor its exposure to market
and counterparty risk through the use of a variety of financial, position and
credit exposure reporting and control procedures. In addition, the Partnership
has a policy of reviewing the credit standing of each clearing broker or
counterparty with which it conducts business.
The Partnership is unaware of any (i) anticipated known demands,
commitments or capital expenditures; (ii) material trends, favorable or
unfavorable, in its capital resources; (iii) trends or uncertainties that will
have a material effect on operations. Certain regulatory agencies have
proposed increased margin requirements on commodity futures contracts. Because
the Partnership generally uses a small percentage of assets as margin, the
Partnership does not believe that any increase in margin requirements, as
proposed, will have a material effect on the Partnership's operations.
Inflation does have an effect on commodity prices and the volatility in
the commodity markets; however, continued inflation is not expected to have an
adverse effect on the Partnership's operations or its assets. Because the
Partnership conducts business as a Partnership, and, as such does not pay
federal income taxes, neither the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 nor the Tax Reform
Act of 1986 had no effect on its operations or on its tax liability. However,
some expenses may be limited as to deductibility by individual partners.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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Financial statements meeting the requirements of Regulation S-X are listed
on Page F-1 of this report. The supplementary financial information specified
by Item 302 of Regulation S-K is not applicable.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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The Partnership has no directors or executive officers. The Partnership
has no employees. The Partnership is managed by the General Partners. The
Partnership's general partners are Rockwell Futures Management, Inc. and
Bradford & Co., Incorporated.
Rockwell Futures Management, Inc. Rockwell has been registered as a
commodity pool operator with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
and has been a member of the National Futures Association (NFA) since December
1985. Rockwell's main business address and telephone number are 1202 Bergen
Parkway, Suite 212, Evergreen, Colorado 80439, 303/674-1328. Rockwell's
principals are Robert J. Amedeo and John L. Conner, Sr.
Robert J. Amedeo is President of Rockwell. Mr. Amedeo is a 1975 graduate
of Northwestern University and received a Juris Doctor degree from DePaul
University in 1978. From 1978 to 1980 he was employed by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement. In March, 1980 he joined the law
firm of Abramson & Fox where he was made a partner in June, 1985. In August,
1985 Mr. Amedeo withdrew from Abramson & Fox and became "Of Counsel" to the
firm. He continues to practice law in that capacity specializing in securities
and commodity law. He became President of Rockwell and Rockwell Investments,
Inc. in December, 1985. He has been President and a director of Rockwell
Services, Inc. (RSI) and a director and Vice President of Trinity Fund
Management, Ltd. (Trinity) between 1990 and July, 1994. RSI provides
accounting and other related services to commodity professionals. Trinity is a
Bermuda management company which manages the operations of Trinity Futures
Fund, Ltd., an offshore commodity fund. In January, 1994 he became President
and a director of NLS Asset Management, Inc. (NLS), a registered commodity
trading advisor. Mr. Amedeo has appeared as a guest on the syndicated
television program "Commodities Week," has spoken at numerous commodity
conferences, is a past Secretary of the Chicago Bar Association's Securities
Law Committee, is a past securities law instructor at Roosevelt University,
Chicago, Illinois, and has acted as an arbitrator for the Chicago Board of
Options Exchange, Inc. Mr. Amedeo is the past chairman of an advisory
committee to the North American Association of Securities Administrators
(NAASA) with respect to their Omnibus Committee's review of the NAASA
Guidelines on Commodity Pool Programs. He currently acts for the NFA as a
member of its Hearing Committee.
John L. Conner, Sr. is Secretary/Treasurer of Rockwell. Mr. Conner
graduated in 1947 from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science
degree in accounting. He is the President and chief operating officer of
Holden-Conner Realty, Co. and R.G. Holden and Company, and has acted in such
capacity for the past twenty years. Holden-Conner Realty Co. owns and develops
commercial real estate. R. G. Holden Land Company and its subsidiaries own and
operate 15,000 acres of farmland in northeast Arkansas and are engaged in
related agricultural operations. Between 1970 and December, 1991 Mr. Conner
was a director of Merchants and Planters Bank, Newport, Arkansas. In 1985, Mr.
