WITTER DEAN SPECTRUM STRATEGIC LP
424B3, 1997-05-05
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                                            Filed Pursuant To Rule No. 424(b)(3)
                                                       Registration No. 333-3222

 
                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
            12,500,000 UNITS OF DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
            18,000,000 UNITS OF DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
             8,000,000 UNITS OF DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
 
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  The Dean Witter Spectrum Series (the "Spectrum Series") are three commodity
pool limited partnerships formed under the laws of the State of Delaware
engaged primarily in the speculative trading of futures and forward contracts,
options on futures contracts and on physical commodities, and other commodity
interests, including foreign currencies, financial instruments, precious and
industrial metals, energy products, and agriculturals, as more fully described
herein (hereinafter referred to collectively as "futures interests"). The
three partnerships that comprise the Spectrum Series are Dean Witter Spectrum
Strategic L.P. ("Spectrum Strategic"), Dean Witter Spectrum Technical L.P.
("Spectrum Technical"), and Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P. ("Spectrum
Balanced") (individually, a "Partnership," and collectively, the
"Partnerships"). Demeter Management Corporation, is the general partner of
each Partnership (the "General Partner"). In the future, the Spectrum Series
may be expanded to include newly organized limited partnerships.
 
THESE ARE SPECULATIVE SECURITIES AND INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. THESE
SECURITIES ARE SUITABLE FOR INVESTMENT ONLY BY A PERSON WHO CAN AFFORD TO LOSE
HIS ENTIRE INVESTMENT. SEE "SUMMARY OF THE PROSPECTUS--INVESTMENT
REQUIREMENTS" (PAGE 1), "RISK FACTORS" (PAGE 13), AND "CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"
(PAGE 20).
 
  The Partnerships are not mutual funds or any other type of investment
company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
and are not subject to regulation thereunder.
 
  An investment in the Partnerships involves significant risks, including the
following:
  . Futures interests trading is speculative and volatile. The Partnerships'
    trading has been volatile. Such volatility could result in an investor
    losing all or a substantial part of his investment.
  . The Partnerships are subject to substantial charges by the Trading
    Advisors and DWR. Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical, and Spectrum
    Balanced must earn estimated annual net trading profits (after taking into
    account estimated interest income based upon current rates of 5%) of
    8.21%, 8.22%, and 1.75%, respectively, of their average annual Net Assets
    (as defined herein) in order to avoid depletion or exhaustion of their
    assets. Investors should see "Break Even Analysis" on page 28 for the
    effect of redemption charges, which are not included in the above figures.
  . No secondary market for Units exists. Units may be redeemed monthly only
    after the end of the sixth month following the closing at which an
    investor first became a Limited Partner in the Spectrum Series. A Unit
    redeemed at or prior to the two year anniversary following the closing at
    which such Unit was issued may be subject to redemption charges. Certain
    market conditions may result in possible delays in, or inability to pay,
    redemptions.
  . Conflicts of interest between and among the General Partner, DWR, the
    Trading Advisors, their affiliates, and each Partnership may adversely
    affect the trading performance of such Partnership. See "Conflicts of
    Interest."
  . Each Partnership's profitability is largely dependent on the collective
    performance of its Trading Advisors.
  . While the General Partner does not intend to make any distributions,
    profits earned by a Partnership in any year will result in taxable income
    to investors.
 
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                                            PRICE TO THE   SELLING   PROCEEDS TO THE
                                               PUBLIC    COMMISSIONS  PARTNERSHIPS
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Per Unit...................................  $  (1)(2)    (1)(2)(3)     (1)(2)(3)
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12,500,000 Units of Spectrum Strategic.....  $  (1)(2)    (1)(2)(3)    $(1)(2)(3)
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18,000,000 Units of Spectrum Technical.....  $  (1)(2)    (1)(2)(3)    $(1)(2)(3)
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8,000,000 Units of Spectrum Balanced.......  $  (1)(2)    (1)(2)(3)    $(1)(2)(3)
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Cover page continued and notes to the above table on Page i
 
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF
PARTICIPATING IN ANY ONE OF THESE POOLS NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT.
 
                           DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
 
                THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS APRIL 25, 1997.
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  The Partnerships are soliciting subscriptions for up to approximately
7,589,622.297, 8,706,599.498 and 6,099,053.833 unsold Units of Limited
Partnership Interest ("Units") of Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical, and
Spectrum Balanced, respectively, on a continuing basis (the "Continuing
Offering"). During the Continuing Offering, Units of each Partnership are being
offered for sale at monthly closings to be held as of the last day of each
month ("Monthly Closings") at a purchase price per Unit equal to 100% of the
"Net Asset Value" (assets less liabilities, divided by number of Units) of the
Partnership that sells the Unit. An amount equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value
of each Unit sold at a Monthly Closing will be delivered to the Partnership
which sold the Unit. The minimum initial subscription for most subscribers is
$5,000 or $2,000 in the case of an Individual Retirement Account. The $5,000
minimum subscription may be satisfied by purchasing Units of one or more
Partnerships, except that the minimum subscription for any one Partnership is
$1,000. The minimum subscription per Partnership for subscribers who already
own Units and desire to make additional investments in any Partnership is $500.
See "Investment Requirements."
 
  As of January 31, 1997, Spectrum Strategic had Net Assets of $45,238,583 and
the Net Asset Value of a Unit thereof was $10.60; Spectrum Technical had Net
Assets of $121,535,734 and the Net Asset Value of a Unit thereof was $14.11;
and Spectrum Balanced had Net Assets of $19,401,820 and the Net Asset Value of
a Unit thereof was $12.02.
 
  Subject to certain limitations, the Partnerships will allow their Limited
Partners to shift their investments among the Partnerships by permitting a
Limited Partner to redeem Units in a Partnership and, with the proceeds of such
redemption, purchase Units of one or more other Partnerships at a price equal
to the Net Asset Value thereof (hereafter referred to as a "Series Exchange").
See "Exchange Privilege."
 
Notes to table on front cover page:
 
(1) During the Continuing Offering, Units of each Partnership are being offered
  for sale at Monthly Closings at a purchase price per Unit equal to 100% of
  the Net Asset Value of a Unit of such Partnership as of the close of business
  on the date of the applicable Monthly Closing. The minimum initial
  subscription for most subscribers is $5,000 or $2,000 in the case of an
  Individual Retirement Account. The $5,000 minimum subscription may be
  satisfied by purchasing Units of one or more Partnerships, except that the
  minimum subscription for any one Partnership is $1,000. The minimum
  subscription per Partnership for subscribers who already own Units and desire
  to make additional investments in any Partnership is $500.
 
  No underwriting compensation or selling commissions will be paid out of the
  proceeds of any Monthly Closing. However, except as provided below,
  employees of DWR will receive from DWR (payable solely from its own funds)
  gross sales credit equal to 3% of the Net Asset Value per Unit as of the
  applicable closing for each Unit sold by them and issued at such closing.
  Commencing with (i) the seventh month after the closing at which a Unit of
  Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical is issued, (ii) the tenth month
  after the closing at which a Unit of Spectrum Balanced is issued, or (iii)
  the first month after any Unit is issued pursuant to a Non-Series Exchange
  (as defined below) and continuing until such Partnership terminates, an
  employee of DWR who sold such Unit and who is properly registered with the
  Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and has passed the Series 3 or
  Series 31 examination or was "grandfathered" as an associated person
  qualified to do commodity brokerage also will receive from DWR (payable
  solely from its own funds) gross sales credit of up to 76% of the brokerage
  fees which have been received by DWR from the Partnership each month that
  are attributable to such outstanding Unit. Such continuing compensation is
  to be paid in recognition of the employee's continuing services to the
  Limited Partners. For a description of all such continuing services, see
  "Plan of Distribution." The Selling Agreement among DWR and the Partnerships
  provides that such compensation may only be paid by DWR as long as such
  services are provided. Such continuing compensation paid by DWR may be
  deemed to be underwriting compensation. No person will receive the
  continuing compensation described above who is not a DWR employee at the
  time of receipt of payment.
 
  DWR will not pay to its employees the 3% gross sales credit described above
  with respect to Units purchased pursuant to a Series Exchange or by an
  eligible subscriber with the proceeds of a redemption of all or a portion of
  such subscriber's interest in any other commodity pool for which the General
  Partner serves as the general partner and commodity pool operator (a "Non-
  Series Exchange"). In order to be eligible to purchase Units pursuant to a
  Non-Series Exchange, an investor must purchase Units with the proceeds of a
  redemption from another commodity pool for which the General Partner serves
  as the general partner and commodity pool operator on the date of the
  Monthly Closing as of which the redemption from such other commodity pool
  becomes effective. Such employees will receive gross sales credits with
  respect to brokerage fees which are charged to a Partnership which are
  comparable to the gross sales credit which was received by such employees
  with respect to such other commodity pools.
 
  DWR, with the approval of the General Partner, may appoint as its agent to
  make offers and sales of Units any additional selling agent ("Additional
  Seller") which is a member of the National Association of Securities
  Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") or, under certain conditions, a foreign person as
  described under "Plan of Distribution." DWR may compensate any Additional
  Seller for each Unit sold by it by paying such Additional Seller a selling
  commission, payable by DWR solely from its own funds, not to exceed 3% of
  the Net Asset Value of such Unit. Additional Sellers who are properly
  registered with the CFTC may receive from DWR continuing compensation for
  providing to Limited Partners the continuing services
 
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  referred to above. Such continuing compensation paid by DWR may be up to 35%
  of the brokerage fees attributable to outstanding Units sold by such
  Additional Sellers and received by DWR as commodity broker for each
  Partnership. Additional Sellers may pay all or a portion of such continuing
  compensation to their employees who have sold Units and provide continuing
  services to Limited Partners if such employees are properly registered with
  the CFTC. Such continuing compensation paid by DWR may be deemed to be
  underwriting compensation. See "Plan of Distribution."
 
  No part of the compensation described above will be paid by a Partnership
  and, accordingly, Net Assets will not be reduced as a result of such
  compensation. DWR has agreed to indemnify any Additional Seller against
  certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of
  1933, as amended. DWR will be indemnified by each Partnership against
  certain civil liabilities.
 
(2) Subscriptions received during the Continuing Offering and not immediately
  rejected by the General Partner will be held in escrow by The Chase Manhattan
  Bank (the "Escrow Agent"), and invested solely in the Escrow Agent's
  interest-bearing money market account. Interest will be earned on
  subscription funds from the day of deposit of such funds with the Escrow
  Agent to the day that such funds are either accepted or rejected by the
  General Partner will be credited to the subscribers' customer accounts with
  DWR. Any subscription received by DWR on the last five business days of a
  month and not rejected may be held in escrow until the second Monthly Closing
  immediately following receipt of such subscription. The General Partner will
  determine to accept or reject a subscription generally within 10 days of the
  receipt of a complete and executed Subscription and Exchange Agreement and
  Power of Attorney. See "Plan of Distribution."
 
(3) DWR paid all of the costs incurred in connection with the organization of
  the Partnerships and the initial offering of Units. Pursuant to the Selling
  Agreement among DWR, the General Partner and the Partnerships, DWR pays all
  of the costs incurred in connection with the Continuing Offering. Such costs
  will include legal, accounting, and auditing fees, printing costs, filing
  fees, escrow fees, marketing costs and expenses, and other related expenses
  incurred in connection with the offering of Units. The Partnerships will not
  reimburse DWR for any such organizational and offering costs, and while DWR
  may recoup such costs from brokerage fees paid by the Partnerships, the
  Partnerships will not be liable for any such costs at any time. Investments
  by subscribers are not subject to any upfront fees, commissions or expenses
  and, therefore, 100% of the proceeds of the Continuous Offering are available
  for investment in each Partnership. The number of Units sold of each
  Partnership will have no effect on the Net Asset Value per Unit of such
  Partnership.
 
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  NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION
NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MATTERS DESCRIBED
HEREIN, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE
RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER BY ANY PERSON WITHIN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER IS NOT
AUTHORIZED, OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO,
OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM SUCH OFFER WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS AT ANY TIME DOES NOT IMPLY THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS
CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF ITS ISSUE.
 
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  The Partnerships are subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and in accordance therewith file, or will file,
reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). These reports, proxy statements and other
information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the SEC at the SEC's office at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024,
Washington, D.C. 20549, and at its regional offices located at 7 World Trade
Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048 and 500 West Madison Street, Suite
1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such material can be obtained from the
Public Reference Section of the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024,
Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the regional offices described above at
prescribed rates. The SEC maintains a World Wide Web site containing reports,
proxy and information statements, and other information regarding registrants
that file electronically with the SEC. The address of such Web site is:
http://www.sec.gov.
 
  The Partnerships have filed with the SEC, in Washington, D.C., Registration
Statements on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the
Units offered hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all the information
included in such Registration Statements, certain items of which are omitted in
accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the SEC. For further information
about the Partnerships and the Units offered hereby, reference is made to the
Registration Statements and the exhibits thereto.
 
  The Partnerships must furnish all Limited Partners annual and monthly reports
complying with CFTC requirements. The annual reports will contain audited, and
the monthly reports unaudited, financial information. The audited financial
statements will be examined and reported upon by independent certified public
accountants.
 
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                           RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
 
  YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION PERMITS YOU TO
PARTICIPATE IN A COMMODITY POOL. IN SO DOING, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT FUTURES
AND OPTIONS TRADING CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO LARGE LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS. SUCH
TRADING LOSSES CAN SHARPLY REDUCE THE NET ASSET VALUE OF THE POOL AND
CONSEQUENTLY THE VALUE OF YOUR INTEREST IN THE POOL. IN ADDITION, RESTRICTIONS
ON REDEMPTIONS MAY AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE
POOL.
 
  FURTHER, COMMODITY POOLS MAY BE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES FOR
MANAGEMENT, AND ADVISORY AND BROKERAGE FEES. IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE
POOLS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS TO
AVOID DEPLETION OR EXHAUSTION OF THEIR ASSETS. THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
CONTAINS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF EACH EXPENSE TO BE CHARGED THIS POOL
BEGINNING AT PAGE 24 AND A STATEMENT OF THE PERCENTAGE RETURN NECESSARY TO
BREAK EVEN, THAT IS TO RECOVER THE AMOUNT OF YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT, AT PAGE
28.
 
  THIS BRIEF STATEMENT CANNOT DISCLOSE ALL THE RISKS AND OTHER FACTORS
NECESSARY TO EVALUATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS COMMODITY POOL. THEREFORE,
BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMODITY POOL, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY
STUDY THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL RISK
FACTORS OF THIS INVESTMENT BEGINNING AT PAGE 13.
 
  YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT THIS COMMODITY POOL MAY TRADE FOREIGN FUTURES
OR OPTIONS CONTRACTS. TRANSACTIONS ON MARKETS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES, INCLUDING MARKETS FORMALLY LINKED TO A UNITED STATES MARKET, MAY BE
SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS WHICH OFFER DIFFERENT OR DIMINISHED PROTECTION TO THE
POOL AND ITS PARTICIPANTS. FURTHER, UNITED STATES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES MAY BE
UNABLE TO COMPEL THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES OF REGULATORY AUTHORITIES OR
MARKETS IN NON-UNITED STATES JURISDICTIONS WHERE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE POOL MAY
BE EFFECTED.
 
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Risk Disclosure Statement................................................  (iii)
Summary of the Prospectus................................................      1
 Investment Requirements.................................................      1
 Additional Information..................................................      2
 The Dean Witter Spectrum Series.........................................      2
 The Offering............................................................      9
Risk Factors.............................................................     13
 Risks Relating to Futures Interests Trading and the Futures Interests
  Markets................................................................     13
 Risks Relating to the Partnerships and the Offering of Units............     15
 Risks Relating to the Trading Advisors..................................     17
 Taxation and Regulatory Risks...........................................     19
Conflicts of Interest....................................................     20
 Relationship of the General Partner to the Commodity Broker.............     20
 Accounts of Affiliates of the General Partner, the Trading Advisors, and
  DWR....................................................................     21
 Management of Other Accounts by the Trading
  Advisors...............................................................     21
 Customer Agreement with DWR.............................................     22
 Other Commodity Pools...................................................     22
Fiduciary Responsibility.................................................     22
Description of Charges to Each Partnership...............................     24
 1. Trading Advisors.....................................................     26
 2. Commodity Broker.....................................................     27
 3. Break Even Analysis..................................................     28
Investment Program, Use of Proceeds and Trading Policies.................     30
 Differences Among the Spectrum Series...................................     31
 Spectrum Strategic......................................................     32
 Spectrum Technical......................................................     33
 Spectrum Balanced.......................................................     34
 New Partnerships........................................................     34
 Trading Policies........................................................     34
The Spectrum Series......................................................     36
Selected Financial Data..................................................     40
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
 of Operations...........................................................     42
Capitalization...........................................................     51
The General Partner......................................................     52
 Directors and Officers of the General Partner...........................     53
 Description and Performance Information of Commodity Pools Operated by
  the General Partner....................................................     54
The Trading Advisors.....................................................     58
 Introduction............................................................     58
 General Description of Trading Approaches...............................     58
 Systematic and Discretionary ...........................................     58
 Technical and Fundamental Analysis .....................................     58
 Trend-Following ........................................................     59
 Risk Control Techniques ................................................     59
 The Trading Advisors....................................................     59
 Dean Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P. ....................................     61
  1. Blenheim Investments, Inc. .........................................     61
  2. A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc. .......................................     69
  3. Willowbridge Associates Inc. .......................................     74
 Dean Witter Spectrum Technical L.P. ....................................     83
  1. Campbell & Company, Inc. ...........................................     83
  2. Chesapeake Capital Corporation......................................     91
  3. John W. Henry & Company, Inc. ......................................     99
 Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P. .....................................    121
  RXR, Inc. .............................................................    122
 Supplementary Performance Information...................................    139
The Management Agreements................................................    141
 Term....................................................................    141
 Liability and Indemnification...........................................    141
 Obligations to a Partnership............................................    141
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Exchange Privilege......................................................   142
Redemptions.............................................................   143
The Commodity Broker....................................................   145
 Description of the Commodity Broker....................................   145
 Brokerage Arrangements.................................................   145
Certain Litigation......................................................   145
The Futures, Options and Forwards Markets...............................   146
 Futures Contracts......................................................   146
 Forward Contracts......................................................   146
 Options on Futures.....................................................   146
 Hedgers and Speculators................................................   147
 Commodity Exchanges....................................................   147
 Speculative Position Limits............................................   148
 Daily Limits...........................................................   148
 Regulations............................................................   149
 Margins................................................................   150
The Limited Partnership Agreements......................................   150
 Nature of the Partnerships.............................................   150
 Management of Partnership Affairs......................................   151
 Sharing of Profits and Losses..........................................   151
 Restrictions on Transfers or Assignments...............................   152
 Amendments; Meetings...................................................   152
 Reports to Limited Partners............................................   153
Plan of Distribution....................................................   154
Subscription Procedure..................................................   156
Purchases by Employee Benefit Plans--ERISA Considerations...............   157
Material Federal Income Tax Considerations..............................   158
 Introduction...........................................................   158
 Partnership Status.....................................................   159
 Partnership Taxation...................................................   159
 Cash Distributions and Redemptions.....................................   160
 Gain or Loss on Trading Activity.......................................   160
 Taxation of Limited Partners...........................................   162
 Tax Audits.............................................................   164
State and Local Income Tax Aspects......................................   165
Potential Advantages....................................................   166
Legal Matters...........................................................   170
Experts.................................................................   170
Additional Information..................................................   170
Glossary................................................................   171
 Certain Terms and Definitions..........................................   171
 Blue Sky Glossary......................................................   172
Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P.
Dean Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P.
Dean Witter Spectrum Technical L.P. ....................................  F- 1
 Independent Auditors' Report...........................................  F- 1
 Statements of Financial Condition......................................  F- 2
 Statements of Operations...............................................  F- 5
 Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital.............................  F- 8
 Statements of Cash Flows...............................................  F-10
 Notes to Financial Statements..........................................  F-13
Demeter Management Corporation..........................................  F-19
 Independent Auditors' Report...........................................  F-19
 Statements of Financial Condition......................................  F-20
 Notes to Statements of Financial Condition.............................  F-21
  (certain information relating to the financial condition of Demeter
  Management Corporation's parent is contained in "The General Partner")
Exhibit A--Form of Limited Partnership Agreement........................  A- 1
 Annex--Request for Redemption..........................................  A-19
Exhibit B--Specimen Form of Subscription and Exchange Agreement and
 Power of Attorney......................................................  B- 1
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                           SUMMARY OF THE PROSPECTUS
 
                 THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS APRIL 25, 1997.
 
  The following is a summary of this Prospectus. This Prospectus contains more
detailed information, and this summary is qualified in its entirety by the
information appearing elsewhere herein.
 
                            INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
 
  The minimum investment for most subscribers is $5,000, except that the
minimum investment is: (a) $2,000 in the case of an Individual Retirement
Account ("IRA"); or (b) for eligible subscribers who, pursuant to an Exchange
Agreement and Power of Attorney, redeem units of limited partnership interest
in any other commodity pool for which the General Partner serves as the general
partner and commodity pool operator and use the proceeds of such redemption
(less any applicable redemption charges) to purchase Units of Limited
Partnership Interest ("Units") of the Partnerships (each of such purchases are
hereinafter referred to as a "Non-Series Exchange"), the lesser of (i) $5,000
($2,000 in the case of an IRA), (ii) the proceeds from the sale of five units
(two units in the case of an IRA), or (iii) the proceeds from the redemption of
such subscriber's entire interest in such other commodity pool. In order to be
eligible to purchase Units pursuant to a Non-Series Exchange, an investor must
purchase Units at the Monthly Closing (as defined below) held as of the date on
which the redemption from the other commodity pool becomes effective. The
specified minimum investment may be for Units of Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum
Technical, or Spectrum Balanced, or any combination of the foregoing, except
that the minimum subscription (other than in the case of a Non-Series Exchange)
for any of the three Partnerships is $1,000. In the case of a Non-Series
Exchange, the minimum subscription for any Partnership is one Unit. See
"Purchases by Employee Benefit Plans--ERISA Considerations" and "Subscription
Procedure" for special requirements applicable to purchases by IRAs and other
employee benefit plans. The minimum subscription per Partnership for
subscribers who already own Units and desire to make an additional investment
in any Partnership is $500.
 
  Subscribers should be aware that there are minimum net worth and/or annual
income suitability standards which must be met in order to subscribe for Units.
Each subscriber must represent and warrant in a Subscription Agreement and
Power of Attorney that such subscriber has received this Prospectus and that
such subscriber meets the applicable State minimum financial suitability
standard set forth in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement and Power of
Attorney (the "Subscription Agreement") (which may require a greater minimum
investment), and may be required to provide additional information regarding
the subscriber's background and investment history. DWR and its account
executives have a duty to determine that this is a suitable investment for the
subscriber. Unless otherwise specified in the Subscription Agreement under
"State Suitability Requirements," a subscriber must have either: (a) a net
worth of at least $75,000 (exclusive of home, furnishings, and automobiles), or
(b) a net worth of at least $30,000 (exclusive of home, furnishings, and
automobiles) and an annual income of at least $30,000.
 
  Certain jurisdictions impose more restrictive suitability and/or minimum
investment requirements than those set forth above, including requirements for
a higher net worth, a higher annual income, or both. A list of such
jurisdictions and the restrictions imposed is included in the Subscription
Agreement under the heading "State Suitability Requirements." A specimen form
of the Subscription Agreement is annexed hereto as Exhibit B. A separate
execution copy of the Subscription Agreement either accompanies this Prospectus
or may be obtained, after delivery of this Prospectus, from a local DWR branch
office.
 
  All subscriptions for Units are irrevocable by subscribers, and the General
Partner may, in its sole discretion, reject any subscription in whole or in
part. There are significant restrictions on the ability of a Limited Partner to
redeem Units, and although the Limited Partnership Agreement of each
Partnership permits the transfer of Units subject to certain conditions, there
is no public market for the Units and none is likely to develop. Therefore, a
purchaser of Units must be able to bear the economic risks of an investment in
the Partnership for a significant period of time. See "The Limited Partnership
Agreements--Restrictions on Transfers or Assignments" and "Redemptions."
 
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                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
  In addition to this Prospectus, a sales brochure and introductory letters
prepared by DWR may be delivered with this Prospectus or may be obtained from a
DWR account executive or by writing to Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., Two World
Trade Center, 62nd Floor, New York, New York, 10048.
 
                        THE DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
 
  The Dean Witter Spectrum Series (the "Spectrum Series") consists of three
Delaware limited partnerships, each formed to engage primarily in the
speculative trading of futures and forward contracts, options on futures
contracts and on physical commodities, and other commodities interests,
including foreign currencies, financial instruments, precious and industrial
metals, energy products, and agriculturals (hereinafter referred to
collectively as "futures interests"). The Spectrum Series consists of Dean
Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P. ("Spectrum Strategic"), Dean Witter Spectrum
Technical L.P. ("Spectrum Technical"), and Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P.
("Spectrum Balanced") (individually, a "Partnership," and collectively, the
"Partnerships"). Each Partnership was organized as a limited partnership on
April 29, 1994 under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the
"Partnership Act"). The offices of each Partnership are located at Two World
Trade Center, 62nd Floor, New York, New York 10048, telephone (212) 392-8899.
The taxable year for each Partnership is the calendar year. A Partnership will
terminate upon the first to occur of the following: (a) December 31, 2035; (b)
an election of Limited Partners owning more than 50% of its outstanding Units;
(c) the withdrawal, insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or
termination of the General Partner unless a new general partner has been
elected; (d) the occurrence of any event which shall make it unlawful for the
existence of the Partnership to be continued; (e) a decline in the Net Asset
Value of a Unit as of the close of business (as determined by the General
Partner) on any day to less than $2.50; (f) a decline in the Partnership's
aggregate Net Assets as of the close of business (as determined by the General
Partner) on any day to or below $250,000; (g) a determination by the General
Partner upon 60 days' notice to the Limited Partners to terminate the
Partnership; or (h) a determination by the General Partner to terminate the
Partnership following a Special Redemption Date. See "The Limited Partnership
Agreements--Term of the Partnerships."
 
  Units of each Partnership are publicly offered for sale on a continuous basis
to investors at Monthly Closings. See "Subscription Procedure."
 
  In the future, the Spectrum Series may be expanded to include newly organized
limited partnerships.
 
  Each Partnership trades pursuant to the trading systems, methods and
strategies utilized by the trading advisors (each a "Trading Advisor" and
collectively, the "Trading Advisors") by the General Partner for such
Partnership, as described more fully in "Differences Among the Spectrum Series"
and "The Trading Advisors." Although the General Partner believes that each
Partnership offers its Limited Partners a different trading approach and,
correspondingly, a different potential rate of return on their investment, all
speculative trading of futures interests is inherently risky and there can be
no assurance that a Partnership can achieve a desired rate of return or
effectively reduce the risk arising from an investment in such Partnership.
 
  Based on the annual fees and expenses of Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum
Technical and Spectrum Balanced, each Partnership must earn annual trading
profits (after taking into account estimated interest income based upon current
rates of 5%) of 8.21%, 8.22% and 1.75%, respectively, of such Partnership's
annual average Net Assets in order to avoid depletion or exhaustion of its
assets. Investors should see "Break Even Analysis" on page 28 for the effect of
redemption charges, which are not included in the above figures. See
"Description of Charges to Each Partnership." By reason of the foregoing,
investors should consider an investment in the Partnerships as a long-term
investment.
 
DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
 
  Spectrum Strategic seeks as its investment objective to generate long term
capital appreciation and portfolio diversification through speculative trading
of futures interests by Trading Advisors who employ discretionary trading
approaches in making trading decisions. The Trading Advisors for Spectrum
Strategic are Blenheim Investments, Inc. ("Blenheim"), A. Gary Shilling & Co.,
Inc. ("Shilling & Co.") and Willowbridge Associates Inc. ("Willowbridge"). See
"The Trading Advisors--Dean Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P." for information
regarding the Trading Advisors, their trading approaches and past performance.
 
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DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
 
  Spectrum Technical seeks as its investment objective to generate long term
capital appreciation and portfolio diversification through speculative trading
of futures interests by Trading Advisors who use technically-based trend
following trading systems. The Trading Advisors for Spectrum Technical are
Campbell & Company, Inc. ("Campbell"), Chesapeake Capital Corporation
("Chesapeake") and John W. Henry & Company, Inc. ("JWH"(R)). See "The Trading
Advisors--Dean Witter Spectrum Technical L.P." for information regarding the
Trading Advisors, their trading approaches and past performance.
 
DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
 
  Spectrum Balanced seeks as its objective long term capital appreciation and
portfolio diversification through speculative trading of futures interests by
its Trading Advisors employing a balanced portfolio program which uses the
futures markets for representative participation in stocks and bonds, along
with a traditional managed futures component. The Trading Advisor for Spectrum
Balanced is RXR, Inc. ("RXR"). See "The Trading Advisors--Dean Witter Spectrum
Balanced L.P." for information regarding the Trading Advisor, its trading
approach and past performance.
 
THE GENERAL PARTNER
 
  The general partner and commodity pool operator of each Partnership is
Demeter Management Corporation ("Demeter" or the "General Partner"), a Delaware
corporation. The General Partner and Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR"), the
selling agent and commodity broker for the Partnerships, are each wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Dean Witter, Discover & Co. ("DWD"). On February 5, 1997, DWD
and Morgan Stanley Group Inc. ("Morgan Stanley") announced a definitive
agreement to merge, which merger is expected to be completed in mid-1997,
subject to customary closing conditions, including certain regulatory approvals
and the approval of shareholders of both companies. See "Conflicts of
Interest," "The General Partner" and "The Commodity Broker." Each Trading
Advisor makes all trading decisions in respect of the funds of the Partnership
allocated to such Trading Advisor, except that the General Partner may override
the instructions of a Trading Advisor and make trading decisions under certain
circumstances. See "The Management Agreements." The Partnerships' and the
General Partner's main business office is located at Two World Trade Center,
62nd floor, New York, New York 10048, telephone (212) 392-5453.
 
  Demeter is or has been the general partner and commodity pool operator for 28
commodity pools, five of which have terminated, and Demeter had in excess of
$1.1 billion of assets under management as of January 31, 1997. See
"Description and Performance Information of Commodity Pools Operated by the
General Partner" for information regarding certain of such commodity pools and
the past performance thereof.
 
THE COMMODITY BROKER
 
  The principal commodity broker for each Partnership is Dean Witter Reynolds
Inc. (in such capacity, the "Commodity Broker"). The Commodity Broker is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of DWD and currently acts as commodity broker for all
of the commodity pools for which the General Partner acts as general partner
and commodity pool operator, as well as for other commodity pools. The General
Partner believes that the fees payable to DWR by the Partnerships are
competitive with those paid by other public commodity pools, although they may
be higher than those paid by certain other customers of DWR. See "Conflicts of
Interest," "Description of Charges to Each Partnership," and "The Commodity
Broker."
 
RISK FACTORS
 
  As a general matter, an investment in the Partnerships is speculative and
involves substantial risk, including the risk of loss of a Limited Partner's
entire investment. Risks of an investment in the Partnerships include:
 
 Risks Relating to Futures Interests Trading
 
    . Futures interests trading is speculative and volatile. The
     Partnerships' trading has been volatile. Such volatility could result
     in an investor losing all or a substantial part of his investment.
 
    . Futures interests trading is highly leveraged and relatively small
     price movements can result in significant losses to a Partnership.
 
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    . Futures interests trading may be illiquid and in certain situations
     prevent a Partnership from limiting its loss on an unfavorable
     position.
 
    . Trading in forward contracts may subject a Partnership to losses if a
     counterparty is unable to meet its obligations.
 
    . Trading on foreign exchanges may result in a Partnership having less
     regulatory protection available. In addition, a Partnership may suffer
     losses due to exchange rate changes.
 
    . Trading in futures options can be extremely expensive if market
     volatility is incorrectly predicted.
 
    . The Partnerships have credit risk because DWR acts as the futures
     commission merchant or the sole counterparty with respect to most of
     the Partnerships' assets.
 
    . Speculative position limits may result in a Partnership having to
     liquidate profitable positions.
 
 Risks Relating to the Partnerships and the Offering of Units
 
    . There has been concern raised in recent years over the potentially
     misleading character of the performance records included in commodity
     pool prospectuses, since certain public commodity pools have
     significantly underperformed the historical performance records of
     their selected Trading Advisors included in their prospectuses. New
     commodity pools often are offered following periods of successful
     trading by an advisor. Investors should therefore be aware that the
     Partnerships have limited operating history, and the past performance
     of the Partnerships, the Trading Advisors, or other commodity pools for
     which the General Partner serves as the general partner and commodity
     pool operator, does not assure similar results by the Partnerships in
     the future.
 
    . Each Partnership incurs substantial charges regardless of whether it
     realizes profits. Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical, and Spectrum
     Balanced must earn estimated annual net trading profits of 8.21%,
     8.22%, and 1.75%, respectively, of their average annual Net Assets
     (after taking into account estimated interest income based upon current
     rates of 5%) in order to avoid depletion or exhaustion of their assets.
     Investors should see "Break Even Analysis on page 28 for the effect of
     redemption charges, which are not included in the above figures.
     Spectrum Strategic had net trading losses in January 1997, and in 1996.
     Spectrum Technical had net trading losses in 1994. Spectrum Balanced
     had net trading losses in January 1997, in 1996, and in 1994. See "The
     Spectrum Series--Performance Records."
 
    . The liquidity of the Units is restricted in that there is an absence
     of a secondary market, the ability to assign or transfer is restricted,
     redemptions are limited to monthly after the end of the sixth month
     after a Limited Partner first becomes a partner in any Partnership, and
     Units redeemed within twenty-four months of their purchase may be
     subject to redemption charges.
 
    . Significant actual and potential conflicts of interest exist involving
     the General Partner, the Trading Advisors, and DWR.
 
    . Limited Partners do not participate in the management of the
     Partnerships or in the conduct of their business.
 
    . Limited Partners must rely on the General Partner's selection of
     Trading Advisors.
 
 Risks Related to the Trading Advisors
 
    . Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.
 
    . A Partnership will not be profitable unless the Trading Advisors for
     the Partnership are collectively successful with their trading
     strategies.
 
    . Factors outside the control of a Trading Advisors may reduce the
     profitability of a trading strategy or require an alteration in the
     strategy.
 
    . The Management Agreement with a particular Trading Advisor may or may
     not be renewed, may be renewed on less favorable terms to the
     Partnership, or may be terminated by the Trading Advisor such that the
     Trading Advisor will no longer be available to the Partnership.
 
    . Assets may be reallocated from a Trading Advisor to an additional
     Trading Advisor who may subsequently incur trading losses.
 
    . A substantial increase in assets to a Trading Advisor may adversely
     affect its performance.
 
 
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 Taxation Risks
 
    . If the tax laws and/or certain facts and circumstances change, a
     Partnership may be taxed as a corporation.
 
    . Profits earned in any year will result in taxable income to investors,
     even though the General Partner does not intend to make any
     distributions.
 
    . Deductibility of certain of a Partnership's expenses may be limited.
 
    . A Partnership's tax return may be audited by the Internal Revenue
     Service.
 
  Only the General Partner will be liable for a Partnership's obligations
(including margin calls) to the extent that the Partnership's assets, including
amounts contributed by the Limited Partners and amounts paid to Limited
Partners upon redemptions, distributions or otherwise (together with interest
thereon), are insufficient to meet those obligations. See "Risk Disclosure
Statement," "Risk Factors," "Conflicts of Interest," "Description of Charges to
Each Partnership," and "The Limited Partnership Agreements--Nature of the
Partnerships."
 
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
 
  Significant actual and potential conflicts of interest exist in the structure
and operation of the Partnerships, principally arising from the affiliation
between the General Partner and DWR, and the trading of other accounts of, or
managed by, the General Partner, DWR, the Trading Advisors and their
affiliates. Such conflicts include the fact that the commodity brokerage
arrangements were not agreed upon in arm's-length negotiations due to the
affiliation between the General Partner and DWR; that employees of DWR and
Additional Sellers, if any, selling Units will receive a portion of the
brokerage fees paid by the Partnerships and thereby have a disincentive to
advise Limited Partners whether and when to redeem Units; that the General
Partner and DWR may have conflicting demands in respect of other commodity
pools; that the Trading Advisors and DWR, and individuals and entities
associated with the General Partner, the Trading Advisors and DWR, may trade
futures interests for their own accounts, which trading may compete with a
Partnership for positions; that trading by the Trading Advisors for their own
accounts and for other customers could result in application of position limits
to restrict a Partnership's trading; that under the customer agreement with
DWR, DWR may close out positions and take certain other actions with regard to
a Partnership's accounts without the Partnership's consent; and that other
commodity pools managed by the General Partner may compete with the
Partnerships. See "Conflicts of Interest," "The General Partner," "The
Commodity Broker," and "The Trading Advisors."
 
DESCRIPTION OF CHARGES TO EACH PARTNERSHIP
 
  Each Partnership is subject to substantial charges which are summarized below
and described in detail under "Description of Charges to Each Partnership." See
also "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to the Partnerships and the Offering of
Units--Substantial Charges to Each Partnership," "Investment Program, Use of
Proceeds and Trading Policies," "The Commodity Broker," and "The Management
Agreements."
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
 
FORM OF COMPENSATION              AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION
 
Monthly Management Fee to
Trading Advisors................
                                  1/3 of 1% of the Net Assets allocated to
                                  each Trading Advisor on the first day of
                                  each month (a 4% annual rate).
 
Monthly Incentive Fee to          15% of the Trading Profits experienced with
Trading Advisors................  respect to each Trading Advisor's allocated
                                  Net Assets as of the end of each calendar
                                  month.
 
Brokerage Fee to Commodity        A flat-rate monthly fee of 33/48 of 1% of
Broker..........................  the Net Assets (an 8.25% annual rate) as of
                                  the first day of the month. Such fee covers
                                  all brokerage commissions, transaction fees
                                  and costs (including "give up" and transfer
                                  fees) and ordinary administrative and
                                  continuing offering expenses.
 
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FORM OF COMPENSATION              AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION
 
Financial benefit to Commodity
Broker from interest earned on
the Partnership's assets in
excess of the interest paid to
the Partnership and from
compensating balance treatment
in connection with its
designation of a bank or banks
in which the Partnership's
assets are deposited............
                                  The aggregate of (i) the flat-rate brokerage
                                  fee payable by the Partnership, as described
                                  above, and (ii) net excess interest and
                                  compensating balance benefits to the
                                  Commodity Broker (after crediting the
                                  Partnership with interest) will not exceed
                                  14% annually of the Partnership's average
                                  month-end Net Assets during a calendar year.
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FORM OF COMPENSATION                         AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION
<S>                                          <C>
Monthly Management Fee to Trading Advisors.
                                             1/3 of 1% of the Net Assets allocated to each Trading
                                             Advisor on the first day of each month (a 4% annual
                                             rate).
Monthly Incentive Fee to Trading Advisors..  15% of the Trading Profits experienced with respect to
                                             each Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets as of the
                                             end of each calendar month.
Brokerage Fee to Commodity Broker..........  A flat-rate monthly fee of 33/48 of 1% of the Net
                                             Assets (an 8.25% annual rate) as of the first day of
                                             the month. Such fee covers all brokerage commissions,
                                             transaction fees and costs (including "give up" and
                                             transfer fees) and ordinary administrative and
                                             continuing offering expenses.
Financial benefit to Commodity Broker from
interest earned on the Partnership's assets
in excess of the interest paid to the
Partnership and from compensating balance
treatment in connection with its
designation of a bank or banks in which the
Partnership's assets are deposited.........
                                             The aggregate of (i) the flat-rate brokerage fee
                                             payable by the Partnership, as described above, and
                                             (ii) net excess interest and compensating balance
                                             benefits to the Commodity Broker (after crediting the
                                             Partnership with interest) will not exceed 14% annually
                                             of the Partnership's average month-end Net Assets
                                             during a calendar year.
</TABLE>
 
                       DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
 
FORM OF COMPENSATION              AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION
 
Monthly Management Fee to         5/48 of 1% of the Net Assets on the first
Trading Advisor.................  day of each month (a 1.25% annual rate).
 
Monthly Incentive Fee to          15% of the Trading Profits experienced with
Trading Advisor.................  respect to Net Assets as of the end of each
                                  calendar month.
 
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FORM OF COMPENSATION              AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION
 
Brokerage Fee to Commodity        A flat-rate monthly fee of 11/24 of 1% of
Broker..........................  the Net Assets (a 5.50% annual rate) as of
                                  the first day of the month. Such fee covers
                                  all brokerage commissions, transaction fees
                                  and costs (including "give up" and transfer
                                  fees) and ordinary administrative and
                                  continuing offering expenses.
 
Financial benefit to Commodity
Broker from interest earned on
the Partnership's assets in
excess of the interest paid to
the Partnership and from
compensating balance treatment
in connection with its
designation of a bank or banks
in which the Partnership's
assets are deposited............
                                  The aggregate of (i) the flat-rate brokerage
                                  fee payable by the Partnership, as described
                                  above, and (ii) net excess interest and
                                  compensating balance benefits to the
                                  Commodity Broker (after crediting the
                                  Partnership with interest) will not exceed
                                  14% annually of the Partnership's average
                                  month-end Net Assets during a calendar year.
 
  The management, incentive, and brokerage fees may not be increased unless
Limited Partners of a Partnership are given prior notice thereof and an
opportunity to redeem their Units, and are subject to additional limits as
described under "Description of Charges to Each Partnership."
 
  Based on the fees and expenses of Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical, and
Spectrum Balanced described above, each Partnership must earn estimated annual
net trading profits (after taking into account estimated interest income based
upon current rates of 5%) of 8.21%, 8.22%, and 1.75%, respectively, of such
Partnership's annual average Net Assets in order to avoid depletion or
exhaustion of its assets. Investors should read the following paragraph for the
effect of redemption charges which are not included in the above figures.
 
  Based on the fees and expenses of Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical, and
Spectrum Balanced, in order for a Limited Partner to break-even (earning
profits sufficient to pay the redemption charge and recoup its initial
investment) upon redemption after one year, Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum
Technical, and Spectrum Balanced must earn estimated net trading profits (after
taking into account estimated interest income based upon current rates of 5%)
of $1.20, $1.60, and $0.58, respectively, per Unit. Such amounts expressed as a
percentage of the selling price of a Unit of Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum
Technical and Spectrum Balanced (as of January 31, 1997) equals 11.32%, 11.34%
and 4.83%, respectively, of such Partnership's annual average Net Assets. This
assumes that each Trading Advisor's gross profits equal expenses, such that no
incentive fees are earned by the Trading Advisor. See "Description of Charges
to Each Partnership--Break Even Analysis."
 
EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES
 
  If certain conditions are satisfied, a Limited Partner can redeem his Units
in a Partnership as of the last day of any calendar month and, with the
proceeds of such redemption, purchase Units of one or more other Partnerships
(hereafter referred to as a "Series Exchange") at a price per Unit equal to
100% of the Net Asset Value thereof. A Series Exchange will be effected for a
Limited Partner only if each of the following conditions is satisfied
immediately prior to the Series Exchange: (i) the Partnership redeeming Units
has assets sufficient to discharge its liabilities and redeem Units; (ii) the
sixth month has elapsed after such person first became a Limited Partner in the
Spectrum Series; (iii) the General Partner has received a properly completed
Subscription Agreement at least 5 days prior to the date on which such Series
Exchange is to be effective; (iv) a minimum of 50 Units must be exchanged
unless a Limited Partner is liquidating his entire interest in a Partnership;
and (v) the Partnership issuing Units has a sufficient number of Units
registered and qualified for sale under federal
 
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and applicable state securities laws pursuant to a current Prospectus. While
the General Partner currently intends to maintain a sufficient number of Units
registered to effect Series Exchanges, the General Partner shall not have any
obligation to have Units registered. There can be no assurance that any or a
sufficient number of Units will be available for sale when a Series Exchange is
requested. If Units are not registered or qualified for sale under either
federal or applicable state law or pursuant to a current Prospectus, the
General Partner will not be able to effect the Series Exchange for a Limited
Partner.
 
REDEMPTION OF UNITS
 
  Persons who have been Limited Partners for more than six months may redeem
all or part of their Units, regardless of when such Units were purchased, at
any month-end in the manner described herein. Such Units may be subject to
redemption charges as described herein. Persons who have been Limited Partners
for less than six months may first redeem Units effective as of the last day of
the sixth month following the closing at which an investor first became a
Limited Partner in the Spectrum Series in the manner described herein. Such
Units may be subject to redemption charges as described herein.
 
  Units redeemed on or prior to the last day of the twelfth month after such
Units were purchased will be subject to a redemption charge equal to 3% of the
Net Asset Value of a Unit on the date of such redemption. Units redeemed after
the last day of the twelfth month and on or prior to the last day of the
eighteenth month after which such Units were purchased will be subject to a
redemption charge equal to 2% of the Net Asset Value on the date of such
redemption. Units redeemed after the last day of the eighteenth month and on or
prior to the last day of the twenty-fourth month after which such Units were
purchased will be subject to a redemption charge equal to 1% of the Net Asset
Value of a Unit on the date of such redemption. Units redeemed after the last
day of the twenty-fourth month after which such Units were purchased will not
be subject to a redemption charge. The foregoing redemption charges will be
paid to DWR.
 
  A Limited Partner who purchases Units in a Non-Series Exchange will not be
subject to the foregoing redemption charges under the circumstances described
herein. The number of Units (determined on a per closing basis), expressed as a
percentage of Units purchased, which are not subject to a redemption charge is
determined by dividing (a) the dollar amount received upon redeeming an
interest in another commodity pool and used to purchase Units by (b) the total
investment in the Partnerships. For example, a limited partner who receives
$5,000 upon redeeming all or a part of his interest in a commodity pool
operated by the General Partner and invests $10,000 in the Partnerships will
not be subject to a redemption charge on 50% of his Units. Redemptions of Units
will be deemed to be in the order in which they were purchased (assuming
purchases at more than one closing), with the Units not subject to a redemption
charge being deemed to be the first Units purchased at a closing. Limited
Partners who redeem Units and have either paid a redemption charge with respect
to such Units, or have held such Units for at least two years and subsequently
purchase Units, will not be subject to redemption charges on the new Units
under the following conditions: (a) the subscriber must subscribe for new Units
prior to the one-year anniversary of the effective date of the redemption of
Units, (b) the subscriber will not be subject to redemption charges with
respect to the amount of the subscription for the new Units up to the amount of
the proceeds of the redemption (net of any redemption charges), and (c) the
subscriber must hold the newly acquired Units for six months from the date of
purchase before such Units may be redeemed or exchanged pursuant to a Series
Exchange. Such subscribers remain subject to the minimum purchase and
suitability requirements. See "Redemptions" and "Subscription Procedure." An
investor who purchases $500,000 or more of Units will not be subject to the
redemption charges described above. A Limited Partner who redeems Units
pursuant to a Series Exchange will not be subject to the redemption charges
described above with respect to the Units exchanged. Units acquired pursuant to
a Series Exchange will be deemed as having the same purchase date as the Units
exchanged for purposes of determining the applicability of any redemption
charges.
 
  In addition to the information and reports described below under "The Limited
Partnership Agreements-- Reports to Limited Partners," the General Partner will
provide Limited Partners with such other information and will comply with any
such procedures in connection with redemptions as in the future are
specifically required under Securities and Exchange Commission rules and
policies for commodity pools and similar investment vehicles.
 
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  Redemptions must be made in whole Units, with a minimum of 50 Units required
for each redemption, unless a Limited Partner is redeeming his entire interest
in a Partnership. The right to obtain redemptions is contingent upon the
redeeming Partnership having assets sufficient to discharge its liabilities as
of the end of the applicable month and the General Partner's timely receipt of
a properly executed Request for Redemption. A Partnership may be forced to
liquidate open positions to satisfy redemptions in the event it does not have
sufficient cash on hand. See "Redemptions."
 
DISTRIBUTIONS
 
  Each Partnership will make distributions, if any, at the sole discretion of
the General Partner (it is currently the intention of the General Partner not
to make distributions). Distributions may be made by credit to a Limited
Partner's customer account with DWR. It is possible that no distributions will
be made in some years in which a Partnership has taxable profits, realized or
unrealized. However, a Limited Partner of such Partnership will nevertheless be
required to take his share of such profits into income for federal tax
purposes. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations."
 
