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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 March 31, 1996 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 0-22640
The Global Opportunity Fund L.P.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois 36-3824101
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
c/o Rodman & Renshaw Futures Management, Inc.
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4500
Chicago, Illinois 60606
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(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
(312) 526-2000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by checkmark 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
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Total Pages In This Report - 9
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The Global Opportunity Fund L.P.
INDEX
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements
Statements of Financial Condition as of
March 31, 1996 (unaudited) and December 31, 1995 3
Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three
months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 4
Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital
for the three months ended March 31, 1996 (unaudited)
and the year ended December 31, 1995 5
Note to Unaudited Financial Statements --
March 31, 1996 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 7
Part II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 8
SIGNATURES 9
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
<CAPTION>
March 31,
1996 December 31,
(unaudited) 1995
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ASSETS
Equity in futures and forward trading accounts:
Cash $1,726,823 $2,390,033
United States Treasury securities, at cost
plus acccrued interest which approximates
market value 336,953 333,364
Net unrealized gain on open contracts 190,193 423,350
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Total equity in futures and forward
trading accounts 2,253,969 3,146,747
Receivable from commodity broker 13,440 11,255
State taxes receivable 6,252
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Total assets $2,273,661 $3,158,002
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Liabilities:
Accrued administrative expenses $ 18,007 $ 17,493
Accrued brokerage commissions and fees 26,623 19,179
Interest payable 2,614 4,452
Accrued management fees 22,687 51,297
Accrued incentive fees 74,653
Redemptions payable 10,230
State taxes payable 6,252 6,252
Miscellaneous payables 9,947 8,343
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Total liabilities 96,360 181,669
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Partners' capital
Limited partners (units outstanding: 1996-23,468;
1995-24,658) 2,127,621 2,911,630
General partner (units outstanding: 537) 49,680 64,703
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Total partners' capital 2,177,301 2,976,333
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL $2,273,661 $3,158,002
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NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT - LIMITED PARTNERS $ 90.66 $ 118.08
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NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT - GENERAL PARTNER $ 92.51 $ 120.49
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<FN>
See note to the unaudited financial statements.
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THE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
1996 1995
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REVENUES:
Trading profit (loss):
Realized $(361,902) $ 869,443
Change in unrealized (233,157) 170,985
Foreign currency gain (loss) (2,354) 22,080
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Total trading and foreign
currency profit (loss) (597,413) 1,062,508
Interest income, net 8,780 46,349
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Total revenues (588,633) 1,108,857
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EXPENSES:
Brokerage commissions 45,995 80,678
Management fees 23,888 26,994
Incentive fees 149,703
Administrative expenses 10,090 15,258
State taxes (6,252)
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Total expenses 73,721 272,633
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NET INCOME (LOSS) $(662,354) 836,224
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NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED TO:
Limited partners $(647,331) $ 825,363
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General partner $ (15,023) $ 10,861
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NET (LOSS) INCOME PER UNIT
OUTSTANDING FOR ENTIRE PERIOD
Limited Partners $ (27.42) $ 19.83
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General Partner $ (27.98) $ 20.22
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<FN>
See note to the unaudited financial statements.
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THE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
(unaudited)
<CAPTION>
TOTAL UNITS OF
PARTNERSHIP LIMITED GENERAL
INTEREST PARTNERS' PARTNER'S
TOTAL
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PARTNERS' CAPITAL
December 31, 1994 47,815 $ 4,205,575 $ 48,753
$ 4,254,328
Redemption of 22,620 units of
Limited Partnership interest (22,620) (2,353,248)
(2,353,248)
Net income 1,059,303 15,950
1,075,253
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PARTNERS' CAPITAL
December 31, 1995 25,195 2,911,630 64,703
2,976,333
Redemption of 1,190 units of
Limited Partnership interest (1,190) (136,678)
(136,678)
Net income (647,331) (15,023)
(662,354)
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PARTNERS' CAPITAL
March 31, 1996 (unaudited) 24,005 $ 2,127,621 $ 49,680
$2,177,301
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<FN>
See note to the unaudited financial statements.
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THE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.
NOTE TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 1996
NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
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The unaudited financial statements of The Global Opportunity
Fund L.P. (the "Partnership") have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include
all of the information and footnotes required by generally
accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered
necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and
results of operations of the Partnership for the periods
presented have been included. For further information, refer to
the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the
Partnership's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Capital Resources
The purpose of the Partnership is to trade commodity interests;
as such, the Partnership does not have, nor does it expect to
make, any capital expenditures or have any capital assets that
are not operating capital or assets. The Partnership's use of
assets is solely to provide necessary margin or premiums for, and
to pay any losses incurred in connection with its trading
activity. Redemption of additional units in the future will
impact the amount of funds available for trading commodity
interests. Redemptions of units during the quarter ended
March 31, 1996 reduced the amount of funds available by $136,678.
Redemption requests for April and May, 1996 totalling
approximately $50,000 have been received through May 13, 1996.
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 a price 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 reached 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 reached 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
trading of commodity interests, the Partnership's assets are
highly liquid and are expected to remain so.
Results of Operations
Given the volatility of the markets in which the Partnership
trades, its quarterly results could fluctuate significantly and
are not indicative of the expected results for the fiscal year.
For the quarter ended March 31, 1996, trading operations reported
a trading loss of $597,413 and net loss of $662,354 compared with
a trading profit of $1,062,508 and net income of $836,224 for the
comparable period last year. Adverse trading conditions,
primarily in interest rate markets, negatively impacted results
of operations. Two trading advisors had net profits of
approximately $63,000 and three trading advisors had net losses
totalling approximately $660,000 during the first quarter of
1996. FX-500 LTD was terminated as a trading advisor effective
February 8, 1996. Incentive fees, which are based on trading
profits, decreased as a result of the trading losses. Brokerage
commissions, which are based on Net Asset Value, decreased from
$80,678 to $45,995 for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 versus
the quarter ended March 31, 1995. Interest income decreased from
$46,349 to $8,780 for the same periods. Limited Partner per unit
value decreased by $27.42 and General Partner per unit value
decreased by $27.98 for the first quarter of 1996. The
difference in these per unit values is due to the Limited
Partners' capital accounts initially having been charged $2 per
unit for organization and offering expenses whereas the General
Partner's capital account was not charged.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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A Form 8-K dated March 22, 1996 was filed March 29, 1996
reporting the change in auditors from Deloitte & Touche LLP to
Coopers & Lybrand LLP.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
The Global Opportunity Fund L.P.
(Registrant)
BY: Rodman & Renshaw Futures Management, Inc., General Partner
BY: /s/
PAUL M. DILLON
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Paul M. Dillon, Director and President
Date: May 13, 1996
BY: /s/MARTIN G. PEMBROKE
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Martin G. Pembroke, Treasurer
Date: May 13, 1996