Conner co-founded Commodity Storage, Ltd., a company developing new grain
storage technology, and was its secretary/treasurer until December, 1991. Mr.
Conner has been a director and the Secretary of Rockwell since 1985; a director
of Rockwell Investments since 1985 and a director of RSI since 1990. He has
also been Secretary/Treasurer of NLS since January, 1994 and a director since
October, 1995.
There have never been any criminal, civil or administrative actions
against Rockwell or its principals material to an investors decision to
participate in the Partnership.
Bradford & Co., Incorporated. Bradford is a Tennessee corporation. Its
offices are located at 330 Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37201 and its
telephone number is (615) 748-9000. Bradford is registered with the CFTC as a
futures commission merchant (FCM) and a commodity pool operator effective
August 3, 1988 and is a member of the NFA in those capacities. Bradford is
owned by the partners of J.C. Bradford & Co. (the Selling Agent). The Selling
Agent is a New York Stock Exchange member firm.
The principals of Bradford are set forth below.
W. Lucas Simons is President and a Director of Bradford and is managing
partner and Chief Operating Officer of the Selling Agent. Mr. Simons was
employed by the Selling Agent in 1963 and became a partner in 1969. He became
a Director of Bradford in 1972 and was made its President in 1982. Mr. Simons
is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received a Bachelor
of Science degree in Industrial Management. He also holds a Masters degree in
Business Administration from the University of Virginia. Mr. Simons served as
a member of the Securities Industry Association (SIA) Board of Directors from
1983 - 1986. He has also served as Chairman of the Regional Firms Committee of
the SIA and as Secretary/Treasurer of the Association and is currently a member
of the Association's legislative policy committee.
Douglas O. Kitchen is Executive Vice President of Bradford and a partner of
the Selling Agent. Mr. Kitchen received a Bachelor of Science Degree from
Kansas State University in 1968. He served two years as an artillery officer in
the United States Army and was thereafter employed as a commodity broker with
Peavey Company, a Minneapolis, Minnesota grain company. He assumed the position
of branch manager of the Atlanta, Georgia Peavey office in 1971 and served in
that capacity until 1976. From 1976 until 1981 he served as a commodity manager
for the Atlanta branch of Thomson McKinnon Securities, Inc. In 1981, Mr. Kitchen
started the commodity department for the Selling Agent, in Nashville, Tennessee,
and in 1985 became President of J.C. Bradford Futures, Inc.
C. Taxon Malott is a Vice President and Director of Bradford. Mr. Malott
attended Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. From 1957 until 1966 he was
employed by Merrill Lynch, Fenner and Smith in operations management. In 1966,
Mr. Malott became the operations manager of the Selling Agent. He was made
partner of the Selling Agent and a Vice President of Bradford in 1974.
Randall R. Harness is a Vice President and the Secretary/Treasurer of
Bradford. Mr. Harness joined the Selling Agent, in 1969 and was made a partner
in 1981. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration in 1964 and became a Certified Public
Accountant in 1965. He was employed by the accounting firm of Peat, Marwick
and Mitchell from 1965 to 1968.
R. Patrick Shepherd is a Vice President of Bradford. Mr. Shepherd is a
graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he received a Bachelors of
Business Administration degree in 1977. In 1980 he received a Juris Doctor
from DePaul University. He was employed by Heinold Commodities, Inc. as
Assistant General Counsel from 1980-1983. In 1983 he became General Counsel to
the Selling Agent and was made a partner in 1987. He manages the firm's Legal
and Compliance Department. Mr. Shepherd served on the Central Regional
Business Conduct Committee for the National Futures Association from 1986 to
1990. From 1986 to 1993 he participated on the Compliance Advisory Committee
of the New York Stock Exchange. He is a member of the FCM Advisory Committee
of the NFA.
James C. Bradford, Jr. is Chairman of the Board and a director of
Bradford. Mr. Bradford received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton
University in 1955. In 1959, he joined the Selling Agent, which was founded in
1927 by his father, J.C. Bradford, Sr. He became the managing partner of that
firm in 1976 and a senior partner in 1982. From 1983 to 1985, he served on the
Regional Firms Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange, as Chairman
of the Nominating Committee. In 1984 he was a member of the Board of Governors
for the American Stock Exchange. From 1986 to 1993, he served as a director of
the New York Stock Exchange. Between 1978 and February, 1989 Mr. Bradford was
a member of the Board of Directors of Centennial Capital Corporation
(Centennial). Centennial has been registered with the SEC as an investment
advisor since 1978.