TRANSFERABILITY OF UNITS
 
  The assignability or transferability of Units of each Partnership is limited
by the applicable Limited Partnership Agreement and no assignee or transferee
may become a substituted limited partner without the consent of the General
Partner, which consent the General Partner may withhold in its sole discretion.
See "The Limited Partnership Agreements--Restrictions on Transfers or
Assignments."
 
                                  THE OFFERING
 
SECURITIES OFFERED
 
  The General Partner has registered 38,500,000 Units with the SEC to cover
continuing sales and Exchanges of Units. As of January 31, 1997, 16,104,724.372
Units had been sold to the public during the Partnerships' initial offering and
the Continuing Offering, leaving 22,395,275.628 unsold Units, which have been
allocated among the Partnerships as follows: Spectrum Strategic 7,589,622.297;
Spectrum Technical 8,706,599.498; and Spectrum Balanced 6,099,053.833. The
General Partner may in the future register additional Units with the SEC.
 
SUBSCRIPTION PROCEDURE
 
  The minimum subscription for most subscribers is $5,000, except the minimum
subscription is: (a) $2,000 in the case of an IRA; or (b) for subscribers
effecting a Non-Series Exchange, the lesser of (i) $5,000 ($2,000 in the case
of an IRA), (ii) the proceeds from the redemption of five units (two units in
the case of an IRA), or (iii) the proceeds from the redemption of such
subscriber's entire interest in such other commodity pool. A subscriber whose
subscription is accepted by the General Partner at a closing and who desires to
make an additional investment in the Partnerships may subscribe for Units at a
subsequent closing with a minimum investment in any Partnership of $500. See
"Investment Requirements," "Plan of Distribution," and "Subscription
Procedure."
 
  In order to purchase Units, a subscriber must complete, execute, and deliver
an execution copy of the Subscription Agreement to DWR. In the Subscription
Agreement, a subscriber will authorize the General Partner and DWR to transfer
the subscription amount from the subscriber's customer account with DWR to the
Partnerships' Escrow Account. In connection with any closing, a subscriber
whose Subscription Agreement is received by DWR and whose subscription is not
immediately rejected, must have the appropriate amount in his customer account
with DWR on the first business day following the date that his Subscription
Agreement is received by DWR and DWR will debit the customer account and
transfer such funds to the Escrow Account with the Escrow Agent on that date.
In the case of an Exchange, a subscriber will authorize the General Partner to
redeem all or a portion of such subscriber's interest in another commodity pool
for which the General Partner serves as general partner and commodity pool
operator (subject to the terms of the applicable limited partnership agreement)
and use the proceeds of such redemption (less any applicable redemption
charges) to purchase Units in the Partnerships.
 
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  At each Monthly Closing, each Partnership will issue to each subscriber whose
subscription is accepted the appropriate number of whole and fractions of Units
as may be determined by dividing the subscription amount for such Partnership
by the net asset value of a Unit of such Partnership. See "Investment
Requirements" and "Subscription Procedure."
 
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
  The Units are being offered and sold by each Partnership through DWR (the
"Continuing Offering"). Pursuant to the Selling Agreement among the
Partnerships, the General Partner, and DWR, DWR will use its best efforts to
sell Units, but DWR has not made any commitment to offer and sell a specific
amount of Units or to purchase Units in any Partnership. See "Plan of
Distribution." The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may reject a
subscription in whole or in part at any time prior to acceptance. The
Partnership will sell Units at monthly closings to be held as of the last day
of each month (each a "Monthly Closing"). Units of each Partnership will be
sold at a price per Unit equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value of a Unit of such
Partnership as of the close of business on the date of the Monthly Closing. The
Net Asset Value of a Unit of one Partnership is not related to any other
Partnership and depends entirely on the Net Assets and the total number of
Units of that Partnership outstanding.
 
  During the Continuing Offering, all subscriptions received and not rejected
by the General Partner will be held by The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, New
York (the "Escrow Agent"), until subsequently accepted or rejected by the
General Partner at a Monthly Closing. If a subscription is accepted by the
General Partner, the Escrow Agent will promptly pay to the appropriate
Partnership the accepted subscription funds and pay to DWR any interest earned
on such subscription funds, and DWR will credit the subscriber's customer
account with DWR with such interest. If a subscription is rejected by the
General Partner, the Escrow Agent will promptly pay to DWR the rejected
subscription funds and any interest earned thereon, and DWR will credit the
subscriber's customer account with DWR with such amounts. Interest will be
earned on subscription funds from the day of deposit of such funds with the
Escrow Agent to the day that such funds are either paid to the appropriate
Partnerships in the case of accepted subscriptions or paid to DWR in the case
of rejected subscriptions.
 
  Employees of DWR and certain Additional Sellers, if any, will receive
compensation from DWR, and not from the Partnerships, out of the brokerage fees
paid to DWR by the Partnerships. Such continuing compensation is in
consideration of certain additional services provided to Limited Partners by
such persons on a continuing basis and may be deemed to be additional
underwriting compensation. See "Plan of Distribution."
 
NO SELLING COMMISSIONS OR CHARGES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL OR OFFERING EXPENSES
 
  In connection with the offering of Units by each Partnership pursuant to this
Prospectus, no selling commissions or organizational or Continuing Offering
expenses will be paid by the Limited Partners or the Partnership; DWR paid all
costs incurred in connection with the organization of the Partnerships and the
initial offering of Units and will pay all of the costs incurred in connection
with the Continuing Offering. The Partnerships will not reimburse DWR for any
portion of the costs so incurred, and will not be liable for any such costs at
any time (although DWR may recoup such costs from brokerage fees paid by the
Partnerships). Except as otherwise provided herein, employees of DWR will
receive from DWR (solely from its own funds) gross sales credit equal to 3% of
the Net Asset Value per Unit as of the applicable closing for each Unit sold by
them and issued at such closing, and, if properly registered with the CFTC,
also will receive from DWR (solely from its own funds) gross sales credit of up
to 76% of the brokerage fees which have been received by DWR from the
Partnership each month beginning, (i) in the case of Spectrum Strategic and
Spectrum Technical, with the seventh month after the closing at which such Unit
was issued, (ii) in the case of Spectrum Balanced, with the tenth month after
the closing at which such Unit was issued, or (iii) in the case a Unit
purchased pursuant to a Non-Series Exchange, the first month after the closing
at which such Unit was issued, that are attributable to each outstanding Unit
sold by them, as described in Note (1) to the table on the front cover page of
this Prospectus. See "Plan of Distribution." DWR's employees may have a
conflict of interest in rendering advice to Limited Partners as to when and
whether to redeem Units because of their interest in receiving certain
continuing compensation for ongoing services rendered to holders of outstanding
Units.
 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
  The entire proceeds of this offering, together with the General Partner's
capital contribution to each Partnership, will be divided among the
Partnerships based on the number of Units sold by each Partnership and the Net
Asset Value of each Unit sold, and deposited in each Partnership's futures
trading accounts with DWR and used to trade futures interests. See "Investment
Program, Use of Proceeds and Trading Policies."
 
INTEREST ON PARTNERSHIP ASSETS
 
  Each Partnership's assets are deposited with DWR and are held in separate
customer segregated funds accounts established by DWR for each Trading Advisor.
DWR credits each Partnership at month-end with interest income as if 80%, in
the case of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical, and 100%, in the case of
Spectrum Balanced, of such Partnership's average daily Net Assets for the month
were invested at a prevailing rate on U.S. Treasury Bills. For purposes of such
interest payments, Net Assets do not include monies due the Partnerships on or
with respect to forward contracts and other futures interests but not actually
received by it from banks, brokers, dealers and other persons. Each
Partnership's assets held by DWR may be used as margin solely for such
Partnership's trading. The Partnerships' funds will either be invested together
with other customer segregated funds or will be held in non-interest-bearing
bank accounts. In either case, the Partnerships will be credited with interest
at the rate earned by DWR on its U.S. Treasury Bill investments with customer
segregated funds (as if 80% of their respective assets were invested in U.S.
Treasury Bills in the case of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical, and
100% in the case of Spectrum Balanced); DWR will retain any interest earned in
excess of the interest paid to the Partnerships. To the extent that the assets
of the Partnerships are held in non-interest-bearing bank accounts, DWR or its
affiliates would benefit from compensating balance treatment in connection with
its designation of a bank or banks in which the Partnerships' assets are
deposited (i.e., DWR or its affiliates will receive favorable loan rates from
such bank or banks by reason of such deposits). It is not possible to quantify
compensating balance benefits at present; however, while it is anticipated that
such benefits will exceed the interest required to be credited to each
Partnership, it is estimated that they should not exceed 4% of each
Partnership's annual average Net Assets after such credits. To the extent such
benefits to DWR or its affiliates exceed the interest DWR is obligated to
credit to the Partnerships, they will not be shared with the Partnerships.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate of (i) the flat-rate brokerage
fees payable by a Partnership, and (ii) the net excess interest and
compensating balance benefits to DWR or its affiliates (after crediting the
Partnership with interest as described above) shall not exceed 14% annually of
the Partnership's average month-end Net Assets during each calendar year. See
"Investment Program, Use of Proceeds, and Trading Policies ."
 
SUITABILITY STANDARDS
 
  Each investor (or person entitled to exercise control over assets of such
investor's account under an Individual Retirement Account or other employee
benefit plan) must represent and warrant in the Subscription Agreement that
such investor and/or other person has received this Prospectus and satisfies
certain suitability and/or investment requirements described under "--
Investment Requirements" above.
 
TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
  In the opinion of the General Partner's tax counsel, the Partnerships will be
classified as partnerships for federal income tax purposes and not as
associations taxable as corporations. Accordingly, the Partnerships will not be
subject to federal income tax. Each Limited Partner in computing his federal
income tax liability for a taxable year will be required to take into account
his distributive share of all items of Partnership income, gain, loss,
deduction or credit for the taxable year of the Partnership ending within or
with the taxable year of the Limited Partner, regardless of whether such
Limited Partner has received any distributions from the Partnership. Such items
of Partnership gain or loss retain their character (e.g., capital or ordinary)
when allocated to the Limited Partners. Moreover, all such allocations will
increase or decrease each Limited Partner's tax basis in his Units. The
allocation provisions are designed to reconcile tax allocations to economic
allocations; however, no assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue
Service will not challenge such allocation, especially in light of recently
issued final regulations. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations."
 
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  Taxes payable by partners with respect to a Partnership's profits may exceed
the amount of such Partnership distributions, if any, for a taxable year. Based
upon the contemplated activities of the Partnerships, the General Partner has
been advised by its legal counsel that, in such counsel's opinion, expenses
incurred by the Partnerships should not be subject to the limitations on the
deductibility of certain miscellaneous itemized expenses, except to the extent
that the Internal Revenue Service promulgates regulations that so provide.
 
  Cash distributions by a Partnership and amounts received or deemed received
upon the partial or complete redemption of a Limited Partner's Units that do
not exceed the Limited Partner's aggregate basis in his Units are not taxable.
However, to the extent cash distributions and amounts received or deemed
received upon the partial redemption of a Limited Partner's Units exceed a
Limited Partner's aggregate tax basis in his Units, the excess will be taxable
to the Limited Partner as though it were gain on the sale of his Units. Loss
will generally be recognized on a redemption of Units only if a Limited Partner
redeems all of his Units in a Partnership and, following the complete
redemption, such Limited Partner has remaining tax-basis in the Partnership. In
such case, the Limited Partner will recognize loss to the extent of the
remaining basis. Subject to an exception for certain types of Partnership
assets, such gain or loss (assuming that the Units constitute capital assets)
will be either short-term capital gain or loss or long-term capital gain or
loss, depending upon the length of time that Units were held prior to the
distribution or redemption. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations."
 
  The General Partner has been advised that, in the opinion of its counsel, a
Limited Partner who is a nonresidential alien individual, foreign corporation,
foreign partnership, foreign trust, or foreign estate (a "Foreign Limited
Partner") should not be deemed engaged in a trade or business in the United
States, and should not be subject to United States federal income tax, solely
because such Foreign Limited Partner is a limited partner in a Partnership. In
the event a Partnership's activities should in the future not fall within
certain safe harbors from U.S. trade or business status, there is a risk that
all of a Foreign Limited Partner's distributive share of income of the
Partnership would be treated as effectively connected with the conduct of a
trade or business in the United States. In that event, the Foreign Limited
Partner would be taxed at regular rates applicable to U.S. taxpayers and, if a
foreign corporation, could be subject to a 30% branch profits tax. See
"Material Federal Income Tax Considerations." As regards tax-exempt Limited
Partners, see "Purchases by Employee Benefit Plan--ERISA Considerations."
 
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                                  RISK FACTORS
 
  In addition to the Risk Disclosure Statements appearing at the beginning of
this Prospectus, prospective purchasers should consider the following risks
before subscribing for Units.
 
RISKS RELATING TO FUTURES INTERESTS TRADING AND THE FUTURES INTERESTS MARKETS
 
  FUTURES INTERESTS TRADING IS SPECULATIVE AND VOLATILE. Futures interests
prices are highly volatile. Price movements of futures interests are influenced
by, among other things: changing supply and demand relationships; weather;
agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and
policies of governments; national and international political and economic
events and policies; and changes in interest rates. The Partnerships' trading
has been volatile. See "The Spectrum Series--Performance Records."
 
  Each Partnership is also subject to the risk of failure of any of the
exchanges on which it trades or of their clearinghouses, if any. In addition,
under certain circumstances, such as the inability of a customer of a
Partnership's commodity broker or the commodity broker itself to satisfy
substantial deficiencies in such customer's account, a Partnership may be
subject to a risk of loss of its funds on deposit with such commodity broker.
See "The Futures, Options and Forwards Markets."
 
  FUTURES INTERESTS TRADING IS HIGHLY LEVERAGED. Because of the low margin
deposits normally required in trading futures interests (typically between 2%
and 15% of the value of the contract purchased or sold), an extremely high
degree of leverage is typical of a futures interests trading account. As a
result, a relatively small price movement in a futures interest may result in
immediate and substantial losses to the investor. The Partnerships use
substantial leverage which could, depending on performance, result in increased
gain or loss. See "The Spectrum Series--Performance Records." For example, if
at the time of purchase 10% of the price of a contract is deposited as margin,
a 10% decrease in the price of the contract would, if the contract is then
closed out, result in a total loss of the margin deposit before any deduction
for brokerage commissions. A decrease of more than 10% would result in a loss
of more than the total margin deposit. See "The Futures, Options and Forwards
Markets--Margins" and "The Limited Partnership Agreements--Nature of the
Partnerships."
 
  FUTURES INTERESTS TRADING MAY BE ILLIQUID. Most United States futures
exchanges limit fluctuations in certain futures interests prices during a
single day by regulations referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits" or
"daily limits." Pursuant to such regulations, during a single trading day no
trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limits. Once the price of a
particular futures interests has increased or decreased by an amount equal to
the daily limit, positions in the futures interest can neither be taken nor
liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit.
Prices in various futures interests have occasionally moved the daily limit for
several consecutive days with little or no trading. Similar occurrences could
prevent a Partnership from promptly liquidating its unfavorable positions and
subject it to substantial losses. While daily limits may reduce or effectively
eliminate the liquidity of a particular market, they do not limit ultimate
losses, and may in fact substantially increase losses because a daily limit may
prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. There is no limitation on
daily price moves in trading currency forward contracts.
 
  In addition, a Partnership may not be able to execute trades at favorable
prices if little trading in the futures interests involved is taking place.
Under certain circumstances, a Partnership may be required to accept or make
delivery of the underlying commodity if the position cannot be liquidated prior
to its expiration date. See "Investment Program, Use of Proceeds and Trading
Policies--Trading Policies." It also is possible that an exchange or the CFTC
might suspend trading in a particular contract, order immediate liquidation and
settlement of a particular futures interest, or order that trading in a
particular futures interest be conducted for liquidation only. Similarly,
trading in options on a particular futures interest may become restricted if
trading in the underlying futures interest has become restricted. During
periods in October 1987, for example, trading in certain stock index futures
was too illiquid for markets to function efficiently and was at one point
actually suspended. See "The Futures, Options and Forwards Markets." The
principals who deal in the forward contract markets are not required to
continue to make markets in the forward contracts they trade. There have been
periods during which certain participants in forward markets have refused to
quote prices for forward contracts or have quoted prices with an unusually wide
spread between the price at which they are prepared to buy and that at which
they are prepared to sell.
 
  SPECIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FORWARD TRADING. The Partnerships trade in
forward contracts, principally currency forward contracts. A forward contract
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quantity of a commodity at a specified date in the future at a specified price
and, therefore, is similar to a futures contract. However, forward contracts
are not traded on exchanges and, as a consequence, investors in forward
contracts are not afforded the regulatory protections of such exchanges or the
CFTC; rather, banks and dealers act as principals in such markets. Neither the
CFTC nor banking authorities regulate trading in forward contracts on
currencies, and foreign banks may not be regulated by any United States
governmental agency.
 
  Generally, when a Trading Advisor for a Partnership instructs the Partnership
to either sell or buy a particular currency, DWR will do back-to-back principal
trades in order to carry out such instructions. DWR, as principal, will arrange
bank lines of credit and contract with a United States or foreign bank or
dealer to make or take future delivery of a specified quantity of currency at a
negotiated price. DWR, again as principal, will in turn contract with the
Partnership to make or take future delivery of the same specified quantity of
currency at the same price. DWR will not attempt to profit from any mark-up or
spread on the trade with the Partnership.
 
  Because performance of forward contracts is not guaranteed by any exchange or
clearinghouse, a Partnership is subject to the risk of the inability or refusal
to perform with respect to such contracts on the part of the principals or
agents with or through which the Partnership trades, including DWR. As of the
date of this Prospectus, the sole counterparty with whom the Partnerships trade
is DWR. Any such failure or refusal, whether due to insolvency, bankruptcy or
other causes, could subject a Partnership to substantial losses. The
Partnerships and DWR will trade forward contracts only with banks, brokers,
dealers and other financial institutions which the General Partner, in
conjunction with DWR, has determined to be creditworthy.
 
  The CFTC has published for comment in the United States Federal Register a
statement concerning its jurisdiction over transactions in the foreign currency
markets, including transactions of the type which may be engaged in by the
Partnerships. In the future, the CFTC might assert that forward contracts of
the type entered into by the Partnerships constitute unauthorized futures
contracts subject to the CFTC's jurisdiction and attempt to prohibit the
Partnerships from participating in transactions in such contracts. If the
Partnerships were restricted in their ability to trade in the currency markets,
the activities of certain Trading Advisors could be materially affected.
 
  SPECIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING ON FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The Partnerships
trade in futures, forward and option contracts on exchanges located outside the
United States where CFTC regulations do not apply. Some foreign exchanges, in
contrast to domestic exchanges, are "principals' markets" in which performance
with respect to a contract is the responsibility only of the individual member
with whom the trader has entered into a contract and not of the exchange or
clearinghouse, if any. In the case of trading on such foreign exchanges, a
Partnership will be subject to the risk of the inability of, or refusal by, the
counterparty to perform with respect to such contracts. Although DWR monitors
the creditworthiness of the foreign exchanges and clearing brokers with which
it does business for clients, DWR does not have the capability to precisely
quantify the Partnerships' exposure to risks inherent to their trading
activities on foreign exchanges, and as a result, the risk is not monitored by
DWR on an individual client basis (including the Partnerships).
 
  Trading on foreign exchanges may involve certain other risks not applicable
to trading on United States exchanges, such as the risks of exchange controls,
expropriation, burdensome or confiscatory taxation, moratoriums, or political
or diplomatic events. In addition, certain of these foreign markets are newly
formed and may lack personnel experienced in floor trading as well as in
monitoring floor traders for compliance with exchange rules. For an additional
discussion of the credit risks relating to trading on foreign exchanges, see
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and "The Futures, Options and Forwards Markets."
 
  Furthermore, as the Partnerships determine their respective Net Assets in
United States dollars, with respect to trading on foreign markets the
Partnerships will be subject to the risk of fluctuation in the exchange rate
between the local currency and dollars. Unless a Partnership hedges itself
against fluctuations in exchange rates between the United States dollar and the
currencies in which trading is done on such foreign exchanges, any profits
which the Partnership might realize in such trading could be eliminated as a
result of adverse changes in exchange rates, and the Partnership could even
incur losses as a result of any such changes. See "The Futures, Options and
Forwards Markets."
 
  SPECIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING OF FUTURES OPTIONS. Options on futures
contracts and options on physical commodities are traded on United States
commodity exchanges and may be traded by the
 
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Partnerships on certain foreign exchanges. The Partnerships are authorized to
trade options, and certain Trading Advisors have included options in their
trading. Each such option is a right, purchased for a certain price, to either
buy or sell the underlying futures contract or physical commodity during a
certain period of
time for a fixed price. Such trading involves risks substantially similar to
those involved in trading futures contracts in that options are speculative and
highly leveraged. Specific market movements of the physical commodity or
futures contract underlying an option cannot accurately be predicted. The
purchaser of an option is subject to the risk of losing the entire purchase
price of the option. The writer of an option is subject to the risk of loss
resulting from the difference between the premium received for the option and
the price of the commodity or futures contract underlying the option which the
writer must purchase or deliver upon exercise of the option. See "The Futures,
Options and Forwards Markets--Options on Futures."
 
  THE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE CREDIT RISK TO DWR. The Partnerships have credit risk
because DWR acts as the futures commission merchant or the sole counterparty
with respect to most of the Partnerships' assets. Exchange traded futures
contracts are marked to market on a daily basis, with variations in value
credited or charged to a Partnership's account on a daily basis. DWR, as
futures commission merchant for each Partnership's exchange traded futures
contracts, is required, pursuant to CFTC regulations, to segregate from its own
assets, and for the sole benefit of its commodity customers, all funds held by
DWR with respect to exchange traded futures contracts, including an amount
equal to the net unrealized gain on all open futures contracts. With respect to
a Partnership's off-exchange traded foreign currency forward contracts, there
are no daily settlements of variations in value. See "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Financial
Instruments."
 
  POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF SPECULATIVE POSITION LIMITS. The CFTC and United States
futures exchanges have established limits referred to as "speculative position
limits" or "position limits" on the maximum net long or net short futures
interests position which any person or group of persons may own, hold or
control in particular futures interests.
 
  All futures interests accounts owned, controlled or managed by each Trading
Advisor and its principals and affiliates will be combined for position limit
purposes, to the extent they may be applicable. The Trading Advisors are the
trading advisors for other commodity pools and/or numerous individual accounts
and will in the future manage additional accounts. In this connection, each
Management Agreement provides that if speculative position limits are exceeded
by a Trading Advisor or any of its principals or affiliates in the opinion of
independent counsel (who must be other than counsel to the Partnerships) or in
the opinion of the CFTC or any regulatory body, exchange, or board, such
Trading Advisor and its principals and affiliates will promptly liquidate
positions in all of their accounts, including the Partnership's account, as
nearly as possible in proportion to their respective equities to the extent
necessary to comply with applicable position limits. See "The Management
Agreements." While each Trading Advisor believes that established position
limits, where applicable, will not adversely affect its contemplated trading
for a Partnership, it is possible that, from time to time, the trading system
or instructions of a Trading Advisor to a Partnership may have to be modified
and that positions held by such Partnership may have to be liquidated in order
to avoid exceeding such limits. Such modification or liquidation, if required,
could adversely affect the operations and profitability of a Partnership. See
"Conflicts of Interest--Management of Other Accounts by the Trading Advisors."
Each Partnership is also subject to speculative position limits and may have to
modify or liquidate positions if such limits are, or are about to be, exceeded
by the Partnership as a whole. Speculative position limits are not applicable
to forward contract trading, although the principals with which DWR or a
Partnership may deal in the forward markets may limit the positions available
to DWR or the Partnership as a consequence of credit considerations.
 
RISKS RELATING TO THE PARTNERSHIPS AND THE OFFERING OF UNITS
 
  PAST RESULTS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. There has been
substantial regulatory concern in recent years over the potentially misleading
character of the performance records included in commodity pool prospectuses.
In fact, several academic studies have reached the conclusion that public
commodity pools typically significantly underperform the prior performance
records included in their prospectuses.
 
  The Trading Advisors' selections were made with the benefit of hindsight, and
consequently include only Trading Advisors who have performed well to date.
Prospective investors must consider the uncertain significance of past
performance in determining whether or not to invest in the Partnerships, and
should not place any substantial degree of reliance on the Trading Advisors'
records to date. It should not be assumed
 
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that trading decisions made by the Trading Advisors in the future will be
profitable or will result in performance for the Partnerships comparable to
such Trading Advisors' past performance.
 
  Neither the past performance results of the Partnerships (see "The Spectrum
Series--Performance Records") or the Trading Advisors (see "The Trading
Advisors"), nor the past performance results of the other commodity pools
sponsored by the General Partner (see "The General Partner--Description and
Performance Information of Commodity Pools Operated by the General Partner"),
are necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Partnerships.
 
  SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES TO EACH PARTNERSHIP. Each Partnership incurs substantial
charges from payment of the flat-rate brokerage fee to DWR and the management
and incentive fees to its Trading Advisors. Based on the fees and expenses
charged to them, Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical and Spectrum Balanced
will be required to earn estimated annual net trading profits (after taking
into account estimated interest income based upon current rates of 5%) of
8.21%, 8.22% and 1.75%, respectively, of such Partnership's annual average Net
Assets in order to avoid depletion or exhaustion of its assets. Investors
should see "Break Even Analysis" on page 28 for the effect of redemption
charges, which are not included in the above figures. Each Partnership will be
required to earn gross profits in excess of such amounts before realizing any
net profits. See "Description of Charges to Each Partnership."
 
  RESTRICTED INVESTMENT LIQUIDITY IN THE UNITS. The Units cannot be assigned or
transferred except on the terms and conditions set forth in each Limited
Partnership Agreement, and there is and will be no public market for the Units.
See "The Limited Partnership Agreements--Restrictions on Transfers or
Assignments." Limited Partners of a Partnership may require such Partnership to
redeem all or part of their Units as of the last day of any month at the Net
Asset Value thereof. However, Limited Partners may only redeem Units as of, but
not before the sixth month-end following the closing at which such person first
became a Limited Partner in the Spectrum Series. Furthermore, redemptions may
only be made in whole Units, in a minimum amount of 50 Units, unless a Limited
Partner is redeeming his entire interest in a Partnership. Redemptions of Units
are subject to redemption charges through the end of the twenty-fourth month
following the closing at which such Unit was issued. The foregoing redemption
charges will not apply under the circumstances outlined herein with respect to
Limited Partners who purchased Units in a Series Exchange or a Non-Series
Exchange. Units purchased pursuant to a Series Exchange will not be subject to
the six-month limitation on redemptions described above. An investor who
purchases $500,000 or more of Units will not be subject to the redemption
charges described above. The right to obtain payment on redemption is
contingent upon (a) the Partnership having assets sufficient to discharge its
liabilities on the effective date of the redemption, and (b) the timely receipt
by the General Partner of a Request for Redemption in the form annexed to the
Limited Partnership Agreement. All liabilities of the Partnerships are accrued
daily and are reflected in the daily Net Asset Value of the Partnerships. See
"Redemptions." Under certain circumstances (including, but not limited to, a
Partnership's inability to liquidate or a delay in liquidating positions or the
default or delay in payments due a Partnership from dealers, brokers, banks, or
other persons), a Partnership may delay payment to Limited Partners requesting
redemptions of the proportionate part of the redemption requests represented by
the sums which are the subject of any such default or delay. See "Redemptions."
 
  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE PARTNERSHIPS' STRUCTURE. DWR and the General
Partner have been instrumental in the organization of the Partnerships and may
be deemed "promoters" of the Partnerships within the meaning of Rule 405 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). Moreover, the
Partnerships, DWR, and the General Partner are affiliated entities and are
represented by a single counsel. As a consequence of the foregoing, there is an
absence of arm's-length negotiation with respect to some of the terms of this
offering. See "Conflicts of Interest."
 
  LIMITED PARTNERS WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN MANAGEMENT. Limited Partners will
not be entitled to participate in the management of a Partnership or in the
conduct of its business. See "The Limited Partnership Agreements--Management of
Partnership Affairs." However, each Limited Partnership Agreement provides that
certain actions may be taken upon the affirmative vote of Limited Partners
owning more than 50% of the Units then owned by Limited Partners. See "The
Limited Partnership Agreements--Amendments; Meetings."
 
  RELIANCE ON THE GENERAL PARTNER. A Limited Partner is relying on the ability
of the General Partner in the selection of successful Trading Advisors for each
Partnership. The selection by the General Partner of the initial Trading
Advisors for each Partnership involved numerous considerations. The General
Partner evaluated the performance record of each Trading Advisor and determined
which Trading Advisors were
 
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suitable for each Partnership's overall trading approach, trading policies and
investment objectives. The General Partner reviewed other aspects of each
Trading Advisor (including the prospective Trading Advisor's trading system,
experience, volatility of trading, futures interests traded, amount of
management and incentive fees normally charged, reputation of the Trading
Advisor and its personnel and amount of funds under management), and made
certain subjective judgments in retaining Trading Advisors for each
Partnership. Although the General Partner carefully weighed the above factors
in making its selections, other factors not considered by the General Partner
may also be important. In the future, the General Partner may be required to
retain additional Trading Advisors for each Partnership and similar judgments
will have to be made from time to time. See "Differences Among the Spectrum
Series."
 
  LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY. The Partnerships have been trading only since
November 1994 and, accordingly, have only a limited history of operations.
While they have each realized a net gain through January 1997, no assurance can
be made as to future performance. See "The Spectrum Series--Performance
Records."
 
RISKS RELATING TO THE TRADING ADVISORS
 
  RELIANCE ON THE TRADING ADVISORS TO TRADE SUCCESSFULLY. Under each Management
Agreement, each Trading Advisor has exclusive responsibility for making trading
decisions with respect to the Net Assets of a Partnership allocated to it,
except in certain limited situations. No assurance can be given that the
respective trading systems and strategies utilized by the Trading Advisors will
prove successful under all or any market conditions.
 
  INFLUENCES ON TRADING STRATEGIES. Any factor which may lessen the prospect of
major trends in the future (for example, increased governmental control of, or
participation in, the currency markets) may reduce the Trading Advisors'
ability to trade profitably in the future. Any factor which would make it more
difficult to execute timely trades, such as a significant lessening of
liquidity in a particular market, would also be detrimental to profitability.
As a result of these factors and the general volatility of the futures
interests markets, investors should view their investment as long term (at
least 2 years) in order to permit the strategies of the Trading Advisors to
function over time. Further, Trading Advisors may alter their strategies from
time to time in an attempt to better evaluate market movements. As a result of
such periodic modifications, it is possible that the trading strategies used by
the Trading Advisors in the future may be different from those presently in
use.
 
  Further, the total amount of funds being managed by each Trading Advisor may
be substantially increased by the addition of a Partnership's account. There
appears to be a tendency for the rates of return achieved by commodity trading
advisors to diminish as equity under management increases. None of the Trading
Advisors has agreed to limit the amount of additional equity which it may
manage. There can be no assurance whatsoever as to the effect such increased
equity will have on performance. Moreover, somewhat different trading
strategies may be required for accounts of differing sizes or trading
objectives. See "The Trading Advisors."
 
  In addition, the General Partner has agreed with RXR, the Trading Advisor for
Spectrum Balanced, to use two times the leverage that RXR would generally use
for its Balanced Portfolio Program. In the past, RXR has traded the Balanced
Portfolio Program primarily for accounts where all of the principal of such
accounts or a specific rate of return was guaranteed as of a specified date. In
these types of accounts, in order to provide for their guaranteed return, a
substantial portion of the assets is invested in long-term government
obligations and is unavailable for futures interests trading. In the case of
Spectrum Balanced, however, all of its assets are available for futures
interests trading. The General Partner and RXR believe that employing a higher
degree of leverage is appropriate given the structural differences between
Spectrum Balanced and the Balanced Portfolio Program's other accounts. The
increased size of positions that result from such enhanced leveraging are
consistent with the size of positions in managed futures funds which do not
feature a guaranteed principal or rate of return component. While increasing
the degree of leverage used for an account generally results in the performance
for such account being more volatile, which could, depending on performance,
increase the gain or loss realized by the account. As illustrative of the
effect of the increased leverage to be employed by Spectrum Balanced, below are
the five largest losses sustained in any one month in RXR's Balanced Portfolio
prior to the inception of trading by Spectrum Balanced (the first number is
RXR's actual rate of return for the month; the second number is a pro forma
rate of return prepared by the General Partner which shows the effect of the
increased leverage employed by Spectrum Balanced): January 1991 (3.47)%,
(7.69)%; February 1994
 
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(1.81)%, (4.19)%; May 1991 (1.98)%, (4.55)%; September 1993 (0.96)%, (2.98)%;
and April 1992 (0.90)%, (2.76)%. The General Partner believes that Spectrum
Balanced's trading performance with the enhanced leverage will not be as
volatile as most managed futures fund accounts.
 
  The General Partner and Blenheim, one of the Trading Advisors for Spectrum
Strategic, have agreed that Blenheim may leverage the funds of Spectrum
Strategic allocated to it differently than its standard account using
Blenheim's Global Markets Strategy. Under the Global Markets Strategy, Blenheim
determines the amount of futures interest positions to be purchased for an
account based, in part, on the designated account size in that account.
Blenheim may trade the funds of Spectrum Strategic allocated to it as if it
contained more funds than the actual equity in the account. This practice will
cause an increase in the positions held in the account and a greater degree of
volatility. Blenheim may also, but is less likely to, use a lesser degree of
leverage than its standard account. Blenheim has, up to the date of this
Prospectus, used its standard leverage for the account of Spectrum Strategic.
The ability of Blenheim to increase the leverage of the account of Spectrum
Strategic could, depending on Blenheim's performance, result in increased gain
or loss by Spectrum Strategic. The table and footnotes on page 65, "Comparison
of RORs Based on Variations in Leverage," provides examples of the effect on an
account's rate of return by increasing or decreasing the leverage used to trade
the account. For example, the following are the five largest losses sustained
in any one month by Blenheim using the trading strategy that Blenheim employs
for Spectrum Strategic (the first number is the actual rate of return; the
second number is what the rate of return would have been had Blenheim traded
the account at a level of 1.5 times the standard leverage): February 1996
(17.76)%, (26.64)%; August 1994 (8.53)%, (12.79)%; June 1992 (8.45)%, (12.68)%;
March 1994 (8.33)%, (12.49)%; and July 1992 (8.30)%, (12.45)%.
 
  TERM OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS. The Management Agreement with each Trading
Advisor has an initial term of three years and thereafter will be renewed
automatically for additional one-year terms unless one party thereto upon
written notice timely given notifies the other party of its intention not to
renew. In addition, each Management Agreement is terminable by the Partnership
at any time without penalty on prior written notice timely given and may be
terminated by either party in certain other circumstances. See "The Management
Agreements." Upon the expiration or termination of a Management Agreement, the
General Partner may be unable to enter into arrangements with the Trading
Advisor or another Trading Advisor which is substantially similar to the
Management Agreements described in this Prospectus.
 
  THE EFFECT OF MULTIPLE TRADING ADVISORS. The Trading Advisors for a
Partnership will make trading decisions independent of each other. Thus, there
is the possibility that a Partnership could hold opposite positions in the same
or similar futures interests contracts at or about the same time or during the
same period of time. The General Partner has not prepared combined composite
performance records of the Trading Advisors for each Partnership which analyze
if this has in the past or might in the future occur. There is also the
possibility that Trading Advisors for one or more Partnerships may from time to
time enter identical orders, and therefore compete for the same trades. This
competition could prevent the orders from being executed at a desired price.
The performance record of each Trading Advisor does not reflect the impact that
such factors may have on the overall performance of a Partnership.
 
  UNEQUAL APPORTIONMENT OF A PARTNERSHIP'S ASSETS AMONG TRADING ADVISORS. While
the allocation of the assets of each Partnership from the proceeds received at
the Monthly Closings is, at the date of this Prospectus, set forth under
"Investment Program, Use of Proceeds and Trading Policies," the General Partner
may, during the Continuing Offering, allocate a Partnership's assets among its
Trading Advisors, or the trading systems of a Trading Advisor, in different
proportions. Unequal apportionment of a Partnership's assets among its Trading
Advisors or their systems will result in the performance of a Trading Advisor
having a greater or lesser influence, as the case may be, on the performance of
the Partnership as a whole. Further, a Trading Advisor could incur losses of
such magnitude that the Partnership is unable to meet margin calls from the Net
Assets allocated to that Trading Advisor. If this occurs, the General Partner
is authorized under each Management Agreement to reapportion funds among the
Trading Advisors for each Partnership and may be required to reallocate funds
from more successful Trading Advisors. This could adversely affect the
performance of such Trading Advisors and the Partnership.
 
  NEW TRADING ADVISORS MAY BE ADDED. The General Partner, in the future, may
designate additional Trading Advisors to manage the funds of a Partnership and
may reapportion funds among the Trading Advisors for each Partnership or among
a particular Trading Advisor's trading systems. There is no maximum limit on
the amount of funds which may be allocated to a Trading Advisor. A portion of
the Net Assets of each Partnership may in the future be subject to management
by Trading Advisors and/or trading systems that have
 
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not yet been chosen by the General Partner. Such additional Trading Advisors
and/or trading systems would be selected without prior notice to, or approval
from, Limited Partners, who will not have the opportunity to review the
performance record of newly appointed Trading Advisors prior to their
appointment or the performance record of such systems prior to their
implementation.
 
TAXATION AND REGULATORY RISKS
 
  POSSIBILITY OF TAXATION AS A CORPORATION. The General Partner has been
advised by its legal counsel, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, that in its
opinion under current United States federal income tax (hereinafter "federal
income tax") laws and regulations, each Partnership will be classified as a
partnership and not as an association taxable as a corporation. That status has
not been confirmed by a ruling from, and such advice is not binding upon, the
United States Internal Revenue Service (the "Internal Revenue Service"). No
such ruling has been or will be requested. The facts and authorities relied
upon by counsel in their opinion may change in the future. If a Partnership
were taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, income or loss of
such Partnership would not be passed through to Partners and the Partnership
would be subject to tax on its income at the rates of tax applicable to
corporations, without any deductions for distributions to the Partners. In
addition, all or a portion of distributions made to the Partners could be
taxable to the Partners as dividends or capital gains. See "Material Federal
Income Tax Considerations."
 
  PARTNER'S TAX LIABILITY MAY EXCEED DISTRIBUTIONS. If a Partnership realizes
profit for a taxable year, such profit will be taxable to the Partners in
accordance with their distributive shares of Partnership profit, whether or not
the profit actually has been distributed to its Partners. Accordingly, taxes
payable by Partners with respect to Partnership profit may exceed the amount of
Partnership distributions, if any, for a taxable year. Further, a Partnership
may sustain losses offsetting such profit in a succeeding taxable year, so that
Partners may never receive the profit on which they were taxed in the prior
year. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations."
 
  POSSIBLE LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION OF CERTAIN EXPENSES. The deductibility of
certain miscellaneous itemized deductions is limited to the extent such
expenses exceed 2% of the adjusted gross income of an individual, trust or
estate. In addition, certain of an individual's itemized deductions are reduced
by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 3% of such individual's adjusted gross
income over a certain threshold amount and (ii) 80% of such itemized
deductions. Based upon the activities of the Partnerships, the General Partner
has been advised by its legal counsel that in its opinion various expenses
incurred by the Partnerships should not be subject to these limitations except
to the extent that the Internal Revenue Service promulgates regulations that so
provide. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations."
 
  POSSIBILITY OF TAX AUDIT. There can be no assurance that the Partnerships'
tax returns will not be audited by the Internal Revenue Service or that
adjustments to such returns will not be made as a result of such audits. If an
audit results in an adjustment, Limited Partners may be required to file
amended returns (which may themselves also be audited) and to pay back taxes
plus interest and/or penalties that may then be due. See "Material Federal
Income Tax Considerations."
 
  ABSENCE OF REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SECURITIES MUTUAL FUNDS AND THEIR
ADVISERS. None of the Partnerships is registered as an investment company or a
"mutual fund" under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (or any
similar state law), and the General Partner and most of the Trading Advisors
are not registered as investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended (or any similar state law). Investors, therefore, are not
accorded the protective measures provided by such legislation. However, in
accordance with the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the
"CEAct"), the regulations of the CFTC thereunder and the NFA rules, the General
Partner is registered as a commodity pool operator, each Trading Advisor is
registered as a commodity trading advisor, and DWR is registered as a futures
commission merchant, each subject to regulation by the CFTC and each a member
of the NFA in such respective capacities.
 
  THE FOREGOING RISK FACTORS DO NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF ALL
OF THE RISKS INVOLVED IN THIS OFFERING. POTENTIAL INVESTORS SHOULD READ THIS
PROSPECTUS IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE DETERMINING WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE UNITS.
 
 
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                             CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
 
RELATIONSHIP OF THE GENERAL PARTNER TO THE COMMODITY BROKER
 
  The General Partner is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dean Witter, Discover &
Co. ("DWD"), a principal subsidiary of which, DWR, acts as the commodity
broker for each Partnership pursuant to a Customer Agreement. In such
capacity, DWR receives brokerage fees for futures interests transactions
effected for each Partnership pursuant to the instructions of its Trading
Advisors. Because the General Partner is an affiliate of DWR, there has been
no arm's-length negotiation of the flat-rate brokerage fees charged to each
Partnership. Moreover, because of such relationship, the General Partner has a
disincentive to replace DWR as the commodity broker. Most customers of DWR who
maintain commodity trading accounts with over $1,000,000 pay commissions at
negotiated rates which are substantially less than the rate which is paid by
each Partnership. Four of the 22 currently active commodity pools for which
Demeter acts as general partner are charged flat-rate asset-based brokerage
fees, 16 of such commodity pools are charged brokerage fees on a roundturn
brokerage commission basis (i.e., a charge for entering and exiting each
futures interest transaction) and such fees are subject to a monthly asset-
based cap, and two are charged on a roundturn brokerage commission basis
without a monthly asset-based cap. See "The Commodity Broker" and "Fiduciary
Responsibility."
 
  The General Partner selected the Trading Advisors and will participate in
the selection of any new Trading Advisors for the Partnerships. However,
because the selection of Trading Advisors who engage in a high volume of
trades will increase the costs to DWR of serving as commodity broker for the
Partnerships, without DWR's receipt of an offsetting increase in revenue, the
General Partner has an incentive to select Trading Advisors who engage in a
low volume of trades.
 
  In addition, the Partnerships, DWR, and the General Partner are affiliated
entities and are represented by a single counsel. As a consequence of the
foregoing, there is an absence of arm's-length negotiation with respect to
some of the terms of this offering.
 
  While each Customer Agreement is nonexclusive, so that each Partnership has
the right to seek lower commission rates from other brokers at any time, the
General Partner believes that the Customer Agreement and other arrangements
between each Partnership and DWR are fair, reasonable and competitive, and
represent the best price and services available, considering the matters
discussed in this paragraph below and in the immediately following paragraph.
In addition to DWR's cost of executing futures interests trades for the
Partnerships, DWR is subject to the risk and expense of organizing the
Partnerships and offering the Units, and the General Partner, an affiliate of
DWR, will provide ongoing services to the Partnerships, which include
administering the redemption and Exchanges of Units, and the General Partner
has financial obligations as the general partner of the Partnerships. A
significant portion of the brokerage fees paid to DWR by each Partnership is
paid by DWR to its employees and certain Additional Sellers, if any, for
providing continuing assistance to Limited Partners to whom they have sold
Units. Such DWR employees and Additional Sellers, if any, who provide
continuing advice to Limited Partners as to when and whether to make
additional investments or redeem or Exchange Units may have a conflict of
interest by reason of their receipt of a portion of the brokerage fees paid to
DWR by the Partnerships.
 
  The General Partner will review the brokerage arrangements at least annually
to ensure that they are fair, reasonable and competitive, and that they
represent the best price and services available, taking into consideration the
size and trading activity of each Partnership and the services provided, and
costs, expenses, and risk borne, by DWR and the General Partner. See "The
Commodity Broker" and "Fiduciary Responsibility."
 
  Each Partnership may trade currency forward contracts through affiliates of
the General Partner (all of the Partnerships' forward trading is done through
DWR at the date of this Prospectus). The General Partner has a conflict of
interest in selecting its affiliates as the parties with and through which the
Partnerships execute their forward trades and selecting other persons which
might be able to make a better price or superior execution available to the
Partnerships. The General Partner will review the Partnerships' forward
trading arrangements on an annual basis in an attempt to determine whether
such arrangements are competitive with those of other comparable pools in
light of the circumstances. See "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to Futures
 
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Interests Trading and the Futures Interests Markets--Special Risks Associated
with Forward Trading" and "The Futures, Options, and Forwards Markets."
 
  DWR and the General Partner may, from time to time, be subject to conflicting
demands in respect of their obligations to the Partnerships and other commodity
pools. Certain pools may generate larger brokerage commissions to DWR,
resulting in increased payments to DWR employees as described above. Since DWR
employees may receive greater compensation from the sale of units of one pool
over another, such employees are subject to a conflict of interest in providing
advice to Limited Partners.
 
ACCOUNTS OF AFFILIATES OF THE GENERAL PARTNER, THE TRADING ADVISORS, AND DWR
 
  While the General Partner does not trade futures interests for its own
account (other than indirectly as a consequence of its position as general
partner of commodity pools), certain of the officers, directors and employees
of the General Partner and DWR, and their affiliates, principals, officers,
directors and employees may from time to time trade futures interests for their
own proprietary accounts. The records of such trading will not be available to
Limited Partners. In addition, DWR is a large futures commission merchant,
handling substantial customer business in physical commodities and futures
interests, and is a clearing member of all of the major commodity exchanges in
the United States. Thus, DWR may effect transactions for the account of a
Partnership in which the other parties to such transactions are employees or
affiliates of the General Partner, a Trading Advisor or DWR, or customers or
correspondents of DWR. Such persons might also compete with a Partnership in
bidding on purchases or sales of futures interests without knowing that such
Partnership is also bidding. It is possible that transactions for the officers,
directors, affiliates, employees, customers and correspondents of DWR, a
Trading Advisor or the General Partner might be effected when similar trades
for one or more Partnerships are not executed or are executed at less favorable
prices. In addition, certain of the officers and directors of the General
Partner (who are also employees of and are compensated by DWR) may individually
receive from DWR compensation and bonuses based on various factors, including
brokerage commissions generated by the Partnerships. See "The General Partner"
and "The Commodity Broker."
 
  The Limited Partnership Agreements provide that, except as described therein
or in this Prospectus, no person may receive, directly or indirectly, any
advisory, management, or incentive fee for investment advice who shares or
participates in per trade commodity brokerage commissions paid by the
Partnerships. No commodity broker for the Partnerships may pay, directly or
indirectly, rebates or "give ups" to the General Partner or any Trading
Advisor, and such prohibitions may not be circumvented by any reciprocal
business arrangements.
 
MANAGEMENT OF OTHER ACCOUNTS BY THE TRADING ADVISORS
 
  Each Management Agreement allows the Trading Advisor to manage futures
interests accounts in addition to the Partnership's account and to engage in
other activities which may be unrelated to futures interests trading. Each
Trading Advisor and its principals and affiliates may at any time be trading
their own proprietary accounts, advising accounts for other commodity pools
and/or individual customers, and operating other commodity pools and will
continue such activities in the future. Some Trading Advisors may also operate
more than one trading system in their management of accounts, some of which
systems may not be used in trading for the Partnerships. Such other trading
systems have in the past and may in the future experience significantly
different performance results than the systems used in trading for the
Partnerships. Each Trading Advisor is required to aggregate futures and option
positions in other accounts managed by it with futures and option positions in
the applicable Partnership's account for speculative position limit purposes.
Such aggregation of positions could require the applicable Trading Advisor to
liquidate or modify positions for all such accounts, and such liquidation or
modification may adversely affect such Partnership. A Trading Advisor may have
a conflict of interest in rendering advice because its compensation for
managing some other accounts may exceed its compensation for managing the
Partnership's account, and therefore may provide an incentive to favor such
other accounts. Moreover, if a Trading Advisor makes trading decisions for such
accounts and a Partnership's account at or about the same time, the Partnership
may be competing with such other accounts for the same or similar positions.
While the records of the accounts of the Trading Advisors and their principals
and accounts managed by them will not be made available to Limited Partners,
each Management Agreement permits the General Partner access to such records in
order to determine that the Partnership's account is traded fairly. Each
Management Agreement also provides that the Trading Advisor will deal with the
 
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Partnership in a fiduciary capacity to the extent recognized by applicable law
and will not enter into transactions where it knowingly or deliberately favors
itself or another client over the Partnership.
 
CUSTOMER AGREEMENT WITH DWR
 
  Each Partnership has opened a separate trading account with DWR for each of
its Trading Advisors pursuant to its Customer Agreement with DWR. Under the
Customer Agreement, all funds, futures interests and securities positions and
credits carried for the Partnership are held as security for such
Partnership's obligations to DWR; the margins required to initiate or maintain
open positions will be as established by DWR from time to time; and DWR may
close out positions, purchase futures interests, or cancel orders at any time
it deems necessary for its protection, without the consent of the Partnership.
Each Partnership also has agreed to indemnify and defend DWR, its
stockholders, employees, officers, directors and affiliates against certain
liabilities incurred by them by reason of acting as such Partnership's
commodity broker. DWR, the General Partner or the Limited Partners of a
Partnership by majority vote may terminate the brokerage relationship and
close the Partnership's futures interests account at DWR at any time upon 60
days' notice. If so terminated, the Partnership would have to negotiate a new
customer agreement with a commodity broker upon terms and conditions,
including brokerage commission rates, which cannot now be determined.
 
OTHER COMMODITY POOLS
 
  The General Partner is or has been the general partner for 25 other
commodity pools. DWR is the commodity broker for such pools and several other
commodity pools. Each may in the future establish and/or be the general
partner or commodity broker for additional commodity pools, and any such pool
may be said to be in competition with the Partnerships in that any one or more
of such pools might compete with the Partnerships for the execution of trades.
 
                           FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY
 
  Investors should be aware that the General Partner has a fiduciary duty
under the Partnership Act to the Limited Partners of each Partnership to
exercise good faith and fairness in all dealings affecting such Partnership.
The General Partner's fiduciary duty to the Limited Partners under each
Limited Partnership Agreement is in accordance with the fiduciary duty owed to
limited partners by a general partner under Delaware law. The Limited
Partnership Agreements prohibit the Limited Partners from limiting, by any
means, the fiduciary duty of the General Partner owed to the Limited Partners
under statutory or common law. In the event that a Limited Partner believes
that the General Partner has violated its responsibility, such Limited Partner
may seek legal relief for himself and all other similarly situated Limited
Partners or on behalf of the Partnership under the Partnership Act, the CEAct,
applicable federal and state securities laws and other applicable laws to
recover damages from, or to require an accounting by, the General Partner. The
Trading Advisors for each Partnership have a fiduciary duty under applicable
law to that Partnership.
 
  The Limited Partnership Agreements, the Customer Agreements, the Selling
Agreement and the Management Agreements generally provide that the General
Partner, DWR, the Trading Advisors and their "affiliates" (as defined in each
Limited Partnership Agreement) shall not be liable to a Partnership, the
Limited Partners, or its or their successors or assigns, for any act,
omission, conduct, or activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Partnership
which the General Partner, DWR or the Trading Advisor, as applicable,
determines, in good faith, to be in the best interests of the Partnership,
unless such act, omission, conduct, or activity of or by the General Partner,
DWR, the Trading Advisor or their affiliates, as applicable, constituted
misconduct or negligence.
 
  Under the Limited Partnership Agreements, the Customer Agreements, the
Selling Agreement, and the Management Agreements, each Partnership has
generally agreed to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the General Partner,
DWR, the Trading Advisors for such Partnership, and their affiliates from and
against any loss, liability, damage, cost or expense (including attorneys'
fees and expenses incurred in defense of any demands, claims, or lawsuits)
actually and reasonably incurred arising from actions or omissions concerning
the business or activities undertaken by or on behalf of the Partnership,
including, without limitation, any demands, claims, or lawsuits initiated by a
Limited Partner (or assignee thereof), provided that (1) the General Partner,
DWR, or the Trading Advisor, as applicable, has determined, in good faith,
that the act, omission,
 
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conduct or activity giving rise to the claim for indemnification was in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Partnership, and (2) the act, omission,
activity, or conduct that was the basis for such loss, liability, damage,
cost, or expense was not the result of misconduct or negligence or a breach of
a representation or warranty. Payment of any indemnity to such person by a
Partnership would reduce the Net Assets of such Partnership. The General
Partner does not carry insurance covering such potential losses and it is not
contemplated that the Partnerships will carry liability insurance covering
such potential losses or indemnification exposure.
 
  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any action brought by a Limited Partner in
the right of a Partnership, the General Partner may only be indemnified to the
extent and subject to the conditions specified in the Partnership Act (which
presently permits indemnification of any partner to the extent provided in the
Limited Partnership Agreement, as described in the immediately preceding
paragraph). Also, no indemnification of the General Partner, DWR, the Trading
Advisors, any Additional Sellers, or their affiliates by a Partnership shall
be permitted for losses resulting from liabilities incurred for violation of
federal or state securities laws. The General Partner, DWR, the Trading
Advisors, any Additional Sellers and such affiliates generally shall be
indemnified for settlements and related expenses of lawsuits alleging
securities law violations, and for expenses incurred in successfully defending
such lawsuits, provided that either: (1) there has been a successful
adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law
violations as to the particular indemnitee, or (2) such claims have been
dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as
to the particular indemnitee, or (3) a court of competent jurisdiction
approves a settlement of the claims against the particular indemnitee and
finds that indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be made,
provided, with regard to such court approval, the indemnitee must apprise the
court of the position of the SEC, and the positions of the respective
securities administrators of Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee, and/or those
other states and jurisdictions in which the plaintiffs claim they were offered
or sold Units, with respect to indemnification for securities laws violations,
before seeking court approval for indemnification. Note that, with respect to
indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act for directors,
officers or controlling persons of a Partnership or the General Partner, it is
the opinion of the SEC that such indemnification is against public policy, as
expressed in the 1933 Act, and is therefore unenforceable. The CFTC has issued
a statement of policy relating to indemnification of officers and directors of
a futures commission merchant (such as DWR) and its controlling persons under
which the CFTC has taken the position that whether such an indemnification is
consistent with the policies expressed in the CEAct will be determined by the
CFTC on a case-by-case basis.
 
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                   DESCRIPTION OF CHARGES TO EACH PARTNERSHIP
 
  Each Partnership is subject to substantial charges, all of which are
described below. Note that the flat-rate brokerage fees charged to a
Partnership and the net excess interest and compensating balance benefits
(after crediting the Partnership with interest) to DWR are subject to a cap of
14% of the Partnership's month-end Net Assets (as defined under "Redemptions"
on page 144) for the calendar year (extraordinary expenses are not subject to
any cap).
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            ENTITY                FORM OF COMPENSATION       AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION
            ------                --------------------       ----------------------
 <C>                          <C>                           <S>
 Trading Advisors...........  Monthly Management Fee.       1/3 of 1% of the Net As-
                                                            sets allocated to each
                                                            Trading Advisor on the
                                                            first day of each month
                                                            (a 4% annual rate).
                              Monthly Incentive Fee.        15% of the Trading Prof-
                                                            its experienced with re-
                                                            spect to each Trading
                                                            Advisor's allocated Net
                                                            Assets as of the end of
                                                            each calendar month.
 DWR (as Commodity
  Broker)...................  Brokerage Fees.               A flat-rate monthly fee
                                                            of 33/48 of 1% of the
                                                            Net Assets (an 8.25% an-
                                                            nual rate) of Spectrum
                                                            Strategic as of the
                                                            first day of each month.
                                                            Such fee covers broker-
                                                            age commissions, trans-
                                                            action fees and costs
                                                            (including "give up" and
                                                            transfer fees) and ordi-
                                                            nary administrative and
                                                            continuing offering ex-
                                                            penses.
                              Financial benefit to DWR      The aggregate of (i) the
                              from interest earned on the   flat-rate brokerage fee
                              Partnership's assets in ex-   payable by the Partner-
                              cess of the interest paid to  ship, as described
                              the Partnership and from      above, and (ii) net ex-
                              compensating balance treat-   cess interest and com-
                              ment in connection with its   pensating balance bene-
                              designation of a bank or      fits to DWR (after cred-
                              banks in which the Partner-   iting the Partnership
                              ship's assets are deposited.  with interest) will not
                                                            exceed 14% annually of
                                                            the Partnership's aver-
                                                            age month-end Net Assets
                                                            during a calendar year.
</TABLE>
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            ENTITY                FORM OF COMPENSATION       AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION
            ------                --------------------       ----------------------
 <C>                          <C>                           <S>
 Trading Advisors...........  Monthly Management Fee.       1/3 of 1% of the Net As-
                                                            sets allocated to each
                                                            Trading Advisor on the
                                                            first day of each month
                                                            (a 4% annual rate).
                              Monthly Incentive Fee.        15% of the Trading Prof-
                                                            its experienced with re-
                                                            spect to each Trading
                                                            Advisor's allocated Net
                                                            Assets as of the end of
                                                            each calendar month.
</TABLE>
 
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            ENTITY                FORM OF COMPENSATION       AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION
            ------                --------------------       ----------------------
 <C>                          <C>                           <S>
 DWR (as Commodity
  Broker)...................  Brokerage Fees.               A flat-rate monthly fee
                                                            of 33/48 of 1% of the
                                                            Net Assets (an 8.25% an-
                                                            nual rate) of Spectrum
                                                            Technical as of the
                                                            first day of each month.
                                                            Such fee covers broker-
                                                            age commissions, trans-
                                                            action fees and costs
                                                            (including "give up" and
                                                            transfer fees) and ordi-
                                                            nary administrative and
                                                            continuing offering ex-
                                                            penses.
                              Financial benefit to DWR      The aggregate of (i) the
                              from interest earned on the   flat-rate brokerage fee
                              Partnership's assets in ex-   payable by the Partner-
                              cess of the interest paid to  ship, as described
                              the Partnership and from      above, and (ii) net ex-
                              compensating balance treat-   cess interest and com-
                              ment in connection with its   pensating balance bene-
                              designation of a bank or      fits to DWR (after cred-
                              banks in which the Partner-   iting the Partnership
                              ship's assets are deposited.  with interest) will not
                                                            exceed 14% annually of
                                                            the Partnership's aver-
                                                            age month-end Net Assets
                                                            during a calendar year.
</TABLE>
 
                       DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            ENTITY                FORM OF COMPENSATION       AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION
            ------                --------------------       ----------------------
 <C>                          <C>                           <S>
 Trading Advisor............  Monthly Management Fee.       5/48 of 1% of Net Assets
                                                            of Spectrum Balanced on
                                                            the first day of each
                                                            month (a 1.25% annual
                                                            rate).
                              Monthly Incentive Fee.        15% of the Trading Prof-
                                                            its experienced with re-
                                                            spect to Net Assets as
                                                            of the end of each cal-
                                                            endar month.
 DWR (as Commodity Broker)..  Brokerage Fees.               A flat-rate monthly fee
                                                            of 11/24 of 1% of the
                                                            Net Assets (a 5.50% an-
                                                            nual rate) of Spectrum
                                                            Balanced as of the first
                                                            day of each month. Such
                                                            fee covers all brokerage
                                                            commissions, transaction
                                                            fees and costs (includ-
                                                            ing "give up" and trans-
                                                            fer fees) and ordinary
                                                            administrative and con-
                                                            tinuing offering ex-
                                                            penses.
                              Financial benefit to DWR      The aggregate of (i) the
                              from interest earned on the   flat-rate brokerage fee
                              Partnership's assets in ex-   payable by the Partner-
                              cess of the interest paid to  ship, as described
                              the Partnership and from      above, and (ii) net ex-
                              compensating balance treat-   cess interest and com-
                              ment in connection with its   pensating balance bene-
                              designation of a bank or      fits to DWR (after cred-
                              banks in which the Partner-   iting the Partnership
                              ship's assets are deposited.  with interest) will not
                                                            exceed 14% annually of
                                                            the Partnership's aver-
                                                            age month-end Net Assets
                                                            during a calendar year.
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
 
1.  TRADING ADVISORS
 
  Each Partnership pays each of its Trading Advisors a monthly management fee,
whether or not the assets of the Partnership as a whole or the assets
allocated to such Trading Advisor are profitable, and will pay each of its
Trading Advisors a monthly incentive fee if Trading Profits are earned on such
Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets.
 
  (a) Monthly Management Fee. Each of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum
Technical pays each of its Trading Advisors a monthly management fee equal to
1/3 of 1% (a 4% annual rate) of such Partnership's Net Assets allocated to
such Trading Advisor as of the first day of each month. Spectrum Balanced pays
its Trading Advisor a monthly management fee equal to 5/48 of 1% (a 1.25%
annual rate) of its Net Assets as of the first day of each month. For the year
ended December 31, 1996, Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical and Spectrum
Balanced paid aggregate management fees of $1,587,213, $3,273,649, and
$221,282, respectively.
 
  For example, if the Net Assets of Spectrum Strategic or Spectrum Technical
equaled $9,000,000 as of the first day of each month during the fiscal year,
such Partnership's Trading Advisors would receive an aggregate monthly
management fee for the year of $360,000 ( 1/3 of 1% of $9,000,000 per month,
or $30,000, times 12). The management fee would be divided among such Trading
Advisors based on the portion of such $9,000,000 allocated to each Trading
Advisor at the beginning of each month. If the Net Assets of Spectrum Balanced
equaled $9,000,000 as of the first day of each month during the fiscal year,
the Trading Advisor of the Partnership would receive an aggregate monthly
management fee for the year of $112,500 ( 5/48 of 1% of $9,000,000 per month,
or $9,375, times 12).
 
  If during any month after a Partnership commenced trading operations
(including the month in which such Partnership commenced such operations),
such Partnership does not conduct business operations or suspends trading or,
as a result of an act or failure to act by a Trading Advisor or Advisors, is
otherwise unable to utilize the trading advice of such Trading Advisor(s) on
any of the trading days of that period for any reason, the management fee
described above will be prorated based on the ratio by which the number of
trading days in the month which such Partnership's account managed by the
Trading Advisor(s) engaged in trading operations or utilized the trading
advice of the Trading Advisor(s) bears to the total number of trading days in
the month. If a Management Agreement is terminated on a date other than the
end of a calendar month, the management fee described above will be determined
as if such date were the end of a month, but such fee will be prorated based
on the ratio by which the number of trading days in the month through the date
of termination bears to the total number of trading days in the month.
 
  (b) Incentive Fee. Each Partnership pays a monthly incentive fee equal to
15% of Trading Profits experienced with respect to each of its Trading
Advisor's allocated Net Assets as of the end of each calendar month. "Trading
Profits" is defined to mean net futures interests trading profits (realized
and unrealized) earned on the Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets,
decreased by monthly management fees and brokerage fees which are chargeable
to the Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets; with such trading profits and
items of decrease determined from the end of the last calendar month in which
an incentive fee was earned by the Trading Advisor. Extraordinary expenses of
the Partnership, if any, will not be deducted in determining Trading Profits.
No incentive fees will be paid on interest earned by the Partnership. For the
year ended December 31, 1996, Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical and
Spectrum Balanced paid aggregate incentive fees of $726,825, $1,852,569, and
$0, respectively.
 
  If any payment of incentive fees is made to a Trading Advisor on account of
Trading Profits with respect to its allocated Net Assets and the Trading
Advisor thereafter fails to earn Trading Profits or experiences losses for any
subsequent calendar month, the Trading Advisor will be entitled to retain such
amounts of incentive fees previously paid to the Trading Advisor in respect of
such Trading Profits. However, no subsequent incentive fees will be payable to
the Trading Advisor for subsequent calendar months until the Partnership has
again earned Trading Profits with respect to that Trading Advisor's allocated
Net Assets; provided, however, that if a Trading Advisor's allocated Net
Assets are reduced or increased because of redemptions, additions or
reallocations which occur at the end of or subsequent to a month in which the
Trading Advisor experiences a futures interests trading loss with respect to
its allocated Net Assets, the trading loss which must be recovered before the
Net Assets allocated to the Trading Advisor will be deemed to experience
Trading Profits will be equal to the amount determined by (x) dividing such
Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets after such increase or decrease by such
Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets immediately before such increase or
decrease and (y) multiplying that fraction by the amount of the unrecovered
futures interests trading loss experienced in the month prior to such increase
or decrease. In the event that the Partnership experiences a futures interests
trading loss in more than one month without the payment of an intervening
 
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incentive fee and such Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets are increased or
reduced in more than one such month because of redemptions, additions or
reallocations, then an adjustment to the trading loss for each such month will
be made in accordance with the formula described above and such increased or
reduced amount of futures interests trading loss will be carried forward and
used to offset subsequent futures interests trading profits.
 
  Thus, for example, if a Trading Advisor earned Trading Profits of $1,000,000
with respect to its allocated Net Assets for the month ended March 31, the
Trading Advisor would receive an incentive fee of $150,000 for that period.
If, however, the Trading Advisor experiences realized and/or unrealized
trading losses, or fees offset trading profits, so as to result in a $250,000
loss with respect to its allocated Net Assets for the month ended April 30, no
incentive fee will be paid to the Trading Advisor for that period. If the
Trading Advisor is to earn an incentive fee for the month ended May 31, the
Trading Advisor will have to earn Trading Profits exceeding $250,000 for that
period, since the incentive fee is payable based upon Trading Profits measured
from the last calendar month as of which an incentive fee was paid (i.e.,
March 31), and not from the immediately preceding calendar month. For the
calendar month ended May 31, Trading Profits would be equal to the amount of
profits in excess of $250,000. The Trading Advisor would receive an incentive
fee for such month equal to 15% of such Trading Profits. (The foregoing
examples assume no redemptions or reallocations or additional purchases of
Units during the periods in question, which would require adjustments as
described above.)
 
  Because incentive fees are determined and paid separately for each Trading
Advisor, Spectrum Strategic and/or Spectrum Technical may be required to pay
an incentive fee to one or two Trading Advisors in any given month in spite of
losses or a lack of Trading Profits experienced by the Partnership as a whole.
 
2.  COMMODITY BROKER
 
  (a) Brokerage Fees. Commodity brokerage fees for futures interests trades
are typically paid on the completion or liquidation of a trade and are
referred to as "roundturn commissions," which cover both the initial purchase
(or sale) of a futures interests and the subsequent offsetting sale (or
purchase). However, pursuant to the Customer Agreements with DWR, each
Partnership will not pay commodity brokerage commissions on a per-trade basis,
but rather at a monthly flat-rate. Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical
each pays to DWR a monthly flat-rate fee of 33/48 of 1% of such Partnership's
Net Assets as of the first day of each month (an 8.25% annual rate), and
Spectrum Balanced pays to DWR a monthly flat rate fee of 11/24 of 1% of such
Partnership's Net Assets as of the first day of each month (a 5.50% annual
rate). For the year ended December 31, 1996, Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum
Technical and Spectrum Balanced paid brokerage fees of $3,398,205, $6,997,531,
and $1,030,310, respectively. DWR will receive such brokerage fees,
irrespective of the number of trades executed on the Partnership's behalf.
 
  DWR pays, from the flat-rate brokerage fees received by it, all costs of
executing trades by the Partnerships, including floor brokerage fees,
clearinghouse fees, NFA fees, "give up" or transfer fees, any costs associated
with taking delivery of futures interests, fees for execution of forward
contract transactions, the execution of cash transactions relating to the
exchange of futures for physicals ("EFP") transactions, and the use of DWR's
institutional and overnight execution facilities. DWR also pays from the flat-
rate brokerage fee received from each Partnership, the ordinary administrative
and continuing offering expenses of the Partnership. Ordinary administrative
expenses include legal, accounting and auditing expenses, printing and mailing
expenses, and filing fees incurred in preparing reports, notices and tax
information to Limited Partners and regulatory bodies. Continuing offering
expenses include the cost of legal, accounting and auditing fees, printing
costs, solicitation and marketing costs and other related fees and expenses.
 
  Such payments to DWR are compensation, in part, for the risks of organizing
the Partnerships and conducting the initial and continuing offerings.
Specifically, DWR paid all of the costs incurred in connection with the
organization of the Partnerships and the initial offering of Units, and will
pay the costs of the Continuing Offering. The Partnerships will not reimburse
DWR for any such organization and initial and continuing offering costs, and
while DWR may recoup such costs from the brokerage fees paid by each
Partnership, the Partnerships will not be liable for any such costs at any
time. Additionally, the General Partner, an affiliate of DWR, provides ongoing
services to the Partnerships, which include evaluating, retaining, monitoring
and terminating Trading Advisors for the Partnerships and administering the
redemption and Exchange of Units. Such fee also enables DWR to compensate its
employees or Additional Sellers who
 
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<PAGE>
 
provide continuing services to Limited Partners to whom they have sold Units.
See "The Commodity Broker--Brokerage Arrangements" and "Plan of Distribution."
 
  While each Partnership pays a flat-rate brokerage fee, rather than
"roundturn commissions" on each trade, it is estimated, based upon the Trading
Advisors' historical trading, that such flat-rate brokerage fees would
translate into roundturn commissions ranging from approximately $30-40 for
Spectrum Balanced, $35-45 for Spectrum Strategic, and $45-55 for Spectrum
Technical. NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IS MADE AS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE
FOREGOING ESTIMATES, AS THEY ARE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED BY THE TRADING ADVISORS FOR THE RESPECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS.
 
  (b) Financial Benefits. DWR benefits from the interest credit arrangements
and possible compensating balance treatment in connection with its designation
of a bank or banks in which the Partnerships' assets are deposited. See
"Investment Program, Use of Proceeds and Trading Policies."
 
  No increase in any of the management, incentive or brokerage fees payable by
a Partnership may take effect until the first business day following a
Redemption Date, provided that: (i) notice of such increase is mailed to each
Limited Partner in such Partnership at least five business days prior to the
last date on which a "Request for Redemption" must be received by the General
Partner with respect to the applicable Redemption Date; (ii) such notice
describes the redemption and voting rights of Limited Partners; and (iii)
Limited Partners redeeming Units at the first Redemption Date following such
notice will not be subject to any redemption charges. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, each Partnership's expenses are subject to the following limits:
(a) the aggregate of (i) the management fees payable by the Partnership, and
(ii) the Partnership's customary and routine administrative expenses (other
than commodity brokerage commissions, transaction fees and costs, incentive
fees, legal and accounting fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses),
shall not exceed 1/2 of 1% of the Partnership's Net Assets per month, or 6% of
the Partnership's Net Assets annually; (b) the monthly incentive fee payable
by the Partnership shall not exceed 15% of the Partnership's Trading Profits,
provided that such incentive fee may be increased by 2% for each 1% by which
the aggregate fees and expenses described in clause (a) of this sentence are
limited below the 6% of Net Assets annual limit thereon (i.e., if such fees
and expenses are limited to 4% of Net Assets, the maximum incentive fee
payable may be increased to 19%); (c) if the Partnership were to pay roundturn
brokerage commissions, the brokerage commissions (excluding transaction fees
and costs) payable by the Partnership to DWR or any other commodity broker for
the Partnership shall not exceed 80% of DWR's or such other commodity broker's
published non-member rates for speculative accounts; and (d) the aggregate of
(i) the brokerage commissions (or fees) payable by the Partnership to DWR or
any other commodity broker for the Partnership, (ii) the transaction fees and
costs payable by the Partnership, and (iii) the net excess interest and
compensating balance benefits to DWR or any other commodity broker for the
Partnership (after crediting the Partnership with interest) shall not exceed
14% annually of the Partnership's average month-end Net Assets during such
calendar year, and the General Partner or an affiliate thereof will pay any
fees and expenses in excess of such limits.
 
  The foregoing fees and expenses may equal a significant percentage of the
annual average Net Assets of each Partnership. Based on the foregoing fees and
expenses, Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical, and Spectrum Balanced will
be required to earn estimated annual net trading profits (after taking into
account estimated interest income based upon current rates of 5%) of 8.21%,
8.22% and 1.75%, respectively, of such Partnership's average annual Net Assets
in order to avoid depletion or exhaustion of the assets of the Partnership.
Investors should see "Break Even Analysis" below for the effect of redemption
charges, which are not included in the above figures.
 
3. BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS
 
  Based upon the annual fees and expenses of Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum
Technical, and Spectrum Balanced, the Partnerships will be required to earn
estimated annual net trading profits (after taking into account estimated
interest income based upon current rates of 5%) of 11.32%, 11.34% and 4.83%,
respectively, per year of their average annual Net Assets in order for a
Limited Partner to break-even (earning profits sufficient to pay the
redemption charge and to recoup its initial investment) upon redemption after
one year.
 
  Based upon the selling price as of January 31, 1997, Spectrum Strategic,
Spectrum Technical, and Spectrum Balanced must earn estimated net trading
profits of $1.20, $1.60 and $0.58 per Unit, respectively, in order for a
 
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Limited Partner to recoup its initial investment upon redemption of a Unit
after one year after payment by the Partnership of its expenses and payment of
the 3% redemption charge (as calculated below).
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   SPECTRUM  SPECTRUM  SPECTRUM
                                                   STRATEGIC TECHNICAL BALANCED
                                                   --------- --------- --------
                                                       $         $        $
<S>                                                <C>       <C>       <C>
Selling Price per Unit (as of January 31,
 1997)(1).........................................   10.60     14.11    12.02
Management Fee(2).................................     .42       .56      .15
Brokerage Fee(3)..................................     .87      1.16      .66
Less Interest Income(4)...........................    (.42)     (.56)    (.60)
Redemption Fee(5).................................     .33       .44      .37
Incentive Fee(6)..................................     --        --       --
Amount of Trading Income Required for a Limited
 Partner to Recoup its
 Investment at the End of One Year................    1.20      1.60      .58
Percentage of Initial Selling Price...............   11.32%    11.34%    4.83%
</TABLE>
- -------
Notes
 
(1) Units are offered for sale at monthly closings held as of the last day of
    each month at a purchase price equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value of the
    Unit at the close of business as of the date of the closing.
(2) In the case of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical, monthly
    management fees are equal to 1/3 of 1% of the Net Assets allocated to each
    Trading Advisor on the first day of each month (a 4% annual rate). In the
    case of Spectrum Balanced, the monthly management fee is equal to 5/48 of
    1% of the Partnership's Net Assets on the first day of each month (a 1.25%
    annual rate).
(3) Prior to September 1, 1996, the brokerage fee in the case of Spectrum
    Strategic and Spectrum Technical was a flat-rate monthly fee of 35/48 of 1%
    of Net Assets (an 8.75% annual rate) as of the first day of the month, and
    the brokerage fee in the case of Spectrum Balanced was a flat-rate monthly
    fee of 1/2 of 1% of Net Assets (a 6% annual rate) as of the first day of
    the month. Effective September 1, 1996, the flat-rate brokerage fee payable
    to the Commodity Broker was reduced to a rate of 33/48 of 1% of the Net
    Assets (an 8.25% annual rate) as of the first day of the month with regard
    to each of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical, and to a rate of
    11/24 of 1% of the Net Assets (a 5.50% annual rate) as of the first day of
    the month with regard to Spectrum Balanced. Such fee covers all brokerage
    commissions, transaction fees and costs (including "give up" and transfer
    fees) and ordinary administrative and continuing offering expenses. For
    purposes of the above table, brokerage fees were based on the new reduced
    rates.
(4) DWR credits each Partnership at month-end with interest income as if 80%,
    in the case of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical, and 100%, in the
    case of Spectrum Balanced, of such Partnership's average daily Net Assets
    for the month were invested at a prevailing rate on U.S. Treasury Bills.
    Such rate was estimated based upon current rates of 5%.
(5) Units redeemed at the end of one year from the date of purchase are subject
    to a 3% redemption charge.
(6) Incentive fees are assumed to be zero because (i) interest income is
    greater than the redemption fee and (ii) each Trading Advisor's trading
    profits equal expenses.
 
  The General Partner furnishes to each Limited Partner a monthly statement
describing the performance of each of the Partnerships and setting forth, among
other things, aggregate management and incentive fees, brokerage fees, and
extraordinary expenses, if any, incurred or accrued by the Partnerships during
the month and certain other information concerning the Net Asset Value of a
Unit of each Partnership. See "The Limited Partnership Agreements--Reports to
Limited Partners."
 
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<PAGE>
 
            INVESTMENT PROGRAM, USE OF PROCEEDS AND TRADING POLICIES
 
  The Spectrum Series consists of three Delaware limited partnerships, each
formed to engage primarily in the speculative trading of futures and forward
contracts, options on futures contracts and on physical commodities, and other
commodity interests, including foreign currencies, financial instruments,
precious and industrial metals, energy products, and agriculturals
(collectively, "futures interests"). The entire proceeds of this offering
received by each Partnership from the sale of its Units and the capital
contribution of the General Partner to each Partnership will be deposited in
separate commodity trading accounts established by DWR for each of the Trading
Advisors. The proceeds received by each Partnership at Monthly Closings,
together with the continuing capital contributions of the General Partner to
such Partnership will also be deposited in such trading accounts. All of the
funds in a Partnership's trading accounts will be used to engage in futures
interests trading pursuant to instructions provided by the Trading Advisors.
The General Partner anticipates that each Partnership's margin commitments with
respect to its U.S. commodity futures positions will range between 10% and 40%
of the Net Assets of a Partnership, although in certain circumstances, a
Partnership's margin levels could deviate substantially from that range. See
"Risk Factors--Risks Relating to Futures Interests Trading and the Futures
Interests Markets--Futures Interests Trading is Highly Leveraged." The
Partnerships trade on various United States futures exchanges and such trading
will be subject to CFTC regulation and the rules of the applicable exchanges.
The Partnerships' assets deposited with DWR will be segregated in accordance
with Section 4d(2) of the CEAct and CFTC regulations. The Partnerships' trading
on foreign futures exchanges is subject to regulation by foreign regulatory
authorities and the rules of the applicable exchange. The Partnerships may each
trade up to 75 different types of futures interests, on both domestic and
foreign markets, and may trade additional futures interests as determined by
the Trading Advisors. The Partnerships trade on the following foreign futures
exchanges: the Deutsche Terminborse, the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Ltd., the
International Petroleum Exchange of London, the London Commodity Exchange, the
London International Financial Futures Exchange Ltd., the London Metals
Exchange, the Marche a Terme International de France, the MEFF Renta Fija, the
Montreal Exchange, the Sydney Futures Exchange, the Singapore International
Monetary Exchange, the Tokyo International Futures Exchange and the Tokyo Stock
Exchange. From time to time the Partnerships may trade on other foreign
exchanges. From time to time in connection with foreign currency contracts and
foreign futures and options contracts, the Partnerships' assets may be
deposited in accounts with non-United States banks and foreign brokers which
are segregated on the books of such banks or brokers for the benefit of DWR
customers. All such non-United States banks and foreign brokers will be
qualified depositories pursuant to relevant CFTC Advisories. Such non-United
States banks will be subject to the local bank regulatory authorities and the
foreign brokers will be members of the exchanges on which the futures and
option trades are to be executed and will be subject to the regulatory
authorities in the jurisdictions in which they operate. The protections
provided by such foreign regulatory authorities may differ significantly from
those provided by United States regulators. See "Risk Factors--Risks Relating
to Futures Interests Trading and the Futures Interests Markets--Special Risks
Associated with Forward Trading" and "--Special Risks Associated with Trading
on Foreign Exchanges."
 
  The Trading Advisors for Spectrum Strategic are currently allocated the net
proceeds received by such Partnership at each of its Monthly Closings in the
following proportions:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              %
                                                                             ---
      <S>                                                                    <C>
      Blenheim Investments, Inc. ...........................................  50
      A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc...........................................   0
      Willowbridge Associates Inc...........................................  50
</TABLE>
 
  Effective March 1, 1997, A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc. is not being allocated
proceeds received by the Partnership at the Monthly Closings (but was managing
26.8% of Spectrum Strategic's assets as of such date). In the future, the
proceeds from each of the Monthly Closings attributable to Spectrum Strategic
may be allocated to its Trading Advisors in the above proportions, or in such
different proportions as the General Partner, in its sole discretion, shall
determine.
 
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<PAGE>
 
  The Trading Advisors for Spectrum Technical are currently allocated the net
proceeds received by such Partnership at each of its Monthly Closings in the
following proportions:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              %
                                                                             ---
      <S>                                                                    <C>
      Campbell & Company, Inc...............................................  20
      Chesapeake Capital Corporation
        Diversified Program.................................................  20
        Financials and Metals Program.......................................  20
      John W. Henry & Co., Inc.
        Original Investment Program.........................................  20
        Financials and Metals Portfolio.....................................  20
</TABLE>
 
  In the future, the proceeds from each of the Monthly Closings attributable
to Spectrum Technical may be allocated to its Trading Advisors and their
trading programs in the above proportions, or in such different proportions,
as the General Partner, in its sole discretion, shall determine.
 
  RXR, Inc., the Trading Advisor for Spectrum Balanced, is allocated 100% of
the net proceeds received by such Partnership at each of its Monthly Closings.
 
  The Trading Advisors for each Partnership are obligated to invest in
accordance with the trading policies applicable to such Partnership. These
trading policies provide, among other things, that a Trading Advisor may
commit as margin up to, but no more than, a certain percentage of funds under
management.
 
  DWR credits each Partnership at month-end with interest income as if 80%, in
the case of each of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical, and 100%, in
the case of Spectrum Balanced, of such Partnership's average daily Net Assets
for the month were invested at a prevailing rate for U.S. Treasury Bills. All
of such funds will be available for margin for the Partnerships' trading. For
purposes of such interest payments, Net Assets do not include monies due a
Partnership on or with respect to forward contracts and other futures
interests but not actually received by it from banks, brokers, dealers and
other persons. The Partnerships' funds will either be invested together with
other customer segregated funds or will be held in non-interest-bearing bank
accounts. In either case, the Partnerships will be credited with interest at
the rate earned by DWR on its U.S. Treasury Bill investments with customer
segregated funds (as if 80% of their respective assets were invested in U.S.
Treasury Bills in the case of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical, and
100% in the case of Spectrum Balanced); DWR will retain any interest earned in
excess of the interest paid to the Partnerships. To the extent that the assets
of the Partnerships are held in non-interest-bearing bank accounts, DWR or its
affiliates will benefit from compensating balance treatment in connection with
DWR's designation of a bank or banks in which the Partnerships' assets are
deposited, i.e., DWR or its affiliates will receive favorable loan rates from
such bank or banks by reason of such deposits. It is not possible to quantify
compensating balance benefits at present; however, while it is anticipated
that such benefits will exceed the interest required to be credited to each
Partnership, it is estimated that they should not exceed 4% of each
Partnership's annual average Net Assets after such credits. To the extent that
such benefits to DWR or its affiliates exceed the interest DWR is obligated to
credit to the Partnerships, they will not be shared with the Partnerships.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate of (i) brokerage fees payable by
a Partnership, and (ii) the net excess interest and compensating balance
benefits to DWR or its affiliates (after crediting the Partnership with
interest as described above) cannot exceed 14% annually of a Partnership's
average month-end Net Assets during each calendar year.
 
  Assets of each Partnership are not commingled with assets of one another or
any other entity. Margin deposits and deposits of assets with a commodity
broker do not constitute commingling.
 
DIFFERENCES AMONG THE SPECTRUM SERIES
 
  The Spectrum Series was organized by the General Partner to meet certain
needs of investors in managed futures funds. The Spectrum Series, a series of
related managed futures funds, offers the investor a choice of managed futures
funds with different investment objectives, trading approaches, Trading
Advisors and trading policies and the opportunity to shift investments among
such funds. The Spectrum Series presently consists of three Delaware limited
partnerships organized pursuant to the form of Limited Partnership Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit A. The General Partner and commodity pool operator
of each Partnership is Demeter Management Corporation. See "The General
Partner."
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
  The selection of Trading Advisors for each Partnership was based on a review
of each Trading Advisor's trading system, strategy, experience and trading
performance record in view of the investment objectives and trading policies
of such Partnership. By reviewing this information, the General Partner was
able, among other things, to categorize each Trading Advisor based on its
trading approach. The General Partner also reviewed trading performance
records to determine the level of volatility in performance experienced by
each Trading Advisor in the past. Although these factors are obtained from
past trading performance, the General Partner believes such factors have some
value in evaluating the potential trading success of a Trading Advisor;
however future performance may be completely different. See "Risk Factors" and
"The Futures, Options and Forwards Markets." THE GENERAL PARTNER IS NOT
PREDICTING OR GUARANTEEING ANY LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OR RISK BY ANY
PARTNERSHIP. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
SPECTRUM STRATEGIC
 
  Spectrum Strategic seeks as its investment objective to achieve capital
appreciation by allocating its assets to Trading Advisors whose discretionary
trading approaches employ primarily fundamental methodologies, such as
evaluating supply and demand levels as well as other economic and political
indicators, in their trading strategies.
 
  The Trading Advisors for Spectrum Strategic are Blenheim Investments, Inc.
("Blenheim"), A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc. ("Shilling & Co."), and
Willowbridge Associates Inc. ("Willowbridge").
 
  BLENHEIM INVESTMENTS, INC. (CURRENT ALLOCATION: 30%)--Blenheim is a New
Jersey corporation formed in 1988 and is registered as a commodity trading
advisor ("CTA") and a commodity pool operator ("CPO") with the CFTC and is a
member of the NFA in such capacities. The assets of Spectrum Strategic
allocated to Blenheim will be traded pursuant to Blenheim's discretionary
trading strategy (which has been traded since July 1988) which relies
primarily on its experience in trading, and utilizes fundamental, geopolitical
and technical factors in its analysis and evaluation of the futures markets.
As of January 31, 1997, Blenheim was managing approximately $60.4 million of
client assets pursuant to the trading strategy described above ("notional
funds" excluded).
 
  A. GARY SHILLING & CO., INC. (CURRENT ALLOCATION: 27%)--Shilling & Co. is a
New Jersey corporation formed in 1978 and is registered as a CTA with the CFTC
and is a member of the NFA in such capacity. The assets of Spectrum Strategic
allocated to Shilling & Co. will be traded pursuant to Shilling & Co.'s
fundamental analysis of major themes influencing international business and
financial markets (which has been traded since August 1990). While fundamental
analysis establishes the investment strategy, Shilling & Co. relies on its
trading experience and technical factors to execute its trading strategies. As
of January 31, 1997, Shilling & Co. was managing approximately $36.8 million
of client assets pursuant to the trading strategy described above ("notional
funds" excluded).
 
  WILLOWBRIDGE ASSOCIATES INC. (CURRENT ALLOCATION: 43%)--Willowbridge is a
Delaware corporation formed in 1988 and is registered as a CTA and CPO with
the CFTC and is a member of the NFA in such capacities. The assets of Spectrum
Strategic allocated to Willowbridge will be traded pursuant to Willowbridge's
Select Investment Program whereby Spectrum Strategic will allocate assets to
be traded pursuant to Willowbridge's XLIM trading approach (which has been
traded since February 1988). XLIM is traded on a discretionary basis by Mr.
Philip Yang (Willowbridge's Director and President), with trading decisions
based primarily on Mr. Yang's analysis of technical factors, fundamentals, and
market action. XLIM trades are selected from a wide variety of futures
contracts, forwards, and options, on United States and international markets,
including but not limited to financial instruments, currencies, precious and
base metals, and agricultural commodities. As of January 31, 1997,
Willowbridge was managing approximately $281.2 million of client assets
pursuant to the XLIM Trading Approach ("notional funds" excluded) and
approximately $233.1 million of client assets in its other programs ("notional
funds" excluded).
 
  As reflected above, effective March 1, 1997, the net proceeds received by
Spectrum Strategic at each Monthly Closing will be allocated 50% each to
Blenheim and Willowbridge, and 0% to Shilling & Co.
 
  A full description of each Trading Advisor, their principals and trading
systems and their performance records (including information as to volatility,
leverage and rates of return) selected for Spectrum Strategic are included in
"The Trading Advisors." Read "The Trading Advisors" carefully before you
decide to invest. See "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to the Partnerships and
the Offering of Units--Past Results Not Necessarily Indicative of Future
Performance."
 
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SPECTRUM TECHNICAL
 
  Spectrum Technical seeks as its investment objective to achieve capital
appreciation by allocating its assets to Trading Advisors whose trading
approaches utilize various proprietary technical long-term trend-following
systems.
 
  The Trading Advisors for Spectrum Technical are Campbell & Company, Inc.
("Campbell"), Chesapeake Capital Corporation ("Chesapeake"), and John W. Henry
& Company, Inc. ("JWH").
 
  CAMPBELL & COMPANY, INC. (CURRENT ALLOCATION: 21%)--Campbell is a Maryland
corporation formed in 1978 and is registered as a CTA and CPO with the CFTC
and is a member of the NFA in such capacities. The assets of Spectrum
Technical allocated to Campbell will be traded pursuant to its Financial,
Metal & Energy Large Portfolio (which has been traded since April 1983) which
utilizes computerized technical trend-following systems to profit from major
and sustained futures price trends. As of January 31, 1997, Campbell was
managing approximately $496.6 million of client assets pursuant to the
Financial, Metal & Energy Large Portfolio and approximately $596.1 million in
all of its programs.
 
  CHESAPEAKE CAPITAL CORPORATION (CURRENT ALLOCATION: 36%)--Chesapeake is an
Illinois corporation formed in 1988 and is registered as a CTA and CPO with
the CFTC and is a member of the NFA in such capacities. The assets of Spectrum
Technical allocated to Chesapeake will be allocated in equal proportions
pursuant to its Diversified Program (which has been traded since February
1988) and its Financials and Metals Program (which has been traded since March
1992). In the Diversified Program, Chesapeake applies its trend-following
system to a global portfolio of futures and forward markets, including
agricultural products, precious and industrial metals, currencies, financial
instruments, and stock, financial and economic indices. Chesapeake may trade
these markets on any U.S. or foreign exchange. The Financials and Metals
Program applies its trend-following system to a portfolio of interest rate
contracts, currency contracts, stock index contracts, certain precious and
industrial metals and energy contracts. As of January 31, 1997, Chesapeake was
managing approximately $862.5 million of customer funds in the Diversified
Program ("notional funds" excluded), approximately $30.9 million of client
assets in the Financials and Metals Program ("notional funds" excluded) and
approximately $915.4 million of client assets in all of its programs
("notional funds" excluded).
 
  JOHN W. HENRY & COMPANY, INC. (CURRENT ALLOCATION: 43%)--JWH(R) is a
California corporation formed in 1982 and is registered as a CTA and CPO with
the CFTC and is a member of the NFA in such capacities. New assets of Spectrum
Technical allocated to JWH will be allocated in equal proportions pursuant to
its Original Investment Program (which has been traded since October 1982) and
its Financial and Metals Portfolio (which has been traded since October 1984).
The Original Investment Program utilizes a long-term quantitative approach
which always maintains a position--long or short--in every market traded by
the program. The Financial and Metals Portfolio participates in four major
market sectors--foreign exchange, precious metals, global interest rates, and
global stock indexes--and attempts to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns
in global financial and precious metals markets. Currency positions are held
both as outrights--trading positions taken in foreign currencies versus the
U.S. dollar--and cross-rates--trading foreign currencies against each other--
in the interbank market and occasionally futures exchanges. This program is
designed to identify and capitalize on intermediate and long-term price
movements in these markets using a systematic approach to ensure disciplined
investment decisions. If a trend is identified, the program attempts to take a
position; in nontrending market environments, the program may remain neutral
or liquidate open positions. Because assets are concentrated in financial
futures and metals only, volatility can be higher than in a more diversified
portfolio. As of January 31, 1997, JWH was managing approximately $264.6
million of client assets pursuant to its Original Investment Program,
approximately $1,200 million of client assets pursuant to its Financial and
Metals Portfolio and approximately $2,000 million in all of its portfolios.
 
  A full description of each Trading Advisor, their principals and trading
systems and their performance records (including information as to volatility,
leverage and rates of return) selected for Spectrum Technical are included in
"The Trading Advisors." Read "The Trading Advisors" carefully before you
decide to invest. See "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to the Partnerships and
the Offering of Units--Past Results Not Necessarily Indicative of Future
Performance."
 
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SPECTRUM BALANCED
 
  Spectrum Balanced seeks as its investment objective to achieve capital
appreciation by allocating its assets to a Trading Advisor whose trading
approach utilizes a comprehensive portfolio management strategy that
incorporates elements of diversification, asset allocation and hedging and
yield enhancement strategies.
 
  The Trading Advisor for Spectrum Balanced is RXR, Inc. ("RXR").
 
  RXR, INC. (CURRENT ALLOCATION 100%)--RXR is a Delaware corporation formed in
1985 and is registered as a CTA with the CFTC and is a member of the NFA in
such capacity. RXR will trade the assets of Spectrum Balanced pursuant to its
Balanced Portfolio Program (which has been traded since September 1986), a
comprehensive portfolio management strategy designed to produce consistent
performance over a wide range of economic environments using a diversified
portfolio of stock index futures, bond futures, a diversified futures
portfolio and short term interest rate instruments. In trading for the
Partnership, RXR has agreed with the General Partner to adjust the leverage
used in its Balanced Portfolio Program to 2.0 times the standard leverage of
the Balanced Portfolio Program. As of January 31, 1997, RXR was managing
approximately $116.0 million of client assets pursuant to its Balanced
Portfolio Program and approximately $250.5 million in all of its programs
(notional funds excluded).
 
  A full description of RXR, its principals and trading systems and their
performance records (including information as to volatility, leverage and
rates of return) are included in "The Trading Advisors." Read "The Trading
Advisors" carefully before you decide to invest. See "Risk Factors--Risks
Relating to the Partnerships and the Offering of Units--Past Results Not
Necessarily Indicative of Future Performance."
 
  Each Partnership conducts its business separately and independent of the
other Partnerships.
 
NEW PARTNERSHIPS
 
  In the future, newly organized partnerships may be added to the Spectrum
Series and units of limited partnership interest of such partnerships may be
offered pursuant to a supplement to this Prospectus. Such partnerships will
generally have different Trading Advisors and may have substantially different
trading approaches. A Limited Partner should carefully review the supplement
to this Prospectus describing any such partnership before making the decision
to purchase units of any such partnership.
 
TRADING POLICIES
 
  Each Partnership requires its Trading Advisors to manage the funds allocated
to them in accordance with trading policies set forth in its Limited
Partnership Agreement. The trading policies for each Partnership and its
Trading Advisors are as follows: [Note: Bracketed language not applicable to
Spectrum Balanced. Italicized language applicable only to Spectrum Balanced.]
 
    1.  The Trading Advisors will trade only in those futures interests
  contracts that have been approved by the General Partner. [The Partnership
  normally will not establish new positions in a futures interests contract
  for any one contract month or option if such additional positions would
  result in a net long or short position for that futures interest contract
  requiring as margin or premium more than 15% of the Partnership's Net
  Assets.] In addition, the Partnership will, except under extraordinary
  circumstances, maintain positions in futures interest contracts in at least
  two market segments (i.e., agricultural items, industrial items (including
  energies), metals, currencies, and financial instruments (including stock,
  financial, and economic indices)) at any one time.
 
    2.  [The Partnership will not acquire additional positions in any futures
  interests contract if such additional positions would result in the
  aggregate net long or short positions for all futures interests contracts
  requiring as margin or premium for all outstanding positions more than 66
  2/3% of the Partnership's Net Assets. Under certain market conditions, such
  as an abrupt increase in margins required by a commodity exchange or its
  clearinghouse or an inability to liquidate open positions because of daily
  price fluctuation limits or both, the Partnership may be required to commit
  as margin amounts in excess of the foregoing limit. In such event the
  Trading Advisors will reduce their open positions to comply with the
  foregoing limit before initiating new positions.]
 
    3.  The Partnership will trade currencies and other commodities in the
  interbank and forward contract markets only with banks, brokers, dealers,
  and other financial institutions which the General Partner, in conjunction
  with DWR, has determined to be creditworthy. In determining the
  creditworthiness of a
 
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  counterparty to a forward contract, the General Partner and DWR will
  consult with the Corporate Credit Department of DWR which monitors
  participants in the interbank and forward markets with which DWR deals on a
  regular basis.
 