The Eleanor B. Currie Trust, J.C. Bradford, Jr., as Successor Trustee
under a Deed of Trust dated December 10, 1957, holds 3.7% of the outstanding
shares of the Selling Agent. The Trust was established by James C. Bradford,
the founder of the Selling Agent, for the benefit of his daughter, Eleanor
Bradford Currie and her family. The Trust does not participate in the
management or operations of Bradford or any of the other Bradford entities.
The Trust specifically empowers the Trustee, without regard to any law or rule
of court limiting Trustee's powers, to invest trust assets in stocks, bonds and
securities or other property, real or personal, deemed advisable by the
Trustee. Other than the foregoing, the Trust does not engage in any business
activities.
In the ordinary course of its business, Bradford and its principals are
engaged in civil litigation or are subject to administrative proceedings which,
in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material effect on its condition,
financial or otherwise. There have never been any criminal proceedings against
Bradford or its principals.
Minimum Net Worth Requirement. Rockwell and Bradford will maintain
registration as commodity pool operators with the CFTC. At present the CFTC
imposes no minimum net worth or "net capital" requirements on commodity pool
operators. However, Rockwell and Bradford will maintain, in the aggregate, a
net worth equal to either (a) not less than the sum of (i) the lesser of
$250,000 or 15% of the aggregate capital contributions to the Partnership by
Partners if such contributions total $2,500,000 or less, and (ii) 10% of the
aggregate capital contributions to the Partnership by Partners if such
contributions total more than $2,500,000 or (b) such other amount, including a
lesser amount, which does not affect the classification of the Partnership as a
partnership for tax purposes and not as an association taxable as a
corporation. It is expected that a significant portion of Rockwell's net worth
will be in the form of promissory notes or stock subscriptions.
No Forms 3, 4 or 5 have been furnished to the Partnership since its
inception. To the best of the Partnership's knowledge, no such forms have been
or are required to be filed.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
______________________
The Partnership is managed by its General Partners, Rockwell Futures
Management, Inc. and Bradford & Co., Incorporated. Rockwell receives a monthly
management fee of 1/6 of 1% of the Partnership's month-end Management Fee Net
Asset Value. Bradford receives no management fee. For the year ending
December 31, 1997, the Partnership incurred fees to Rockwell in the amount of
$14,411.
Bradford and Man acted as the commodity brokers for the Partnership
during 1997 and received commissions as their compensation. Bradford has
clearing arrangements with LFG, who is responsible on certain exchanges or
markets for transaction execution and clearance of futures contracts (and
options, if traded) as well as for certain administrative duties.
The brokerage rate paid by the Partnership to Bradford for trades entered
by Aune on the Partnership's behalf was $30 per round-turn trade, plus NFA
fees.Bradford pays LFG $7.25 to $12.50 per contract on a round-turn basis.For
trades entered by Willowbridge on the Partnership's behalf, the Partnership paid
Man $25 per round-turn trade plus NFA fees. For the period ended December 31,
1996, the Partnership incurred $23,696 in brokerage commissions of which a
portion was retained by Bradford. A portion of brokerage commissions was paid to
the Clearing Brokers and underwriters of the Partnership Units who are
registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for their continuing
services to the Partnership. Bradford pays to the Partnership monthly interest
based on 80% of the equity of the Partnership's trading account at the 90-day
U.S. treasury bill rate. Bradford retains any amounts earned in excess of such
rate.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
______________________________________________________________
(a) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners. As of December 31,
1997 a total of 7,203.691 Units of Limited Partnership interests are issued and
outstanding and are held by 98 Limited Partners. No limited partner owned 5%
or more of the outstanding Units.
(b) Security Ownership of Management. Rockwell and Bradford owned 1.015
and 136.501 General Partnership Units, respectively, as of December 31, 1997
having an aggregate value of $82.38 and $11,079.24, respectively, which is
approximately .01% and 1.89% of the Net Asset Value of the Partnership.