    4.  The Trading Advisors will not generally take a position after the
  first notice day in any futures interests during the delivery month of that
  contract, except to match trades to close out a position on the interbank
  foreign currency or other forward markets or liquidate trades in a limit
  market. The Partnership may purchase "cash" stocks and bonds, or options on
  stock or bond indices, on a temporary basis under unusual circumstances in
  which it is not practicable or economically feasible to establish the
  Partnership's stock index or bond portfolios in the futures markets and may
  acquire "cash" instruments in its short-term interest rate futures
  component.
 
    5.  The Partnership will not employ the trading technique commonly known
  as "pyramiding," in which the speculator uses unrealized profits on
  existing positions in a given futures interests due to favorable price
  movement as margin specifically to buy or sell additional positions in the
  same or a related futures interests. Taking into account the Partnership's
  open trade equity (i.e., the profit or loss on an open futures interest
  position) on existing positions in determining generally whether to acquire
  additional futures interests positions on behalf of the Partnership will
  not be considered to constitute "pyramiding."
 
    6.  The Partnership will not under any circumstances lend money to
  affiliated entities or otherwise. The Partnership will not utilize
  borrowings except if the Partnership purchases or takes delivery of
  commodities. If the Partnership borrows money from the General Partner or
  any "affiliate" thereof (as defined in Section 14(c) of the Limited
  Partnership Agreement), the lending entity in such case (the "Lender") may
  not receive interest in excess of its interest costs, nor may the Lender
  receive interest in excess of the amounts which would be charged the
  Partnership (without reference to the General Partner's financial abilities
  or guarantees) by unrelated banks on comparable loans for the same purpose,
  nor may the Lender or any affiliate thereof receive any points or other
  financing charges or fees regardless of the amount. Use of lines of credit
  in connection with its forward trading does not, however, constitute
  borrowing for purposes of this trading limitation.
 
    7.  The Partnership will not permit "churning" of the Partnership's
  assets.
 
  Material changes to the Trading Policies described above may be made only
with the prior written approval of Limited Partners owning more than 50% of
Units then outstanding. The General Partner will notify the Limited Partners
within seven business days after any material change in the Partnership's
Trading Policies so approved by the Limited Partners.
 
  The trading policies are applicable to the three Partnerships offering Units
hereby. In the future, new partnerships added to the Spectrum Series may have
substantially different trading policies. For example, a partnership may be
organized to trade only one commodity or commodity group, and as such may
conflict with certain trading policies which have been established for
Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical and Spectrum Balanced. There is no
obligation on the part of any new partnership of the Spectrum Series to
conform its trading policies to those set forth above.
 
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                              THE SPECTRUM SERIES
 
THE INITIAL OFFERING
 
  Each Partnership was formed as a limited partnership on April 29, 1994 and
was capitalized through the contributions of $10 by the General Partner and $10
by an initial limited partner. The initial limited partner of each of the
Partnerships ceased to be a limited partner of such Partnership at its Initial
Closing. The Partnerships commenced trading operations on November 2, 1994.
 
  The General Partner has agreed to make capital contributions to each
Partnership so that the General Partner's aggregate contribution to each
Partnership is at least equal to the greater of: (a) 1% of aggregate capital
contributions to the Partnership by all Partners (including the General
Partner's contribution) and (b) $25,000.
 
  The Spectrum Series initially solicited subscriptions for up to 10,000,000
Units at an offering price of $10 per Unit from September 15, 1994 through
November 2, 1994. At the Initial Closing on November 2, 1994, an aggregate of
1,685,039.265 Units were sold to the public for an aggregate purchase price of
$16,850,392.
 
  At the Initial Closing, Spectrum Strategic sold 661,719.229 Units to the
public at $10 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $6,617,192. Demeter
contributed $100,000 to Spectrum Strategic in order to meet its minimum capital
contribution requirement.
 
  At the Initial Closing, Spectrum Technical sold 783,803.717 Units to the
public at $10 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $7,838,037. Demeter
contributed $113,984 to Spectrum Technical in order to meet its minimum capital
contribution requirement.
 
  At the Initial Closing, Spectrum Balanced sold 239,516.319 Units to the
public at $10 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,395,163. Demeter
contributed $98,234 to Spectrum Balanced in order to meet its minimum capital
contribution requirement.
 
THE CONTINUING OFFERING
 
  In November 1994, the Spectrum Series commenced the Continuing Offering of
unsold Units. During the Continuing Offering, the minimum investment for most
new subscribers is $5,000, except (a) in the case of an IRA, for which the
minimum subscription for a new subscriber is $2,000, or (b) in the case of a
Non-Series Exchange, the lesser of (i) $5,000 ($2,000 in the case of an IRA),
(ii) the proceeds from the sale of five units (two units in the case of an
IRA), or (iii) the proceeds from the redemption of such subscriber's entire
interest in such other commodity pool.
 
  At the 27 Monthly Closings held by the General Partner and DWR as of January
31, 1997, Spectrum Strategic had sold an additional 4,248,658.474 Units and
received proceeds of $43,633,351; Spectrum Technical had sold an additional
8,509,596.785 Units and received proceeds of $98,019,397; and Spectrum Balanced
had sold an additional 1,661,429.848 Units and received proceeds of
$18,504,834. In connection with such Monthly Closings, the General Partner
contributed an additional $357,000 to Spectrum Strategic, $873,000 to Spectrum
Technical, and $90,000 to Spectrum Balanced. See "Capitalization." At the close
of business on February 28, 1997, Spectrum Strategic had approximately 6,952
Limited Partners of record, Spectrum Technical had approximately 12,701 Limited
Partners of record, and Spectrum Balanced had approximately 3,127 Limited
Partners of record. At the close of business on January 31, 1997, Spectrum
Strategic had 7,589,622.297 unsold Units, Spectrum Technical had 8,706,599.498
unsold Units, and Spectrum Balanced had 6,099,053.833 unsold Units. The General
Partner, in its discretion, may register and sell additional Units from time to
time.
 
  During the Continuing Offering, Units are being offered for sale at Monthly
Closings to be held as of the last day of each month at a purchase price per
Unit equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value of a Unit as of the date of the
Monthly Closing at which the General Partner accepts a subscriber's
subscription.
 
  The Net Asset Value of a Unit of a Partnership is not related to the
performance of any other Partnership and depends on the combined performance of
its Trading Advisors. Such Net Asset Value may increase or decrease
substantially between the date of a subscription and the date as of which such
subscription is accepted by the General Partner; consequently, a subscriber may
receive at a Monthly Closing more or fewer Units of a Partnership than would
have been received if the Monthly Closing had been held on the date of the
 
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subscription. Additionally, even if the amount if a subscription is divided
equally among the Partnerships, the number of Units of each Partnership
purchased at a Monthly Closing will not generally be the same and may differ
significantly.
 
PERFORMANCE RECORDS
 
  The Partnerships began trading on November 2, 1994. The performance summary
of Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum Technical, and Spectrum Balanced from the
commencement of trading through January 31, 1997 is set forth on Tables I, II,
and III below, respectively. All performance information has been calculated on
an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
                                ---------------
 
INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN EACH CAPSULE
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY IS NOT INDICATIVE OF, AND HAS NO BEARING ON, ANY TRADING
RESULTS WHICH MAY BE ATTAINED BY SPECTRUM STRATEGIC, SPECTRUM TECHNICAL, AND
SPECTRUM BALANCED, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE FUTURE, SINCE PAST RESULTS ARE NOT A
GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT ANY PARTNERSHIP
WILL MAKE ANY PROFITS AT ALL OR WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL
LOSSES. INVESTORS SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT INTEREST INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A COMMODITY POOL'S TOTAL INCOME AND, IN CERTAIN
INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE PROFITS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN REALIZED OR UNREALIZED
LOSSES FROM FUTURES INTEREST TRADING.
 
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                                                                         TABLE I
 
                       PERFORMANCE OF SPECTRUM STRATEGIC
 
     Type of Pool: Publicly-Offered Fund
     Inception of Trading: November 2, 1994
     Aggregate Subscriptions: $50,707,543
     Current Capitalization: $45,238,583
     Current Net Asset Value per Unit: $10.60
     Worst Monthly % Drawdown (Month/Year): (10.29)%
     (February 1996)
     Worst Month-End Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (15.61)% (February 1996-July
     1996)
     Cumulative Return Since Inception: 6.00%
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            MONTHLY PERFORMANCE
                                   -----------------------------------------------
         MONTH                       1997         1996       1995          1994
         -----                       ----         ----       ----          ----
                                      %            %           %            %
         <S>                       <C>           <C>         <C>        <C>
         January                    (0.66)         3.71      (3.50)
         February                                (10.29)      1.45
         March                                    (0.97)      7.86
         April                                     6.08       0.00
         May                                      (3.05)     (0.66)
         June                                     (2.86)     (6.38)
         July                                     (4.91)     (0.81)
         August                                    1.14       4.00
         September                                 5.11      (0.39)
         October                                   2.92       0.30
         November                                  3.49       2.76         0.10
         December                                 (2.65)      6.24         0.00
         Compound Annual/Period     (0.66)        (3.53)     10.49         0.10
          Rate of Return           (1 month)                            (2 months)
</TABLE>
 
                                                                        TABLE II
 
                       PERFORMANCE OF SPECTRUM TECHNICAL
 
    Type of Pool: Publicly-Offered Fund
    Inception of Trading: November 2, 1994
    Aggregate Subscriptions: $106,844,418
    Current Capitalization: $121,535,734
    Current Net Asset Value per Unit: $14.11
    Worst Monthly % Drawdown (Month/Year): (6.39)% (February
    1996)
    Worst Month-End Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (7.41)% (June
    1995-October 1995)
    Cumulative Return Since Inception: 41.10%
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            MONTHLY PERFORMANCE
                                   ----------------------------------------------
         MONTH                       1997        1996       1995          1994
         -----                       ----        ----       ----          ----
                                       %           %          %            %
         <S>                       <C>           <C>        <C>        <C>
         January                     3.67         4.78      (1.84)
         February                                (6.39)      5.10
         March                                    1.24      10.21
         April                                    4.82       3.60
         May                                     (3.84)      0.69
         June                                     3.21      (1.12)
         July                                    (4.80)     (2.44)
         August                                  (0.35)     (0.63)
         September                                5.50      (3.33)
         October                                  9.92      (0.09)
         November                                 8.34       0.93        (0.90)
         December                                (3.88)      6.09        (1.31)
         Compound Annual/Period      3.67        18.35      17.59        (2.20)
          Rate of Return           (1 month)                           (2 months)
</TABLE>
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                                                      TABLE III
 
                       PERFORMANCE OF SPECTRUM BALANCED
 
           Type of Pool: Publicly-Offered Fund
           Inception of Trading: November 2, 1984
           Aggregate Subscriptions: $21,088,231
           Current Capitalization: $19,401,820
           Current Net Asset Value per Unit: $12.02
           Worst Monthly % Drawdown (Month/Year): (7.92)% (February
                       1996)
           Worst Month-End Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (10.64)%
                       (February 1996-May 1996)
           Cumulative Return Since Inception: 20.20%
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           MONTHLY PERFORMANCE
                                   ----------------------------------------------
         MONTH                       1997        1996       1995         1994
         -----                       ----        ----       ----         ----
                                      %            %          %            %
         <S>                       <C>           <C>        <C>        <C>
         January                     3.35        0.41        1.32
         February                                (7.92)      4.62
         March                                   (1.08)      2.88
         April                                    1.27       2.15
         May                                     (3.13)      4.38
         June                                     0.46       0.79
         July                                     0.83      (1.39)
         August                                  (0.82)     (1.41)
         September                                2.30       1.61
         October                                  3.77       0.26
         November                                 4.76       2.72       (0.50)
         December                                 3.88       2.99       (1.21)
         Compound Annual/Period      3.35        (3.65)     22.79       (1.70)
          Rate of Return           (1 month)                           (2 months)
</TABLE>
 
                      FOOTNOTES TO TABLES I, II AND III.
 
  "Drawdown" means decline in net asset value per unit. "Worst Month-End Peak-
to-Valley" as used herein is equivalent to the "drawdown" experienced by a
Partnership, determined in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.10 and represents the
greatest percentage decline from any month-end net asset value per unit which
occurs without such month-end net asset value per unit being equaled or
exceeded as of a subsequent month-end. In dollar terms, for example, if the
net asset value per unit of a Partnership declined by $1 in each of January
and February, increased by $1 in March and declined again by $2 in April, a
"peak-to-valley drawdown" analysis conducted as of the end of April would
consider that "drawdown" to be still continuing and to be $3 in amount,
whereas if the net asset value of a unit had increased by $2 in March, the
January-February drawdown would have ended as of the end of February at the $2
level. Such "drawdowns" are measured on the basis of month-end net asset
values only, and do not reflect intra-month figures.
 
  "Monthly Rate of Return" is the percentage change in Net Asset Value per
Unit from one month to another.
 
  "Compound Annual (Period) Rate of Return" is calculated by multiplying on a
compound basis each of the monthly rates of return and not by adding or
averaging such monthly rates of return. For periods of less than one year, the
results are year-to-date.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                            SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
  The following is the results of operations of Spectrum Strategic, Spectrum
Technical and Spectrum Balanced for the years ended December 31, 1996 and
December 31, 1995 and for the period from November 2, 1994 (commencement of
operations) to December 31, 1994. For the complete 1996 and 1995 Annual Reports
for all the Partnerships, see page F-2 of this Prospectus. For performance
information with respect to each Partnership, see "The Spectrum Series--
Performance Records."
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
                               -------------------------------------------
                                                       FOR THE PERIOD FROM
                                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED     NOVEMBER 2,  1994
                                    DECEMBER 31,        (COMMENCEMENT OF
                               -----------------------   OPERATIONS) TO
                                  1996         1995     DECEMBER 31, 1994
                               -----------  ---------- -------------------
   <S>                         <C>          <C>        <C>                 <C>
                                    $           $               $
   REVENUES
   Trading Profit (Loss):
    Realized                     4,980,402   3,408,036       (221,731)
    Net change in unrealized    (1,679,048)  1,451,792        367,611
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
    Total Trading Results        3,301,354   4,859,828        145,880
   Interest income (DWR)         1,604,026     887,226         55,127
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
    Total Revenues               4,905,380   5,747,054        201,007
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
   EXPENSES
   Brokerage commissions
    (DWR)                        3,398,205   1,802,579        121,039
   Management fees               1,587,213     824,036         55,333
   Incentive fees                  726,825     437,310         18,841
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
    Total Expenses               5,712,243   3,063,925        195,213
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
   NET INCOME (LOSS)              (806,863)  2,683,129          5,794
                               ===========  ==========     ==========
   NET INCOME (LOSS)
    ALLOCATION:
   Limited Partners               (799,980)  2,659,882          5,704
   General Partner                  (6,883)     23,247             90
   NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT:
   Limited Partners                   (.39)       1.05            .01
   General Partner                    (.39)       1.05            .01
   TOTAL ASSETS AT THE END OF
    PERIOD                      47,089,676  33,049,282     12,042,772
   TOTAL NET ASSETS AT END OF
    PERIOD                      45,118,877  32,462,932     11,918,929
   NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT
    AT END OF PERIOD
   Limited Partners                  10.67       11.06          10.01
   General Partner                   10.67       11.06          10.01
<CAPTION>
                                  DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
                               -------------------------------------------
                                                       FOR THE PERIOD FROM
                                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED     NOVEMBER 2, 1994
                                    DECEMBER 31,        (COMMENCEMENT OF
                               -----------------------   OPERATIONS) TO
                                  1996         1995     DECEMBER 31, 1994
                               -----------  ---------- -------------------
   <S>                         <C>          <C>        <C>                 <C>
                                    $           $               $
   REVENUES
   Trading Profit (Loss):
    Realized                    26,334,748   4,446,595       (786,137)
    Net change in unrealized    (1,552,659)  3,362,093        724,455
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
    Total Trading Results       24,782,089   7,808,688        (61,682)
   Interest income (DWR)         3,242,977   1,430,845         67,617
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
    Total Revenues              28,025,066   9,239,533          5,935
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
   EXPENSES
   Brokerage commissions
    (DWR)                        6,997,531   3,003,934        149,907
   Management fees               3,273,649   1,373,227         68,529
   Incentive fees                1,852,569     600,504         19,678
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
    Total Expenses              12,123,749   4,977,665        238,114
                               -----------  ----------     ----------
   NET INCOME (LOSS)            15,901,317   4,261,868       (232,179)
                               ===========  ==========     ==========
   NET INCOME (LOSS)
    ALLOCATION:
   Limited Partners             15,737,852   4,226,249       (229,460)
   General Partner                 163,465      35,619         (2,719)
   NET INCOME (LOSS) PER
    UNIT:
   Limited Partners                   2.11        1.72           (.22)
   General Partner                    2.11        1.72           (.22)
   TOTAL ASSETS AT THE END OF
    PERIOD                     114,822,056  60,075,842     15,084,678
   TOTAL NET ASSETS AT END OF
    PERIOD                     112,985,629  59,326,379     14,931,054
   NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT
    AT END OF PERIOD
   Limited Partners                  13.61       11.50           9.78
   General Partner                   13.61       11.50           9.78
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                                           FOR THE PERIOD FROM
                                     FOR THE YEAR ENDED     NOVEMBER 2, 1994
                                        DECEMBER 31,        (COMMENCEMENT  OF
                                    ----------------------   OPERATIONS) TO
                                       1996        1995     DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                    ----------  ---------- -------------------
                                        $           $               $
   <S>                              <C>         <C>        <C>
   REVENUES
   Trading Profit (Loss):
    Realized                           177,564   1,508,581        (61,916)
    Net change in unrealized          (175,835)    373,624         18,804
                                    ----------  ----------      ---------
    Total Trading Results                1,729   1,882,205        (43,112)
   Interest income (DWR)               891,897     447,608         25,896
                                    ----------  ----------      ---------
    Total Revenues                     893,626   2,329,813        (17,216)
                                    ----------  ----------      ---------
   EXPENSES
   Brokerage commissions (DWR)       1,030,310     503,995         29,040
   Management fee                      221,202     104,999          6,050
   Incentive fees                          --      161,155            --
                                    ----------  ----------      ---------
    Total Expenses                   1,251,592     770,149         35,090
                                    ----------  ----------      ---------
   NET INCOME (LOSS)                  (357,966)  1,559,664        (52,306)
                                    ==========  ==========      =========
   NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATION:
   Limited Partners                   (354,537)  1,536,421        (50,640)
   General Partner                      (3,429)     23,243         (1,666)
   NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT:
   Limited Partners                       (.44)       2.24           (.17)
   General Partner                         .44        2.24           (.17)
   TOTAL ASSETS AT THE END OF
    PERIOD                          19,620,770  14,923,682      3,817,871
   TOTAL NET ASSETS AT END OF
    PERIOD                          18,706,255  14,754,500      3,797,845
   NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT AT END
    OF PERIOD
   Limited Partners                      11.63       12.07           9.83
   General Partner                       11.63       12.07           9.83
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
 
  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
                                  OPERATIONS
 
  Liquidity. The assets of each Partnership are deposited with DWR in separate
futures interests trading accounts established by DWR for each Trading Advisor
and are used by each Partnership as margin to engage in trading. DWR holds
such assets in either non-interest bearing bank accounts or in securities
approved by the CFTC for investment of customer funds. See "Investment
Program, Use of Proceeds and Trading Policies." Each Partnership's assets held
by DWR may be used as margin solely for such Partnership's trading. Since each
Partnership's sole purpose is to trade in futures interests, it is expected
that each Partnership will continue to own such liquid assets for margin
purposes.
 
  A Partnership's investment in futures interests may, from time to time, be
illiquid. See "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to Futures Interests and the
Futures Interests Markets--Futures Interest Trading May be Illiquid." Most
United States futures exchanges limit fluctuations in certain futures interest
prices during a single day by regulations referred to as "daily price
fluctuations limits" or "daily limits." Pursuant to such regulations, during a
single trading day no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit.
If the price for a particular futures interest has increased or decreased by
an amount equal to the "daily limit," positions in such futures interest can
neither be taken nor liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at
or within the limit. Futures interests prices have occasionally moved the
daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such
market conditions could prevent a Partnership from promptly liquidating its
futures interests and result in restrictions on redemptions. However, since
commencement of trading by the Partnerships, there has never been a time when
illiquidity has affected a material portion of any Partnership's assets. See
"Redemptions" and "Risk Factors."
 
  There is no limitation on daily price moves in trading forward contracts on
foreign currency. The markets for some world currencies have low trading
volume and are illiquid, which may prevent a Partnership from trading in
potentially profitable markets or prevent a Partnership from promptly
liquidating unfavorable positions in such markets and subjecting it to
substantial losses. Either of these market conditions could result in
restrictions on redemptions.
 
  Capital Resources. No Partnership has, nor does any expect to have, any
capital assets. Redemptions, Exchanges and sales of additional Units in the
future will affect the amount of funds available for investments in futures
interests in subsequent periods. As redemptions are at the discretion of
Limited Partners, it is not possible to estimate the amount and therefore the
impact of future redemptions.
 
  Results of Operations. Due to the nature of each Partnership's business, a
Partnership's results depend on its Trading Advisor(s) and the ability of its
trading programs to take advantage of price movements or other profit
opportunities in the futures interests markets. The following presents a
summary of each Partnership's operations from inception through December 31,
1994, and for the years 1995 and 1996, and a general discussion of each
Partnership's trading activities in certain markets during each period. It is
important to note, however, that the Trading Advisors trade in various markets
at different times and that prior activity in a particular market does not
mean that such market will be actively traded by the Trading Advisors or will
be profitable in the future. Consequently, the results of operations of a
Partnership are difficult to discuss other than in the context of its Trading
Advisor(s)' trading activities on behalf of the Partnership as a whole and how
the Partnership has performed in the past. See "The Spectrum Series--
Performance Records" and "Selected Financial Data" above and the Partnerships'
financial statements herein.
 
  Spectrum Strategic. Spectrum Strategic began trading in November 1994 and
increased slightly in its first two months of trading. Spectrum Strategic
recorded small gains in November in the metals, sugar and currency futures
markets. Trading losses in the currency and financial futures markets during
December offset a majority of the gains recorded during November. Overall,
Spectrum Strategic posted relatively flat performance during the first two
months of trading primarily as a result of a lack of development of any major
price changes in the calendar year's final two months.
 
  For the period November 2, 1994 through December 31, 1994, Spectrum
Strategic's total trading revenues, including interest income, were $201,007.
Total expenses for the period were $195,213, resulting in a net gain of
$5,794. The value of an individual Unit in Spectrum Strategic increased from
$10.00 at November 2, 1994 to $10.01 at December 31, 1994.
 
  Spectrum Strategic recorded losses during January 1995 as a result of
trading in currency, metals and soft commodities futures markets. Smaller
gains in the energy and global financial futures markets offset a portion
 
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of these losses for the month. Spectrum Strategic posted positive results in
February and March primarily as a result of sustained price movements in
international stock index and bonds futures markets. Additional gains were
experienced in currency trading due to a strengthening in the value of the
Japanese yen and most major European currencies versus the U.S. dollar.
 
  Small net gains were recorded during April as gains in agricultural and
currency trading more than offset losses in the energy and global financial
futures markets. Spectrum Strategic recorded losses during May due primarily to
volatile price movement in the currency, metals and soft commodities futures
markets. Losses were experienced in June primarily from trading global interest
rate futures. Additional losses were experienced in the currency, agricultural
and soft commodities markets.
 
  The third quarter began with losses primarily as a result of the erratic
price movement in a majority of the futures markets trading during July. The
most significant losses were recorded in the agricultural and soft commodities
markets. Trading gains were experienced during August primarily as a result of
a decrease in value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar. Smaller
gains in financial futures and soft commodities offset losses in the metals and
energy markets during the month. During September, Spectrum Strategic recorded
losses as a result of trading in the metals markets as both base and precious
metals prices moved in a volatile pattern. In currency trading, gains from
transactions involving the Japanese yen more than offset losses recorded from
transactions involving most European currencies.
 
  Modest gains were recorded in October as a result of profits recorded from
long positions in German bund, U.S. Treasury bond, euroswiss and eurodollar
futures as prices in each of these markets increased during the month. Small
gains were recorded in agricultural futures. Long positions in European
interest rate futures recorded gains as prices in European bond futures
increased in November. Additional gains were recorded from trading in Nikkei
index futures, as well as from transactions involving short German mark
positions as the value of the mark decreased during the month. During December,
agricultural and energy futures prices moved higher and gains were recorded
from long positions in these markets. Trading losses in soft commodities and
metals futures offset a portion of Spectrum Strategic's overall gains in
December.
 
  For the year ended December 31, 1995, Spectrum Strategic's total trading
revenues, including interest income, were $5,747,054. Total expenses for the
year were $3,063,925, resulting in a net gain of $2,683,129. The value of an
individual Unit in Spectrum Strategic increased from $10.01 at December 31,
1994 to $11.06 at December 31, 1995.
 
  In 1996, Spectrum Strategic recorded gains during January as the value of the
U.S. dollar increased relative to most world currencies resulting in profits
from short German mark and Japanese yen positions. Additional gains were
recorded from trading gold, silver and crude oil futures. Spectrum Strategic
recorded significant losses in February due primarily to a sharp reversal in
European and U.S. interest rate futures prices. Additional losses were recorded
in currencies as the downward move in the Japanese yen and most European
currencies during January abruptly reversed in February. Small losses in March
were recorded from trading Japanese and European bond futures, as well as from
U.S. and German stock index futures. Additional losses were recorded in soft
commodities and currencies. Gains experienced in agriculturals and energies
offset a portion of overall losses during March.
 
  In April, trading gains were recorded from trading corn, wheat and soybean
futures. Additional gains were recorded in currencies from short positions in
the German mark and Swiss franc as the value of these currencies moved lower
relative to the U.S. dollar and other world currencies. During May, losses were
recorded in energies as oil and gas prices moved lower after a previous move
upward. Smaller losses were recorded from trading in global bond futures.
Losses in June were recorded in agriculturals from trading wheat and soybean
futures. Additional losses were recorded in metals, energies and U.S. financial
futures. Gains in currencies and soft commodities helped mitigate overall
losses during June.
 
  In July, Spectrum Strategic recorded losses from trading corn, wheat and
soybean futures as prices in these markets moved lower. Additional losses were
recorded in currencies from short Japanese yen positions as its value moved
sharply higher versus the U.S. dollar. Smaller losses were recorded in soft
commodities and metals. Gains recorded in financial futures offset a portion of
overall losses during the month. Modest gains were recorded during August
primarily due to long positions in soybean products as prices increased.
Additional gains were recorded from long Japanese bond futures and in
currencies from transactions involving the Japanese yen and Australian dollar.
During September, gains were recorded in financial futures from long
 
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<PAGE>
 
European and Japanese bond futures positions as prices moved steadily higher.
Additional gains were recorded from long S&P Index futures positions as prices
moved sharply higher. Smaller gains were recorded in the currency and energy
markets.
 
  Gains in October were recorded from a continued upward move in Japanese and
European bond futures. Additional gains were recorded from long S&P 500 Index
futures positions as prices moved higher early in the month. Gains were also
recorded in currencies from long British pound and Canadian dollar positions.
In November, Spectrum Strategic recorded gains from long positions in global
stock index and bond futures as prices in these markets moved higher. Profits
were also recorded in metals from long copper positions and short gold
positions. During December, losses were recorded from long global interest
rate futures positions as prices reversed sharply lower. Additional losses
were recorded in agricultural commodities, metals, and energies. Spectrum
Strategic recorded losses as the gains experienced in currencies and global
bond futures during September, October and November were offset by losses
experienced in these same sectors during February and from short-term
volatility in the energy and domestic commodities markets during the second
half of the year.
 
  For the year ended December 31, 1996, Spectrum Strategic's total trading
revenues, including interest income, were $4,905,380. Total expenses for the
year were $5,712,243, resulting in a net loss of $806,863. The value of an
individual Unit in Spectrum Strategic decreased from $11.06 at December 31,
1995 to $10.67 at December 31, 1996.
 
  Spectrum Technical. Spectrum Technical began trading in November 1994 and
decreased in its first two months of trading to close the calendar year at a
Net Asset Value per unit of $9.78. Spectrum Technical recorded losses as a
result of trading in the currency and energy futures markets during November.
Smaller losses were recorded during December as trading losses in the currency
and financial futures markets offset gains in metals and soft commodities.
Overall, Spectrum Technical posted losses during the first two months of
trading primarily as a result of a lack of development of any significant
trends in the calendar year's final two months.
 
  For the period November 2, 1994 through December 31, 1994, Spectrum
Technical's total trading losses, net of interest income, were $5,935. Total
expenses for the period were $238,114, resulting in a net loss of $232,179.
The value of an individual Unit in Spectrum Technical decreased from $10.00 at
November 2, 1994 to $9.78 at December 31, 1994.
 
  Spectrum Technical began 1995 with a strong first quarter. A majority of the
first quarter profits resulted from financial futures prices strengthening,
resulting in profits for Spectrum Technical's long stock index and bond
futures positions during February and March. Smaller trading gains were
recorded in currency trading due to an upward move in the value of the
Japanese yen and major European currencies versus the U.S. dollar. A portion
of these gains for the first quarter was offset by losses experienced in
January. The majority of these losses during January were recorded in the
currency markets as an upward move in the value of most major European
currencies relative to the U.S. dollar occurred early in the month, followed
by an extremely sharp and sudden reversal late in the month.
 
  During April, profits were posted as a result of a continued upward move in
global financial futures prices. Modest gains were recorded by Spectrum
Technical during May as the upward trend in global interest rate futures
prices continued and gains were recorded from previously established long
global bond futures positions. A portion of these gains were offset by losses
in the currency, metals and energy markets. Spectrum Technical recorded losses
during June as international bond futures prices pulled back from their
previous four month upward trend.
 
  Trading losses were experienced during July due primarily to the U.S. bond
futures prices retreating from their previous upward move. Additional losses
were recorded in the metals, energy and agricultural markets as prices in
these markets moved in a trendless pattern. During August, trading losses in
traditional commodities and financial futures more than offset gains
experienced in the currency markets. Currency gains were recorded from short
Japanese yen positions as the value of the yen continued to move lower
relative to the U.S. dollar. Currency trading during September resulted in
losses due primarily to a sharp and extremely significant reversal in the
upward move on the U.S. dollar relative to most European currencies on
September 20 and 21. Energy prices also reversed their previous upward move
that began earlier in the month, resulting in additional losses for Spectrum
Technical during this period.
 
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<PAGE>
 
  Trendless price movement in energy and soft commodities futures resulted in
losses during October. Additional losses were experienced in global financial
futures as prices in these markets also moved without consistent direction.
Gains from currency trading offset a small portion of these losses for the
month. Gains were experienced during November as a result of trading global
interest rate and coffee futures. Trading losses in currency, energy and metals
futures, as a result of trendless prices movement in each of these markets,
offset a portion of these gains. Energy prices broke out of their previous
trendless patterns and moved higher during December enabling Spectrum Technical
to record profits from long gas and oil futures positions. Additional gains
were recorded from trading other additional commodities and financial futures.
 
  For the year ended December 31, 1995, Spectrum Technical's total trading
revenues, including interest income, were $9,239,533. Total expenses for the
year were $4,977,665, resulting in net income of $4,261,868. The value of an
individual Unit in Spectrum Technical increased from $9.78 at December 31, 1994
to $11.50 at December 31, 1995.
 
  In 1996, Spectrum Technical recorded gains during January as the value of the
U.S. dollar moved higher relative to most world currencies resulting in profits
from short Japanese yen, Swiss franc and German mark positions. Additional
gains were recorded from long European interest rate, Eurodollar and global
stock index futures positions as prices increased. Losses were recorded during
February due to dramatic reversals in several key market complexes. The most
significant losses were recorded in the currency markets as the previous
downward move in the value of the Japanese yen and most European currencies
abruptly reversed. Additional losses were recorded from previously established
long positions in global interest rate futures and stock index futures. Gains
in March were recorded in energies from long crude oil positions as prices
trended higher. Additional gains were recorded from a declining value in the
Japanese yen and an increasing value of the Australian dollar. A portion of
these gains was offset by losses recorded in the metals, financial futures and
agricultural markets.
 
  In April, gains were recorded in currencies from short positions in the
German mark and Swiss franc as the value of these currencies trended lower
versus the U.S. dollar and other world currencies. Additional gains were
recorded in the agricultural and energy markets. Losses were recorded during
May as a result of sharp trend reversals and trendless price movement in a
majority of the markets traded. The most significant of these losses were
recorded in Japanese bond and Nikkei Index futures. Additional losses were
experienced from long copper futures positions as prices moved sharply lower
during mid-month. Spectrum Technical recorded gains during June due primarily
to short positions in copper futures as prices continued to move lower on news
of significant losses incurred in copper by Sumitomo Corporation. Additional
gains in metals were recorded from short gold, silver and aluminum futures
positions. Smaller gains were recorded in the energy and currency markets.
 
  In July, Spectrum Technical recorded losses in currencies from short
positions in the Japanese yen as its value moved sharply higher versus the U.S.
dollar. Additional losses were recorded from global stock index and U.S.
interest rate futures as prices moved in a short-term volatile pattern. Smaller
losses were recorded in the agricultural and energy markets. Small losses were
recorded during August primarily due to trend reversals and choppy price
movement in the currency markets. The most significant losses were recorded
from short positions in the Australian dollar as its value reversed higher
relative to the U.S. dollar and other world currencies. A majority of these
losses was offset by gains recorded in financial futures and energies. During
September, gains were recorded due primarily to a strong upward trend in oil
prices. Additional gains were recorded in financial futures from long European
and Japanese bond futures positions as prices moved steadily higher.
 
  Strong gains in October were recorded as long positions in global interest
rate futures profited from a continued upward trend. In currencies, long
British pound positions profited as its value increased dramatically relative
to the U.S. dollar, and from short Japanese yen positions as its value
decreased. In November, significant gains were recorded as global interest rate
futures prices continued to trend higher. Additional gains were recorded in
currency trading from long British pound positions. Smaller profits were
recorded in metals from long copper and short gold futures positions. Losses
were recorded in December from long global interest rate futures positions as
prices reversed sharply lower, thus giving back a portion of previous months'
profits. Additional losses were recorded in currencies from long Australian
dollar positions as its value decreased sharply relative to the U.S. dollar
early in the month.
 
  For the year ended December 31, 1996, Spectrum Technical's total trading
revenues, including interest income, were $28,025,066. Total expenses for the
year were $12,123,749, resulting in a net gain of $15,901,317.
 
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The value of an individual Unit in Spectrum Strategic increased from $11.50 at
December 31, 1995 to $13.61 at December 31, 1996.
 
  Spectrum Balanced. Spectrum Balanced began trading in November 1994 at a Net
Asset Value per Unit of $10.00 and decreased in its first two months of
trading to close the calendar year at a Net Asset Value per Unit of $9.83.
Spectrum Balanced replicates a balanced portfolio of stocks, bonds and managed
futures utilizing the futures, options and forward markets. Spectrum Balanced
traded for only two months in 1994, recording losses in the currency and U.S.
stock and bond futures markets and gains in coffee, cotton and natural gas
from the managed futures portion of the balanced portfolio.
 
  For the period November 2, 1994 through December 31, 1994, Spectrum
Balanced's total trading losses, net of interest income, were $17,216. Total
expenses for the period were $35,090, resulting in a net loss of $52,306. The
value of an individual Unit in the Spectrum Balanced decreased from $10.00 at
November 2, 1994 to $9.83 at December 31, 1994.
 
  Spectrum Balanced recorded gains during the first quarter of 1995 in the
stock portion of the balanced portfolio as domestic stock prices increased
throughout the quarter, resulting in profits for Spectrum Balanced's long S&P
500 Index futures position. The managed futures portion of the portfolio
posted profits during the first three months of the year as a result of
trading global financial futures and world currencies, as well as soft
commodities and energy futures. Smaller gains were recorded in the bond
portion of the portfolio as U.S. Treasure bond prices increased during January
and February.
 
  Profits were posted during April primarily from trading currency and global
bonds futures in the managed futures portion of the portfolio. Additional
gains were recorded in U.S. bond and stock index futures as prices in these
markets moved higher during the month. During May, trading gains were recorded
in international bond futures, as well as in domestic stock index futures. The
majority of the gains recorded during June were experienced in S&P 500 Index
futures trading. Smaller gains were recorded in U.S. Treasury bonds futures.
In the managed futures portion of the portfolio, trading gains in wheat,
coffee, copper and crude oil futures offset losses in global financial futures
and currency trading.
 
  Trading losses were recorded during July primarily as a result of losses in
U.S. and international interest rate futures, as well as traditional commodity
futures. Gains in S&P 500 Index futures and currency trading offset a portion
of these losses for the month. Trading in S&P Index futures resulted in losses
during August as prices retreated from their previous upward move. Additional
losses were recorded from trading base metals and global interest rate futures
in the managed futures portion of the portfolio. Gains in U.S. Treasury bond
futures, as well as in currency, energy and global stock index futures offset
a portion of the losses in August. Increasing domestic stock and bond futures
prices resulted in gains for Spectrum Balanced during September. In the
managed futures portion of the portfolio, gains in agricultural, soft
commodities and global interest rate futures offset losses in energy, currency
and base metals futures trading.
 
  Trendless price movement in energy and soft commodities futures resulted in
losses during October. Additional losses were experienced in global financial
futures as prices in these markets.
 
  Modest gains were recorded in October from profits recorded in U.S. Treasury
bond futures, as well as in aluminum and corn futures trading. Losses in
currency, soft commodities, global interest rate and S&P 500 Index futures
offset a portion of these gains. Trading gains were experienced in November as
both U.S. stock and bond futures prices moved higher during the month.
Additional profits were recorded in the managed futures portion of the
portfolio from trading in global interest rate and energy futures. During
December, trading gains were experienced as energy prices continued to
increase and gains were recorded from previously established long gas and oil
futures positions. Additional gains were recorded in domestic stock index and
bond futures trading.
 
  For the year ended December 31, 1995, Spectrum Balanced's total trading
revenues, including interest income, were $2,329,813. Total expenses for the
year were $770,149, resulting in net income of $1,559,644. The value of an
individual Unit in the Spectrum Balanced increased from $9.83 at December 31,
1994 to $12.07 at December 31, 1995.
 
  In 1996, Spectrum Balanced recorded losses during February primarily as a
result of a sharp move lower in U.S. Treasury bond futures and in the managed
futures portion of the portfolio in global interest rate futures and
currencies. In March, losses were recorded in the bond portion of the balanced
portfolio as U.S. Treasury bond futures prices decreased as well as in the
managed futures portion from trading Australian and European bond futures.
 
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  Profits were posted during April primarily from trading in the agricultural
markets. Additional gains were recorded from transactions involving most
European currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. A portion of Spectrum
Balanced's overall gains for the month was offset by losses in the stock
portion of the balanced portfolio. Losses were recorded during May in the
managed futures portion of the balanced portfolio from trading global interest
rate futures as prices moved in a trendless pattern. Additional losses were
recorded in currencies as the value of the Japanese yen was trendless. Gains
were recorded in June from short positions in copper futures as prices plunged
on news of significant losses in copper by Sumitomo Corporation. Additional
gains were recorded from trading in soft commodities, energies and
agriculturals. Losses in global interest rate futures and currencies offset a
majority of these profits.
 
  In July, gains were recorded from long Swiss franc, German mark and French
franc positions due to a strong upward move in their value relative to the
U.S. dollar. Additional gains were recorded from long Australian bond futures
positions as prices moved higher late in the month. A portion of these gains
was offset by losses recorded in the stock and bond portions of the balanced
portfolio. During August, losses were recorded in currencies primarily due to
trend reversals in the German mark and Australian dollar. In the bond portion
of the balanced portfolio, losses were recorded as U.S. bond futures prices
moved lower. Trading gains recorded from long crude oil futures and S&P 500
Index futures positions, as prices in both these markets moved higher, helped
mitigate overall losses. Profits were recorded during September from gains in
each portion of the balanced portfolio. The most significant gains were
recorded in the managed futures portion from long global bond futures
positions as prices moved steadily higher. Additional gains were recorded in
both the stock and bond portions as S&P 500 Index and U.S. Treasury note
futures prices finished the month higher.
 
  Profits in October were recorded from long global bond futures positions as
prices continued to trend higher. Additional gains were recorded from long
U.S. stock and bond futures positions as prices in these markets also finished
the month higher. Strong gains were recorded in November in the managed
futures sector from long global bond futures positions as prices continued to
trend higher. Additional gains were recorded from long U.S. Treasury note
futures positions, and in the stock portion from long S&P 500 Index futures
positions. Losses in December were recorded in the managed futures portion of
the balanced portfolio from long global bond futures positions as prices
reversed sharply lower, thus giving back a portion of previous months'
profits. Additional losses were recorded in the stock and bond portion of the
balanced portfolio from long U.S. Treasury note and S&P 500 Index futures
positions. Losses were recorded during the year despite positive performance
from U.S. stock index futures during a majority of the year as a relatively
light exposure to this area relative to bonds resulted in losses during early
1996.
 
  For the year ended December 31, 1996, Spectrum Balanced's total trading
revenues, including interest income, were $893,626. Total expenses for the
period were $1,251,592, resulting in a net loss of $357,966. The value of an
individual Unit in Spectrum Balanced decreased from $12.07 at December 31,
1995 to $11.63 at December 31, 1996.
 
  See "Selected Financial Data" and "Independent Auditors' Report and
Financial Statements of Dean Witter Spectrum Series" herein.
 
  1996 proved to be the second consecutive successful year for Spectrum
Technical as its ability to benefit from trends in global interest rate
futures and the currency markets during September, October and November,
coupled with the Trading Advisors' ability to limit losses during periods of
trendless price movement earlier in the year, produced strong gains for the
year. In Spectrum Balanced, losses were recorded during the year despite
positive performance from U.S. stock index futures during a majority of the
year as a relatively light exposure to this area relative to bonds resulted in
losses during early 1996. Spectrum Strategic recorded losses as the gains
experienced in currencies and global bond futures during September, October,
and November, were offset by losses experienced in these same sectors during
February and from short-term volatility in the energy and domestic commodities
markets during the second half of the year. Since inception in November 1994
through December 31, 1996, the Net Asset Value of a Unit of Spectrum Balanced
has increased by 16.3% (a compound annualized return of 7.5%), the Net Asset
Value of a Unit of Spectrum Strategic has increased by 6.7% (a compound
annualized return of 3.2%), and the Net Asset Value of a Unit of Spectrum
Technical has increased by 36.1% (a compound annualized return of 15.9%).
 
  To enhance the foregoing comparison of operations from year to year,
prospective investors can examine, line by line, each Partnership's Statement
of Operations and Statement of Financial Condition. Total trading results were
greater in 1996 than 1995 for Spectrum Technical, but less for Spectrum
Balanced and Spectrum
 
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<PAGE>
 
Strategic. In Spectrum Technical, the increase was due to increased
profitability from trading in currencies and global interest rate futures in
the second half of 1996. In Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Balanced, trading
losses earlier in 1996 offset a significant portion of the trading gains later
in the year.
 
  Interest Income and Expenses. Interest income to Spectrum Strategic and
Spectrum Technical is derived from 80% of their assets earning interest at the
prevailing rate paid on U.S. Treasury Bills. Spectrum Balanced earns interest
at the same rate on 100% of its assets. The size of the assets and the
fluctuation of interest rates affect the resulting interest income annual
totals. Interest income for each of the Partnerships was greater in 1996 than
1995 due to an increasing size of each Partnership's asset base due to
subscriptions far outweighing redemptions.
 
  In regard to expenses of the Partnerships, brokerage fees to the Partnerships
were charged at an annual rate of 8.75% of assets for Spectrum Strategic and
Spectrum Technical and at an annual rate of 6% for Spectrum Balanced through
August 31, 1996. Effective September 1, 1996, brokerage fees were reduced in
Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical to an annual rate of 8.25% of assets,
and in Spectrum Balanced to an annual rate of 5.5% of assets. Management fees
to the Partnerships are charged at an annual rate of 4% for Spectrum Strategic
and Spectrum Technical, and 1.25% for Spectrum Balanced. Each of these fees for
all of the Partnerships were greater in 1996 than in 1995 because of the
increasing asset size of each of the Partnerships. Incentive fees are charged
on a monthly basis at 15% of each Trading Advisor's net profits in each of the
Partnerships. Incentive fees were greater in 1996 than in 1995 for Spectrum
Technical as a result of increased monthly profitability for each of the
Partnership's Trading Advisors. In Spectrum Strategic, incentive fees increased
due to increased monthly profitability by one of the Fund's Trading Advisors.
In Spectrum Balanced, no incentive fees were charged in 1996 as the Fund's sole
Trading Advisor was not profitable above a previous month-end high.
 
  See "Selected Financial Data" and "Independent Auditors' Report and Financial
Statements of Dean Witter Spectrum Series" herein.
 
  Financial Instruments. Each Partnership is a party to financial instruments
with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. The Partnerships
trade futures, options, and forward contracts in interest rates, stock indices,
commodities, currencies, petroleum and precious metals. In entering into these
contracts there exists a risk to a Partnership (market risk) that such
contracts may be significantly influenced by market conditions, such as
interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If
the markets should move against all of the futures interests positions held by
a Partnership at the same time, and if the Trading Advisors were unable to
offset futures interests positions of the Partnership, the Partnership could
lose all of its assets and the Limited Partners would realize a 100% loss. In
addition to the Trading Advisors' internal controls, each Trading Advisor must
be in compliance with the Trading Policies of the respective Partnerships. Such
Trading Policies include standards for liquidity and leverage with which the
Partnerships must comply. The Trading Advisors and the General Partner monitor
the Partnerships' trading activities to ensure compliance with the Trading
Policies. See "Investment Program, Use of Proceeds and Trading Policies--
Trading Policies." The General Partner may (under the terms of each Management
Agreement) require a Trading Advisor to modify positions of the Partnership if
the General Partner believes they violate the Partnership's Trading Policies.
 
  In addition to market risk, in entering into futures, options and forward
contracts there is a credit risk to a Partnership that the counterparty on a
contract will not be able to meet its obligations to the Partnership. The
ultimate counterparty of a Partnership for futures contracts traded in the
United States and most foreign exchanges on which the Partnership trades is the
clearinghouse associated with such exchange. In general, a clearinghouse is
backed by the membership of the exchange and will act in the event of non-
performance by one of its members or one of its member's customers, and, as
such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. For example, a
clearinghouse may cover a default by (i) drawing upon a defaulting member's
mandatory contributions and/or non-defaulting members' contributions to a
clearinghouse guarantee fund, established lines or letters of credit with
banks, and/or the clearinghouse's surplus capital and other available assets of
the exchange and clearinghouse, or (ii) assessing its members. In cases where a
Partnership trades on a foreign exchange where the clearinghouse is not funded
or guaranteed by the membership or where the exchange is a "principals' market"
in which performance is the responsibility of the exchange member and not the
exchange or a clearinghouse, or when a Partnership enters into off-exchange
contracts with a counterparty, the sole recourse of the Partnership will be the
clearinghouse, the exchange member or the off-exchange contract counterparty,
as the case may be. For a list of the foreign exchanges on which the
Partnerships currently trade,
 
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<PAGE>
 
see "Investment Program, Use of Proceeds and Trading Policies" on page 30. For
an additional discussion of the credit risks relating to trading on foreign
exchanges, see "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to Futures Interests Trading and
the Futures Interest Markets--Special Risks Associated with Trading on Foreign
Exchanges" on page 14.
 
  DWR, in its business as an international commodity broker and as a member of
various futures exchanges, monitors the creditworthiness of the exchanges and
clearing members of the foreign exchanges with which it does business for
clients, including the Partnerships. DWR employees also from time to time serve
on supervisory or management committees of such exchanges. If DWR believed that
there were a problem with the creditworthiness of an exchange on which a
Partnership deals, it would so advise the General Partner. With respect to
exchanges of which DWR is not a member, DWR acts only through clearing brokers
it has determined to be creditworthy. If DWR believed that a clearing broker
with which it deals on behalf of clients were not creditworthy, it would
terminate its relationship with such broker.
 