Rockwell and Bradford did not own any Limited Partnership Units as of December
31, 1997.
(c) Changes in Control. None has occurred and none are expected.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
______________________________________________
See Item 11, Executive Compensation, and Item 12, Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K
________________________________________________________________
(a)(1) See "Index to Financial Statements" on page F-1 hereof.
(a)(2) Schedules:
Financial statement schedules have been omitted because
they are not applicable or because equivalent information
has been included in the financial statements or notes
thereto.
(a)(3) Exhibits as required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
(3) Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
3.1 Limited Partnership Agreement dated as of October 17,
1986. (a)
(10) Material Contracts
10.1 Selling Agreement, dated April 14, 1987 between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc., J. C.
Bradford Futures, Inc., Mint Investment Management
Company, Stotler and Company, E.D. & F. Man
International Futures, Inc. and J. C. Bradford & Co.,
Inc. (b)
10.2 Brokerage Agreement, dated April 14, 1987, between the
Partnership and J. C. Bradford Futures, Inc. (b)
10.3 Advisory Contract, dated March 24, 1987, between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc., J.C.
Bradford Futures, Inc. and Mint Investment Management
Company. (b)
10.4 Supplement to Advisory Contract, dated August 10,
1987, between the Partnership, Rockwell Futures
Management, Inc., J.C. Bradford Futures, Inc. and Mint
Investment Management Company. (b)
10.5 Selling Agreement, dated October 6, 1987, between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc., J. C.
Bradford Futures, Inc., Mint Investment Management
Company, Stotler and Company, E.D. & F. Man
International Futures, Inc. and J.C. Bradford & Co.,
Inc. (b)
10.6 Advisory Contract, dated September 26, 1991, between
the Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.,
J.C. Bradford & Co., Incorporated and Northfield
Trading, L.P. (e)
10.7 Amendment, dated September 30, 1991, to the March 24,
1987 Advisory Contract, as amended, among Mint
Investment Management Company, the Partnership,
Rockwell Futures Management, Inc. and J.C. Bradford &
Co., Incorporated. (e)
10.8 Advisory Contract dated December 15, 1992, and
Amendment dated January 29, 1993, between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.,
Bradford & Co.,Incorporated and Campbell & Company,
Inc. (f)
10.9 Advisory Contract dated December 15, 1992, between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.,
Bradford & Co., Incorporated and FX 500, LTD. (f)
10.10 Advisory contract dated March 25, 1993 between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.,
Bradford & Co., Incorporated and CCA Capital
Management, Inc. (g)
10.11 Advisory contract dated September 7, 1995 between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.,
Bradford & Co., Incorporated and Yu-Dee Chang and
Company, Inc., CTA doing business as Capital Asset
Management. (h)
10.12 Advisory Contract dated April 30, 1996 between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.,
Bradford & Co., Incorporated and Mark Aune, CTA. (i)
10.13 Advisory contract dated January 9, 1997 between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.,
Bradford & Co., Incorporated and Hampton Investors
Inc. (i)
10.14 Advisory contract dated January 13, 1997 between the
Partnership, Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.,
Bradford & Co., Incorporated and Willowbridge
Associates Inc. (i)
(27) Financial Data Schedule (i)
(99) Additional Exhibits
99.1 Prospectus dated April 14, 1987. (a)
99.2 Prospectus dated October 6, 1987. (c)
99.3 Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership dated
December 14, 1989 and Second Amendment to Agreement of
Limited Partnership. (d)
99.4 Amendment to Commodities Brokerage Agreement. (d)
99.5 Amendment to Advisory Contract. (d)
99.6 Open commodity positions on December 31, 1995. (h)
99.7 Open commodity positions on December 31, 1996. (i)
99.8 Open commodity positions on December 31, 1997. (j)
(a) Exhibits 3.1 and 99.1 are incorporated by reference from the
Registration Statement on Form S-18 (File No. 33-12190-D).
(b) Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 are incorporated by
reference from the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1987.
(c) Exhibit 99.2 is included within the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 33-16807), incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 28.2 of the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1987.