  While DWR monitors the creditworthiness and risks involved in dealing on the
various exchanges (and their clearinghouses) and with other exchange members,
there can be no assurance that an exchange (or its clearinghouse) or other
exchange member will be able to meet its obligations to a Partnership. DWR has
not undertaken to indemnify the Partnerships against any loss. Further, the law
is unclear, particularly with respect to trading in various non-U.S.
jurisdictions, as to whether DWR has any obligation to protect the Partnerships
from any liability in the event that an exchange or its clearinghouse or
another exchange member defaults on its obligations on trades effected for a
Partnership.
 
  Although DWR monitors the creditworthiness of the foreign exchanges and
clearing brokers with which it does business for clients, DWR does not have the
capability to precisely quantify a Partnership's exposure to risks inherent in
its trading activities on foreign exchanges, and, as a result, the risk is not
monitored by DWR on an individual client basis (including the Partnerships). In
this regard, DWR must clear its customer trades through one or more other
clearing brokers on each exchange where DWR is not a clearing member. Such
other clearing brokers calculate the net margin requirements of DWR in respect
of the aggregate of all of DWR's customer positions carried in DWR's omnibus
account with that clearing broker. Similarly, DWR calculates a net margin
requirement for the exchange-traded futures positions of each of its customers,
including the Partnerships. Neither DWR nor DWR's respective clearing brokers
on each foreign futures exchange calculates the margin requirements of an
individual customer, such as a Partnership, in respect of the customer's
aggregate contract positions on any particular exchange.
 
  With respect to forward contract trading, the Partnerships trade with only
those counterparties which the General Partner, together with DWR, have
determined to be creditworthy. As set forth in the Partnerships' Trading
Policies, in determining creditworthiness, the General Partner and DWR consult
with the Corporate Credit Department of DWR. At the date of the Prospectus, the
Partnerships deal only with DWR as their counterparty on forward contracts.
 
  At December 31, 1996, open futures, options and forward contracts were:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                CONTRACT OR NOTIONAL AMOUNT
                                             ---------------------------------
                                              SPECTRUM   SPECTRUM   SPECTRUM
                                              BALANCED  STRATEGIC   TECHNICAL
                                             ---------- ---------- -----------
                                                 $          $           $
     <S>                                     <C>        <C>        <C>
     EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
     Financial Futures
      Commitments to Purchase............... 18,417,000 15,204,000 113,494,000
      Commitments to Sell................... 13,206,000 28,092,000  88,136,000
      Options Written.......................        --   5,212,000   4,505,000
     Commodity Futures
      Commitments to Purchase...............  4,064,000 36,735,000  21,658,000
      Commitments to Sell...................  4,337,000 16,911,000  51,283,000
      Options Written.......................        --   2,126,000         --
     Foreign Futures
      Commitments to Purchase............... 61,568,000 37,389,000 112,745,000
      Commitments to Sell...................  4,802,000 10,787,000  81,929,000
     OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FORWARD CURRENCY
      CONTRACTS:
      Commitments to Purchase...............  8,070,000  1,157,000  40,864,000
      Commitments to Sell................... 17,843,000  1,121,000  24,397,000
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
 
  A portion of the amounts indicated as off-balance sheet risk in forward
currency contracts is due to offsetting forward commitments to purchase and to
sell the same currency on the same date in the future. These commitments are
economically offsetting, but are not offset in the forward market until the
settlement date.
 
  The net unrealized gains on open contracts are reported as a component of
"Equity in Commodity futures trading accounts" on the Statements of Financial
Condition and totaled, at December 31, 1996, $216,593 for Spectrum Balanced,
$140,355 for Spectrum Strategic, and $2,533,889 for Spectrum Technical.
 
  For Spectrum Balanced, of the $216,593 net unrealized gain on open contracts
at December 31, 1996, $292,886 related to exchange-traded futures contracts and
$(76,293) related to off-exchange-traded forward currency contracts.
 
  For Spectrum Strategic, of the $140,355 net unrealized gain on open contracts
at December 31, 1996, $140,193 related to exchange-traded futures contracts,
and $162 related to off-exchange-traded forward currency contracts.
 
  For Spectrum Technical, of the $2,533,889 net unrealized gain on open
contracts at December 31, 1996, $2,802,603 related to exchange-traded futures
contracts and $(268,714) related to off-exchange-traded forward currency
contracts.
 
  The contract amounts in the above table represent the Partnerships' extent of
involvement in the particular class of financial instrument, but not the credit
risk associated with counterparty nonperformance. The credit risk associated
with these instruments is limited to the amounts reflected in the Partnerships'
Statements of Financial Condition.
 
  Exchange-traded futures contracts held by the Partnerships at December 31,
1996 mature through June 1997 for Spectrum Balanced, December 1997 for Spectrum
Strategic, and December 1997 for Spectrum Technical. Off-exchange forward
currency contracts held by the Partnerships at December 31, 1996 mature through
January 1997 for Spectrum Balanced, January 1997 for Spectrum Strategic, and
March 1997 for Spectrum Technical.
 
  The Partnerships also have credit risk because DWR acts as the futures
commission merchant or the sole counterparty with respect to most of the
Partnerships' assets. Exchange-traded futures contracts are marked to market on
a daily basis, with variations in value settled on a daily basis. DWR, as the
futures commission merchant for all of the Partnerships' exchange-traded
futures contracts, is required, pursuant to regulations of the CFTC, to
segregate from its own assets, and for the sole benefit of its commodity
customers, all funds held by DWR with respect to exchange-traded futures
contracts, including an amount equal to the net unrealized gain on all open
futures contracts, which funds totalled, at December 31, 1996, $46,138,105 in
the case of Spectrum Strategic, $109,262,051 in the case of Spectrum Technical,
and $19,420,011 in the case of Spectrum Balanced. With respect to the
Partnerships' off-exchange-traded forward currency contracts, there are no
daily settlements of variations in value nor is there any requirement that an
amount equal to the net unrealized gain on open forward contracts be
segregated. With respect to those off-exchange-traded contracts, the
Partnerships are at risk to the ability of DWR, the counterparty on all
contracts, to perform.
 
  For the year ended December 31, 1996, the average fair value of financial
instruments held for trading purposes was as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           SPECTRUM BALANCED      SPECTRUM STRATEGIC     SPECTRUM TECHNICAL
                         ---------------------- ---------------------- -----------------------
                           ASSETS   LIABILITIES   ASSETS   LIABILITIES   ASSETS    LIABILITIES
                         ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                             $           $          $           $           $           $
<S>                      <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
EXCHANGE-TRADED
 CONTRACTS:
Financial Futures....... 24,615,000  8,611,000  41,783,000 37,098,000  131,914,000 117,625,000
Options on Financial
 Futures................    375,000  2,717,000  10,093,000  1,401,000    5,437,000     375,000
Commodity Futures.......  3,317,000  2,528,000  93,183,000  8,843,000   40,606,000  45,449,000
Options on Commodity
 Futures................        --         --   17,066,000  2,566,000    5,157,000         --
Foreign Futures......... 31,242,000 11,045,000  59,665,500 12,417,000  144,435,000  60,257,000
Options on Foreign
 Futures................        --         --    3,267,000     16,000    7,143,000         --
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED
 FOREIGN CURRENCY
 CONTRACTS.............. 18,038,000 16,158,000   4,367,000  4,704,000   35,572,000  39,498,000
</TABLE>
 
  Inflation has not been, and is not expected to be, a major factor in the
Partnerships' operations.
 
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<PAGE>
 
                                 CAPITALIZATION
 
  The following table sets forth the capitalization of each Partnership as of
January 31, 1997 and the pro forma capitalization of each Partnership adjusted
to reflect (i) the proceeds (at the respective Net Asset Values of $10.60,
$14.11, and $12.02 per Unit as of January 31, 1997) to Spectrum Strategic,
Spectrum Technical, and Spectrum Balanced of $80,449,993, $122,849,562, and
$73,310,629, respectively, from the sale during the next 12 months of the
approximately 7,589,622, 8,706,599, and 6,099,054 unsold Units, respectively,
and (ii) the capital contribution required of the General Partner based on such
capitalization of each Partnership. There will be no difference insofar as
sharing of profits and losses are concerned between Units of Limited
Partnership Interest and Units of General Partnership Interest.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    PRO FORMA
                                                                  --------------
                                                        AMOUNT
                                                      OUTSTANDING  AMOUNT TO BE
                                                         AS OF    OUTSTANDING IF
                                                      JANUARY 31,   ADDITIONAL
                                                         1997     UNITS ARE SOLD
                                                      ----------- --------------
      <S>                                             <C>         <C>
                                                           $            $
      Spectrum Strategic
      Limited Partnership Interest (1)...............  44,768,185  125,218,181
      General Partnership Interest (1)...............     470,398    1,264,830
      Spectrum Technical
      Limited Partnership Interest (1)............... 120,296,316  243,246,435
      General Partnership Interest (1)...............   1,239,418    2,457,035
      Spectrum Balanced
      Limited Partnership Interest (1)...............  19,188,488   92,499,115
      General Partnership Interest (1)...............     213,332      934,335
</TABLE>
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(1) Units are offered on a continuing basis at Monthly Closings for sale at a
    price based on the Net Asset Value of a Unit as of the close of business on
    the date of such Monthly Closing. The actual proceeds from such sales will
    depend upon the Net Asset Value per Unit at the time of sale.
 
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                              THE GENERAL PARTNER
 
  The general partner and commodity pool operator of each Partnership is
Demeter Management Corporation, a Delaware corporation formed on August 18,
1977 to act as a commodity pool operator ("Demeter" or the "General Partner").
Effective in 1977, the General Partner became registered with the CFTC as a
commodity pool operator and is currently a member of the NFA in such capacity.
The General Partner's main business office is located at Two World Trade
Center, 62nd Floor, New York, New York 10048, telephone (212) 392-8899. The
General Partner is an affiliate of DWR in that both companies are wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Dean Witter, Discover & Co. ("DWD"), which is a publicly-owned
company. DWD, DWR and the General Partner each may be deemed to be a "parent"
and "promoter" of the Partnerships within the meaning of the federal securities
laws.
 
  The General Partner is or has been the general partner and commodity pool
operator for 21 other commodity pools--Dean Witter Cornerstone Fund I
("Cornerstone I"), Dean Witter Cornerstone Fund II ("Cornerstone II"), Dean
Witter Cornerstone Fund III ("Cornerstone III"), Dean Witter Cornerstone IV
("Cornerstone IV"), Dean Witter Reynolds Commodity Partners ("Commodity
Partners"), Columbia Futures Fund ("Columbia"), Dean Witter Diversified Futures
Fund Limited Partnership ("Diversified"), Dean Witter Diversified Futures Fund
II L.P. ("Diversified II"), Dean Witter Diversified Futures Fund III L.P.
("Diversified III"), Dean Witter Multi-Market Portfolio, L.P. (formerly Dean
Witter Principal Guaranteed Fund L.P.) ("Multi-Market"), Dean Witter Principal
Guaranteed Fund II L.P. ("Principal Guaranteed Fund II"), Dean Witter Principal
Guaranteed Fund III L.P. ("Principal Guaranteed Fund III"), Dean Witter
Principal Plus Fund L.P. (including Dean Witter Principal Plus Fund Management
L.P., an affiliated pool, "Principal Plus"), Dean Witter Portfolio Strategy
Fund L.P. (formerly Dean Witter Principal Secured Futures Fund L.P.)
("Portfolio Strategy"), Dean Witter Select Futures Fund L.P. ("Select"), Dean
Witter Global Perspective Portfolio L.P. ("Global"), Dean Witter World Currency
Fund L.P. ("World Currency"), DWFCM International Access Fund L.P. ("IAF"),
DWR/JWH Futures Fund L.P. ("DWR/JWH") and DWR Chesapeake L.P. ("Chesapeake"),
plus four other commodity pools which are exempt from certain disclosure
requirements pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.7. The General Partner has served in such
capacities since the inception of Commodity Partners in February 1981 (until
its termination in December 1988), February 1985 for Columbia, the inception of
Cornerstone I in December 1983 (until its termination in December 1991), the
inception of Cornerstone II and Cornerstone III in December 1983, the inception
of Cornerstone IV in December 1986, the inception of Diversified in November
1987, the inception of Diversified II in September 1988, the inception of
Diversified III in May 1990, the inception of Multi-Market in April 1988, the
inception of Principal Guaranteed Fund II in October 1988, the inception of
Principal Guaranteed Fund III in October 1988, the inception of Principal Plus
in August 1989, the inception of Portfolio Strategy in August 1990, the
inception of Select in March 1991, the inception of Global in November 1991,
the inception of World Currency in December 1992, the inception of IAF in
October 1993, the inception of Chesapeake in August 1994, and the inception of
DWR/JWH in November 1995. As of December 31, 1996, the General Partner had in
excess of $1 billion in aggregate net assets under management, making it one of
the largest operators of managed futures funds in the United States. As of
December 31, 1996, there were approximately 84,000 investors in the commodity
pools managed by Demeter.
 
  Summary information regarding the performance of each of the 21 other pools
for which the General Partner acts as commodity pool operator (other than the
four pools exempt from disclosure under CFTC Rule 4.7) is set forth under
"Description and Performance Information of Commodity Pools Operated by the
General Partner" in this section.
 
  The responsibilities of the General Partner are described under "Fiduciary
Responsibility" and "The Limited Partnership Agreements--Management of
Partnership Affairs." The General Partner receives no compensation for its
services to the Partnerships (however, the General Partner shares office space,
equipment and staff with DWR, which receives brokerage fees from the
Partnerships, as described under "Description of Charges to Each Partnership--
2. Commodity Broker"). Under the Limited Partnership Agreement of each
Partnership, the General Partner is required to maintain its net worth at an
amount not less than 10% of the total contributions to each Partnership by all
the partners thereof and to any other limited partnership for which it acts as
a general partner by all partners. In addition to its current capitalization
and exclusive of its anticipated investment in the Partnerships, the General
Partner will increase its net worth from time to time as may be required as
additional Limited Partners are admitted to the Partnerships or otherwise. DWD
has contributed to the General Partner additional capital necessary to permit
the General Partner to meet certain Internal Revenue Service guidelines
regarding the net worth of a corporate general partner of a limited partnership
and intends to continue to do so. See "Capitalization."
 
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<PAGE>
 
  In this connection, as reflected in DWD's 1996 and 1995 Annual Reports, DWD
had total shareholders' equity of $5,164.4 million and total assets of
$42,413.6 million as of December 31, 1996, and total shareholders' equity of
$4,833.7 million and total assets of $38,208.2 million as of December 31, 1995.
Additional financial information regarding DWD is included in the financial
statements filed as part of such Annual Reports. DWD will provide to investors,
upon request, copies of its most recent Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, as filed from
time to time with the SEC. Such reports will be available for review or copying
at the offices of the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza,
Washington, D.C. 20549 or will be available at no charge by writing to DWD at
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048 (Attn: Investor Relations).
 
  On February 5, 1997, DWD and Morgan Stanley Group Inc. ("Morgan Stanley")
announced a definitive agreement to merge. Under the terms of the merger
agreement unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies,
each Morgan Stanley common share will be exchanged for 1.65 common shares of
DWD. Morgan Stanley preferred shares outstanding at the date of the merger will
be exchanged for preferred shares of DWD having substantially identical terms.
The transaction, which is expected to be completed in mid-1997, is subject to
customary closing conditions, including certain regulatory approvals and the
approval of shareholders of both companies. It is anticipated that such merger
will have no material effect on the ability of Demeter to meet its obligations
as General Partner of the Partnerships.
 
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
 
  Richard M. DeMartini, age 43, is the Chairman of the Board and a Director of
the General Partner. Mr. DeMartini is also the Chairman of the Board and a
Director of Dean Witter Futures & Currency Management, Inc. ("DWFCM"), a
registered commodity trading advisor. Mr. DeMartini has served as President and
Chief Operating Officer of Dean Witter Capital, a division of DWR, since
January 1989. From January 1988 until January 1989, Mr. DeMartini served as
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Consumer Banking Division of DWD,
and from May 1985 until January 1988 was President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Consumer Markets Division of DWD. Mr. DeMartini currently serves as a
Director of DWD and of DWR, and has served as an officer of DWR for the past
five years. Mr. DeMartini has been with DWD and its affiliates for 22 years.
 
  Mark J. Hawley, age 53, is President and a Director of the General Partner.
Mr. Hawley joined DWR in February 1989 as Senior Vice President and Director of
DWR's Managed Futures and Precious Metals Department, and currently serves as
Executive Vice President of that department. Mr. Hawley also serves as
President of DWFCM. From 1978 to 1989, Mr. Hawley was a member of the senior
management team at Heinold Asset Management, Inc., a commodity pool operator,
and was responsible for a variety of projects in public futures funds. From
1972 to 1978, Mr. Hawley was a Vice President in charge of institutional block
trading for the Mid-West at Kuhn Loeb & Co.
 
  Lawrence Volpe, age 49, is a Director of the General Partner and DWFCM. Mr.
Volpe joined DWR as a Senior Vice President and Controller in September 1983,
and currently holds those positions. From July 1979 to September 1983, he was
associated with E.F. Hutton & Company Inc., and prior to his departure, held
the positions of First Vice President and Assistant Controller. From 1970 to
July 1979, he served as audit manager in the financial services division of
Arthur Andersen & Co.
 
  Joseph G. Siniscalchi, age 51, is a Director of the General Partner. Mr.
Siniscalchi joined DWR in July 1984 as a First Vice President, Director of
General Accounting. He is currently Senior Vice President and Controller of the
Financial Markets Division of DWR. From February 1980 to July 1984, Mr.
Siniscalchi was Director of Internal Audit at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, Inc.
 
  Laurence E. Mollner, age 55, is a Director of the General Partner. Mr.
Mollner joined DWR in May 1979 as Vice President and Director of Commercial
Sales. He is currently Executive Vice President and Deputy Director of the
Futures Markets Division of DWR.
 
  Edward C. Oelsner III, age 54, is a Director of the General Partner. Mr.
Oelsner joined DWR in March 1981 as a Managing Director in the Corporate
Finance Department. He currently manages DWR's Retail Products Group within the
Corporate Finance Department. While Mr. Oelsner has extensive experience in the
securities industry, he has no experience in futures interests trading.
 
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<PAGE>
 
  Robert E. Murray, age 36, is a Director of the General Partner. Mr. Murray is
currently a Senior Vice President of the DWR Managed Futures Division and is a
Director and the Senior Administrative Officer of DWFCM. Mr. Murray graduated
from Geneseo State University in May 1983 with a B.A. degree in Finance. Mr.
Murray began at DWR in 1984 and is currently the Director of Product
Development for the Managed Futures Division and is responsible for the
development and maintenance of the proprietary Fund Management System utilized
by the General Partner and DWFCM for organizing information and producing
reports for monitoring investors' accounts.
 
  Patti L. Behnke, age 36, is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the
General Partner. Ms. Behnke joined DWR in April 1991 as Assistant Vice
President of Financial Reporting and is currently a Vice President and Director
of Financial Reporting and Managed Futures Accounting in the Capital Markets
division of DWR. From August 1988 to September 1990, Ms. Behnke was Assistant
Controller of L.F. Rothschild & Co. and from September 1986 to August 1988, she
was associated with Cartaret Savings Bank as Assistant Vice President-Financial
Analysis. From April 1982 to September 1986, Ms. Behnke was an auditor at
Arthur Andersen & Co.
 
  The General Partner and its officers and directors may, from time to time,
trade futures interests for their own proprietary accounts. The records of
trading in such accounts will not be made available to Limited Partners for
inspection.
 
  No principals of the General Partner own Units as of the date of this
Prospectus.
 
  The General Partner has agreed to make capital contributions to each
Partnership as needed to make the General Partner's capital contribution at
least equal to the greater of (a) 1% of aggregate capital contributions to the
Partnership by all Partners (including the General Partner's contribution) and
(b) $25,000. The General Partner and its principals are not obligated to
purchase Units but may do so.
 
  DESCRIPTION AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION OF COMMODITY POOLS OPERATED BY THE
GENERAL PARTNER. The following table sets forth summary information for the 21
other commodity pools (other than the four pools exempt from disclosure under
CFTC Rule 4.7) operated to date by Demeter Management Corporation ("Demeter" or
the "General Partner"), thirteen of which are single-advisor pools and eight of
which are multi-advisor pools, for which Demeter serves as general partner. In
the single-advisor pool context, Demeter performs general monitoring of the
trading advisor and administrative services. Generally, in the multi-advisor
pool context, in addition to providing general monitoring and administrative
services, Demeter provides asset allocation strategies in the selection and
replacement of trading advisors as well as in the allocation of assets to such
advisors.
 
  While each of these commodity pools has essentially the same objective,
appreciation of its assets through speculative trading, the structure
(including fees and interest income arrangements) and performance of these
pools varies widely. For example, certain pools employ only one trading advisor
while others are multi-advisor (several pools employ two to four trading
advisors and some have employed more than ten trading advisors at the same
time). Certain pools are so-called "principal protection pools," offering an
assurance of principal return at a date certain. The performance records of
these pools include several pools which have traded unprofitably,including four
pools which have terminated trading due to losses; other pools which have not
incurred losses, but have not achieved significant profits; and certain pools
which have performed well over time.
 
  All summary performance information is current as of January 31, 1997.
Performance information is set forth for the most recent five full years of
each pool, or in the event that a pool has been trading for less than five
years, performance information is set forth from the inception of trading.
Except as otherwise indicated, rate of return information prior to January 1,
1992 has not been included for pools that have been trading for more than five
years in accordance with CFTC regulations. In reviewing the following summary
performance information, prospective investors should understand that (i) such
performance is calculated on the accrual basis in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and is "net" of all fees and charges, and (ii) a
more complete presentation of the performance of the futures funds operated or
managed by the General Partner and/or its affiliates is available without
charge upon request to the General Partner.
 
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<PAGE>
 
  PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS AND
MATERIAL DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN THE COMMODITY POOLS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND
THE PARTNERSHIPS. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE PARTNERSHIPS WILL PERFORM
IN A MANNER COMPARABLE TO ANY OF THE COMMODITY POOLS DESCRIBED BELOW OR THAT
THE PARTNERSHIPS WOULD HAVE DONE SO IN THE PAST. INVESTORS SHOULD ALSO NOTE
THAT INTEREST INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A COMMODITY
POOL'S TOTAL INCOME, AND IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE PROFITS WHERE
THERE HAVE BEEN REALIZED OR UNREALIZED LOSSES FROM COMMODITY TRADING.
 
                                ---------------
 
  Prospective investors should note that the performance records of the
commodity pools operated by the General Partner are set forth in summary form
herein. A more detailed presentation of such performance information will be
provided to any prospective investor upon request and without charge.
 
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       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
 
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<PAGE>
 
                         DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
 CAPSULE SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION REGARDING COMMODITY POOLS OPERATED
 (BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1992 EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THROUGH JANUARY 31,
                                     1997)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               CURRENT
                                                                 NET
                                                     CURRENT    ASSET
                                                      TOTAL     VALUE    CUMULATIVE     WORST    WORST PEAK-
      FUND         START   CLOSE     AGGREGATE      NET ASSET    PER    RETURN SINCE  MONTHLY %   TO-VALLEY
  TYPE/FUND(1)    DATE(2) DATE(3) SUBSCRIPTIONS(4)  VALUE(5)   UNIT(6)  INCEPTION(7) DRAWDOWN(8) DRAWDOWN(9)
  ------------    ------- ------- ---------------- ----------- -------- ------------ ----------- ------------
                                         $              $         $          %            %           %
<S>               <C>     <C>     <C>              <C>         <C>      <C>          <C>         <C>
PUBLICLY-OFFERED SINGLE ADVISOR FUNDS WITHOUT "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DWR Commodity     Jan-81  Dec-88      9,648,397        739,757   488.29   (51.37)      (34.48)        (64.23)
Partners                                                                                 7/88    4/86-12/88
Columbia Futures  Jul-83     N/A     29,276,299      8,487,085 2,366.54   141.48       (17.54)        (42.58)
Fund(11)                                                                                 4/86      7/83-9/85
DW Diversified    Apr-88     N/A    206,815,107    170,083,027   969.86   284.54       (12.85)        (24.86)
Futures                                                                                  5.90      5/95-6/96
Fund L.P.(11)
DW Multi-Market   Sep-88     N/A    252,526,000     12,486,139 1,074.58     7.46       (13.26)        (29.84)
Portfolio                                                                                2/96      5/95-6/96
L.P.(11)
DW Diversified    Jan-89     N/A     13,210,576     13,039,868 2,563.61   156.36       (13.41)        (25.62)
Futures                                                                                  8/89      5/95-6/96
Fund II L.P.
DW Diversified    Nov-90     N/A    126,815,755     83,330,089 1,605.51    60.55       (13.62)        (27.00)
Futures                                                                                  1/92      5/95-6/96
Fund III L.P.
DW Portfolio      Feb-91     N/A    100,491,090     89,503,906 2,198.88   119.89       (14.40)        (25.65)
Strategy                                                                                 1/92      1/92-4/92
Fund L.P.(11)
DWFCM Interna-    Mar-94     N/A     68,115,440     48,679,860 1,292.11    29.21       (12.87)        (22.84)
tional                                                                                   1/95      8/94-1/95
Access
Fund L.P.
PUBLICLY-OFFERED MULTI-ADVISOR FUNDS WITHOUT "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DW Cornerstone    Jan-85  Dec-91     19,122,276        281,303   456.80   (53.15)      (20.88)        (64.47)
Fund I                                                                                   8/91      4/86-8/91
DW Cornerstone    Jan-85     N/A     65,313,507     29,847,836 3,268.23   235.20       (11.74)        (32.70)
Fund II(11)                                                                              9/89     7/88-10/89
DW Cornerstone    Jan-85     N/A    137,116,765     42,876,375 2,800.21   187.20       (18.28)        (32.35)
III(11)                                                                                  2/89     2/89-10/89
DW Cornerstone    May-87     N/A    167,554,142     99,469,907 3,375.84   246.24       (21.04)        (45.21)
Fund IV(11)                                                                              9/89      7/89-9/89
DW Select         Aug-91     N/A    193,069,066    172,242,499 2,039.51   103.95       (13.72)        (26.77)
Futures Fund                                                                             1/92      6/95-8/96
L.P.
DW Global Per-    Mar-92     N/A     67,424,535     22,740,089   930.10    (6.99)       (8.55)        (40.90)
spective                                                                                 2/96      8/93-1/95
Portfolio L.P.
DW World Cur-     Apr-93     N/A    114,945,830     29,110,264   797.67   (20.23)       (9.68)        (46.04)
rency Fund L.P.                                                                          5/95      8/93-1/95
PUBLICLY-OFFERED SINGLE ADVISOR FUNDS WITH "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DW Principal      Jul-89  Sep-95    126,263,000      7,022,437 1,000.00     0.00       (13.98)        (30.93)
Guaranteed                                                                               1/92      5/90-4/92
Fund III L.P.
DW Principal      Feb-90     N/A    109,013,535     52,736,526 1,505.19    50.52        (7.48)        (13.08)
Plus Fund                                                                                2/96      2/96-5/96
L.P.(11)
PUBLICLY-OFFERED MULTI-ADVISOR FUNDS WITH "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DW Principal      Mar-89  Mar-96    162,203,303      4,966,449 1,056.55     5.66        (5.62)        (14.69)
Guaranteed                                                                               1/91      8/89-4/92
Fund II L.P.
PRIVATELY-OFFERED SINGLE ADVISOR FUNDS WITHOUT "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DWR Chesapeake    Nov-94     N/A     10,632,307      9,511,213 1,557.32     55.73      (16.14)        (17.80)
L.P.                                                                                     7/96      5/96-7/96
DWR/JWH Futures   Feb-96     N/A     12,663,385     15,562,775 1,230.23     23.02       (6.67)         (6.67)
Fund L.P.                                                                                2/96           2/96
<CAPTION>
                                 COMPOUND ANNUAL RATES OF RETURN(10)
      FUND        --------------------------------------------------------------------
  TYPE/FUND(1)      1997        1996        1995       1994        1993       1992
  ------------    ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
                      %          %           %           %          %           %
<S>               <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>
PUBLICLY-OFFERED SINGLE ADVISOR FUNDS WITHOUT "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DWR Commodity
Partners
Columbia Futures      2.49       19.09       28.21       (5.75)     14.36        2.02
Fund(11)          (1 month)
DW Diversified        6.40       (2.66)      (4.56)       7.68       6.65       16.70
Futures           (1 month)
Fund L.P.(11)
DW Multi-Market       6.63       (6.76)      (6.37)       2.66       8.65       (7.75)
Portfolio         (1 month)
L.P.(11)
DW Diversified        6.27       (4.83)      (2.90)       5.41       7.35       17.99
Futures           (1 month)
Fund II L.P.
DW Diversified        6.54       (4.73)      (4.02)       5.89       7.58       15.79
Futures           (1 month)
Fund III L.P.
DW Portfolio         3.10        25.50       25.37       (5.41)     19.88       (6.37)
Strategy          (1 month)
Fund L.P.(11)
DWFCM Interna-       10.03        3.97       21.88       (7.32)
tional            (1 month)                         (10 months)
Access
Fund L.P.
PUBLICLY-OFFERED MULTI-ADVISOR FUNDS WITHOUT "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DW Cornerstone
Fund I
DW Cornerstone        3.58       11.47       26.50       (8.93)      7.81       (1.34)
Fund II(11)       (1 month)
DW Cornerstone        3.12        8.24       27.50      (10.04)     (4.78)     (11.08)
III(11)           (1 month)
DW Cornerstone        5.34       12.97       22.96      (14.27)     (9.12)      10.37
Fund IV(11)       (1 month)
DW Select             3.93        5.27       23.62       (5.12)     41.62      (14.45)
Futures Fund      (1 month)
L.P.
DW Global Per-        6.89        9.26       16.76      (31.62)     (4.67)       4.63
spective          (1 month)                                                (10 months)
Portfolio L.P.
DW World Cur-        11.85       12.97        2.02      (25.13)    (17.35)
rency Fund L.P.   (1 month)                                     (9 months)
PUBLICLY-OFFERED SINGLE ADVISOR FUNDS WITH "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DW Principal                                  5.21        1.08       5.37      (18.78)
Guaranteed                               (9 months)
Fund III L.P.
DW Principal           1.71      (5.28)      17.98       (8.61)     11.55        9.44
Plus Fund         (1 month)
L.P.(11)
PUBLICLY-OFFERED MULTI-ADVISOR FUNDS WITH "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DW Principal                      1.00        7.30       (8.12)      9.74       (4.54)
Guaranteed
Fund II L.P.
PRIVATELY-OFFERED SINGLE ADVISOR FUNDS WITHOUT "PRINCIPAL PROTECTION"
DWR Chesapeake         4.61       15.23      15.80        11.57
L.P.               (1 month)                         (2 months)
DWR/JWH Futures        4.11       18.17
Fund L.P.          (1 month) (11 months)
</TABLE>
 
        PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
 
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<PAGE>
 
FOOTNOTES TO DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
 
 1. Each pool is identified by certain of the following classifications.
    "Publicly-Offered Funds" are pools offered to the public pursuant to
    registration in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of
    1933, as amended. The General Partner also serves as general partner
    and/or commodity pool operator to six "Privately-Offered Funds."
    "Privately-Offered Funds" are pools offered in private placements exempt
    from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933,
    as amended, and Rule 506 thereunder. None of the privately offered pools
    has a principal protection feature. Performance information for four of
    such Privately-Offered Funds is not provided, consistent with CFTC Rule
    4.7. "Single Advisor Funds" are pools the assets of which are managed by
    one commodity trading advisor. "Multi-Advisor Funds" are pools the assets
    of which are managed by multiple commodity trading advisors. (The CFTC
    defines a multi-advisor pool as one in which no advisor is allocated more
    than 25% of the pool's assets available for trading; however, all pools
    with more than one commodity trading advisor are identified herein as
    "Multi-Advisor Funds.") Funds with "Principal Protection" are pools with
    an investment feature whereby investors are guaranteed to receive back at
    least the amount that they originally invested at a date certain in the
    future (generally 5 to 7 years after the date of subscription). Funds
    without "Principal Protection" are pools in which there is no guarantee of
    investors' investments.
 
 2. "Start Date" is the month and year in which the pool commenced operations.
 
 3. "Close Date" is the month and year in which the pool liquidated its assets
    and ceased to do business.
 
 4. "Aggregate Subscriptions" is the aggregate of all amounts ever contributed
    to the pool, including investments which were subsequently redeemed by
    investors.
 
 5. "Current Total Net Asset Value" is the net asset value of the pool as of
    January 31, 1997, and, in the case of liquidated pools, the net asset
    value of the pool on the date of liquidation.
 
 6. "Current Net Asset Value Per Unit" is the Current Total Net Asset Value
    divided by the total number of units outstanding as of January 31, 1997,
    and, in the case of liquidated pools, the net asset value per unit on the
    date of liquidation.
 
 7. "Cumulative Return Since Inception" is the percentage increase in the net
    asset value of a unit from inception through January 31, 1997.
 
 8. "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the relevant pool over the
    specified period and is calculated on a rate of return basis, i.e.,
    dividing net performance by beginning equity. "Drawdown" is measured on
    the basis of monthly returns only, and does not reflect intra-month
    figures. The month in which the worst monthly drawdown occurred during the
    history of the pool is set forth under "Worst Monthly % Drawdown."
 
 9. "Peak-to-Valley Drawdown" is the largest percentage decline in the net
    asset value per unit over the history of the fund. This need not be a
    continuous decline, but can be a series of positive and negative returns
    where the negative returns are larger than the positive ones. "Peak-to-
    Valley Drawdown" represents the greatest percentage decline from any
    month-end net asset value per unit which occurs without such month-end net
    asset value per unit being equaled or exceeded as of a subsequent month-
    end. For example, if the net asset value per unit of a particular pool
    declined by $1 in each of January and February, increased by $1 in March
    and declined again by $2 in April, a "peak-to-valley drawdown" analysis
    conducted as of the end of April would consider that "drawdown" to be
    still continuing and to be $3 in amount, whereas if the net asset value
    per unit had increased by $2 in March, the January-February drawdown would
    have ended as of the end of February at the $2 level. The months during
    which the worst peak-to-valley drawdown occurred are set forth under
    "Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown."
 
10. "Compound Annual Rates of Return" are calculated in respect of each year
    by multiplying on a compound basis each of the monthly rates of return
    during the year (not shown), and not by adding or averaging such monthly
    rates of return. For the year in which a pool commenced operations and for
    1997, "Compound Annual Rates of Return" reflect the compounded monthly
    rates of return (not shown) from the Start Date for, or the beginning of,
    such partial year.
 
11. Columbia was a Publicly-Offered Multi-Advisor Fund from its inception in
    July 1983 through January 1988, at which point it was changed to a
    Publicly-Offered Single Advisor Fund. Diversified's net asset value per
    unit was revalued from $3,964.23 to $1,000.00 after the close of business
    on August 31, 1995. All investors in Diversified prior to August 31, 1995
    had their units increased by a corresponding amount to reflect this
    revaluation, and all return calculations in the table have been adjusted
    accordingly. Multi-Market, formerly named Dean Witter Principal Guaranteed
    Fund L.P., was a Publicly-Offered Multi-Advisor Fund with "Principal
    Protection" from its inception in September 1988 through September 30,
    1993, at which point it was changed to a publicly-offered single advisor
    fund without "Principal Protection." Portfolio Strategy, formerly named
    Dean Witter Principal Secured Futures Fund L.P., was a Publicly-Offered
    Single Advisor fund with "Principal Protection" from its inception in
    February 1991 through July 31, 1996, at which point it was changed to a
    Publicly-Offered Single Advisor fund without "Principal Protection."
    Subscriptions for interests in Cornerstone II, Cornerstone III, and
    Cornerstone IV included an up-front 7.625% of net asset value selling
    commission and continuing offering expense charge until sales to new
    investors were terminated on September 30, 1994. Because sales occurred
    through the year and, therefore, the amount of the net asset value-based
    charge varied among investors, it was not practicable to include the up-
    front charge in determining the Cornerstone Funds' annual returns for the
    years 1992 through 1994. The performance record of Principal Plus includes
    the performance of Dean Witter Plus Fund Management L.P., an affiliated
    pool.
 
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<PAGE>
 
                              THE TRADING ADVISORS
 
INTRODUCTION
 
  The investment objective of each Partnership is capital appreciation of its
assets through speculative trading in futures interests. A Partnership's
ability to succeed in this endeavor depends largely on the combined success of
the respective trading approaches utilized on behalf of such Partnership by its
Trading Advisors. The following is a brief description of general approaches
used in trading futures interests, followed by specific information relating to
each of the Trading Advisors of the Spectrum Series.
 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF TRADING APPROACHES
 
SYSTEMATIC AND DISCRETIONARY
 
  Trading Advisors may be classified as either systematic or discretionary.
 
  A systematic trader will generally rely to some degree on judgmental
decisions concerning, for example, what markets to follow and futures interests
to trade, when to liquidate a position in a contract which is about to expire
and how large a position to take in a particular futures interest. However,
although these judgmental decisions may have a substantial effect on a
systematic Trading Advisor's performance, his primary reliance is on trading
programs or models which generate trading signals. The systems utilized to
generate trading signals are changed from time to time (although generally
infrequently), but the trading instructions generated by the systems being used
are followed without significant additional analysis or interpretation.
Discretionary traders, on the other hand, while they may utilize market charts,
computer programs and compilations of quantifiable fundamental information to
assist them in making trading decisions, make trading decisions on the basis of
their own judgement and trading experience, not on the basis of trading signals
generated by any program or model.
 
  Each approach involves certain inherent risks. Systematic traders may fail to
capitalize on market trends which their systems would otherwise have exploited
due to judgmental decisions made by them in the context of applying their
generally mechanical trading systems. Discretionary traders, on the other hand,
may decide to make trades which would not have been signaled by a trading
system and which result in substantial losses. Furthermore, any trading system
or trader may suffer substantial losses by misjudging the market. Systematic
traders tend to rely more on computerized programs than do discretionary
traders, and some consider the prospect of disciplined trading, which largely
removes the emotion of the individual trader from the trading process,
advantageous. In addition, due to their use of computers, systematic traders
are generally able to incorporate more data into a particular trading decision
than can discretionary traders. However, when fundamental factors dominate the
market, trading systems may suffer rapid and severe losses due to their
inability to respond to such factors until the reversal of trading signals, by
which time a precipitous price change may already be in progress, preventing
liquidation at anything but substantial losses.
 
TECHNICAL AND FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
 
  In addition to being distinguished from one another by the criterion of
whether they trade systematically or on the basis of their discretionary
evaluations of the markets, Trading Advisors are also distinguished as relying
on either "technical" or "fundamental" analysis, or on a combination of the
two. Systematic traders tend to rely on technical analysis, because the data
relevant to such analysis is more susceptible to being isolated and quantified
to the extent necessary to be successfully incorporated into a program or
mathematical model than is most "fundamental" information, but there is no
inconsistency in attempting to trade systematically on the basis of fundamental
analysis. The fundamental information which can be evaluated by a formalized
trading system is, however, limited to some extent in that it generally must be
quantifiable in order to be processed by such a system.
 
  Technical analysis is not based on anticipated supply and demand factors;
instead, it is based on the theory that the study of the futures markets
themselves will provide a means of anticipating prices in the future. Technical
analysis operates on the theory that market prices at any given point in time
reflect all known factors affecting the supply and demand for a particular
commodity. Consequently, technical analysis focuses not on evaluating those
factors directly but on an analysis of market prices themselves, theorizing
that a detailed analysis of, among other things, actual daily, weekly and
monthly price fluctuations, volume variations and changes in open interest is
the most effective means of attempting to predict the future course of price
movements.
 
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  Fundamental analysis, in contrast, is based on the study of factors external
to the trading markets that affect the supply and demand of a particular
commodity in an attempt to predict future price levels. Such factors might
include weather, the economy of a particular country, government policies,
domestic and foreign political and economic events, and changing trade
prospects. Fundamental analysis theorizes that by monitoring relevant supply
and demand factors for a particular commodity, a state of current or potential
disequilibrium of market conditions may be identified that has yet to be
reflected in the price level of that commodity. Fundamental analysis assumes
that markets are imperfect, that information is not instantaneously assimilated
or disseminated and that econometric models can be constructed that generate
equilibrium prices that may indicate that current prices are inconsistent with
underlying economic conditions and will, accordingly, change in the future.
 
TREND-FOLLOWING
 
  "Trend-following" Trading Advisors gear their trading approaches towards
positioning themselves to take advantage of major price movements, as opposed
to traders who seek to achieve overall profitability by making numerous small
profits on short-term trades, or through arbitrage techniques. "Trend-
following" Trading Advisors assume that most of their trades will be
unprofitable. Their objective is to make a few large profits, more than
offsetting their more numerous but smaller losses, from capitalizing on major
trends. Consequently, during periods when no major price trends develop in a
market, a "trend-following" Trading Advisor is likely to incur substantial
losses.
 
RISK CONTROL TECHNIQUES
 
  As will be apparent from the following descriptions of the respective Trading
Advisors' trading approaches, an important aspect of any speculative futures
strategy relates to the control of losses, not only the ability to identify
profitable trades. Unless it is possible to avoid major drawdown, it is very
difficult to achieve long-term profitability.
 
  Trading Advisors often adopt fairly rigid "risk management" or "money
management" principles. Such principles typically restrict the size of
positions which will be taken as well as establishing "stop-loss" points at
which losing positions must be liquidated. It is important for prospective
investors to recognize that no risk control technique is "fail safe" and can
not, in fact, assure that major drawdowns will be avoided. Not only do
estimates of market volatility themselves require judgmental input, but market
illiquidity also can make it impossible for an account to liquidate a position
against which the market is moving strongly, whatever risk management
principles are utilized. Similarly, unless a "trend-following" Trading Advisor
trades profitably, the losses incurred in the course of taking an initial
position in a futures interest can quickly cumulate into a major drawdown. A
Trading Advisor's risk management principles should, accordingly, be seen more
as a discipline applied to its trading in highly speculative markets rather
than as an effective protection against loss.
 
  Not only are some methods proprietary and confidential, but they are also
continually evolving. Prospective investors and Limited Partners will generally
not be informed of a change in a Trading Advisors' trading approach, unless the
General Partner is informed of such change and considers such change to be
material.
 
  In addition to the continually changing character of trading methods, the
futures markets themselves are continually changing. Each Trading Advisor may,
in its sole discretion, elect to trade certain futures interests to the
exclusion of others in its programs depending upon the Trading Advisor's view
of the markets.
 
  THE TRADING ADVISORS. The following contains the biographies of the
principals and brief summaries of trading approaches and capsule performance
information of the Trading Advisors selected for each of the Partnerships. The
success of each Partnership will be dependent upon the collective success of
its Trading Advisors in their trading for the Partnership. In terms of
attempting to reach an investment decision regarding the purchase of Units in
any Partnership, however it is difficult to know how to assess Trading Advisor
descriptions and capsule performance information, as trading methods are
proprietary and confidential and past results are not necessarily indicative of
future performance. Over time the Trading Advisors selected for a Partnership
may change, and the individual Trading Advisors, even if they continue to trade
for a Partnership, may make substantial modifications to their trading
approaches.
 
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  All performance information has been calculated on an accrual basis (unless
otherwise noted) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
  The following descriptions of the Trading Advisors of each Partnership,
their respective trading systems, methods and strategies and their respective
principals are general and are not intended to be exhaustive. No attempt has
been or could be made to provide a precise description of any Trading
Advisor's trading approach. Furthermore, certain Trading Advisors may have
chosen to refer to specific aspects of their trading systems, methods and
strategies, which aspects may also be applicable to other Trading Advisors
which did not choose to make specific reference to these aspects of their own
trading approaches. As a consequence, contrasts in the following descriptions
may not, in fact, indicate a substantive difference between the different
approaches involved. The General Partner believes that the following
descriptions may be of interest to prospective investors. However, investors
must be aware of the inherent limitations of such descriptions.
 
  FUTURES INTERESTS TRADING IS SPECULATIVE AND VOLATILE AND INVOLVES A HIGH
DEGREE OF RISK. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT ANY TRADING ADVISOR WILL TRADE
PROFITABLY OR AVOID SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES.
 
  Certain of the Trading Advisors of the Partnerships are available to trade
"notional" equity for clients--i.e., to trade such clients' accounts as if
more equity were committed to such accounts than is, in fact, the case.
Consequently, the CFTC requires that the following disclosure statement be
included verbatim herein. THE PARTNERSHIPS' ACCOUNTS WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY
NOTIONAL EQUITY.
 
Special Disclosure for Notionally-Funded Accounts
 
  You should request your commodity trading advisor to advise you of the
amount of cash or other assets (Actual Funds) which should be deposited to the
advisor's trading program for your account to be considered "Fully-Funded."
This is the amount upon which the commodity trading advisor will determine the
number of contracts traded in your account and should be an amount sufficient
to make it unlikely that any further cash deposits would be required from you
over the course of your participation in the commodity trading advisor's
program.
 
  You are reminded that the account size you have agreed to in writing (the
"nominal" or "notional" account size) is not the maximum possible loss that
your account may experience.
 
  You should consult the account statements received from your futures
commission merchant in order to determine the actual activity in your account,
including profits, losses and current cash equity balance. To the extent that
the equity in your account is at any time less than the nominal account size
you should be aware of the following:
 
  1.  Although your gains and losses, fees and commissions measured in
  dollars will be the same, they will be greater when expressed as a
  percentage of account equity.
 
  2.  You may receive more frequent and larger margin calls.
 
 
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DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
 
  Dean Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P. ("Spectrum Strategic") seeks as its
investment objective to achieve capital appreciation by allocating its assets
to Trading Advisors whose discretionary trading approaches employ primarily
fundamental methodologies, such as evaluating supply and demand levels as well
as other economic and political indicators, in their trading strategies.
 
  The Trading Advisors for Spectrum Strategic are Blenheim Investments, Inc.,
A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc. and Willowbridge Associates Inc. A full
description of each Trading Advisor, their principals and trading systems and
their capsule performance information is presented below.
 
1. BLENHEIM INVESTMENTS, INC.
(CURRENT ALLOCATION 30%)
 
  Blenheim Investments, Inc. ("Blenheim") is a New Jersey corporation which was
formed in 1988 to provide commodity trading advisory services to clients.
Blenheim is registered with the CFTC as a commodity trading advisor ("CTA") and
commodity pool operator ("CPO"), since March 1989, and is a member of the
National Futures Association ("NFA") in such capacities. Blenheim's address is
Post Office Box 7242, Two Worlds Fair Drive, Somerset, New Jersey 08875-7242.
Blenheim is not affiliated with the General Partner or DWR or with any other
Trading Advisor for the Partnerships.
 
  The principals of Blenheim are as follows:
 
  Mr. Willem Kooyker, age 54, is the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and sole
shareholder of Blenheim. Mr. Kooyker received a BA cum laude in Economics from
Baruch College and an MBA in International Finance and Economics from New York
University. Mr. Kooyker began his career in the commodities business in 1964
with Internatio-Muller of New York, New York, where he remained until 1980. At
that time Mr. Kooyker joined Commodities Corporation (U.S.A.) ("CCUSA") located
in Princeton, New Jersey, where he eventually became President. In October
1984, Mr. Kooyker left CCUSA and became President and Chairman of Tricon
U.S.A., Ltd., the predecessor of Tricon U.S.A., Inc. ("Tricon"), a trading and
consulting company in the futures and physicals markets. Tricon was registered
as a CTA in October 1988, and as a CPO in February 1989. These registrations
were terminated in November 1994. Mr. Kooyker continues to serve as Chairman of
Tricon's parent company, Tricon Holding Company, Ltd.  Since January, 1989, Mr.
Kooyker has devoted substantial attention to the activities of Blenheim. Mr.
Kooyker has been a member of the N.Y. Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange and the
New York Mercantile Exchange. Mr. Kooyker is registered as a Principal and
associated person ("AP") of Blenheim.
 
  Mr. Kooyker is a majority owner of Derivatives Portfolio Management, LLC
("DPM"). DPM is a Delaware limited liability company formed in 1993 to provide
back office risk control and consulting services to institutions and
individuals engaged in the commodities, securities and physicals trading
businesses. DPM is registered with the CFTC as a CPO effective January 26,
1994, and is a member of the NFA in that capacity. DPM is also registered with
the SEC as an investment adviser. DPM is not currently managing any commodity
pools.
 