(d) Exhibits 99.3, 99.4 and 99.5 are incorporated by reference from
the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1989.
(e) Exhibits 10.6 and 10.7 are incorporated by reference from the
Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1991.
(f) Exhibits 10.8 and 10.9 are incorporated by reference from the
Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1992.
(g) Exhibit 10.10 is incorporated by reference from the
Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1993.
(h) Exhibits 10.11 and 99.6 are incorporated by reference from the
Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995.
(i) Exhibits 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 and 99.7 are incorporated by
reference from the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year 1996. Exhibits 27 and 99.8 are attached hereto and made
part of this Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1996.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended December 31,
1997.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Partnership has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
By: Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.
one of its General Partners
Date: February 27, 1998 By: /s/ Robert J. Amedeo
_________________ _________________________________
Robert J. Amedeo, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Partnership and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Date: February 27, 1998 By: /s/ Robert J. Amedeo
_________________ _________________________________
Robert J. Amedeo
President, Director and
Chief Executive Officer
Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.
(a General Partner)
Date: February 27, 1998 By: /s/ John L. Conner, Sr.
_________________ _________________________________
John L. Conner, Sr.
Secretary, Treasurer, Director
and Chief Financial Officer
Rockwell Futures Management, Inc.
(a General Partner)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Partnership has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
By: Bradford & Co., Incorporated
one of its General Partners
Date: February 27, 1998 By: /s/ W. Lucas Simons
_________________ _________________________________
W. Lucas Simons, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Partnership and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Date: February 27, 1998 By: /s/ W. Lucas Simons
________________ _________________________________
W. Lucas Simons
President and Director
Bradford & Co., Incorporated
(a General Partner)
Date: February 27, 1998 By: /s/ C. Taxon Malott
_________________ _________________________________
C. Taxon Malott
Vice President and Director
Bradford & Co., Incorporated
(a General Partner)
Date: February 27, 1998 By: /s/ Randall R. Harness
_________________ _________________________________
Randall R. Harness
Vice President and Sec./Treas.
Bradford & Co., Incorporated
(a General Partner)
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
_______
27 Financial Data Schedule
99.8 Open commodity positions on December 31, 1997.
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD. EXHIBIT 99.8
Notional Account Values
December 31, 1997
# of 12/31/97
Positions mkt val Notional Value
Contract Contract --------- per contr Contract ---------------
Description Date Long Short in U.S. $ Size Short Long
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Willowbridge
Regulated US $
WHEAT Mar-98 2 6.763 5,000 67,625
SOYBEANS May-98 2 6.835 5,000 68,350
SOYBEAN MEAL Mar-98 2 201.5 5,000 2,015,000
SOYBEAN MEAL May-98 2 200.4 5,000 2,004,000
SOYBEAN OIL Mar-98 2 25.27 600 30,324
US T BOND FUT Mar-98 4 120.469 1,000 481,875
LT T-NOTES Mar-98 4 112.156 1,000 448,625
BEAN OIL MACE Mar-98 4 25.27 30 3,032
SILVER May-98 4 600.3 50 120,060
CSC COCOA-METR Mar-98 2 16.3 1,000 32,600
CSC SUGAR 11 Mar-98 2 12.22 1,120 27,373
CSC COFFEE Mar-98 2 162.45 375 121,838
CSC COFFEE May-98 2 157.75 375 118,312
NY LT CRUDE Feb-98 2 17.64 1,000 35,280
EURO DLR, IMM Sep-98 4 94.16 2,500 941,600
JYEN, IMM Mar-98 4 77.36 1,250 386,800
British Pound
LIF LG GILT Mar-98 4 200.005 500 400,009
Deutschmark
LIF DM BUND Mar-98 4 57.951 2,500 579,505
LIF EURO DMARK Sep-98 4 53.362 2,500 533,618
French Francs
NOTL BOND, MTF Mar-98 4 16.773 5,000 335,460
PIBOR 3 MO, MTF Sep-98 4 15.952 12,500 797,575
Italian Lira
LIF ITAL BOND Mar-98 4 0.065 2,000,000 523,384
Swiss Francs
3MO EUROSF-LIF Sep-98 4 67.048 2,500 670,477
_____________
66 6
Aune
Regulated US $
WHEAT Mar-98 5 3.258 5,000 81,438
US T-BONDS Mar-98 5 120.469 1,000 602,344
LT CRUDE Feb-98 5 17.64 1,000 88,200
NATURAL GAS Feb-98 5 2.264 10,000 113,200
Hampton
Regulated US $
S&P 500 Mar-98 7 979.1 250 1,713,425
____________ ____________________
78 21 704,918 12,636,411
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99
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OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
Notional Account Values (continued)
December 31, 1997
SUMMARY: Commitments Commitments
to Purchase to Sell
Interest Rates 4,839,254 81,438
Agricultural Commodities 4,488,454 -
Foreign Currencies (Exchange Traded Futures) 1,475,218 -
Metals 120,060 386,800
Energy - 236,680
Stock Indices 1,713,425 -
---------- ---------
Totals 12,636,411 704,918
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
(A Colorado Limited Partnership)
CONTENTS
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Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants F-2
Statements of Financial Condition F-3
Statements of Operations F-4
Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital F-5
Statements of Cash Flows F-6
Notes to Financial Statements F-7
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Partners
Oxford Futures Fund, Ltd.
We have audited the statements of financial condition of Oxford
Futures Fund, Ltd. (A Colorado Limited Partnership) as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statements of
operations, changes in partners' capital, and cash flows for the
years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995. 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 generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes 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, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of Oxford Futures Fund, Ltd. as of December 31, 1997 and 1996,
and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the
years ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
Spicer, Jeffries & Co.
Denver, Colorado
January 20, 1998
F-2
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
(A Colorado Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
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December 31,
------------
1997 1996
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ASSETS
------
CASH $ 3 104 $ 3 010
EQUITY IN COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
ACCOUNTS:
Cash 578 367 696 283
Unrealized gain on open commodity futures
contracts (Note 1) 27 706 -
INTEREST RECEIVABLE 1 908 2 289
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$ 611 085 $ 701 582
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
---------------------------------
LIABILITIES:
Brokerage commissions accrued on open
commodity futures positions (Note 1) $ 2 214 $ -
Accrued management and incentive fees (Note 3) 1 852 1 298
Redemptions payable 16 210 63 078
Accrued expenses 6 115 6 184
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 26 391 70 560
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COMMITMENTS (Note 3)
PARTNERS' CAPITAL (Note 2):
General Partners - 137.516 units outstanding 11 162 9 940
Limited Partners - 7,066.175 and 8,592.687
units outstanding 573 532 621 082
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TOTAL PARTNERS' CAPITAL 584 694 631 022
----------- -----------
$ 611 085 $ 701 582
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. F-3
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
(A Colorado Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Year Ended December 31,
------------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995
------------- -------------- -------------
INCOME:
Gains (losses) on trading of
commodity futures contracts:
Realized gains (losses) on
closed positions $ 156 749 $ (30 436) $ (297 255)
Change in unrealized gains
on open positions
and options 27 706 (182 613) 87 133
Interest income 27 912 30 796 51 547
------------- ------------ ------------
Total income (loss) 212 367 (182 253) (158 575)
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EXPENSES: (Note 3)
Brokerage commissions and fees 23 696 24 838 70 522
General Partner management fees 14 411 15 312 23 595
Advisor management fees 10 894 12 002 48 127
Advisor incentive fees 75 586 950 27 520
Other 7 260 8 768 8 451
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Total expenses 131 847 61 870 178 215
------------- ------------ ------------
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ 80 520 $ (244 123) $ (336 790)
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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER PARTNERSHIP
UNIT (Note 1) $ 8.89 $ (23.51) $ (27.05)
============= ============ ============
See accompanying notes to financial statements. F-4
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
(A Colorado Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 1996 AND 1995
====================================================
Limited General
Total Partners Partners
----------- ----------- -----------
BALANCES, December 31, 1994 1 562 056 1 545 169 16 887
Redemption of 2,191.852
limited partnership units (217 144) (217 144) -
Net loss (336 790) (333 076) (3 714)
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BALANCES, December 31, 1995 1 008 122 994 949 13 173
Redemption of 1,793.763
partnership units (132 977) (132 977) -
Net loss (244 123) (240 890) (3 233)
----------- ----------- -----------
BALANCES, December 31, 1996 $ 631 022 $ 621 082 $ 9 940
Redemption of 1,526.512
partnership units (126 848) (126 848) -
Net income 80 520 79 297 1 223
----------- ----------- -----------
BALANCES, December 31, 1997 $ 586 694 $ 573 531 $ 11 163
=========== =========== ===========
NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT:
At December 31, 1994 $ 122.84
===========
At December 31, 1995 $ 95.79
===========
At December 31, 1996 $ 72.28
===========
At December 31, 1997 $ 81.17
===========
See accompanying notes to financial statements. F-5