  Mr. Kooyker is also sole shareholder of Bolsward Investments, Inc.
("Bolsward"). Bolsward is a New Jersey corporation, formed in May 1993.
Bolsward is a limited partner in R&S Management Group, L.P., an inactive CPO
and CTA.
 
  James E. Gaffney, age 40, is the Vice President of Blenheim and is
responsible for corporate finance and investor relations. Since January 1996,
Mr. Gaffney has also been President of Valentis Investment Management, Inc., a
consulting company, and a Vice President of Mountain Trading, Inc.
("Mountain"), a commodity trading advisor. From July 1986 through October 1993,
Mr. Gaffney was Vice President and Treasurer of Tricon, where he was
responsible for banking and credit activities. Prior to joining Tricon, Mr.
Gaffney was with MCorp of Houston, Texas, for five years, where he arranged
financing for energy-related commodities companies.
 
  In 1981, Mr. Gaffney graduated from the University of Texas, where he earned
a BBA in Business Administration with a concentration in corporate finance. Mr.
Gaffney is registered as a Principal and AP of Blenheim and Mountain and is a
member of the NFA in those capacities.
 
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  Guy J. Castranova, age 38, has been the Secretary of Blenheim since its
inception. Mr. Castranova is a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of DPM, as well as a Vice President and Controller of Tricon. Mr.
Castranova has been with Tricon since October 1986 and is responsible for the
risk management of all physicals trading as well as the administration of all
general and consolidation accounting. Prior to joining Tricon, Mr. Castranova
was an accountant with two energy firms.
 
  In 1980 Mr. Castranova was graduated from Saint Joseph's University, with a
BS degree in Accounting. He is registered as an AP and Principal of Blenheim,
Tricon and DPM and is a member of the NFA in those capacities.
 
  During the five years preceding the date of this Prospectus, there have been
no material administrative, civil or criminal actions, including actions
pending, on appeal or concluded, against Blenheim or its principals.
 
  Blenheim and its principals may, from time to time, trade futures interests
contracts for their own proprietary accounts. Such trades may or may not be in
accordance with the Blenheim trading system described below.
 
The Blenheim Trading Approach
 
  Blenheim's trading approach was developed by Mr. Kooyker. The objective of
Blenheim's primary trading approach, the Global Markets Strategy, is to capture
substantial profits through the establishment of strategic primary investment
positions in a variety of markets, with an emphasis in global fixed income,
currency, stock indices, energy and other commodity markets. These investment
positions are typically in derivative instruments such as futures, options and
over-the-counter transactions. Blenheim concentrates in those markets which, in
its judgment and discretion, have a high degree of liquidity and a wide
spectrum of historical price movement relative to other markets. Blenheim may,
however, trade to a limited extent in illiquid instruments for which market
quotations are not readily available. Diversification in an account's portfolio
is a major consideration in Blenheim's trading approach. While many of its
trades are made on a short-term basis, Blenheim's basic strategy is to attempt
to participate in long-term major price movements.
 
  Blenheim relies primarily on its experience in trading, and utilizes
fundamental, geopolitical, and technical factors in its analysis and evaluation
of the markets. Blenheim has a team of economists, financial analysts and
traders that regularly monitor world-wide economic and political trends in
order to identify and evaluate possible market and price imbalances. Operating
within a global framework, long-term macroeconomic indicators are assessed on a
multinational, country-by-country and market specific basis. Factors such as
fiscal/monetary policies and cross-border capital flows are evaluated for their
potential impact on the equity, fixed income, currency and commodity markets.
Once the core strategy is established, econometric models are developed to
forecast and measure market reaction to interim news and events. These models
take into consideration numerous factors including money supply, yield curve,
inflation indicators, government funding issues and related market
supply/demand imbalances. The objective of this process is to identify short-
term opportunities to re-balance the portfolio. Additionally, Blenheim's
trading group utilizes the econometric signals as well as numerous other market
sentiment factors in an effort to take advantage of short-term trading
opportunities.
 
  Blenheim treats portfolio risk management as a dynamic process. The various
strategies and positions are managed as components of a portfolio whereby the
historical volatility of the individual positions are evaluated against the
effect on the total portfolio. Positions are constructed in an attempt to limit
daily volatility to acceptable levels based on Blenheim's perception of the
market.
 
  Various techniques are employed in managing the portfolio and position
volatility. Blenheim generally initiates medium size positions at a market
entry level determined by it, rather than initially taking a larger position
while waiting to see the direction in which the market actually moves. This
initial position, generally considered the core strategic position, is
typically initiated upon Blenheim's determination of an unsustainable level of
market disequilibrium that has not been reflected in the current market price.
 
  From time to time this approach may lead to interim volatility in an
account's equity or an extended period of limited action until market prices
begin to move in the forecasted direction. Blenheim will typically establish a
core position at a size and with a stop loss that allows for a manageable level
of interim volatility until the market begins to trend favorably. Once the
market begins to trend in the forecasted direction, and news and
 
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events begin to confirm Blenheim's expectations, a secondary position in the
same market may be added in addition to the core strategic position in order to
more fully participate in the price move. This secondary position will often
have stop loss parameters that are closer to the current market prices in order
to further limit volatility. Blenheim may further increase the position for
short periods, at stop loss parameters in order to profit from market over-
reactions to news and events.
 
  In addition to managing the individual positions, Blenheim will also evaluate
the positions within the context of an account's portfolio. Separate strategic
positions are evaluated for direct and indirect correlation characteristics in
order to further anticipate and manage portfolio volatility.
 
  The trading strategy of Blenheim has evolved and will continue to do so based
on on-going research, testing of data and trading experience. Prior to 1991,
Blenheim traded almost exclusively in commodity markets, with a particular
emphasis on energy products. Since then, Blenheim has become quite active in
the global fixed income and currency markets. Blenheim may in its sole
discretion add to the portfolio additional commodity interests or cease trading
particular items. On rare occasions, Blenheim may withdraw from all markets.
 
  Blenheim may trade physicals, forwards, and swaps. The physicals trading may
involve futures to physicals arbitrage strategies. Except to the extent that
such conditions exist or that certain of the interests traded by Blenheim are
specifically excluded from the trading of certain accounts due to client
restrictions, Blenheim generally trades all accounts under management in
parallel fashion, with substantially equivalent trades made for all accounts on
a proportional basis; however, Spectrum Strategic will not trade in physicals,
swaps or securities.
 
  Blenheim's diversified portfolio of approximately thirty commodities are
actively traded on domestic and foreign markets through the use of futures,
options on futures, and over-the-counter transactions. Through mid-1990,
approximately thirty-five percent (35%) to forty-five percent (45%) of equity,
including notional funds, was generally committed to margin. Recently the
percentage has been between twenty-five percent (25%) and thirty percent (30%).
In the future the percentage committed may, from time to time, be substantially
higher or lower.
 
  Blenheim may leverage the account of Spectrum Strategic differently than the
standard account using the Global Market Strategy.
 
Past Performance of Blenheim
 
  Blenheim's founder, Willem Kooyker, has been trading commodity accounts since
1964. The following capsule performance summary reflects Blenheim's customer
trading from January 1992 through January 31, 1997.
 
  The summary of the Global Markets Strategy reflects the composite trading
results of all customer accounts directed by Blenheim or Mr. Kooyker since
January 1992 pursuant to its Global Markets Strategy. This summary represents
the trading of 111 accounts in the aggregate from January 1992 through January
31, 1997. As of January 31, 1997, 69 accounts have been closed at a profit and
30 accounts have been closed at a loss. Of the open accounts, 8 were profitable
and 4 were unprofitable. The accounts are charged management fees ranging from
0% to 6% of net assets and incentive fees ranging from 20% to 33.33% of net
profits. The assets of Spectrum Strategic allocated to Blenheim will be traded
pursuant to this program.
 
  For periods beginning as of January 1, 1993, Blenheim has adopted a new
method of computing rate-of-return and performance disclosure for the Global
Markets Strategy, referred to as the "Fully-Funded Subset" method, pursuant to
an Advisory published by the CFTC. To qualify for use of the Fully-Funded
Subset method, the Advisory requires that certain computations be made in order
to arrive at the Fully-Funded Subset and that the accounts for which
performance is so reported meet two tests which are designed to provide
assurance that the Fully-Funded Subset and the resultant rates-of-return
("RORs") are representative of the trading program. Blenheim has performed
these computations for periods subsequent to January 1, 1993. However, for
periods prior to January 1, 1993, due to cost considerations, the Fully-Funded
Subset method has not been used. Instead, the RORs reported are based upon a
computation which uses the Nominal Values of all the accounts included in the
composite table. Blenheim believes that this method yields substantially the
same RORs as would the Fully-Funded Subset method and the RORs presented in the
capsule performance summary are representative of the trading program for the
periods presented.
 
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  The summary of the Energy Only Strategy reflects the performance of all
customer accounts of Blenheim traded pursuant to its Energy Only Strategy (the
"Energy Only Accounts") since January 1992 and displays the RORs on both a
"notional" funds included and "notional" funds excluded basis. The "notional
included" ROR is based on the amount of capital committed to Blenheim for
trading. The "notional excluded" ROR is based on only actual funds deposited
in or withdrawn from the brokerage account rather than the amount of capital
the account had committed to Blenheim to trade. One Energy Only account (the
original and largest account) contained notional funds. As the monthly
notional excluded ROR is calculated by dividing Net Performance by only actual
funds in the account, excluding notional funds accentuates (i.e., increases
the absolute value of) both positive and negative monthly RORs. This program
will not trade any assets of Spectrum Strategic.
 
  The summary of the Energy Only Strategy represents the trading of five
accounts in the aggregate which have been traded pursuant to the Energy Only
Strategy. Since June 30, 1993, no accounts have traded in the Energy Only
Strategy. The accounts were charged management fees ranging from 2% to 6% of
beginning funds and incentive fees of 20% to 33.33% of trading profits.
 
  The summary of the Diversified Financial Strategy reflects the performance
of one account which traded a limited portfolio of financial futures from
February 1994 through February 1995 when it closed at a loss. The account was
denominated in French Francs. The management fee was 2.5% of Beginning Net
Asset Value and the incentive fee was 25% of trading profits. This program
will not trade any assets of Spectrum Strategic.
 
  The summary of the Tangible Asset Strategy represents the trading of two
accounts, which Blenheim traded pursuant to a program which emphasizes the
tangible assets markets. The management fee associated with these accounts was
2.5% of beginning net asset value; the incentive fee ranged from 20% to 25% of
trading profits. One account was traded from August 1994 through October 1995
and was profitable when it switched to the Global Markets Strategy. The second
account began trading on January 10, 1996 and was unprofitable when it closed
in July 1996. This program will not trade any assets of Spectrum Strategic.
 
  For any pool accounts traded by Blenheim, the RORs reflect all fees and
expenses paid by investors in the pool and not only the compensation received
by Blenheim.
 
  This Prospectus omits the performance of proprietary accounts and the
results of one account which Blenheim trades for a Qualified Eligible Client
(as defined in CFTC Regulation 4.7) pursuant to a different trading program
than the program to be used for Spectrum Strategic.
 
Effect of Variations of Leverage on Rates of Return
 
  Blenheim may leverage the account of Spectrum Strategic differently than its
standard fully funded account using the Global Markets Strategy. Under the
Global Markets Strategy, Blenheim determines the amount of futures interest
positions to be purchased for an account based, in part, on the designated
account size for that account. Blenheim may trade the account of Spectrum
Strategic as if the account contained more funds that the actual equity in the
account. This practice will cause an increase in the positions held in the
account and a greater degree of volatility. Blenheim may also, but is less
likely to, use a lesser degree of leverage than its standard account. Blenheim
has, up to the date of this Prospectus, used its standard leverage for the
account of Spectrum Strategic.
 
  The following matrix illustrates the impact that different degrees of
leverage would have on unleveraged RORs. The column "% Change in Leverage"
indicates the proportionate increase or decrease in leverage. For example, the
"+25%" row reflects an increase in leverage of 25% or the trading of the
account as if it contained 25% more than the actual funds in the account. The
numerical column headings represent a "Standard ROR," i.e., a rate of return
assuming use of the standard degree of leverage. The percentages below each
heading indicate the "Leveraged ROR," i.e., the gross trading performance
assuming an altered degree of leverage. An account which has the standard
leverage will have a Standard ROR equal to the Leveraged ROR.
 
  The matrix compares the varying RORs that may be achieved with a given
profit or loss at different levels of leverage. The percentages are rounded to
the nearest 1%. For example, in the 10% ROR column, a standard account will
have a ROR of 10%, while an account leveraged by +50% will have a ROR of 15%
and an account "down-leveraged" by -50% will have a ROR of 5%.
 
 
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               COMPARISON OF RORS BASED ON VARIATIONS IN LEVERAGE
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         % CHANGE
        IN LEVERAGE       (30)%         (20)%         (10)%         10%         20%         30%
        -----------       ---           -----         -----         ---         ---         ---
             %             %              %             %            %           %           %
        <S>               <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>
             50           (45)           (30)          (15)          15          30          45
             25           (38)           (25)          (13)          13          25          38
             10           (33)           (22)          (11)          11          22          33
              0           (30)           (20)          (10)          10          20          30
            (10)          (27)           (18)           (9)           9          18          27
            (25)          (22)           (15)           (7)           7          15          22
            (50)          (15)           (10)           (5)           5          10          15
</TABLE>
 
Investors should be aware of the following:
 
  1. The matrix is presented to illustrate the impact that variations in
     leverage have on gross RORs. The matrix assumes a constant increase or
     decrease in leverage, while Blenheim may in its own discretion alter
     from time to time the leverage of the Spectrum Strategic account.
     Moreover, the matrix does not measure the impact that a change in
     leverage would have had on fees, brokerage commissions or interest
     income in Blenheim's actual accounts or the effect of compounding
     monthly leveraged RORs. Therefore, an investor should not attempt to use
     the matrix to interpolate the annual historic RORs in the capsule
     performance summary.
 
  2. When Blenheim trades the account of Spectrum Strategic more
     aggressively, Spectrum Strategic may experience greater losses, as
     measured by a percentage of assets deposited in its account, than an
     account with standard leverage.
 
  3. When Blenheim trades the account of Spectrum Strategic more
     aggressively, its account will experience greater volatility, as
     measured in relation to assets deposited in its account, than an account
     with standard leverage.
 
  INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE
CAPSULE PERFORMANCE SUMMARY IS NOT INDICATIVE OF, AND MAY HAVE NO BEARING ON,
ANY TRADING RESULTS WHICH MAY BE ATTAINED BY BLENHEIM OR SPECTRUM STRATEGIC IN
THE FUTURE, SINCE PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS AND
OTHER TRADING ADVISORS WILL BE INVESTING FUNDS OF SUCH PARTNERSHIP. THERE CAN
BE NO ASSURANCE THAT BLENHEIM OR SUCH PARTNERSHIP WILL MAKE ANY PROFIT AT ALL
OR WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES. INVESTORS SHOULD ALSO
NOTE THAT INTEREST INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A COMMODITY
POOL'S TOTAL INCOME AND, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE PROFITS WHERE THERE
HAVE BEEN REALIZED OR UNREALIZED LOSSES FROM FUTURES INTERESTS TRADING.
 
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                           BLENHEIM INVESTMENTS, INC.
                            GLOBAL MARKETS STRATEGY
 
  The following reflects the composite performance information of Blenheim
Investments Inc.'s Global Market Strategy which trades a portion of the assets
of Spectrum Strategic.
 
     Name of CTA: Blenheim Investments, Inc.
     Name of program: Global Markets Strategy
     Inception of trading by CTA: July 1987
     Inception of trading in program: July 1988
     Number of open accounts: 12
     Aggregate assets overall: $65.4 million (notional included); $60.4
      million (notional excluded)
     Aggregate assets in program: $65.4 million (notional included); $60.4
      million (notional excluded)
     Worst monthly drawdown* in the last five years and year-to-
      date: (17.76)% --(2/96)
     Worst peak-to-valley drawdown* in the last five years and year-to-
      date: (27.07)%--(2/96-9/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 0.54%
     1996 annual return: (16.53)%
     1995 annual return: 24.89%
     1994 annual return: (10.58)%
     1993 annual return; 16.88%
     1992 annual return: 13.93%
 
  The footnotes following the Summary of Other Programs Traded by Blenheim
Investments, Inc. are an integral part of this capsule.
 
 * "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
   period.
 
  See "Supplementary Performance Information" for pro forma annual (period)
rates of return for the period January 1992 (or inception of trading) through
November 1994 which, in certain cases, are lower than actual program results.
 
         SUMMARY OF OTHER PROGRAMS TRADED BY BLENHEIM INVESTMENTS, INC.
 
  The following summary performance information reflects the composite
performance results of other programs traded by Blenheim Investments, Inc.
 
     Name of CTA: Blenheim Investments, Inc.
     Name of program: Tangible Asset Strategy
     Inception of trading by CTA: July 1987
     Inception of trading in program: August 1994
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall: $65.4 million (notional included); $60.4
      million (notional excluded)
     Aggregate assets in program: $0
     Worst monthly drawdown* in the last five years and year-to-date
      (notional included): (7.47)%--(6/96)
     Worst monthly drawdown* in the last five years and year-to-
      date(notional excluded): (22.62)%--(6/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown* in the last five years and
      year-to-date (notional included): (8.02)%--(5/96-6/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown* in the last five years and
      year-to-date(notional excluded): (24.00)%--(5/96-6/96)
     1996 year-to-date return (7 months) (notional included): (6.66)%
     1996 year-to-date return (7 months) (notional excluded): (20.59)%
     1995 period return (10 months): (0.92)%
     1994 annual return: 4.76%
 
    The footnotes following the Summary of Other Programs Traded by Blenheim
            Investments, Inc. are an integral part of this Capsule.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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     Name of CTA: Blenheim Investments, Inc.
     Name of program: Diversified Financial Strategy
     Inception of trading by CTA: July 1987
     Inception of trading in program: February 1994
     Number of open accounts: 0 (closed 2/95)
     Aggregate assets overall: $65.4 million (notional included); $60.4
      million (notional excluded)
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 (closed 2/95)
     Worst monthly drawdown* in the last five years and year-to-
      date: (8.02)%--(3/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown* in the last five years and
      year-to-date: (15.59)%--(2/94-7/94)
     1995 period return (2 months): 0.37%
     1994 period return (11 months): (8.07)%
 
     Name of CTA: Blenheim Investments, Inc.
     Name of program: Energy Only Strategy
     Inception of trading by CTA: July 1987
     Inception of trading in program: July 1987
     Number of open accounts: 0 (closed 6/93)
     Aggregate assets overall: $65.4 million (notional included); $60.4
      million (notional excluded)
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 (closed 6/93)
     Worst monthly drawdown* in the last five years and year-to-date
      (notional included): (8.44)%--(6/93)
     Worst monthly drawdown* in the last five years and year-to-date
      (notional excluded): N/A
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown* in the last five years and
      year-to-date(notional included): (15.92)%--(10/91-6/93)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown* in the last five years and
      year-to-date (notional excluded):  N/A
     1993 period return (6 months) (notional included): (10.19)%
     1993 period return (6 months) (notional excluded): (47.66)%
     1992 annual return (notional included): (2.38)%
     1992 annual return (notional excluded): N/A
 
* "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
  period.
 
  The footnotes following these Capsules are an integral part of the Capsules.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                     NOTES TO CAPSULE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES
                         OF BLENHEIM INVESTMENTS, INC.
 
I. NOTE TO CAPSULE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES
 
  "Worst peak-to-valley drawdown" means the greatest cumulative percentage
decline in month-end net asset value due to losses sustained by the trading
program during any period in which the initial month-end net asset value is not
equalled or exceeded by a subsequent month-end net asset value.
 
II. NOTES TO CAPSULE PERFORMANCE SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKETS STRATEGY
 
  (1) The monthly rates of return, which are not shown, are calculated by
dividing Net Performance in the month by Beginning Funds as of the start of the
month. The annual or year-to-date return is calculated by multiplying, on a
compound basis, each of the monthly rates of return and not by adding or
averaging such monthly rates of return. For periods of less than one year, the
results are year-to-date.
 
  Net Performance represents: (i) realized trading gains and (losses) adjusted
for brokerage commissions incurred on such transactions; (ii) adjusted for the
change in unrealized trading gains and (losses); (iii) plus or minus the change
in accrued roundturn brokerage commissions that would be incurred to liquidate
all open positions; (iv) plus interest income; (v) less management and
incentive fees and other expenses paid by the accounts. For periods prior to
January 1993, Net Performance measures the performance of all client accounts
using the Global Markets Strategy. Beginning in January 1993, Net Performance
measures the performance of the fully-funded subset of accounts, that is, those
accounts which contain no notional funds (except those otherwise excluded as
described below).
 
  Beginning Funds, for periods prior to January 1993, represent the Nominal
Values of the accounts, that is, the actual funds (including cash and cash
equivalents) in the accounts as well as notional funds committed to the
accounts for trading but not actually deposited in the accounts. Commencing in
January 1993, Beginning Funds represent the actual funds in the fully-funded
subset of accounts. In periods of significant additions or withdrawals to the
accounts in the fully-funded subset, the subset is adjusted to exclude accounts
with significant additions or withdrawals which would materially change the
rate of return calculated pursuant to the fully-funded subset method. For
certain months, Beginning Funds has been time-weighted to reflect additions or
withdrawals that occurred intra-month.
 
  The monthly rate of return for accounts excluded from the fully-funded subset
will often be different from the rate of return for the fully-funded subset.
Accounts not included in the fully-funded subset for any particular period may
include: accounts opened or closed during the period; accounts which have
material additions or withdrawals during the period; and accounts which are
being phased in to the program and, consequently, do not have the complete set
of positions that the other accounts in the program have. The rates of return
for these excluded accounts may be significantly higher or lower than the rate
of return for the fully-funded subset.
 
  Beginning Funds generally includes accrued income and expenses as of the
beginning of the period.
 
  (2) The number of open accounts and aggregate assets are as of January 31,
1997.
 
III. NOTES TO SUMMARIES OF OTHER PROGRAMS TRADED BY BLENHEIM INVESTMENTS, INC.
 
  (1) The annual or year-to-date return which appears in the summary of each
program is calculated by multiplying, on a compound basis, each of the monthly
rates of return and not by adding or averaging such monthly rates of return.
For periods of less than one year, the results are year-to-date. As explained
below, the period or annual return for the Tangible Asset Strategy and the
Energy Only Strategy is shown on a notional included and excluded basis. The
notional excluded return is listed as N/A when at least one monthly rate of
return in the period is not calculable.
 
  The monthly rates of return, which are not shown, are calculated by dividing
Net Performance by Beginning Funds. Net Performance is calculated in the same
manner as for the Global Markets Strategy. For the Diversified Financial
Program, Beginning Funds represent the actual funds deposited in the accounts.
For the Energy Only Strategy, monthly rates of return are calculated on a
notional included basis (where Beginning Funds represent actual funds in the
accounts plus notional funds committed to the accounts to trading) and notional
excluded basis (where Beginning Funds represent only actual funds in the
accounts). The monthly returns are not calculable when Beginning Funds, the
denominator in the rate-of-return calculation, is negative. Drawdown
information concerning the Energy Only Program is listed as N/A on a notional
excluded basis because at least one month in the calculation had a negative
Beginning Funds. Rates of Return are calculated on a notional included and
notional excluded basis for the Tangible Asset Program commencing in January
1996 when this program first began trading notional funds.
 
  (2) The number of open accounts and aggregate assets are as of January 31,
1997.
 
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2. A. GARY SHILLING & CO., INC.
(CURRENT ALLOCATION 27%)
 
  A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc. ("Shilling & Co.") is a New Jersey corporation
which has been registered with the CFTC as a commodity trading advisor since
January 1993 and as a commodity pool operator since May 1993, and is a member
of the NFA in such capacities. Shilling & Co.'s principal office is located at
500 Morris Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey 07081-1020. Shilling & Co. was
founded in 1978 by A. Gary Shilling and his staff. That staff comprised the
Economics Department of White, Weld and Co., at the time that Wall Street firm
was acquired by Merrill Lynch. Shilling & Co. is an economic consultant to a
number of leading financial institutions and industrial corporations. In
addition to its registrations as a commodity trading advisor and commodity
pool operator, Shilling & Co. is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an investment adviser and a broker/dealer. Shilling & Co. is not
affiliated with the General Partner or DWR or with any other Trading Advisor
for the Partnerships.
 
  The principals of Shilling & Co. are as follows:
 
  Dr. Gary Shilling has been the President and sole shareholder of Shilling &
Co. since its formation in 1978. In addition, since 1987 through July 31,
1993, Dr. Shilling was the general partner and manager of Thematic Investment
Partners, L.P. ("TIP"), a private investment partnership oriented toward
economic themes. Also, since its formation in May 1993, Dr. Shilling has been
an executive officer, sole shareholder and a Director of Lakeview Services,
Inc. ("Lakeview"), a New Jersey corporation. Lakeview has been registered with
the CFTC as a commodity pool operator since June 1993, and its sole business
activity is to act as the general partner and commodity pool operator of TIP.
 
  Dr. Shilling received his A.B. degree in physics, magna cum laude, from
Amherst College where he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma XI. He
earned his M.A. and Ph.d. in economics at Stanford University.
 
  A frequent contributor to the financial press, Dr. Shilling is a regular
columnist for Forbes magazine and his articles appear in The Wall Street
Journal and The New York Times, among others. He is a columnist for Standard &
Poor's CreditWeek, and is also a member of The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japan
Economic Journal) Board of Economists. He appears frequently on such
television shows as "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer," "Wall Street Week,"
"Nightly Business Report," and is a regular on CNBC's weekend show, "Strictly
Business."
 
  Dr. Shilling is on the Board of Directors of National Life of Vermont, the
Heartland Group of mutual funds, the American Productivity and Quality Center,
Palm Harbor Homes, the Episcopal Church Foundation, and the Episcopal
Evangelism Foundation, of which he is Chairman; an Advisory Director of Austin
Trust Company, a Trustee and the Treasurer of the General Theological Seminary
(Episcopal), and Chairman of the New Jersey State Revenue Forecasting Advisory
Commission. He is a former Director of the American Republic Life Insurance
Co. of N.Y., The Henry H. Kessler Foundation, Inc. and Aim Packaging, Inc., a
former Chairman and Trustee of the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, a former
Trustee of Bates College, and was a member of the National Commission on Jobs
and Small Business. He has been an informal economic adviser to George Bush
since the late 1970s, and has testified before various Congressional
committees, including the Joint Economic Committee and the House Banking
Committee.
 
  Mr. John B. Trammell is an Economist and Senior Portfolio Manager with
Shilling & Co. He has been affiliated with Shilling & Co. since September
1990. He is also the President and a Director of Lakeview. As one of Shilling
& Co.'s primary investment managers, he is responsible for translating
Shilling & Co.'s current economic thinking into investment strategies in
stock, bond, and futures markets. Mr. Trammell also supervises Shilling &
Co.'s trading desk operations. His occasionally published reports emphasize
research in the services sector (finance, banking, insurance, and real estate)
and in the financial markets.
 
  Mr. Trammell came to Shilling & Co. after six years (from June 1984 through
August 1990) with Securities Research, a securities brokerage firm, where he
was a managing partner, building that firm from the three Florida offices to
eleven offices in three states. Earlier, he was on the staff of the Hudson
Institute, becoming a primary economic research assistant to its founder and
leading light, Herman Kahn. While at Hudson, he also acted as a consultant to
many corporations and governments in the U.S. and abroad, formulating long
range strategic plans and economic analyses. Hudson is a non-profit think tank
rendering services to government and non-government entities on economic,
social and political issues.
 
  Mr. Trammell has co-authored two books: The Future of Austria and The Future
of Germany (both with Herman Kahn). He has also contributed to books on Japan
and Australia, and has written for such publications as The Wall Street
Journal.
 
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  Mr. Trammell holds a bachelor's degree from Depauw University and studied
economics at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.
 
  There have been no material administrative, civil or criminal actions
pending, on appeal or concluded against either Shilling & Co. or its
principals.
 
  Shilling & Co. and its principals may, from time to time, trade futures
interests contracts for their own proprietary accounts. Such trades may or may
not be in accordance with the Shilling & Co. trading system described below.
 
The Shilling & Co. Trading Approach
 
  In trading for client accounts, Shilling & Co. will utilize the trading
program, analysis, and strategies described below, known as the Thematic
Futures Trading Program. It should be noted that the exact nature of Shilling
& Co.'s approach is proprietary and confidential, and accordingly the
following description should not be considered exhaustive.
 
  Introduction. Shilling & Co.'s approach to analyzing and forecasting
economic and financial developments in the U.S. and abroad, and the
application of Shilling & Co.'s analysis to client investment activities, is
guided by Dr. Shilling's long standing principle: The objective of forecasting
is to identify the significant but undiscounted aspects of the outlook. This
is where the true opportunities for investors lie and where businessmen can
get the jump on competitors. A rehash of the consensus view, which is fully
discounted in the markets and business plans, is nearly useless.
 
  Shilling & Co.'s approach is "top down," emphasizing the major themes that
will influence businesses and financial markets in the short and long runs.
The themes are developed carefully and Shilling & Co. normally sticks to them
as they unfold, in an attempt to avoid whipsawing its clients--and Shilling &
Co. itself--by constant radical changes in Shilling & Co.'s outlook.
 
  Top Down Fundamental Analysis. The reasons for Shilling & Co. becoming a
commodity trading advisor are simple and few. Many of the economic themes
developed by Shilling & Co. can only be pursued as investment ideas through
the futures markets. Futures markets allow for a narrow focus where a
particular theme can be followed to its logical conclusion. This is especially
true in the international economic arena. As international markets react to
perceptions of their relative strengths and weaknesses, it has become
increasingly important for investors to take advantage of the opportunities
different markets present. Capital moves efficiently through the futures
markets among countries and into various markets seeking steady growth and
protection from risks associated with volatility in stock markets values,
currencies and interest rates.
 
  Just as economic fundamentals establish the investment strategy, technical
factors and trading experience establish the tactics. Shilling & Co. uses
technical analysis in conjunction with its fundamental analysis. While
strategy is certainly driven by the fundamental economic analysis undertaken
by Shilling & Co., technical analysis may alter trading tactics.
 
  Trading Discipline. As with any investment, appropriate measures of risk and
protection of capital must be considered. Shilling & Co. has developed a
discipline that attempts to hold the risk from any single futures contract
position to 1 % or less of a client account's total value.
 
  The first step in controlling the risk of each position is to calculate the
volatility of each contract. Shilling & Co.'s volatility measure begins by
examining the last thirty trading days and establishing the difference between
the contract high and low, both on an intra-day basis and an inter-day closing
basis. In general, Shilling & Co. believes the intra-day difference should be
about twice the closing basis. If intra-day volatility is greater than this,
adjustments are made to reflect the increased risk.
 
  Shilling & Co.'s risk measure uses 1.5 times the closing basis volatility as
a guide. The discipline applied to bond futures, for example, would determine
the maximum allowable position. If the long-bond futures have a closing basis
volatility of 13/32, then 1.5 X 13 = 19.5 or 20/32 is the "tick" value
volatility. For long bonds, at $31.25 per tick, each contract then could move
$625 in value in any given day using Shilling & Co.'s risk formula.
 
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A $1 million account would be allowed to risk $10,000 on this position, (1 % of
$1 million = $10,000). That means that the maximum allowable position for this
account would be 16 contracts ($10,000/$625 = 16.36).
 
  However, the entire risk is rarely taken in the first day. Positions are
built up as a profit is established. However, it is important to note that this
method of building a position is different from "pyramiding". The building of a
position is encouraged by a profit, but does not count on unrealized profits to
support an increased position. Position limits are determined by underlying
volatility, not profits.
 
  The 1% per account stop-loss formula continues as profits increase. For
example, as the position grows the loss allowed is 1% from the average cost of
the position less any market profits. This formula is employed until the 1%
allowable loss equals 25% of the profit. After profits become large enough that
the 1% allowable equals 25% of profits, a stop profits loss discipline comes
into play, that is explained below.
 
  To calculate the new stop profits level, it is first necessary to calculate
the appropriate profits level. In a market that is following a trend line,
Shilling & Co.'s profits level uses the average weekly high or low as the level
from which to calculate profits. (In a highly volatile market, judgment may
prevail over the formula as to calculating profit levels, and it may be
necessary to evaluate them more than weekly.) Once the profits level is
established, a loss of 12.5% from that level, on a closing basis, would trigger
moving out of as much as 50% of the position. A further deterioration of
profits by 25% of the original high level would result in the remaining 50% of
the position being removed.
 
  As long-term themes become profitable, "campaign prices" are established and
the sell discipline works on these "campaign prices" rather than the prices of
the currently held contract. In other words, if the $1 million account has a
$50,000 profit on a long term position, the stop profit loss would allow a 25%
or $12,500 loss of profit before exiting the position. This is larger than the
1% allowable capital loss allowed upon entering a position. It is important to
note, however, that technical considerations as well as changes in fundamental
analysis may also result in moving out of a position. Sharp changes in
volatility may also influence the size of positions.
 
  Shilling & Co. may trade in any of the following futures: interest rates,
foreign exchange, stock indexes, hard and soft commodities and global financial
futures, but reserves the right to use any and all contracts on any market they
deem appropriate.
 
Past Performance of Shilling & Co.
 
  The following summary contains the actual performance record of Shilling &
Co. and its principals from the period January 1992 through January 31, 1997.
With respect to the trading of 35 customer accounts in the aggregate. As of
January 31, 1997, 11 accounts were closed at a profit and 14 accounts were
closed at a loss. Of the open accounts, 8 were profitable and 2 were
unprofitable as of January 31, 1997. These accounts ranged in size from
$139,503 to $12,052,088, with an average account size of $2,259,575. The
performance numbers were calculated on an accrual basis in accordance with
generally accepted accounting priciples. The maximum drawdown experienced by
this program for the period shown was (19.0)%. The assets of Spectrum Strategic
allocated to Shilling will be traded pursuant to this program.
 
  The summary of Thematic Investment Partners L.P. ("TIP"), contains
information regarding a limited partnership for which Lakeview currently acts
as general partner, commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor, and
for which Dr. Shilling (through May 1993) and Shilling & Co. (through December
1993) acted as general partner. TIP, in addition to trading in commodity
interests, also trades in equity products. The capsule summary reflects the
performance of TIP's total trading including both futures and securities
trading. No assets of Spectrum Strategic will be traded pursuant to this
program.
 
  INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE
FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE SUMMARY IS NOT INDICATIVE OF, AND MAY HAVE NO BEARING ON,
ANY TRADING RESULTS WHICH MAY BE ATTAINED BY SHILLING & CO. OR SPECTRUM
STRATEGIC IN THE FUTURE, SINCE PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE
RESULTS AND OTHER TRADING ADVISORS WILL BE INVESTING FUNDS OF SUCH PARTNERSHIP.
THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT SHILLING & CO. OR SUCH PARTNERSHIP WILL MAKE ANY
PROFIT AT ALL OR WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES. INVESTORS
SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT INTEREST INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A
COMMODITY POOL'S TOTAL INCOME AND, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE PROFITS
WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN REALIZED OR UNREALIZED LOSSES FROM FUTURES INTEREST
TRADING.
 
 
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                          A. GARY SHILLING & CO., INC.
                        THEMATIC FUTURES TRADING PROGRAM
 
  The following reflects the composite performance results of Shilling & Co.,
Inc. which trades a portion of the assets of Spectrum Strategic.
 
     Name of CTA: A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc.
     Name of program: Thematic Futures Trading Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: July 1990
     Inception of trading in program: July 1990
     Number of open accounts: 10
     Aggregate assets overall: $36.8 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $20.3 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (18.54)% -- (2/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (50.2)% --
      (1/94-7/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 4.72%
     1996 annual return: (10.93)%
               1995 annual
     return:       (7.61)%
               1994 annual
     return:      (38.10)%
               1993 annual
     return:      171.31 %
               1992 annual
     return:        5.91 %
 
 * "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
   period.
 
  See "Supplementary Performance Information" for pro forma annual (period)
rates of return for the period January 1992 (or inception of trading) through
November 1994 which, in certain cases, are lower than actual program results.
 
 
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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        SUMMARY OF OTHER PROGRAMS TRADED BY A. GARY SHILLING & CO., INC.
 
  The following summary performance information reflects the composite
performance results of other programs traded by Shilling & Co., Inc.
 
     Name of CTA: A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc.
     Name of program: Thematic Investment Partners, L.P.
     Inception of trading by CTA: April 1990
     Inception of trading in program: April 1990
     Number of open accounts: 1
     Aggregate assets overall: $36.8 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $7.0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (20.3)%--(2/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (50.8%)--
     (1/94-10/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 5.53%
     1996 annual return: 0.88%
     1995 annual return: (14.00)%
     1994 annual return: (40.14)%
     1993 annual return: 148.42%
     1992 annual return:  26.77%
 
* "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
  period.
 
FOOTNOTES TO A GARY SHILLING & CO., INC. CAPSULES
 
"Aggregate assets overall" includes the total dollars in all programs as of
January 31, 1997.
 
"Aggregate assets in this program" is the total dollars in the program as of
January 31, 1997.
 
Annual (Period) Return is calculated by multiplying on a compound basis each of
the monthly rates of return and not by adding or averaging such monthly rates
of return. For periods of less than one year, the results are year-to-date.
Monthly rate-of-return is net performance divided by the sum of beginning
equity and the time-weighted value of additions and withdrawals. Time weighted
additions and withdrawals are calculated by calculating the number of days the
amount of the additions/withdrawals are available for trading during the
period. Brokerage fees for all accounts during this time period were $10 per
round turn for domestic contracts and $15 for foreign.
 
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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3. WILLOWBRIDGE ASSOCIATES INC.
(CURRENT ALLOCATION 43%)
 
  Willowbridge Associates Inc. ("Willowbridge") is a Delaware corporation
organized in January 1988. Willowbridge's main business address is 101 Morgan
Lane, Suite 180, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536. Willowbridge has been registered
with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor since
May 1988 and is a member of the NFA in such capacities. In addition,
Doublewood, Inc. ("Doublewood") and Union Spring Asset Management, Inc. ("Union
Spring") are registered commodity pool operators and commodity trading
advisors. None of Willowbridge, Doublewood, or Union Spring is affiliated with
the General Partner or DWR or with any other Trading Advisor for the
Partnerships.
 
  The principals of Willowbridge are as follows:
 
  Philip L. Yang has been the sole shareholder, Director and President of
Willowbridge since September 1, 1992, and also held those positions from the
time he formed Willowbridge in January 1988 through September 1989. Mr. Yang is
registered as an associated person of Willowbridge. He is individually
registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading
advisor and is a member of the NFA in such capacities. He is also a principal
and an associated person of Doublewood and Union Spring. Mr. Yang has full
responsibility with respect to the trading activities of Willowbridge, except
in the case of MTech, the discretionary approach of Michael Gan. From 1983
through August 1988 and from October 1989 through August 1992, Mr. Yang was a
Senior Vice President at Caxton Corporation, a commodity trading advisory firm,
serving initially as Director of Research, where his research concentration was
in the development and application of computerized trading models for a broad
range of financial markets, and later as Director of Commodity Trading. Mr.
Yang obtained a bachelor's degree with honors from the University of California
at Berkeley, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He received his
master's degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
 
  Michael Y. Gan has been the Executive Vice-President of Willowbridge since
September 1, 1992. Mr. Gan is registered as an associated person of
Willowbridge. He is individually registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool
operator and a commodity trading advisor and is a member of the NFA in such
capacities. He is also a principal and an associated person of Doublewood and
Union Spring. Mr. Gan was the sole shareholder, Director and President of
Willowbridge from October 1989 through August 1992. From 1983 to 1989, he
worked in the foreign exchange trading group at Marine Midland Bank in New
York. In this capacity, Mr. Gan was responsible for research into technical
analysis, as well as proprietary trading for the firm in both currency futures
and options. He had been promoted to Assistant Vice President prior to his
resignation. Mr. Gan graduated summa cum laude from the University of the
Philippines with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and subsequently graduated with
honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with an M.B.A.
in Finance.
 
  Theresa C. Morris is the Senior Vice President of Willowbridge. Ms. Morris
has been employed by Willowbridge since its inception in August 1988, and is
registered as an associated person of Willowbridge. Ms. Morris is also a
principal and an associated person of Doublewood and Union Spring. Ms. Morris
oversees administration, operations and compliance at Willowbridge. Prior to
her current duties, Ms. Morris was responsible for analyzing and trading the
technical signals generated by the computerized trading models. Ms. Morris has
twenty years of experience in the futures and financial industry. She attended
Brookdale College, majoring in international business.
 
  Richard G. Faux, Jr. has been Executive Director of Willowbridge since April
1995. He is registered as an associated person and a principal of Willowbridge.
He is also an associated person of Doublewood, and President and a principal
and an associated person of Union Spring. Mr. Faux co-founded MC Baldwin
Financial Company ("MC Baldwin") in 1989 and served as its Co-Chief Executive
until April 1995. MC Baldwin is an international trading advisor that develops
futures funds for its partner, Mitsubishi Corporation, and other institutional
clients. Prior to forming MC Baldwin, Mr. Faux was President of Merrill Lynch
Options/Futures Management Inc., a futures fund subsidiary of Merrill Lynch.
Before Mr. Faux's joining Merrill Lynch in 1985, it had raised only $13 million
in futures funds. When he left, the company had raised $930 million, including
one of the first multi-advisor futures funds. Previously, he spent four years
at Thomas McKinnon Securities, Inc. where he helped develop futures funds,
including one of the first financial futures funds. Earlier, Mr. Faux spent ten
years at Kuhn Loeb & Co. (now Lehman Brothers). He is a graduate of Brown
University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
 
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  John C. Plimpton is Director of Investment Services. He joined Willowbridge
Associates Inc. in February 1995 and is responsible for marketing the firm's
various investment strategies as well as maintaining client service. Mr.
Plimpton is registered as an associated person and a principal of Willowbridge.
His prior futures industry experience was with Beacon Management Corporation
(USA), a commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator, where he held a
marketing position specializing in the Japanese institutional market from
January 1989 to December 1990. From January 1991 to August 1994, as a
representative of Prudential Life Insurance, and from August 1994 to present,
as sole shareholder and President of Plimpton Financial Group, a financial
services company, Mr. Plimpton concentrated on insurance and benefit services
for wealthy families and venture businesses. Since 1985, Mr. Plimpton has been
involved in a number of businesses privately held by his family, as well as
serving as director of Inolex Chemical Company, a speciality chemical company
owned by his family. He earned his B.A. degree in Economics from the University
of Chicago and his M.B.A. in Corporate Finance and Corporate Accounting from
the William E. Simon School of Management at the University of Rochester.
 
  James J. O'Donnell is Vice President of Willowbridge. He oversees
Willowbridge's computer and information needs, including trading information
systems, accounting information systems and support for ongoing research of new
computerized trading systems and effectiveness testing of existing trading
systems. Mr. O'Donnell has been employed by Willowbridge since September 1,
1992. From June 1987 through August 1992, Mr. O'Donnell was Manager of Computer
Information Systems at Caxton Corporation. From April 1979 through May 1987,
Mr. O'Donnell was manager of Research Information Systems at Commodities
Corporation. Prior to that, he was employed by Penn Mutual from September 1973
through March 1979 as Senior Programmer Analyst. He is a graduate of LaSalle
University with a B.A. in mathematics.
 
  Steven R. Crane is a Vice President of Willowbridge. He oversees the
accounting and financial reporting for Willowbridge. Mr. Crane has been
employed by Willowbridge since April 1993. Prior to that, he was employed by
Caxton Corporation from April 1992 to April 1993 as a Senior Accountant. From
September 1989 through April 1992, Mr. Crane worked as a Senior Auditor for
Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Crane is a Certified Public Accountant and a member
of the AICPA. He graduated magna cum laude from North Carolina State University
with a B.A. in accounting.
 
  There have been no administrative, civil or criminal actions, pending, on
appeal or concluded, against Willowbridge or its principals during the five
years preceding the date of this Prospectus.
 
  Willowbridge, its principals and their families, its employees, and its
affiliates, have traded, and may continue to trade, futures interests contracts
for their own accounts. Such trades may or may not be in accordance with the
Willowbridge trading strategies described below.
 
The Willowbridge Trading Approach
 
  Willowbridge currently offers four Investment Programs: the Select Investment
Program; the Currency Investment Program; the Primary Investment Program; and
the Currency, Financials and Metals ("CFM") Investment Program. Set forth below
is a brief description of the Select Investment Program which is utilized by
Spectrum Strategic. The Select Investment Program allows Spectrum Strategic to
determine the allocation of its funds among one or more of the seven
Willowbridge Trading Strategies. As of the date of this Prospectus, of the
Spectrum Strategic assets allocated to Willowbridge, all have been allocated to
the XLIM Trading Approach.
 
  The XLIM Trading Approach ("XLIM"), which was first applied in February 1988,
is traded on a discretionary basis by Mr. Yang. Trading decisions are based
primarily on Mr. Yang's analysis of technical factors, fundamentals and market
action. XLIM trades are selected from a wide variety of futures contracts,
forwards, spots and options on United States and international markets,
including but not limited to, financial instruments, currencies, precious and
base metals and agricultural commodities. Mr. Yang reserves the right to change
the portfolio composition of XLIM. It is intended that approximately 15-40% of
the assets under management pursuant to the XLIM Trading Approach will normally
be committed as margin for trading, but from time to time the percentage of
assets committed may be substantially more or less. XLIM's historical rates of
return and drawdown information accompany its performance capsules.
 
  The other Strategies which in the future may be available to Spectrum
Strategic pursuant the Select Investment Program include the five Willowbridge
Trading Systems ("Systems") and the MTech discretionary trading approach of Mr.
Gan.
 
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  The Vulcan system is a computerized version of a systematic, technical
charting system. The model uses the concepts of pattern recognition,
support/resistance levels and counter-trend liquidations in making trading
decisions. Positions are generally held for 10 to 15 trading days.
 
  The Argo system, like Vulcan, is a computerized version of an experienced
chartist trader. However, Argo uses a considerably longer time horizon than
Vulcan and its focus is primarily on major, long-term price moves. It is
intended that Argo's positions will generally be held from 20 to 30 trading
days.
 
  The Titan system is a technical trend-following system coupled with a
counter-trend mechanism for adjusting position size. Unlike Vulcan, Titan
applies various technical factors in an effort to monitor the overall market
environment in order to recognize major trends. The number of days the system
will hold a position, based on an average of the number of days the initial
base position would be held combined with the number of days any additional
positions would be held, is generally 15 days.
 
  The Rex system is an options trading system which uses proprietary
statistical analyses to determine whether an option for a particular market is
intrinsically cheap or expensive. The Rex model attempts to purchase
underpriced options and sell overpriced options. For risk control, the Rex
model uses a variety of proprietary rules based on volatility, price direction,
time decay and net-delta levels.
 
  The Siren system incorporates real-time price information to determine
situations when price is moving away from market value. Siren can best be
characterized as a top and bottom picking model which attempts to determine
patterns of market activity that often signal a major change in price
direction. Similar to Titan, Siren's time frame is generally 18 to 25 trading
days.
 
  For allocations of less than $1 million to any of the five Systems,
Willowbridge may not be able to trade the System's full portfolio.
 
  Pursuant to a licensing agreement between Caxton Corporation ("Caxton") and
Willowbridge, Willowbridge has been granted the sole and exclusive right to use
the five Systems described above. The licensing agreement will be continued
until December 31, 2001 and will be renewed for successive one year terms
unless either Willowbridge or Caxton has given 90 days' notice to the other
prior to such date of its intention not to renew. The licensing agreement may
also be terminated in the case of an uncured material breach or in
extraordinary situations. Willowbridge pays royalties to Caxton based on fees
generated by Willowbridge's trading.
 
  If Willowbridge's five Systems discussed above are no longer available to
Willowbridge (because of licensing arrangements), Willowbridge may offer only
the XLIM and the MTech Trading Approaches in its Select Investment Program.
 
  The MTech Trading Approach ("MTech"), which commenced trading January 1991,
is a highly discretionary and judgmental trading approach relying primarily on
Mr. Gan's subjective analysis of the markets. Trading decisions are made on the
basis of technical as well as fundamental analysis. MTech currently trades in
the United States and international futures, forward, spot and options markets.
Mr. Gan reserves the right to change the portfolio composition of MTech.
 