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
(A Colorado Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
===========================
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
Year Ended December 31,
------------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995
----------- ----------- ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) $ 80 520 $ (244 123) $ (336 790)
Adjustments to reconcile net income
(loss) to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Decrease in commodity
futures trading
account cash 117 916 171 382 643 457
(Increase) decrease in
unrealized gain on
open commodity
futures contracts (27 706) 175 313 (79 832)
Decrease in interest
receivable 381 858 2 889
Increase (decrease) in
accrued management
and incentive fees 554 (30 942) 15 202
Increase (decrease) in
brokerage commissions
payable 2 214 (4 895) (1 273)
Increase (decrease) in
short options - (8 400) 8 400
Increase (decrease) in
accrued expenses (69) (403) (3 202)
------------ ----------- ------------
Net cash provided by
operating activities 173 810 58 790 248 851
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
Partner redemptions (173 716) (81 852) (232 145)
------------ ----------- -----------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH 94 (23 062) 16 706
CASH, beginning of year 3 010 26 072 9 366
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CASH, end of year $ 3 104 $ 3 010 $ 26 072
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. F-6
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
(A Colorado Limited Partnership
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
=============================
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
- ------------------------------------------
Open commodity futures contracts are valued at the closing market quotations on
the last business day of the month. Brokerage commissions on open commodity
futures contracts are accrued on a full-turn basis. The net asset value per
unit at each valuation date is computed by dividing Partners' capital by the
number of units outstanding.
Net income (loss) per Partnership unit is the difference between the computed
net asset value per unit at the beginning and end of each period. The
computations are based on unit values net of offering expenses.
Income and losses from the Partnership are allocated pro rata among the
Partners based on their respective capital accounts as of the end of each month
in which the items accrue.
The Partnership is not subject to federal income taxes; each Partner reports
his allocable share of income, gain, loss, deductions or credits on his own
income tax return.
NOTE 2 - LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
- ----------------------------------------
The Partnership was organized under the Colorado Uniform Limited Partnership
Act on October 17, 1986. The Partnership began trading in August 1987. The
Partnership will continue until December 31, 2026, unless terminated sooner as
provided for in the Agreement of Limited Partnership.
The General Partners are required to invest in the Partnership the lesser of
$100,000 or 3% of the total contributions to the Partnership by Limited
Partners, but in any event an amount which will enable the General Partners to
maintain a 1% interest in Partnership gain, loss, deductions or credits as a
general partnership interest. As long as they act as the Partnership's General
Partners they will maintain this required minimum investment. The General
Partners may withdraw any interest they may have as General Partners in excess
of this requirement, and may redeem any units of General Partner interest as of
any month-end on the same terms as any Limited Partner, provided that no
reduction will reduce General Partners' interest below their required
contribution to the Partnership, as described above.
NOTE 3 - CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
Advisory Contracts
- ------------------
The Partnership's trading activities are conducted pursuant to advisory
contracts with its commodity trading advisors ("Advisors"). Either the
F-7
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
(A Colorado Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
=============================
NOTE 3 - CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (continued)
Advisory Contracts
- ------------------
Partnership or the Advisors may terminate their agreement upon written notice.
During the term of the advisory contracts, the Partnership paid the Advisors a
monthly management fee ranging from .083% to .25% of the assets allocated to
them (as defined) as of the last day of each month, and a quarterly incentive
fee equal to 15% - 25% of the Partnership's trading profits for each quarter.