  The following capsule performance information shows the composite annual
rates of return from January 1992 through January 1997 of all client accounts
traded pursuant to the XLIM Trading Approach, the Vulcan, Titan, Rex, Argo,
Siren, and Atlas Trading Systems, and the MTech trading approach, and the CFM,
Currency and Primary Investment Programs. A separate capsule is not being
provided for the Select Investment Program, as the individual systems'
composite performance capsules include the performance for those accounts which
are trading pursuant to that particular system.
 
  INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE
FOLLOWING CAPSULE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF, AND MAY HAVE NO
BEARING ON, ANY TRADING RESULTS WHICH MAY BE ATTAINED BY WILLOWBRIDGE OR
SPECTRUM STRATEGIC IN THE FUTURE, SINCE PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF
FUTURE RESULTS AND OTHER TRADING ADVISORS WILL BE INVESTING FUNDS OF SUCH
PARTNERSHIP. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT WILLOWBRIDGE OR SUCH PARTNERSHIP
WILL MAKE ANY PROFIT AT ALL OR WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL
LOSSES. INVESTORS SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT INTEREST INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A COMMODITY POOL'S TOTAL INCOME AND, IN CERTAIN
INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE PROFITS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN REALIZED OR UNREALIZED
LOSSES FROM FUTURES INTEREST TRADING.
 
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                          WILLOWBRIDGE ASSOCIATES INC.
                             XLIM TRADING APPROACH
                              (NOTIONAL EXCLUDED)
 
  The following reflects the composite performance information of Willowbridge
Associates Inc.'s XLIM Trading Approach (client assets only) which trades a
portion of the assets of Spectrum Strategic.
 
     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: XLIM Trading Approach
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program: August 1988
     Number of open accounts: 36
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3
      million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $281.2
      million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (7.76)%--(6/95)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (29.10)%--
      (8/93-1/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): (4.04)%
     1996 annual return: 38.74%
     1995 annual return: 34.99%
     1994 period return (5 months)**: (19.68)%
     1993 annual return: 22.30%
     1992 period return (8 months)**: 8.36%
 
                          WILLOWBRIDGE ASSOCIATES INC.
                             XLIM TRADING APPROACH
                              (NOTIONAL INCLUDED)
 
  The following reflects the composite performance information of Willowbridge
Associates Inc.'s XLIM Trading Approach (client assets only) which trades a
portion of the assets of Spectrum Strategic.
 
     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: XLIM Trading Approach
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program: August 1988
     Number of open accounts: 36
     Aggregate assets overall (notional included): $659.4
      million
     Aggregate assets in program (notional included): $327.6
      million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (7.51)%--(7/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (29.10)%--
      (8/93-1/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): (3.41)%
     1996 annual return: 31.06%
     1995 annual return: 31.28%
     1994 period return (5 months)**: (19.68)%
     1993 annual return: 22.30%
     1992 period return (8 months)**: 8.36%
 
 * "Drawdown" means losses experienced by an individual account within the
   trading program over a specified period.
** This trading program did not trade client accounts from (1) September 1,
   1991 through August 31, 1992 and (ii) April 1, 1994 to October 31, 1994.
 
  See "Supplementary Performance Information" for pro forma annual (period)
rates of return for the period January 1992 (or inception of trading) through
November 1994 which, in certain cases, are lower than actual program results.
 
  The footnotes following Summary of Other Programs Traded by Willowbridge
Associates Inc. are an integral part of this Capsule.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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        SUMMARY OF OTHER PROGRAMS TRADED BY WILLOWBRIDGE ASSOCIATES INC.
 
  The following summary performance information reflects the composite
performance results of other programs traded by Willowbridge Associates Inc.
 
     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: Vulcan (pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset Method)
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program:  August 1988
     Number of open accounts: 20
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $18.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional): $33.0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (19.39)%--(2/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (19.03)%--(1/92-6/92)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 14.10%
     1996 annual return: 12.96%
     1995 annual return: 57.62%
     1994 annual return: 14.67%
     1993 annual return: 33.97%
     1992 annual return: 19.30%
 
     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: Titan (pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset Method)
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program:  August 1988
     Number of open accounts: 12
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $12.7 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $24.0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (15.02)%--(2/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (27.80)%--(8/93-5/94)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 4.65%
     1996 annual return: 31.91%
     1995 annual return: 68.10%
     1994 annual return: 10.06%
     1993 annual return: 23.28%
     1992 annual return: 32.16%
 
     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: Rex
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program: August 1988
     Number of open accounts: 1
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $(10,463)
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional):  $1.1 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (25.19)%--(2/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (78.84)%--(9/90-9/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): (0.95)%
     1996 annual return: (27.37)%
     1995 annual return: (13.07)%
     1994 annual return: (12.49)%
     1993 annual return: (10.37)%
     1992 annual return: (18.54)%
 
 *"Drawdown" means losses experienced by an individual account within the
   trading program over a specified period.
 
  The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these Capsules.
 
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     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: Argo (pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset Method)
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program:  August 1988
     Number of open accounts: 59
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $131.8 million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional): $157.9 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (20.49)%--(2/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (31.13)%--(5/96-7/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 7.92%
     1996 annual return: 12.46%
     1995 annual return: 59.52%
     1994 annual return: 20.28%
     1993 annual return: 17.10%
     1992 annual return: 22.09%
 
     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: Siren (pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset Method)
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program:  January 1991
     Number of open accounts: 11
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $11.6 million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional): $22.8 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (12.39)%--(8/93)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (21.99)%--(7/93-10/93)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 8.19%
     1996 annual return: 1.41%
     1995 annual return: 25.12%
     1994 annual return: 37.88%
     1993 annual return: 9.45%
     1992 annual return: (1.39)%
 
     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: MTech
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program: January 1991
     Number of open accounts: 2
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $6.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional): $16.4 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (12.44)%--(2/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (21.37)%--(8/93-2/94)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 1.95%
     1996 annual return: 45.73%
     1995 annual return: 53.22%
     1994 annual return: 21.68%
     1993 annual return: 32.48%
     1992 annual return: 25.13%
 
 *"Drawdown" means losses experienced by an individual account within the
   trading program over a specified period.
 
  The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these Capsules.
 
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     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: CFM (pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset Method)
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program:  January 1993
     Number of open accounts: 4
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $21.2 million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional): $21.2 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (18.08)%--(2/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (31.83)%--(8/93-9/94)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): (3.15%)
     1996 annual return: 31.66%
     1995 annual return: 24.52%
     1994 annual return: (10.51)%
     1993 annual return: 29.49%
 
     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: Currency (pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset Method)
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program: May 1991
     Number of open accounts: 5
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $3.0 million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional): $13.5 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (10.31)%--(8/93)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (25.32)%--(7/93-8/94)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 7.18
     1996 annual return: (0.37%)
     1995 annual return: 28.55%
     1994 annual return: (10.26)%
     1993 annual return: (8.59)%
     1992 annual return: 16.96%
 
     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: Primary (pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset Method)
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program: January 1993
     Number of open accounts: 13
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $28.1 million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional): $41.8 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (17.06)%--(2/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (22.52)%--(5/96-7/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 7.52%
     1996 annual return: 14.45%
     1995 annual return: 56.76%
     1994 annual return: 22.70%
     1993 annual return: 16.79%
 
 *"Drawdown" means losses experienced by an individual account within the
   trading program over a specified period.
 
  The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these Capsules.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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     Name of CTA: Willowbridge Associates Inc.
     Name of program: Atlas
     Inception of trading by CTA: August 1988
     Inception of trading in program: November 1989
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $514.3
     million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $659.4
     million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (16.57)%--(1/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (46.67)%--
     (10/90-5/92)
     1992 annual return: 18.29%
 
 *"Drawdown" means losses experienced by an individual account within the
trading program over a specified period.
 
  The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these Capsules.
 
FOOTNOTES TO WILLOWBRIDGE ASSOCIATES INC. CAPSULE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.
 
GENERAL NOTES TO COMPOSITE CAPSULES
 
  Brokerage commissions charged to accounts in the capsules may vary
substantially. Not all accounts in the composite capsules earn interest income.
Monthly or quarterly management fees and quarterly or annual incentive fees are
charged to the accounts in the capsules and may vary. Some of the accounts
included in the capsules are not charged a management fee. Through June 30,
1995, rates of return in the capsules for Vulcan, Titan, Argo, Siren, XLIM,
CFM, Currency, and Primary may be understated to the extent that certain
accounts in the capsules paid specified fees unrelated to Willowbridge's
trading (such as selling commissions, distribution expenses, general partner
fees or manager-of-manager fees) that were treated as expenses rather than as
withdrawals of assets under Willowbridge's management. Beginning July 1, 1995,
such expenses are reflected in the capsules as withdrawals.
 
  "Largest monthly draw-down" is the largest monthly trading loss experienced
by the trading program on an individual account basis in any calendar month
covered by the capsule, expressed as a percentage of total equity. "Largest
peak-to-valley draw-down" is the largest cumulative percentage trading loss of
any single account during the period covered by the capsule from any month-end
net asset value, without such month-end net asset value being equalled or
exceeded as of a subsequent month-end by the individual account, expressed as a
percentage of total equity. In reviewing its accounts to determine the worst
draw-down figures for any account included in the composite capsules,
Willowbridge has excluded accounts in any month during which the account has
(a) been opened or closed, (b) experienced material additions or withdrawals,
or (c) been phased in or out of trading a full portfolio, in order to obtain
representative figures.
 
  Rate of return is calculated by dividing net performance by beginning equity
adjusted by the value of additions and withdrawals pursuant to the time-
weighted method, except in the case of capsules utilizing the Fully-Funded
Subset Method of compute rate of return.
 
NOTES TO COMPOSITE CAPSULES FOR XLIM
 
  Commencing in February 1995 for the XLIM "Including Notional" capsule,
certain accounts in this capsule include sums clients have instructed
Willowbridge to trade but that are not deposited in those clients' accounts.
These excess sums are deemed to be "notional" funds for which performance
results are reported in accordance with the requirements of an Advisory
published by the CFTC. The computations in the XLIM "Excluding Notional"
capsule reflects the actual funds deposited in or withdrawn from clients'
brokerage and other accounts rather than the amount of "notional" funds clients
instructed Willowbridge to trade. Willowbridge has included these "notional"
amounts in the XLIM (Notional Included) capsule because they more accurately
reflect the amount of capital clients have instructed Willowbridge to trade.
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differences may exist between beginning equity for an account which includes
"notional" funds and an account which contains only "actual" funds. Excluding
"notional" funds from the calculations of rates of return accentuates (i.e.
increases the absolute value of) both positive and negative rates of return.
 
NOTES TO FULLY-FUNDED SUBSET CAPSULES
 
  In the accompanying composite capsules for Vulcan (for periods beginning July
1994), Titan (for periods beginning July 1995), Siren (for periods beginning
April 1995), Primary (for periods beginning August 1995), CFM (for periods
beginning January 1993), and Argo and Currency (for the periods beginning
January 1992) Willowbridge has adopted the Fully-Funded Subset Method of
computing rate-of-return and presenting performance disclosure, pursuant to an
Advisory published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. To qualify for
use of the Fully-Funded Subset Method, the Advisory requires that certain
computations be made in order to arrive at the Fully-Funded Subset and that the
accounts for which performance is so reported meet two tests which are designed
to provide assurance that the Fully-Funded Subset and the resultant rates of
return are representative of the trading program. In each capsule using the
Fully-Funded Subset Method, rate of return for the Fully-Funded Subset is
computed by dividing the sum of the net performance, i.e., for each of the
accounts, for the Fully-Funded Subset, by the sum of the actual funds-based
beginning net asset values for the Fully-Funded Subset. With respect to these
capsules, "notional funds" were not used prior to the dates noted above.
 
 
 
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DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
 
  Dean Witter Spectrum Technical L.P. ("Spectrum Technical") seek as its
investment objective to achieve capital appreciation by allocating its assets
to Trading Advisors whose trading approaches utilize various proprietary
technical long-term trend-following systems.
 
  The Trading Advisors for Spectrum Technical are Campbell & Company, Inc.,
Chesapeake Capital Corporation, and John W. Henry & Company, Inc. A full
description of each Trading Advisor, their principals and trading systems and
their capsule performance information is presented below.
 
1. CAMPBELL & COMPANY, INC.
(CURRENT ALLOCATION 21%)
 
  Campbell & Company, Inc. ("Campbell") is a Maryland corporation organized in
April, 1978 as a successor to a partnership originally organized in January,
1974. Campbell has been registered with the CFTC as a commodity trading advisor
since May 1978 and as a commodity pool operator and is a member of the NFA in
such capacities. Campbell is also registered as an investment adviser under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 solely for the purpose of acting as a fiduciary
in the management of plan assets of qualified retirement plans. Campbell is not
affiliated with the General Partner or DWR or with any other Trading Advisor
for the Partnerships.
 
  The principals of Campbell are as follows:
 
  Richard M. Bell serves as Vice-President of Trading of Campbell. Mr. Bell
began his employment with Campbell in May, 1990. His duties include managing
daily trade execution of the assets under Campbell's management. From
September, 1986 through May, 1990 Mr. Bell was the managing general partner of
several partnerships registered as broker-dealers involved in market making on
the floor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange ("PHLX") and Philadelphia Board of
Trade ("PBOT"). From July, 1975 through September, 1986 Mr. Bell was a
stockholder and Executive Vice-President of Tague Securities, Inc., a
registered broker-dealer. Mr. Bell owns seats on the PHLX and a Philadelphia
Currency Participation, all of which are leased out. Mr. Bell graduated from
Lehigh University with a B.S. in Finance.
 
  D. Keith Campbell has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of Campbell since it began operations and was President until January
1994. Mr. Campbell is the sole voting stockholder. From 1971 through June, 1978
he was a registered representative of a futures commission merchant. Mr.
Campbell has acted as a commodity trading advisor since January, 1972 when, as
general partner of Campbell Fund, a limited partnership engaged in commodity
futures trading, he assumed sole responsibility for trading decisions made on
behalf of Campbell Fund. Since then he has applied various technical trading
systems to numerous discretionary commodity trading accounts. Mr. Campbell is
registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and is a member of the
NFA in such capacity. He is registered as an Associated Person of Campbell.
 
  William C. Clarke, III joined Campbell in June, 1977. He is Executive Vice-
President and a Director of Campbell. Mr. Clarke holds a B.S. in Finance from
Lehigh University where he graduated in 1973. Mr. Clarke currently oversees all
aspects of research which involves the development of proprietary trading
models and portfolio management methods. Mr. Clarke is registered as an
Associated Person of Campbell.
 
  Bruce L. Cleland joined Campbell in January, 1993. Since January 1994, Mr.
Cleland has been the President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of
Campbell. Additionally, Mr. Cleland is in charge of International Marketing for
Campbell. From May, 1986 through December, 1992 Mr. Cleland has served in
various principal roles with the following firms; President, F&G Management,
Inc., a commodity trading advisor; President, Institutional Brokerage Corp., a
floor broker; Principal, Institutional Advisory Corp., a commodity trading
advisor and commodity pool operator; Principal, Hewlett Trading Corporation, a
commodity pool operator; Principal, Institutional Energy Corporation, an
introducing broker. In January, 1983 Mr. Cleland was employed by Rudolf Wolff
Futures, Inc., a futures commission merchant, where he served as President
until April, 1986. Mr. Cleland graduated in 1969 from Victoria University in
Wellington, New Zealand where he received a Bachelor of Commerce and
Administration degree. Mr. Cleland is registered as an Associated Person of
Campbell.
 
  James M. Little serves as Senior Vice-President/Marketing and as a Director
of Campbell. Mr. Little holds a B.S. in Economics and Psychology from Purdue
University. Mr. Little joined Campbell in April, 1990. From
 
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March, 1989 through April, 1990 Mr. Little was a registered representative of
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Prior to that, from January, 1984 through March,
1989 he was the Chief Executive Officer of James Little & Associates, Inc., a
registered commodity pool operator and registered broker-dealer. Mr. Little
has extensive experience in the futures industry having worked in the areas of
hedging, floor trading and managed futures. He is the co-author of The
Handbook of Financial Futures, and is a frequent contributor to investment
industry publications. Mr. Little is registered as an Associated Person of
Campbell.
 
  Theresa D. Livesey serves as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,
Secretary and a Director of Campbell. Ms. Livesey joined Campbell in June,
1991. In addition to her role as CFO, Ms. Livesey also oversees administration
and compliance at Campbell. From December, 1987 to June, 1991 she was employed
by Bank Maryland Corp, a publicly held company. When she left she was Vice-
President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that time, she worked with
Ernst & Young. Ms. Livesey is a C.P.A. and has a B.S. in Accounting from the
University of Delaware.
 
  David M. Salmon is a Director of Campbell since January, 1976. During this
time, he has worked with Campbell in an independent consultant capacity, but
has not been an employee. He has been employed by his own computer systems
programming consulting company David Salmon, Inc. since 1976. Prior to his
work with Campbell, Mr. Salmon worked in the field of systems development and
optimization with Systems Control, Inc. and Stanford Research Institute. Mr.
Salmon holds a B.S.E.E. from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, a
M.S.E.E. from Northeastern University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Illinois, Urbana.
 
  C. Douglas York has been employed by Campbell since November 1992. He is the
Director of Foreign Exchange for Campbell. His duties include managing daily
trade execution for foreign exchange markets and forward contracts on precious
metals and energy markets. From January 1991 through October 1992, Mr. York
worked for Black & Decker as Global Foreign Exchange Manager. He holds a B.A.
in Government from Franklin and Marshall College. Mr. York is an associated
person of Campbell.
 
  Any principal of Campbell may trade futures interests for their own
accounts. In addition, Campbell manages proprietary accounts for its deferred
compensation plan and a principal. Campbell has no written policies for
proprietary trading by principals. Trading records for proprietary trading
accounts are available for review by clients upon reasonable notice.
 
The Campbell Trading Approach
 
  Campbell trades the assets allocated to it by the Partnership pursuant to
its Financial, Metal & Energy Portfolio. The Financial, Metal & Energy
Portfolio (previously called the Financial Futures Portfolio) trades
exclusively in futures, options and forward contracts including foreign
currencies, precious and base metals, crude oil and petroleum products, stock
market indices, and interest rate futures.
 
  While Campbell follows a disciplined computerized approach to the markets,
on occasion it may, if Campbell deems it advisable, override system signals.
Computer signals may therefore be modified under certain market conditions.
Such modifications may, or may not, prove beneficial to the results achieved.
 
  Campbell & Company renders trading decisions for all its Portfolios based on
its proprietary technical trend-following systems. These systems are designed
to follow intermediate to long-term price trends and also utilize quantitative
portfolio management analysis. The principal objective of the systems is to
profit from major and sustained price trends. The basic concepts on which they
are built were developed through research efforts in 1976 and 1980. Since that
time, Campbell & Company's systems have continued to evolve as ongoing
research and increased computing power expand its analysis and understanding
of price and market parameters.
 
  Campbell & Company has two main trend-following trading systems. The
differences between the two systems are primarily in their sensitivity to
price action. One system, for example, may assume positions relatively quickly
and place comparatively close stop-loss orders on market entry while the other
system may tend to assume positions less quickly and consolidate profits,
where available, more slowly than the first system. Furthermore, each system
may vary as to the time or price at which the transaction determined by it is
signaled. For example, one system may attempt a transaction at any time during
the day that a price objective is reached, and the other may attempt a
transaction at the opening of the market or at the close of trading on the
same day. On occasion one of the systems may trigger a long position signal in
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month while the other system recommends a short position in another delivery
month of the same financial instrument. It is unlikely that both positions
would prove profitable, and in retrospect one or both trades will appear to
have been unnecessary. On occasion, the systems might temporarily recommend
opposing positions in the same delivery month of the same financial instrument,
in which case the recommendations would cancel each other out, and a neutral
position would be assumed. It is Campbell & Company's policy to follow trades
signaled by each system independent of what the other system may be
recommending. Campbell & Company believes that utilizing more than one trading
system on the same account offers diversification, and is most beneficial when
numerous contracts of each commodity are traded.
 
  Over the past several years, Campbell & Company's research has resulted in
several systems changes and portfolio enhancements that have increased the
quality of returns (i.e., decreased variability or volatility of performance,
while still maintaining attractive returns).
 
  First, a number of additional markets were added. Most of these were foreign
markets with low correlation to the existing markets traded, thus overall
diversity of the portfolios was increased. Additional markets may again be
added in the future. Some markets may also be deleted from time to time if
their performance does not meet expectations.
 
  Second, an additional set of parameters was added to each trading system, as
it was found that using several different parameter sets to measure market
movement also increased diversity and smoothed the volatility of performance.
This improved quality of performance allowed for an increase in leverage,
without an increase in volatility.
 
  Third, a "risk reduction" method was added to our models to analyze market
volatility and make adjustments to market positions. Over the course of a long-
term trend, there are times when the risk (volatility) of the market is not
justified by the potential reward. Risk reduction assesses the risk/reward
ratio of the trend, and if this ratio becomes imbalanced, the model is signaled
to exit the trade, prior to the end of the trend. While there is some risk to
this method (for example, being out of the market during a significant, fast
moving trend), research indicates that it has also added to the smoothing of
performance.
 
  A third trading system, which includes both trending and contra-trending
components, is being used on a limited basis for certain markets. Campbell may
in the future develop additional trading systems and modify systems currently
in use and, in all likelihood, would employ such systems for all accounts in
the Campbell's investment portfolios.
 
  Campbell employs a portfolio management strategy, the purpose of which is to
determine periods of high and low portfolio risk. When, in the opinion of
Campbell, such points are reached, positions may be reduced or increased so
that portfolio risk is decreased or increased, respectively. It is possible,
however, that during these periods the market's behavior is such that the
benefit of having increased or decreased portfolio risk is not realized. For
example, if a point of high risk is reached and portfolio risk is decreased by
a reduction in positions, and the markets continue to produce profits before
the portfolio cash can be redeployed in market positions, the return that
otherwise would have been realized, had the account been more fully invested,
would be reduced. Campbell may, from time to time, increase or decrease the
number of contracts held based on increases or decreases in an account, changes
in internal market conditions, perceived changes in portfolio-wide risk
factors, or other factors which Campbell deems relevant.
 
  Campbell trades futures contracts on all of the major U.S. futures exchanges
and some foreign futures exchanges. Campbell trades options on futures
contracts on U.S. futures exchanges and forward contracts in the inter-bank
market in currencies, metals and energy. Campbell has not previously traded in
foreign options on futures but may do so in the future. Campbell also engages
in "exchange for physicals" (or "EFPs"). An EFP is a transaction that is
executed off-exchange in the over-the-counter market, and that is subsequently
converted into an equivalent futures contract on a futures exchange. Campbell
may in the future trade swap agreements, hybrid instruments and other off-
exchange contracts, but will not trade such agreements, instruments, and
contracts for the Partnership.
 
  The following capsule summary sets forth a composite performance record for
accounts managed by Campbell pursuant to the Financial, Metal & Energy Large
Portfolio for the period January 1992 through January 31, 1997. Effective
February 1, 1995, the Financial, Metal & Energy Portfolio (previously called
the Financial Futures Portfolio) was divided into the Financial, Metal & Energy
Large Portfolio and the
 
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Financial, Metal & Energy Small Portfolio. The Financial, Metal & Energy Large
Portfolio is appropriate for accounts greater than $10 million in size. The
Financial, Metal & Energy Large Portfolio trades certain currencies in the
interbank market which do not have futures equivalents. Additionally, the
Financial, Metal & Energy Large Portfolio accounts trades certain futures
contracts which Campbell does not believe are appropriate for accounts smaller
than $10 million. Prior to January 1996, the portion of Spectrum Technical's
assets traded by Campbell was traded pursuant to The Financial, Metal & Energy
Small Portfolio; since January 1996, the portion of Spectrum Technical's assets
traded by Campbell is traded pursuant to The Financial, Metal & Energy Large
Portfolio.
 
  INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE
FOLLOWING CAPSULE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF, AND MAY HAVE NO
BEARING ON, ANY TRADING RESULTS WHICH MAY BE ATTAINED BY CAMPBELL OR SPECTRUM
TECHNICAL IN THE FUTURE, SINCE PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE
RESULTS AND OTHER TRADING ADVISORS WILL BE INVESTING FUNDS OF SUCH PARTNERSHIP.
THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT CAMPBELL OR SUCH PARTNERSHIP WILL MAKE ANY
PROFIT AT ALL OR WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES. INVESTORS
SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT INTEREST INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A
COMMODITY POOL'S TOTAL INCOME AND, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE PROFITS
WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN REALIZED OR UNREALIZED LOSSES FROM FUTURES INTEREST
TRADING.
 
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                            CAMPBELL & COMPANY, INC.
                   FINANCIAL, METAL & ENERGY LARGE PORTFOLIO
 
  The following reflects the composite performance information of Campbell &
Company, Inc.'s Financial, Metal & Energy Large Portfolio which trades a
portion of the assets of Spectrum Technical.
 
     Name of CTA: Campbell & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Financial, Metal & Energy Large
      Portfolio
     Inception of trading by CTA: January 1972
     Inception of trading in program: April 1983
     Number of open accounts: 4
     Aggregate assets overall: $596.1 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $496.6 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (7.02)%--(11/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (31.72)%--
      (7/93-1/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 5.26%
     1996 annual return: 35.96%
     1995 annual return: 19.46%
     1994 annual return: (16.73)%
     1993 annual return: 4.68%
     1992 annual return: 13.47%
 
 * "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
   period.
 
  See "Supplementary Performance Information" for pro forma annual (period)
rates of return for the period January 1992 (or inception of trading) through
November 1994 which, in certain cases, are lower than actual program results.
 
 
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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          SUMMARY OF OTHER PROGRAMS TRADED BY CAMPBELL & COMPANY, INC.
 
  The following summary performance information reflects the composite
performance results of other programs traded by Campbell & Company, Inc.
 
     Name of CTA: Campbell & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Financial, Metal & Energy Small
     Portfolio
     Inception of trading by CTA: January 1972
     Inception of trading in program: February 1995
     Number of open accounts: 41
     Aggregate assets overall : $596.1 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $47.0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (5.78)%--(9/95)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (6.50)%--
     (4/95-7/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 3.85%
     1996 annual return: 37.60%
     1995 period return (11 months): 20.34%
 
     Name of CTA: Campbell & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Global Diversified Portfolio
     Inception of trading by CTA: January 1972
     Inception of trading in program: February 1986
     Number of open accounts: 11
     Aggregate assets overall: $596.1 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $35.8 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (8.45)%--(2/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (26.05)%--
     (7/93-2/94)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 3.68%
     1996 annual return: 26.78%
     1995 annual return: 6.52%
     1994 annual return: 9.61%
     1993 annual return: 2.39%
     1992 annual return: 7.68%
 
     Name of CTA: Campbell & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Foreign Exchange Portfolio
     Inception of trading by CTA: January 1972
     Inception of trading in program: November 1990
     Number of open accounts: 1
     Aggregate assets overall: $596.1 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $4.3 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (11.66)%--(11/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (44.73)%--
     (7/93-1/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 13.49%
     1996 annual return: 43.04%
     1995 annual return: 26.36%
     1994 annual return: (21.19)%
     1993 annual return: (8.49)%
     1992 annual return: 17.67%
 
 * "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
   period.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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     Name of CTA: Campbell & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Diversified Portfolio
     Inception of trading by CTA: January 1972
     Inception of trading in program: January 1972
     Number of open accounts: 0 (Closed 2/95)
     Aggregate assets overall: $596.1 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 (Closed 2/95)
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (11.50)%--(7/91)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (32.10)%--
     (7/93-2/94)
     1995 period return (1 month): (4.21)%
     1994 annual return: 8.52%
     1993 annual return: (5.79)%
     1992 annual return: (1.80)%
     1991 annual return: (0.08)%
 
     Name of CTA: Campbell & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Global Financial Portfolio
     Inception of trading by CTA: January 1972
     Inception of trading in program: December 1993
     Number of open accounts: 0 (Closed 3/95)
     Aggregate assets overall: $596.1 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 (Closed 3/95)
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (5.24)%--(2/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (19.20)%--
     (12/93-1/95)
     1995 period return (3 months): 9.30%
     1994 annual return: (13.16)%
     1993 annual return: (2.64)%
 
     Name of CTA: Campbell & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Interest Rates, Stock Indices & Commodities Portfolio
     Inception of trading by CTA: January 1972
     Inception of trading in program: February 1996
     Number of open accounts: 1
     Aggregate assets overall: $596.1 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $11.6 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (5.56)%--(2/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (5.56)%--(2/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): (0.01)%
     1996 period return (11 months): 26.31%
 
     Name of CTA: Campbell & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Ark Portfolio
     Inception of trading by CTA: January 1972
     Inception of trading in program: October 1996
     Number of open accounts: 2
     Aggregate assets overall: $596.1 million
     Aggregate assets in the program: $0.8 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (2.80)%--(12/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (2.80)%--(12/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 4.30%
     1996 period return (3 months): 13.85%
 
 * "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
   period.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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"Worst Monthly Percentage Drawdown" is the largest monthly loss experienced by
the portfolio on a composite basis in any calendar month expressed as a
percentage of the total equity in the portfolio and includes the month and year
of such drawdown. A small number of accounts in the portfolio composites have
experienced monthly drawdowns which are materially larger than the largest
composite monthly drawdown. These variances result from such factors as small
account size (i.e., accounts with net assets of less than the $500,000
prescribed portfolio minimum, which therefore trade fewer contracts than the
standard portfolio), intra-month account opening or closing, significant intra-
month additions or withdrawals, trading commissions in excess of the stated
average, and investment restrictions imposed by the client.
 
"Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown" is the largest cumulative loss experienced by
the portfolio on a composite basis in any consecutive monthly period on a
compounded basis and includes the time frame of such drawdown. A small number
of accounts in the portfolio composites have experienced peak-to-valley
drawdowns which are materially larger than the largest composite peak-to-valley
drawdown. These variances result from such factors as small account size (i.e.,
accounts with net assets of less than the $500,000 prescribed portfolio
minimum, which therefore trade fewer contracts than the standard portfolio),
intra-month account opening or closing, significant intra-month additions or
withdrawals, trading commissions in excess of the stated average, and
investment restrictions imposed by the client.
 
FOOTNOTES TO CAMPBELL & COMPANY, INC. CAPSULE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.
 
The following footnote for rate of return applies to the capsule tables for the
Financial Metal & Energy Large Portfolio, Global Diversified Portfolio, Global
Financial Portfolio and Diversified Portfolio. It also applies to the Foreign
Exchange Portfolio for the time period January 1992-May 1993.
 
The "Rate of Return" for a period is calculated by dividing the net profit or
loss by the assets at the beginning of such period. Additions and withdrawals
occurring during the period are included as an addition to or deduction from
beginning net assets in the calculations of "Rates of Return", except for
accounts which closed on the last day of a period in which case the withdrawal
is not subtracted from beginning net assets for purposes of this calculation.
The "Rate of Return" is calculated using the Only Accounts Traded (OAT) method
of computation. This computation method is one of the methods approved by the
CFTC to reduce the distortion caused by significant additions or withdrawals of
capital during a month. The OAT method excludes from the calculation of rate of
return those accounts which had material intra-month additions or withdrawals
and accounts which were open for only part of the month. In this way, the
composite rate of return is based on only those accounts whose rate of return
is not distorted through intra-month capital changes.
 
The following footnote for rate of return applies to the capsule tables for the
FME Small Portfolio and Foreign Exchange Portfolio for the period subsequent to
June 1993.
 
The "Rate of Return" for each month is calculated by dividing net performance
of the Fully-Funded Subset by the beginning net assets of the Fully-Funded
Subset, except in periods of significant additions or withdrawals to the
accounts in the Fully-Funded Subset. In such instances, the Fully-Funded Subset
is adjusted to exclude accounts with significant additions or withdrawals which
would materially distort the rate of return pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset
method. The Fully-Funded Subset is a comparatively new method of computing rate
of return and performance disclosure, referred to as the "Fully-Funded Subset"
method, pursuant to an Advisory published by the CFTC. To qualify for the use
of the Fully-Funded Subset method, the Advisory requires that certain
computations be made in order to arrive at the Fully-Funded Subset and that the
accounts for which the performance is so reported meet two tests which are
designed to provide assurance that the Fully-Funded Subset and the resultant
rates of return (RORs) are representative of the trading program.
 
Annual (Period) Return is calculated by multiplying on a compound basis each of
the monthly rates of return and not by adding or averaging such monthly rates
of return. For periods of less than one year, the results are year to date.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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2. CHESAPEAKE CAPITAL CORPORATION
  (CURRENT ALLOCATION--36%)
 
  Chesapeake Capital Corporation ("Chesapeake") was incorporated under the laws
of the Commonwealth of Virginia in February 1988. On August 19, 1991,
Chesapeake was merged into Chesapeake Capital Corporation, an Illinois
corporation formed on August 13, 1991. References herein to "Chesapeake" refer
to the Virginia corporation prior to August 19, 1991 and the Illinois
corporation on and after August 19, 1991. Chesapeake has been registered with
the CFTC as a commodity trading advisor and as a commodity pool operator since
June 20, 1988 and May 8, 1991, respectively, and is a member of the NFA in such
capacities. Chesapeake's principal place of business is located at 500 Forest
Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23229; telephone (804) 285-5417. All business
records will be kept at Chesapeake's principal place of business. Chesapeake is
not affiliated with the General Partner or DWR or any other Trading Advisor for
the Partnerships.
 
  The principals of Chesapeake are as follows:
 
  R. Jerry Parker, Jr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and sole shareholder
of Chesapeake, received his B.S. in Commerce, with an emphasis in Accounting,
from the University of Virginia in January 1980. Mr. Parker worked in the
accounting field for four years after graduating from college and became a
licensed Certified Public Accountant ("CPA") in Virginia in 1982. From January
1983 until November 1983, Mr. Parker was a CPA at Wilkinson & Lester, a
certified public accounting firm based in Richmond, Virginia. From November
1983 until January 1987, Mr. Parker was employed as an exempt commodity trading
advisor by Richard J. Dennis, a principal and shareholder of Richard J. Dennis
& Company, a Chicago-based commodity trading advisor and commodity pool
operator registered with the CFTC, in his "Turtle" training program. From
January 1987 until February 1988, Mr. Parker traded for Mr. Thomas Dennis as an
exempt commodity trading advisor. During these periods, Mr. Parker had complete
discretionary trading authority over a futures portfolio of $1 million to $1.5
million. In February 1988, Mr. Parker ceased trading for Mr. Thomas Dennis and
formed Chesapeake, where he serves as the Chief Trader.
 
  John M. Hoade, President and Secretary of Chesapeake, received a B.S. degree
in Business Administration from Lynchburg College in 1978. From 1976 through
1990, Mr. Hoade was employed by Thurston Metals, Inc., located in Lynchburg,
Virginia, in sales, marketing and general management. Mr. Hoade joined
Chesapeake in December 1990 to direct its operations and marketing efforts.
 
  There have been no administrative, civil or criminal actions or proceedings,
pending, on appeal or concluded, against Chesapeake or any of its principals
during the five years preceding the date of this Prospectus.
 
  Chesapeake and its principals may, from time to time, trade futures interests
contracts for their own proprietary accounts. Such trades may or may not be in
accordance with the Chesapeake trading systems described below.
 
The Chesapeake Trading Approach
 
  The investment portfolios currently offered by Chesapeake are the
"Diversified Program," the "Financials and Metals Program," and the
"Diversified 2XL Program" (the "Trading Programs"). While all of the Trading
Programs employ the same general trading methodology, as described below, they
differ in their emphasis of certain markets or market sectors and exclusion of
others. The following overview is not intended as a detailed and exhaustive
review of the trading methodology or strategies employed by Chesapeake, as the
exact nature of the methods and these systems is proprietary and confidential.
 
  The assets of the Partnership allocated to Chesapeake are traded pursuant to
its "Diversified Program" and its "Financials and Metals Program."
 
  The Diversified Program is Chesapeake's longest operating investment
portfolio, beginning its trading in February 1988. The Diversified Program
emphasizes a maximum range of diversification with a global portfolio of
futures, forward and cash markets (including the exchange of futures for
physicals) which include, but are not limited to, agricultural products,
precious and industrial metals, currencies, financial instruments, and stock,
financial and economic indices. Chesapeake may trade on U.S. and non-U.S.
exchanges. The decision to add or subtract markets from this program
periodically shall be at the sole discretion of Chesapeake.
 
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  The Financials and Metals Program, which commenced trading in March 1992, is
a diversified portfolio of investments in futures, forward and cash markets
worldwide, but specializes in the larger and more liquid markets now available
for trading. The Financials and Metals Program currently excludes all markets
traded by the Diversified Program except interest rate contracts, currency
contracts, stock index contracts, certain precious and industrial metal
contracts, and the energy contracts. The remaining contracts are not, in
general, "leveraged up" to account for the exclusion of certain contracts.
Accordingly, the Financials and Metals Program generally utilizes a somewhat
lower margin-to-equity ratio than the Diversified Program.The decision to add
or subtract markets from this program periodically shall be at the sole
discretion of Chesapeake.
 
  Relying primarily on technical analysis, Chesapeake believes that future
price movements in all markets may be more accurately anticipated by analyzing
historical price movements within a quantitative framework rather than
attempting to predict or forecast changes in price through fundamental economic
analysis. The trading methodologies employed by Chesapeake are based on
programs analyzing a large number of interrelated mathematical and statistical
formulas and techniques which are quantitative and proprietary in nature and
which have been either learned or developed by Mr. Parker.
 
  In addition to such mathematical evaluations, Chesapeake employs a technique
of technical analysis generally known as "charting" in order to attempt to
determine optimal support and resistance levels and entry and exit points in
the various markets. In order to determine the overall technical condition of
the market at every point in time and to be used as a timing mechanism for all
trades, Chesapeake also makes extensive use of internally-generated market
information, which includes, but is not limited to, price volatility, open
interest, daily price action, volume and market psychology or sentiment.
 
  The profitability of the Trading Programs, traded pursuant to technical
analysis emphasizing mathematical and charting approaches, will depend upon the
occurrence in the future, as in the past, of major trends in some markets. If
there are no trends, the Trading Programs are likely to be unprofitable. There
have been trendless periods in the past which can be expected to recur, and any
factor which lessens the prospect of trends in the future, such as increased
governmental control regulation, or participation as a purchaser or seller in
futures markets (including joint governmental control or regulation of, or
participation in, international currency markets), lessens the prospect that
programs utilizing technical analysis, including the Trading Programs, will be
profitable in the future. In addition, the future profitability of the Trading
Programs would also be adversely affected by factors which increase the number
of signals leading to unprofitable trades. For example, a significant increase
in technically-oriented trading (trend-following or otherwise) in a particular
commodity might cause a change in the pattern of price movements in a manner
which might be unfavorable.
 
  Trend-following trading systems, such as those employed by Chesapeake, will
seldom effect market entry or exit at the most favorable price in the
particular market trend. Rather, this type of trading system seeks to close out
losing positions quickly and to hold portions of profitable positions for as
long as the trading system determines that the particular market trend
continues to exist. There can be no assurance, however, that profitable
positions can be liquidated at the most favorable price in a particular trend.
As a result, the number of losing transactions may exceed substantially the
number of profitable transactions. However, if Chesapeake's approach is
successful, these losses should generally be small relatively and more than
offset by gains on profitable transactions.
 
  The Trading Programs are oriented toward the preservation of original equity.
The commencement of trading or a drawdown from starting equity are considered
the situations of highest risk, and risk management techniques at this point
are emphasized over those which invite greater risk in the interest of
enhancing performance. These risk management techniques include
diversification, i.e., commitment of equity to multiple markets and to a number
of trading strategies. Also, the Trading Programs adhere to the requirements of
a money management system which determines and limits the equity committed to
each trade, each market, each commodity complex (in Trading Programs which
trade in more than one commodity complex) and each account.
 
  The risk assumed and, consequently, the potential for profit experienced by a
particular account at different times, and by different accounts at the same
time, vary significantly according to the Trading Program(s) used, the market
conditions, the percentage gained or lost in the account, the size of the
account, the brokerage commissions charged to the account, the management and
incentive fees charged to the account, the contracts, if any, excluded from the
account by the client, and when the account commenced trading.
 
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  Chesapeake generally uses between 15% and 30% of the equity in a fully-funded
account as original margin for trading in the Diversified Program, but at times
the margin-to-equity ratio can be higher. The Financials and Metals Program
generally utilizes a somewhat lower margin-to-equity ratio than the Diversified
Program.
 
  All decisions concerning the liquidation of positions, the commodities to be
traded and the size of positions to be taken or maintained will require to some
degree the exercise of judgment by Chesapeake. The decision not to trade
commodity interest contracts for a certain period, or not to trade certain
commodity interest contracts due to lack of discernible price movements
(trends) or lack of liquidity, may result at times in clients (such as the
Partnership) missing significant profit opportunities which might otherwise
have been captured by Chesapeake.
 
  The trading strategy utilized by Chesapeake's Trading Programs may be revised
from time to time by Chesapeake, as a result of ongoing research and
development which seeks to devise new trading systems, as well as test methods
currently employed. The trading methods used by Chesapeake in the future may
differ significantly from those presently used, due to the changes which may
result from this research.
 
Past Performance of Chesapeake
 
  The accompanying performance information describes the composite performance
of all customer accounts managed pursuant to each of the current Chesapeake
Trading Programs. This section also describes the composite performance of
programs no longer offered by Chesapeake. CFTC rules require the disclosure of
performance information for the last five full calendar years and year-to-date,
and consider older performance information supplemental data on the basis that
older information is less material. Accordingly, this section only states
required performance.
 
  In the accompanying performance information, Chesapeake has adopted a method
of computing rate of return and performance disclosure, referred to as the
"Fully-Funded Subset" method, pursuant to an Advisory published by the CFTC.
The Fully-Funded Subset refers to that subset of accounts included in the
applicable composite which is funded entirely by Actual Funds (as defined in
the Advisory). To qualify for the use of the Fully-Funded Subset method, the
Advisory requires that certain computations be made in order to arrive at the
Fully-Funded Subset and that the accounts for which performance is so reported
meet two tests which are designed to provide assurance that the Fully-Funded
Subset and the resultant rates of return "RORs" are representative of the
trading program. Chesapeake has performed these computations for periods
subsequent to January 1, 1992. For the periods from January 1, 1992 through
December 31, 1993, Chesapeake compared the OAT method and the Fully-Funded
Subset method and found that the two methods yielded substantially the same
rates of return. Consequently, Chesapeake continued to use the OAT (as
described in the Notes to Capsule Performance Information) method until the end
of 1993. From January 1, 1994 on, Chesapeake is using the Fully-Funded Subset
method.
 
  All performance information is set forth in capsule format as required by
CFTC rules. However, full performance records for each program are available
without charge upon request to the General Partner.
 
  In reviewing the following information, prospective investors should
understand that performance is "net" of all actual fees and charges and
includes interest income applicable to the accounts comprising each composite
performance capsule. Such composite performance is not necessarily indicative
of the performance of any individual account. The fees and charges applicable
to individual accounts are not specifically described herein. However, set
forth is a general description of the charges applicable to such accounts.
 
  Brokerage commissions are accounted for monthly and include the total amount
of all brokerage commissions and other trading fees paid during the month plus
or minus the change in brokerage commissions and other trading fees accrued on
open positions from the preceding month. Brokerage commissions are calculated
on a round-turn or flat-rate basis. Round-turn commissions have ranged from
approximately U.S. $7 per round-turn to approximately U.S. $50 per round-turn.
Flat-rate commissions have ranged from approximately 2% of equity to
approximately 9% of equity. Interest income is earned on U.S. government
obligations and cash on deposit with futures commission merchants and is
recorded on the accrual basis. Management fees are accrued monthly and are
charged at rates ranging from 0% to 8% of equity. Incentive fees are accrued
monthly and are charged at rates ranging from 12.5% to 30% of new trading
profits. On certain accounts, incentive fees are reduced by the management fees
paid over an agreed upon period.
 
 
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  INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE
FOLLOWING CAPSULE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF, AND MAY HAVE NO
BEARING ON, ANY TRADING RESULTS WHICH MAY BE ATTAINED BY CHESAPEAKE OR SPECTRUM
TECHNICAL IN THE FUTURE, SINCE PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE
RESULTS AND OTHER TRADING ADVISORS WILL BE INVESTING FUNDS OF SUCH PARTNERSHIP.
THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT CHESAPEAKE OR SUCH PARTNERSHIP WILL MAKE ANY
PROFIT AT ALL OR WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES. INVESTORS
SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT INTEREST INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A
COMMODITY POOL'S TOTAL INCOME AND, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE PROFITS
WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN REALIZED OR UNREALIZED LOSSES FROM FUTURES INTERESTS
TRADING.
 
                         CHESAPEAKE CAPITAL CORPORATION
                         FINANCIALS AND METALS PROGRAM
 
  The following reflects the composite performance information of Chesapeake
Capital Corporation's Financial and Metals Program which trades a portion of
the assets of Spectrum Technical.
 
     Name of CTA: Chesapeake Capital Corporation
     Name of program: Financials and Metals Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: February 1988
     Inception of trading in program: March 1992
     Number of open accounts: 2
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $915.4
      million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $1,101.7
      million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $30.9
      million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional): $30.9
     million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (7.83)%--(7/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (10.36)%--
      (1/94-2/94)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 1.50%
     1996 annual return: 10.35%
     1995 annual return: 12.61%
     1994 annual return: 3.22%
     1993 annual return: 68.53%
     1992 period return (10 months): 24.19%
 
  See "Supplementary Performance Information" for pro forma annual (period)
rates of return for the period January 1992 (or inception of trading) through
November 1994 which, in certain cases, are lower than actual program results.
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                         CHESAPEAKE CAPITAL CORPORATION
                              DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM
 
  The following reflects the composite performance information of Chesapeake
Capital Corporation's Diversified Program which trades a portion of the assets
of Spectrum Technical. The performance of the program from February 1988
(inception) through December 1991, while profitable, includes the program's two
largest drawdowns, the larger of which occurred during the period August 1989
through October 1989 and was (20.58)%.
 
     Name of CTA: Chesapeake Capital Corporation
     Name of program: Diversified Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: February 1988
     Inception of trading in program: February 1988
     Number of open accounts: 56
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $915.4
      million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $1,101.7
      million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $862.5
      million
     Aggregate assets in program (including
      notional): $1,048.7 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (10.98)%--(1/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (16.62)%--
      (1/92-5/92)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 1.87%
     1996 annual return: 15.05%
     1995 annual return: 14.09%
     1994 annual return: 15.87%
     1993 annual return: 61.82%
     1992 annual return:  1.81%
 
  See "Supplementary Performance Information" for pro forma annual (period)
rates of return for the period January 1992 (or inception of trading) through
November 1994 which, in certain cases, are lower than actual program results.
 
 
 
 
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       SUMMARY OF OTHER PROGRAMS TRADED BY CHESAPEAKE CAPITAL CORPORATION
 
  The following summary performance information reflects the composite
performance results of other programs traded by Chesapeake Capital Corporation.
 
     Name of CTA: Chesapeake Capital Corporation
     Name of program: Foreign Financials Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: February 1988
     Inception of trading in program: June 1992
     Number of open accounts: 0 (Closed 6/94)
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $915.4 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $1,101.7 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 (Closed 6/94)
     Worst monthly drawdown: (5.77)%--(9/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (5.77)%--(9/92)
     1994 period return (6 months): (1.77)%
     1993 annual return: 21.90%
     1992 period return (7 months): 21.42%
 
     Name of CTA: Chesapeake Capital Corporation
     Name of program: Diversified 2XL Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: February 1988
     Inception of trading in program: April 1994
     Number of open accounts: 4
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $915.4 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $1,101.7 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $ 22.1 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (16.40)%--(7/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (17.59)%--(5/96-7/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 3.26%
     1996 annual return: 18.18%
     1995 annual return: 18.77%
     1994 period return (9 months): 26.88%
 
     Name of CTA: Chesapeake Capital Corporation
     Name of program: Pacific Rim Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: February 1988
     Inception of trading in program: June 1994
     Number of open accounts: 0 (Closed 8/95)
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $915.4 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $1,101.7 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 (Closed 8/95)
     Worst monthly drawdown: (3.30)%--(7/95)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (3.30)%--(7/95)
     1995 period return (8 months): 37.04%
     1994 period return (7 months): (2.76)%
 
 
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                   NOTES TO CAPSULE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
 
  1. Name of CTA is the name of the commodity trading advisor which directed
the accounts included in the capsule.
 
  2. Name of program is the name of the trading program used in directing the
accounts included in the capsule.
 
  3. Inception of trading by CTA is the date on which the advisor began
directing client accounts.
 
  4. Inception of trading in program is the date on which the advisor began
directing client accounts pursuant to the program shown.
 