The monthly management fee is paid to the Advisors whether or not the
Partnership has a profit. However, the quarterly incentive fee is payable only
on cumulative profits achieved from commodity trading (as defined).
Brokerage Agreement
- -------------------
The Partnership has entered into brokerage agreements with Bradford & Co.,
Incorporated ("Bradford"), one of the General Partners and with Refco, Inc.
Bradford, which is not a clearing member of any exchange, clears its trades
through LFG, LLC. The agreements provide that the Partnership shall pay
brokerage commissions to the clearing brokers ranging from $16 to $60 per
round-turn trade and any transaction fees imposed by an exchange, exchange
clearing house or registered futures association with respect to the
Partnership's transactions. Bradford remits a portion of the commissions it
receives to the clearing broker, LFG, LLC and to the Selling Agent and
Additional Sellers.
J. C. Bradford & Company, an affiliate of Bradford, was the selling agent in
the offering of Partnership units. Rockwell Investments, Inc., an affiliate
of Rockwell Futures Management, Inc. ("Rockwell"), one of the General Partners,
sold units as an additional seller. The selling agent and additional sellers
receive between 40% and 90% of the commissions paid to Bradford for their
continuing commodity-related services to the Partnership and the Limited
Partners.
The Partnership is paid interest monthly by Bradford on 80% of the
Partnership's average net asset value at the average interest rate for 90-day
U.S. Treasury Bills auctioned during the month. The brokerage agreement with
Bradford may be terminated by either party upon 30 calendar days written notice.
General Partner Management Fee
- ------------------------------
The Partnership will pay Rockwell a monthly management fee equal to 1/6 of 1%
of the Partnership's management fee net asset value (as defined) as of the last
day of each month. At December 31, 1997 and 1996, $1,005 and $1,158 was due
Rockwell.
F-8
OXFORD FUTURES FUND, LTD.
(A Colorado Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Concluded)
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NOTE 4 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
- -------------------------------------------------------
The Partnership participates in the speculative trading of commodity futures
contracts, substantially all of which are subject to margin requirements. The
minimum amount of margin required for each contract is set from time to time in
response to various market factors by the respective exchanges. Further, the
clearing broker has the right to require margin in excess of the minimum
exchange requirement. Risk arises from changes in the value of these contracts
(market risk) and the potential inability of brokers to perform under the terms
of their contracts (credit risk). The following table sets forth the averages,
highs and lows for the Partnership's month-end net asset values and the monthly
rates of return for the year ended December 31, 1997.
Average High Low
----------- ----------- -----------
Net Asset Value $ 695,739 $ 851,426 $ 584,694
Rate of Return 1.63% 22.49% -19.85%
At December 31, 1997, the notional value of open contracts held by the
Partnership was: Commitments Commitments
to Purchase to Sell
Interest Rates 4,839,254 81,438
Agricultural Commodities 4,488,454 -
Foreign Currencies (Exchange Traded Futures) 1,475,218 -
Metals 120,060 386,800
Energy - 236,680
Stock Indices 1,713,425 -
---------- ---------
12,636,411 704,918
The notional value of open contract amounts in the above table represents the
Partnership's market exposure in the particular class of instrument (except to
the extent that the Partnership holds offsetting positions). All of the
contracts currently traded by the Partnership are exchange traded. The risks
associated with exchange-traded contracts are generally perceived to be less
than those associated with over the counter transactions since, in over
the counter transactions, the Partnership must rely solely on the credit of
their respective individual counterparties. However, if in the future, the
Partnership were to enter into non-exchange traded contracts, it would be
subject to the credit risk associated with counterparty non-performance. The
credit risk from counterparty non-performance associated with such instruments
is the net unrealized gain, if any. The Partnership also has credit risk since
the sole counterparty to all domestic futures contracts is the exchange
clearing corporation. In addition, the Partnership bears the risk of financial
failure by the clearing broker. The Partnership's policy is to continuously
monitor its exposure to market and counterparty risk through the use of a
variety of financial, position and credit exposure reporting and control
procedures. In addition, the Partnership has a policy of reviewing the credit
standing of each clearing broker or counterparty with which it conducts
business.
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