  5. Number of open accounts is the number of accounts directed by the advisor
pursuant to the program shown as of the end of the period covered by the
capsule.
 
  6. Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional) is the aggregate amount of
actual assets under the management of the advisor overall as of the period
covered by the capsule. This number excludes "notional" equity.
 
  7. Aggregate assets overall (including notional) is the aggregate amount of
total equity under the management of the advisor overall as of the end of the
period covered by the capsule. This number includes "notional" equity.
 
  8. Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional) is the aggregate amount
of total assets under the management of the advisor in the program shown as of
the end of the period covered by the capsule. This number excludes "notional"
equity.
 
  9. Aggregate assets in program (including notional) is the aggregate amount
of total equity under the management of the advisor in the program shown as of
the end of the period covered by the capsule. This number includes "notional"
equity.
 
  10. Worst monthly drawdown is the largest monthly loss experienced by the
program on a composite basis in any calendar month expressed as a percentage
of the total equity in the program and includes the month and year of such
drawdown. A small number of accounts managed by Chesapeake have experienced
monthly drawdowns which are materially larger than the largest composite
monthly drawdown. These variances result from such factors as small account
size, intra-month account opening or closing, significant intra-month
additions or withdrawals, and investment restrictions imposed by the client.
Small account sizes refer to accounts at a $1.0 million or less trading level,
which is substantially below the minimum account size now required by
Chesapeake for new accounts.
 
  11. Worst peak-to-valley drawdown is the largest calendar month to calendar
month loss experienced by the program on a composite basis (regardless of
whether it is continuous) expressed as a percentage of total equity (including
"notional" equity) in the program and includes the month(s) and year(s) in
which it occurred. For example, a largest peak-to-valley drawdown of (16.62)%
(1/92-5/92) means that the peak-to-valley drawdown lasted from January 1992 to
May 1992 and resulted in a 16.62% drawdown. A small number of accounts managed
by Chesapeake have experienced peak-to-valley drawdowns which are materially
larger than the largest composite peak-to-valley drawdown. These variances
result from such factors as small account size, intra-month account opening or
closing, significant intra-month additions or withdrawals, and investment
restrictions imposed by the client.
 
  12. Annual (Period) Return is calculated by multiplying on a compound basis
each of the monthly rates of return and not by adding or averaging such
monthly rates of return. For periods of less than one year, the results are
year-to-date. For example, the compound rate of return of 15.87 for the year
1994 in the Diversified Program capsule was calculated by multiplying 100 by
the quantity [(1-.0333)(1-.0488) (1+.0009)(1-.0060)(1+.0906)(1+.0702)(1-
 .0170)(1-.0298)(1+.0349)(1+.0197)(1+.0483)(1+.0286)] minus 100.
 
  Beginning in March 1995 in the Diversified Program, the monthly rate of
return for the majority of the accounts in the capsule is immaterially lower
than the composite rate of return. This is due to the effect of a large
account with a rate of return which is, on a monthly basis, immaterially
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program. This difference in the monthly rate of return is due to a different
cost and interest income structure in the large account. The annual compounded
rate of return for the majority of the accounts is materially lower than the
annual composite compound rate of return because of the cumulative difference
from the large account.
 
  Monthly rate of return, as used in calculating annual (period) return, for
each month beginning January 1994 is calculated by dividing net performance of
the Fully-Funded Subset by the beginning equity of the Fully-Funded Subset,
except in periods of significant additions or withdrawals to the accounts in
the Fully Funded Subset. In such instances, the Fully-Funded Subset is adjusted
to exclude accounts with significant additions or withdrawals which would
materially distort the rate of return pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset
method.
 
  Monthly rate of return for the months January 1992 through December 1993 was
calculated using both the Fully-Funded Subset method of computation, as
described above, and the Only Accounts Traded ("OAT") method of computation, as
described below. No material differences were noted between the monthly rate of
return computed using each method.
 
  The OAT method uses net performance divided by beginning equity, subject to
certain adjustments. In this calculation, accounts are excluded from both net
performance and beginning equity if their inclusion would materially distort
the monthly rate of return. The excluded accounts include (1) accounts for
which there has been a material addition or withdrawal during the month, (2)
accounts which were open for only part of the month or (3) accounts which had
no open positions during the month due to the intention to permanently close
the account. Such accounts were not charged with material nonrecurring costs
during the month.
 
  Monthly rate of return is a composite rate of return and does not necessarily
represent the actual rate of return experienced by any one account. Therefore,
individual accounts may experience results which are more or less favorable
than the composite.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3. JOHN W. HENRY & COMPANY, INC.
  (CURRENT ALLOCATION--43%)
 
  John W. Henry & Company, Inc. ("JWH"(R)), a California corporation, is a
United States-based global investment management corporation with offices
located at 301 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida and at One Glendinning Place,
Westport, Connecticut 06880. Its telephone number is (203) 221-0431. As of
February 28, 1997, JWH managed approximately 2.0 billion in client assets.
JWH's asset management services utilize global foreign exchange, financial
futures, and commodities markets. In addition to publicly offered commodity
pools such as Spectrum Technical, JWH manages assets for leading money center
banks, brokerage firms, retirement plans, insurance companies, multinational
corporations, private banks, and family offices spanning the Americas, Europe,
Asia, and the Middle East.
 
   John W. Henry & Company began managing assets in 1981 as a sole
proprietorship, and was later incorporated in the state of California as John
W. Henry & Co., Inc. to conduct business as a commodity trading advisor. As of
the date of this Prospectus, it is JWH's intention to reincorporate in the
state of Florida later in 1997. The sole shareholder of JWH is the John W.
Henry Trust dated July 27, 1990. The trustee and sole beneficiary of the Trust
is John W. Henry. The firm is registered as a commodity trading advisor and a
commodity pool operator with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a
member of the National Futures Association ("NFA") in such capacities. JWH is
not affiliated with the General Partner or DWR or with any of the other
Trading Advisors for the Partnerships.
 
  The individual principals of JWH are as follows:
 
  Mr. John W. Henry is chairman of the JWH Board of Directors and is trustee
and sole beneficiary of the John W. Henry Trust dated July 27, 1990. He
currently concentrates his activities at JWH on portfolio management, business
issues and frequent dialogue with trading supervisors. Mr. Henry is the
exclusive owner of certain trading systems licensed to Elysian Licensing
Corporation, a corporation wholly-owned by Mr. Henry and sublicensed by
Elysian Licensing Corporation to JWH and utilized by JWH in managing client
accounts. Over the last fifteen years, Mr. Henry has developed many innovative
investment programs which have enabled JWH to become one of the most
successful money managers in the foreign exchange, futures and fixed income
markets.
 
  Mr. Henry has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association
of Futures Trading Advisors ("NAFTA"), and the Managed Futures Trade
Association, and has served on the Nominating Committee of the NFA. Mr. Henry
currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Futures Industry Association
("FIA") and is Chairman of the FIA Task Force on Derivatives for Investment.
He also currently serves on a panel created by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
and the Chicago Board of Trade to study cooperative efforts related to
electronic trading, common clearing and the issues regarding a potential
merger. In 1989, Mr. Henry established residency in Florida and since that
time has performed services from that location as well as from the offices of
JWH in Westport, Connecticut. Mr. Henry is a principal of JWH Risk Management,
Inc., Westport Capital Management Corporation, Global Capital Management
Limited and JWH Asset Management, Inc., and JWH Financial Products, Inc., all
of which are affiliates of JWH. Since the beginning of 1987, Mr. Henry has,
and will continue to devote considerable time to activities in businesses
unrelated to JWH and its affiliates.
 
  Mr. Mark H. Mitchell is vice chairman, general counsel, and a member of the
JWH Board of Directors. He is also vice chairman and a director of JWH Risk
Management, Inc., JWH Asset Management, Inc., and JWH Financial Products, Inc.
Prior to joining JWH in January 1994, Mr. Mitchell was a partner of Chapman
and Cutler, a Chicago law firm, where he headed its futures law practice since
August 1983. From August 1980 to March 1991, he served as General Counsel of
the NAFTA and, from March 1991 to December 1993, he served as General Counsel
of the Managed Futures Association. Mr. Mitchell is currently a member of the
Commodity Pool Operator/Commodity Trading Advisor Advisory Committee and the
Special Committee for the Review of a Multi-tiered Regulatory Approach to NFA
Rules, both of the NFA. In addition, he has served as a member of the
Government Relations Committee of the Managed Futures Association and the
Executive Committee of the Law and Compliance Division of the FIA. In 1985, he
received the Richard P. Donchian Award for Outstanding Contributions to the
Field of Commodity Money Management. He has been an editor of Futures
International Law Letter and its predecessor publication, Commodities Law
Letter. He received an A.B. with honors from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from
the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was named to the Order
of the Coif, the national legal honorary society.
 
  Mr. David R. Bailin is an executive vice president and is a member of the
Operating Committee of JWH. He is also president of JWH Risk Management, Inc.,
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Corporation, and president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Global
Capital Management Limited. He is responsible for the development,
implementation, and management of JWH's sales and marketing infrastructure.
Prior to joining JWH in December 1995, Mr. Bailin was managing director-
development since April 1994 for Global Asset Management ("GAM"), a Bermuda
based investment management firm with over $7 billion in assets. He was
responsible for overseeing the international distribution of GAM's funds as
well as for establishing new distribution relationships and channels. Prior to
his employment with GAM, Mr. Bailin headed the real estate asset management
division of Geometry Asset Management beginning in July 1992. Prior to that
time, beginning in 1988, he was President of Warner Financial, an investment
advisory business in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Bailin received a B.A. from
Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
 
  Mr. James E. Johnson, Jr. is a managing director of JWH. He is responsible
for business development with endowments, foundations, and their consultants.
Mr. Johnson joined JWH in May of 1995 from Bankers Trust Company, where he was
managing director and chief financial officer for its Institutional Asset
Management Division since January 1983. His areas of responsibility included
finance, operations and technology for the $160 billion global asset advisor.
Prior to joining Bankers Trust, Mr. Johnson was a product manager at American
Express Company responsible for research and market strategies for the Gold
Card. He received a B.A. with honors from Columbia University and an M.B.A. in
Finance and Marketing from New York University.
 
  Ms. Elizabeth A.M. Kenton is a senior vice president, the director of
compliance, and a member of the Operating Committee of JWH. Since joining JWH
in March of 1989, Ms. Kenton has held positions of increasing responsibility
in research and development, administration and regulatory compliance. Ms.
Kenton is also a director of Westport Capital Management Corporation, the vice
president of JWH Financial Products, Inc., and JWH Asset Management, Inc., a
senior vice president of JWH Risk Management, Inc., and a director of Global
Capital Management Limited. Prior to her employment at JWH, Ms. Kenton was
Associate Manager of Financial and Trading Operations at Krieger Investments,
a currency and commodity trading firm. From July 1987 to September 1988, Ms.
Kenton worked for Bankers Trust Company as a product specialist for foreign
exchange and treasury options trading. Ms. Kenton serves on the Managed
Futures Association ("MFA") Trading and Markets Committee. She received a B.S.
in Finance from Ithaca College.
 
  Ms. Mary Beth Hardy is a senior vice president, the manager of trading
administration, and is a member of the Operating and Investment Policy
Committees of JWH. Ms. Hardy announced her resignation on March 4, 1997 from
the position listed above, effective April 30, 1997. Thereafter, she may
continue with JWH on a part-time basis to assist with transition issues. Since
joining JWH in September 1990, Ms. Hardy has held positions of increasing
responsibility in research and development and trading. Prior to her
employment at JWH, Ms. Hardy held the position of associate editor at Waters
Information Services where she wrote weekly articles covering technological
advances in the securities and futures markets. Prior to joining Waters
Information Services in 1989, Ms. Hardy was at Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc.,
where she held the position of assistant director of the Managed Futures
Trading Department. Prior to that, Ms. Hardy was an institutional salesperson
for Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc., in a group specializing in financial
futures and options. Previously, Ms. Hardy was an institutional salesperson
for Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette with a group which also specialized in
financial futures and options. Ms. Hardy serves on the Executive Committee of
the MFA's Board of Directors and has chaired its Trading and Markets
Committee. She received a B.B.A. in Finance from Pace University.
 
  Mr. David M. Kozak is Counsel to the Firm, vice president and secretary of
JWH. He is also secretary of JWH Risk Management, Inc., JWH Asset Management,
Inc., JWH Financial Products, Inc., and assistant secretary of Westport
Capital Management Corporation. Prior to joining JWH in September 1995, Mr.
Kozak was employed at Chapman and Cutler, where he was an associate from
September 1983 and a partner from 1989. Mr. Kozak has concentrated in
commodity futures law since 1981, with emphasis in the area of commodity money
management. During the time he was employed at Chapman and Cutler, he served
as outside counsel to the NAFTA and the MFA. Mr. Kozak is currently a member
of the Government Relations Committee of the MFA, the NFA Special Committee on
CPO/CTA Disclosure Issues and the Visiting Committee of The University of
Chicago Library. He received a B.A. from Lake Forest College, an M.A. from The
University of Chicago, and a J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago.
 
  Mr. Kevin S. Koshi is a senior vice president, chief trader, and a member of
the Operating and Investment Policy Committees of JWH. Mr. Koshi is
responsible for the supervision and administration of all aspects of order
execution strategies and implementation of trading policies and procedures.
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August 1988 as a professional in the Finance Department, and since 1990 has
held positions of increasing responsibility in the Trading Department. He
received a B.S. in Finance from California State University at Long Beach.
 
  Mr. Barry S. Fox is the director of research and is a member of the Operating
and Investment Policy Committees of JWH. Mr. Fox is responsible for the design
and testing of existing and new programs. He also supports and maintains the
proprietary systems used to generate JWH trades. Mr. Fox joined JWH in March
1991 and since that time has held positions of increasing responsibility in the
Research and Development departments. Prior to his employment at JWH, Mr. Fox
provided sales and financial analysis support for Spreadsheet Solutions, a
financial software development company. Prior to joining Spreadsheet Solutions
in October 1990, Mr. Fox operated a trading company where he traded his own
proprietary capital. Before that, he was employed with Bankers Trust as a
product specialist for foreign exchange and treasury options trading. He
received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Buffalo.
 
  Ms. Glenda G. Twist is a director of JWH and has held that position since
August 1993. Ms. Twist announced her resignation from JWH on January 15, 1997,
but will continue in her present capacity for the time being. Ms. Twist joined
JWH in September 1991 with responsibilities for corporate liaison and she
continues her duties in that area. Her responsibilities include assistance in
the day-to-day administration of the Florida office, and review and compilation
of financial information for JWH. Ms. Twist was President of J.W. Henry
Enterprises Corp., for which she performed financial, consulting and
administration services from January 1991 to August 1991. From 1988 to 1990,
Ms. Twist was Executive Director of Cities in Schools, a program in Arkansas
designed to prevent students from leaving school before completing their high
school education. She received her B.S. in Education from Arkansas State
University.
 
  Mr. John A.F. Ford is the director of marketing at JWH and is a member of the
Operating Committee of JWH.
 
  Mr. Michael D. Gould is director of investor services and is a member of the
Operating Committee of JWH.
 
  Mr. Jack M. Ryng, C.P.A., joined JWH as the controller in November 1991. He
is also a member of the Operating Committee of JWH.
 
  Mr. Michael J. Scoyni is a managing director of JWH and a principal of
Westport Capital Management Corporation. Mr. Scoyni has been associated with
Mr. Henry since 1974 and with JWH since 1982. He was engaged in research and
development for John W. Henry Company (JWH's predecessor) from November 1981 to
December 1982 and subsequently has been employed by JWH in positions of
increasing responsibility. He received a B.A. in Anthropology from California
State University.
 
  Mr. Christopher E. Deakins is a vice president of JWH.
 
  Chris J. Lautenslager is a vice president of JWH.
 
  Mr. Edwin B. Twist is a director of JWH and has held that position since
August 1993. Mr. Twist is also a director of JWH Risk Management, Inc., JWH
Asset Management, Inc., and JWH Financial Products, Inc. Mr. Twist joined JWH
as internal projects manager in September 1991. Mr. Twist's responsibilities
include assistance in the day-to-day administration of JWH's Florida office and
internal projects. Mr. Twist was secretary and treasurer of J.W. Henry
Enterprises Corp., a Florida corporation engaged in administrative and
financial consulting services, for which he performed financial, consulting and
administrative services from January 1991 to August 1991.
 
  Ms. Nancy Fox, C.P.A., is a vice president, director of investment support,
and a member of the Operating Committee of JWH.
 
  Ms. Wendy B. Goodyear is director of the office of the chairman.
 
  Mr. Julius A. Staniewicz is the senior strategist in JWH's Research and
Product Development Department and a member of the Operating and Investment
Policy Committees of JWH. He is also President of JWH Asset Management, Inc.,
and JWH Financial Products, Inc. Prior to joining JWH in March of 1992, Mr.
Staniewicz was employed with Shearson Lehman Brothers as a financial consultant
starting in April 1991. Prior to that, beginning in 1990, Mr. Staniewicz was a
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operator and introducing broker, where he helped develop futures funds for
syndication and institutional investors. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Staniewicz
worked in the managed futures department at Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.,
as an assistant vice president and co-director of managed futures. In this
capacity, Mr. Staniewicz oversaw all aspects of forming and offering futures
funds, including the selection and monitoring of CTAs. Mr. Staniewicz received
a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.
 
  Ms. Melanie A. Caldwell is the human resources and administrative director
and a member of the Operating Committee of JWH.
 
  Mr. Andrew D. Willard is director of technology at JWH and a member of the
Operating Committee of JWH.
 
  Mr. Mark W. Sprankel, age 31, is an assistant vice president of JWH.
 
   Mr. Matthew J. Driscoll, age 30, is an assistant vice president of JWH.
 
LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONCERNS
 
  There neither now exists nor has there ever previously been any
administrative, civil, or criminal action against JWH or its principals which
is material, except that in September 1996, JWH was named as a co-defendant in
purported class action lawsuits filed in the California Superior Court, Los
Angeles County and in the New York Supreme Court, New York County. In November
1996, JWH was named as a co-defendant in a purported class action complaint
filed in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle County that
contained the same allegations as the New York and California complaints.
Additional complaints containing the same allegations as the earlier California
complaints were filed in California in March 1997. The actions, which seek
unspecified damages, purport to be brought on behalf of investors in certain
DWR commodity pools, some of which are advised by JWH, and are primarily
directed at DWR's alleged fraudulent selling practices in connection with the
marketing of those pools. These actions are the same matters as those discussed
under "Certain Litigation" below. JWH is essentially alleged to have aided and
abetted or directly participated with DWR in those practices. JWH believes the
allegations against it are without merit; it intends to contest these
allegations vigorously and is convinced that it will be shown to have acted
properly and in the best interest of investors.
 
  JWH and Mr. Henry may engage in discretionary trading for their own accounts,
and may trade for the purpose of testing new investment programs and concepts,
as long as such trading does not amount to a breach of fiduciary duty. In the
course of such trading, JWH and Mr. Henry may take positions in their own
accounts which are the same or opposite from client positions due to testing a
new quantitative model or program, a neutral allocation system, and/or trading
pursuant to individual discretionary methods, and on occasion orders may get
better fills than the client accounts. Records for these accounts will not be
made available to clients. Employees and principals of JWH (other than Mr.
Henry) are not permitted to trade on a discretionary basis in futures, options
on futures or forward contracts. However, such principals and employees may
invest in investment vehicles that trade futures, options on futures, or
forward contracts, when an independent trader manages trading in that vehicle,
and in the JWH Employee Fund, L.P., for which JWH acts as the commodity trading
advisor. The records of these accounts also will not be made available to
clients.
 
The Operating Committee
 
  The Operating Committee is the senior management group at JWH and is
responsible for the development and implementation of JWH's long-term
strategies and objectives. The Operating Committee also coordinates and
oversees JWH's daily operations.
 
The Investment Policy Committee (the "IPC")
 
  The IPC is one vehicle for decision-making at JWH about the content and
application of JWH trading programs. Composition of the IPC, and participation
in its discussions and decisions by non-members, may vary over time. The IPC is
an interdepartmental advisory body which meets periodically to discuss issues
relating to the JWH trading programs and their application to markets,
including research on markets and strategies in relation to the proprietary
trading models employed by JWH. JWH's proprietary research group may determine
new markets which should be traded in given portfolios, or determine markets
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be removed from given portfolios. Non-proprietary recommendations from research
are then presented to and discussed by the IPC, which may recommend them to the
chairman for approval. Proprietary research findings are reviewed directly by
the chairman before implementation. All recommendations of the IPC are subject
to final approval by the chairman. The IPC does not make particular trading
decisions. The trading department initiates and liquidates positions and
manages JWH portfolios in accordance with the firm's proprietary trading
methodology, which is not overruled unless JWH's chief trader or director of
trading administration determines that doing so is in the best interest of
clients. No trade indications are overruled without the express approval of the
chairman. The chairman may also notify the Trading Department at any time of
special situations which he deems may require a modification in applying the
methodology.
 
The JWH Trading Approach
 
  JWH specializes in managing institutional and individual capital in the
global futures, interest rate and foreign exchange markets. Since 1981, JWH has
developed and implemented proprietary trend-following trading techniques that
focus on long-term trends rather than short-term, day-to-day trends. Each JWH
trading system is a technical trend-following system.
 
THE JWH INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
 
  The basis of the JWH investment philosophy is that prices for all financial
instruments reflect human reactions to external events. Accordingly, it can be
expected that a series of political, economic, social or environmental events
will create patterns of price movements, or trends. When a sequence of similar
events is repeated at a later time, the price trends often reoccur. JWH
programs attempt to capture the profit opportunities created by sustained
market movements.
 
  By conducting analysis on historic price data for commodity markets, the
firm's founder, John W. Henry, developed proprietary systems designed to
identify important price trends and determine optimal entry and exit points.
JWH's comprehensive research has also led to the development of quantitative
models which suggest the appropriate content and weighting for each position in
a global portfolio.
 
  The investment philosophy of JWH is supported by intensive risk management
and continuing research to enhance the application of the underlying
methodologies. Risk is measured and managed in a variety of ways. Within client
portfolios, individual positions are monitored on a stand-alone and portfolio-
weighted basis. Positions are matched with stop-loss provisions which are
altered regularly to reflect changing market conditions.
 
  For more than a decade, JWH has recognized the importance of global trading.
Financial markets around the world are increasingly interrelated, with actions
in one country's markets often influencing markets in other parts of the world.
Many of the JWH investment programs maintain positions in a variety of
worldwide markets in seeking to achieve material benefits from the
opportunities presented.
 
  Although price trends are the ultimate product of markets, there are
procedures built into JWH's programs that have been designed to affect trading
efficiency and preserve client capital. JWH's research on these and other
issues has materially improved risk-adjusted performance for clients over the
past few years.
 
A DISCIPLINED INVESTMENT PROCESS
 
  Regardless of recent performance in any one market, or widely held opinions
on future market direction, JWH maintains a disciplined investment process. The
consistent application of JWH's investment techniques facilitates the ability
to participate in rising or falling markets without bias.
 
  The first step in the JWH investment process is the identification of
sustained price movements--or trends--in a given market. While there are many
ways to identify trends, JWH uses mathematical models that attempt to
distinguish real trends from interim volatility. It also presumes that trends
often exceed in duration the expectation of the general marketplace.
 
  JWH's historical performance demonstrates that, because trends often last
longer than most market participants expect, significant returns can be
generated from positions held over a long period of time. As such, JWH attempts
to pare losing positions relatively quickly while allowing profitable positions
to mature.
 
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Most losing positions are closed within a few days or weeks, while others--
those where a profitable trend continues--are retained. Positions held for two
to four months are not unusual, and positions have been held for more than one
year. Historically, only thirty to forty percent of all trades made pursuant to
the investment methods have been profitable. Large profits on a few trades in
positions that typically exist for several months have produced favorable
results overall. Generally, most losing positions are liquidated within weeks.
The maximum equity retracement JWH has experienced in any single program was
nearly sixty percent. Clients should understand that similar or greater
drawdowns are possible in the future.
 
  To reduce exposure to volatility in any particular market, most JWH programs
participate in several markets at one time. In total, JWH participates in up to
60 markets, encompassing interest rates, foreign exchange, and commodities such
as agricultural products, energy and precious metals. Most investment programs
maintain a consistent portfolio composition to allow opportunities in as many
major market trends as possible.
 
  Throughout the investment process, risk controls are maintained to reduce the
possibility of an extraordinary loss in any one market. Proprietary research is
conducted on an ongoing basis to refine the JWH investment strategies and
attempt to reduce volatility while maintaining the potential for excellent
performance.
 
  JWH at its sole discretion may override computer-generated signals and may at
times use discretion in the application of its quantitative models which may
affect performance positively or negatively. Subjective aspects of JWH's
quantitative models also include the determination of leverage, commencement of
trading an account, contracts and contract months, and effective trade
execution.
 
PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS
 
  In an effort to maintain and improve performance, JWH has engaged, and
continues to engage in an extensive research. While the basic philosophy
underlying the firm's trading approach have remained intact throughout its
history, the potential benefits of employing more than one investment
methodology alternatively, or in varying combinations, is a subject of
continual testing, review and evaluation. Extensive research and analysis may
suggest substitution of alternative investment methodologies with respect to
particular contracts in light of relative differences in historical performance
achieved through testing different methodologies. In addition, risk management
research and analysis may suggest modifications regarding the relative
weighting among various contracts, the addition or deletion of particular
contracts for a program or a change in the degree of leverage employed.
 
  As capital in each JWH program increases, additional emphasis and weighting
may be placed on certain markets which have historically demonstrated the
greatest liquidity and profitability. Furthermore, the weighting of capital
committed to various markets in the trading programs is dynamic, and JWH may
vary the weighting at its discretion as market conditions, liquidity, position
limit considerations and other factors warrant. Investors will not be informed
of the changes.
 
LEVERAGE
 
  Leverage adjustments have been and continue to be an integral part of JWH's
investment strategy. At its discretion, JWH may adjust leverage in certain
markets or entire programs. Leverage adjustments may be made at certain times
for some programs but not for others. Factors which may affect the decision to
adjust leverage include: ongoing research, program volatility, current market
volatility, risk exposure, and subjective judgement and evaluation of these and
other general market conditions. Such decisions to change leverage may
positively or negatively affect performance, and will alter risk exposure for
an account. Leverage adjustments may lead to greater profits and losses, more
frequent and larger margin calls, and greater brokerage expense. No assurance
is given that such leverage adjustments will be to the financial advantage of
JWH clients. JWH reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to adjust its
leverage policy without notification to investors.
 
ADDITION, REDEMPTION AND REALLOCATION OF CAPITAL FOR FUND ACCOUNTS
 
  JWH has developed procedures for investing fund accounts that provide for the
addition, redemption and/or reallocation of capital. Investors who purchase or
redeem units in a fund are most frequently permitted
 
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to do so at a price equal to the net asset value ("NAV") per unit on the close
of business on the last business day of each month or quarter. In addition,
funds may reallocate capital among advisors at the close of business on the
last business day of each month. In order to provide market exposure
commensurate with equity in the account on the date of these transactions,
JWH's general practice is to adjust positions at a time as near as possible to
the close of business on the last trading date of the month. The intention is
to provide for additions, redemptions and reallocations at a net asset value
per unit that will be the same for each of these transactions and to eliminate
possible variations in NAVs per unit that could occur as a result of price
changes if, for example, additions were calculated on the first day of the
subsequent month. Therefore, JWH may, in its sole discretion, adjust the
investment of the assets associated with the addition, redemption and
reallocation of capital at a time as close as possible to the close of
business on the last business day of the month to reflect the amount then
available for trading. Based on JWH's determination of liquidity or other
market conditions, JWH may decide to commence trading earlier in the day on,
or before, the last business day of the month or in its sole discretion, delay
adjustments to trading for an account to a date or time after the close of
business on the last day of the month. No assurance is given that JWH will be
able to achieve the objectives described above in connection with funding
level changes. The use of discretion by JWH in the application of this
procedure may affect performance positively or negatively.
 
PHYSICAL OR CASH COMMODITIES
 
  In addition to futures contracts, JWH may from time to time for certain
clients trade spot and forward contracts on physical or cash commodities,
including specifically gold bullion, when it believes that such markets offer
comparable or superior market liquidity or a greater ability to execute
transactions at a single price. Such transactions, as opposed to futures
transactions, relate to the purchase and sale of specific physical
commodities. Whereas futures contracts are generally uniform except for price
and delivery time, cash contracts may differ from each other with respect to
such terms as quantity, grade, mode of shipment, terms of payment, penalties,
risk of loss and the like. There is no limitation on the daily price movements
of spot or forward contracts transacted through banks, brokerage firms or
dealers, and those entities are not required to continue to make markets in
any commodity. In addition, the CFTC does not comprehensively regulate such
transactions, which are subject to the risk of the foregoing entities'
failure, inability or refusal to perform with respect to such contracts. No
such trading has previously been undertaken on behalf of the Partnerships, nor
will any such trading be undertaken on behalf of the Partnerships without the
consent of the General Partner. It has not been determined at this time
whether any such trading will be undertaken on behalf of the Partnerships in
the future.
 
  The JWH programs often make trades in markets that have lower trading volume
and are less liquid, such as the markets for coffee, cotton and certain
currencies. JWH operates each JWH program as a completely separate and
independent program.
 
  The assets of Spectrum Technical allocated to JWH are traded pursuant to its
Original Investment Program and Financial and Metals Portfolio.
 
  The Original Investment Program. The Original Investment Program, the first
program offered by JWH, offers access to a spectrum of worldwide financial and
nonfinancial futures markets using a disciplined trend identification
investment approach. The program has enjoyed an improved risk/reward profile
since 1992, when the sector allocation was altered and enhanced risk
management procedures were implemented. The Original Investment Program
utilizes a long-term quantitative approach which always maintains a position,
either long or short in every market traded by the program.
 
  The Financial and Metals Portfolio. JWH's most widely recognized program
began trading client capital in October 1994. The Financial and Metals
Portfolio, participates in four major market sectors--currencies, metals,
interest rates and stock indexes--and attempts to deliver attractive risk-
adjusted returns in global financial and precious metals markets. This program
is designed to identify and capitalize on intermediate and long-term price
movements in these markets using a systematic approach to ensure disciplined
investment decisions. If a trend is identified, the program attempts to take a
position; in nontrending market environments, the program may remain neutral
or liquidate open positions. Because assets are concentrated in financial
futures and metals only, volatility can be higher than in a more diversified
portfolio.
 
 
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OTHER JWH PROGRAMS
 
  In addition to the Original Investment Program and the Financial and Metals
Portfolio, JWH currently operates eight different programs for U.S. and foreign
investors, none of which are utilized by JWH for the Partnership. Each program
is operated separately and independently. With the exception of InterRate(TM),
these programs are intermediate and long-term, quantitative, trend-analysis
models designed to achieve speculative rates of return.
 
  The KT Diversified Program, which began trading in 1983 and closed in
February 1994, participated in 8 market sectors and traded 19-24 commodities
only on U.S. exchanges. The Global Diversified Program, which began trading in
1988, expanded the KT Diversified program to include forward contracts and a
wide range of futures contracts traded on foreign exchanges. The International
Foreign Exchange Program, begun in 1986, concentrates exclusively on trading 10
to 15 foreign currencies in outright and cross-rate positions, primarily
through forward contracts. Portfolios are dynamic and include from time to time
various matrices of futures positions. The World Financial Perspective, which
began trading in 1986, involves trading the financial and energy sector markets
from the perspective of the Japanese yen, German mark, Swiss franc, British
pound, Australian dollar, French franc, Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar.
This pricing of key global markets in terms of foreign currencies provides a
level of diversification not generally found in a futures portfolio. In
February 1991, JWH began trading a portfolio in which the same trading
techniques utilized in the International Foreign Exchange Program are primarily
applied to the currencies of the major industrial nations known as the Group of
Seven, and Switzerland. These currencies are among the most liquid, actively
traded currencies in the world. The G-7 Currency Portfolio makes use of both
outright positions and cross-rate positions. Positions are primarily taken in
the Interbank market and, from time to time, on futures exchanges. The Yen
Financial Portfolio began trading in August 1991 and uses the same quantitative
models as the Financial and the Metals Portfolio. The Yen Financial Portfolio
concentrates trading specifically in the Japanese financial markets trading
only the Japanese yen, the 10-year Japanese Government Bond, Euroyen and Nikkei
225 stock index. The International Currency and Bond Portfolio, begun in
January 1993, combines the techniques employed in the G-7 Currency Portfolio
and the global bond sector of the Financial and Metals Portfolio to make a
combined portfolio of currencies and international long-term bonds. The Global
Financial Portfolio, which began trading in June 1994, is designed to identify
and capitalize on long-term price movements using a disciplined trend
identification approach. This program always maintains a futures position--long
or short--in every market traded by the program. The Dollar Program began
trading in June 1994. This program is designed to capitalized on price
movements in the U.S. dollar utilizing an intermediate-term quantitative trend
analysis model, and takes outright positions in the Japanese yen, German mark,
Swiss franc, and British pound versus the U.S. dollar. The Worldwide Bond
Program began trading in 1996. This program invests in the long-term portion of
global interest rate markets. Although this program concentrates on one sector,
diversification is achieved by trading the interest rate instruments of
numerous countries. This program utilizes the proprietary quantitative models
developed by JWH, but with a moderate level of leverage as compared with
programs that participate in multiple market sectors. InterRate(TM), which
commenced trading in November 1987 and closed in July 1996, used a portfolio of
foreign currency contracts that sought to capture interest rate differentials
between countries. This program utilized leverage that is significantly lower
than other JWH programs, reducing the risk as it sought to generate returns
significantly enhanced over the rates of prevailing 90-day U.S. government
securities. The Delevered Yen Financial and Metals Profile was opened at the
request of a client in October 1995 and closed in December 1996. This program
sought to capitalize on sustained moves in global financial markets utilizing
intermediate-term and long-term quantitative trend analysis models, some of
which attempt to employ neutral stances during periods of nontrending markets.
This portfolio traded at approximately one-half of the leverage of the
traditional Financial and Metals Portfolio and traded from the perspective of
the Japanese yen.
 
Past Performance of JWH
 
  JWH and its principals have established a performance history in the client
accounts for which they have acted as a commodity trading advisor. The assets
of Spectrum Technical allocated to JWH are allocated only to its Original
Investment Program and the Financial and Metals Portfolio as described above.
 
  Performance history is also shown for accounts managed by JWH Investments,
Inc., an affiliate of JWH which has since ceased trading operations. These
accounts were traded pursuant to the Financial and Metals Portfolio and
InterRate(TM).
 
 
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  INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING
CAPSULE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF, AND MAY HAVE NO BEARING
ON, ANY TRADING RESULTS WHICH MAY BE ATTAINED BY JWH OR SPECTRUM TECHNICAL IN
THE FUTURE, SINCE PAST RESULTS ARE NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS AND OTHER
TRADING ADVISORS WILL BE INVESTING FUNDS OF SUCH PARTNERSHIP. THERE CAN BE NO
ASSURANCE THAT JWH OR SUCH PARTNERSHIP WILL MAKE ANY PROFITS AT ALL, OR WILL BE
ABLE TO AVOID INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES. INVESTORS SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT
INTEREST INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A COMMODITY POOL'S
TOTAL INCOME AND, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE PROFITS WHERE THERE HAVE
BEEN REALIZED OR UNREALIZED LOSSES FROM FUTURES INTERESTS TRADING.
 
                         JOHN W. HENRY & COMPANY, INC.
                         FINANCIAL AND METALS PORTFOLIO
 
  The following reflects the composite performance information of John W. Henry
& Company, Inc.'s Financial and Metals Portfolio which trades a portion of the
assets of Spectrum Technical.
 
     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Financial and Metals Portfolio
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: October 1984
     Number of open accounts: 44
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $1.2 billion
     Worst monthly drawdown: (27.7)%--(1/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: 58.8%--(12/91-
      5/92)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 4.4%
     1996 annual return: 29.7%
     1995 annual return: 38.5%
     1994 annual return: (5.3)%
     1993 annual return: 46.8%
     1992 annual return: (10.9)%
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                         JOHN W. HENRY & COMPANY, INC.
                          ORIGINAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM
 
  The following reflects the composite performance information of John W. Henry
& Company, Inc.'s Original Investment Program which trades a portion of the
assets of Spectrum Technical.
 
     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Original Investment Program
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: October 1982
     Number of open accounts: 29
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $264.6 million (including
      notional); $250.1 million (excluding notional)
     Worst monthly drawdown: (18.1)%--(2/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (62.1)%--(6/88-
      5/92)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 3.4%
     1996 annual return: 22.6%
     1995 annual return: 53.2%
     1994 annual return: (5.7)%
     1993 annual return: 40.6%
     1992 annual return: 10.9%
 
*Please see additional notes for the Financial and Metals Portfolio.
 
*Please see additional notes for the Original Investment Program.
 
  See "Supplementary Performance Information" for pro forma annual (period)
rates of return for the period January 1992 (or inception of trading) through
November 1994 (prepared by the General Partner) which, in certain cases, are
lower than actual program results.
 
         SUMMARY OF OTHER PROGRAMS TRADED BY JOHN W. HENRY & CO., INC.
 
  The following summary performance information reflects the composite
performance results of other programs traded by John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
 
     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Global Diversified Portfolio
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: June 1988
     Number of open accounts: 14
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional equity): $158.4 million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional equity): $168.9 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (20.3)%--(7/91)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (33.2)%--(12/91-4/92)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 1.5%
     1996 annual return: 26.9%
     1995 annual return: 19.6%*
     1994 annual return: 10.1%
     1993 annual return: 59.8%
     1992 annual return: (12.6)%
 
     *Please see additional note for the Global Diversified Program.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: The World Financial Perspective
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: April 1987
     Number of open accounts: 5
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $24.4 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (25.5)%--(1/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (38.4)%--(12/91-10/92)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 1.1%
     1996 annual return: 40.9%
     1995 annual return: 32.2%
     1994 annual return: (15.2)%
     1993 annual return: 13.7%
     1992 annual return: (23.2)%
     1991 annual return: 14.6%
 
     Name of CTA:  John W. Henry & Co., Inc.
     Name of program: Yen Financial Portfolio
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: August 1991
     Number of open accounts: 5
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $39.4 million
     Worst monthly drawdown for any single account: (14.4)%--(2/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (35.5)%--(4/95-7/96)
 
                                   ACCOUNT 1
 
  The account below commenced trading on January 14, 1992 and as of January 31,
1997 was profitable. Assets under management are $5,887,780 as of January 31,
1997. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was (30.5)% from
April 1995 through July 1996. The largest monthly drawdown was (14.4)% in
February 1992.
 
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 0.0%
     1996 annual return: (8.5)%
     1995 annual return: 20.6%
     1994 annual return: (13.0)%
     1993 annual return: 76.4%
     1992 annual return: 20.1%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 2
 
  The account below commenced trading on January 4, 1993 and closed profitably
in January 1997. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was
(29.0)% from April 1995 through July 1996. The largest monthly drawdown was
(6.9)% in July 1995.
 
     1997 period return (1 month): (0.1)%
     1996 annual return: (9.9)%
     1995 annual return: 21.0%
     1994 annual return: (8.8)%
     1993 annual return: 76.3%
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                   ACCOUNT 3
 
  The account below commenced trading on January 18, 1994 and closed profitably
in January 1997. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was
(26.6)% from April 1995 through July 1996. The largest monthly drawdown was
(6.0)% in July 1995.
 
     1997 period return (1 month): (2.4)%
     1996 annual return: (10.9)%
     1995 annual return: 22.4%
     1994 annual return: (7.5)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 4
 
  The account below commenced trading on June 3, 1994 and as of January 31,
1997 was profitable. Assets under management are $24,537,932 as of January 31,
1997. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was (22.3)% from
April 1995 through July 1996. The largest monthly drawdown was (6.5)% in July
1995.
 
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 1.1%
     1996 annual return: (0.6)%
     1995 annual return: 24.2%
     1994 period return (6 months): (1.6)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 5
 
  The account below commenced trading on August 31, 1994 and as of January 31,
1997 was profitable. Assets under management are $4,928,549 as of January 31,
1997. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was (30.4)% from
April 1995 through July 1996. The largest monthly drawdown was (7.1)% in July
1995.
 
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 0.0%
     1996 annual return: (6.0)%
     1995 annual return: 21.1%
     1994 period return (5 months): (4.3)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 6
 
  The account below commenced trading on January 5, 1995 and as of January 31,
1997 was unprofitable. Assets under management are $2,295,808 as of January 31,
1997. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was (35.5)% from
April 1995 through July 1996. The largest monthly drawdown was (7.5)% in July
1995.
 
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): (0.1)%
     1996 annual return: (13.5)%
     1995 annual return: 13.2%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 7
 
  The yen denominated account below commenced trading on March 31, 1994 and as
of January 31, 1997 was profitable. Assets under management are
(Yen)213,022,781 as of January 31, 1997. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown
since inception was (15.9)% from February 1996 through July 1996. The largest
monthly drawdown was (6.7)% in July 1996.
 
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 5.0%
     1996 annual return: 7.8%
     1995 annual return: 28.1%
     1994 period return (10 months): (11.2)%
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                   ACCOUNT 8
 
  The account below commenced trading on April 1, 1992 and closed profitably in
September 1993. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was (11.7)%
from April 1992 through May 1992. The largest monthly drawdown was (11.7)% in
May 1992.
 
     1993 period return (9 months): 62.6%
     1992 period return (9 months): 27.0%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 9
 
  The account below commenced trading on February 10, 1992 and closed
profitably in December 1992. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since
inception was (11.5)% from February 1992 through February 1992. The largest
monthly drawdown was (11.5)% in February 1992.
 
     1992 period return (11 months): 32.7%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 10
 
  The account below commenced trading on March 21, 1994 and closed unprofitably
in December 1994. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was
(10.5)% from April 1994 through December 1994. The largest monthly drawdown was
(5.4)% in May 1994.
 
     1994 period return (10 months): (7.4)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 11
 
  The account below commenced trading on November 5, 1993 and closed profitably
in August 1995. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was (18.8)%
from April 1995 through August 1995. The largest monthly drawdown was (9.0)% in
August 1995.
 
     1995 period return (8 months): 20.0%
     1994 annual return: (13.4)%
     1993 period return (2 months): 5.2%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 12
 
  The account below commenced trading on November 10, 1993 and closed
profitably in January 1995. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception
was (16.5)% from April 1994 through January 1995. The largest monthly drawdown
was (6.3)% in May 1994.
 
     1995 period return (1 month): (0.6)%
     1994 annual return: (15.00)%
     1993 period return (2 months): 4.8%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 13
 
  The account below commenced trading on December 31, 1992 and closed
profitably in March 1996. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception
was (15.8)% from December 1993 through January 1995. The largest monthly
drawdown was (4.9)% in July 1995.
 
     1996 period return (3 months): (4.1)%
     1995 annual return: 31.4%
     1994 annual return: (14.1)%
     1993 annual return: 69.2%
     1992 period return (1 month): 0.1%
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                   ACCOUNT 14
 
  The account below commenced trading on January 4, 1993 and closed profitably
in December 1995. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was
(15.8)% from April 1995 through December 1995. The largest monthly drawdown was
(6.2)% in July 1995.
 
     1995 annual return: 10.9%
     1994 annual return: (4.1)%
     1993 annual return: 43.6%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 15
 
  The account below commenced trading on April 2, 1993 and closed profitably in
September 1994. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was (19.9)%
from November 1993 through September 1994. The largest monthly drawdown was
(5.8)% in May 1994.
 
     1994 period return (9 months): (19.0)%
     1995 period return (9 months): 25.3%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 16
 
  The account below commenced trading on January 6, 1994 and closed
unprofitably in August 1994. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since
inception was (11.0)% from April 1994 through August 1994. The largest monthly
drawdown was (5.5)% in May 1994.
 
     1994 period return (8 months): (6.7)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 17
 
  The account below commenced trading on December 28, 1992 and closed
profitably on January 31, 1996. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since
inception was (12.4)% from April 1995 through October 1995. The largest monthly
drawdown was (6.0)% in July 1995.
 
     1996 period return (1 month): .3%
     1995 annual return: 26.6%
     1994 annual return: (5.1)%
     1993 annual return: 73.9%
     1992 annual return: (1.0)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 18
 
  The account below commenced trading on March 11, 1994 and closed profitably
on April 1, 1996. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was
(18.5)% from April 1995 through April 1996. The largest monthly drawdown was
(6.2)% in July 1995.
 
     1996 annual return (4 months): (6.3)%
     1995 annual return: 18.5%
     1994 period return (10 months): (10.1)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 19
 
  The account below commenced trading on December 1, 1994 and closed profitably
in April 1996. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was (21.1)%
from April 1995 through April 1996. The largest monthly drawdown was (6.6)% in
July 1995.
 
     1996 period return (4 months): (7.8)%
     1995 annual return: 18.3%
     1994 period return (1 month): 0.2%
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                   ACCOUNT 20
 
  The account below commenced trading on June 1, 1994 and closed unprofitably
in December 1994. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was
(10.4)% from June 1994 through November 1994. The largest monthly drawdown was
(5.1)% in July 1994.
 
     1994 period return (7 months): (7.9)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 21
 
  The account below commenced trading on June 15, 1994 and closed profitably in
March 1995. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was (9.9)% from
June 1994 through January 1995. The largest monthly drawdown was (3.6)% in July
1994.
 
     1995 period return (3 months): 48.1%
     1994 period return (6 months): (6.6)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 22
 
  The account below commenced trading on April 4, 1994 and closed unprofitably
in September 1994. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was
(7.0)% from April 1994 through September 1994. The largest monthly drawdown was
(4.7)% in May 1994.
 
     1994 period return (6 months): (4.6)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 23
 
  The account below commenced trading on March 1, 1994 and closed unprofitably
in September 1994. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception as
(11.0)% from April 1994 through September 1994. The largest monthly drawdown
was (6.3)% in May 1994.
 
     1994 period return (7 months): (9.7)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 24
 
  The account below commenced trading on April 4, 1994 and closed unprofitably
in September 1994. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception was
(12.9)% from April 1994 through September 1994. The largest monthly drawdown
was (9.1)% in May 1994.
 
     1994 period return (6 months): (9.8)%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 25
 
  The account below commenced trading on April 2, 1993 and closed profitably in
December 1994. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since inception as (17.9)%
from November 1993 through December 1994. The largest monthly drawdown was
(6.1)% in May 1994.
 
     1994 annual return: (16.6)%
     1993 period return (9 months): 26.5%
 
                                   ACCOUNT 26
 
  The account below commenced trading on September 10, 1993 and closed
unprofitably in December 1994. The largest peak-to-valley drawdown since
inception was (14.1)% from April 1994 through December 1994. The largest
monthly drawdown was (6.0)% in May 1994.
 
     1994 annual return: (12.4)%
     1993 period return (4 months): 3.2%
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: International Foreign Exchange Program
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: August 1986
     Number of open accounts: 7
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $70.8 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (13.6)%--(1/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (35.9)%--(8/92-1/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 2.9%
     1996 annual return: 3.7%
     1995 annual return: 16.9%
     1994 annual return: (6.3)%
     1993 annual return: (4.5)%
     1992 annual return: 4.5%
 
     Name of CTA:  John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: G-7 Currency Portfolio
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: February 1991
     Number of open accounts: 6
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $77.4 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (12.3)%--(1/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (31.4)%--(9/92-1/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 2.5%
     1996 annual return: 14.5%
     1995 annual return: 32.2%
     1994 annual return: (4.9)%
     1993 annual return: (6.3)%
     1992 annual return: 14.6%
 
     Please see additional note for the G-7 Currency Portfolio.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: International Currency and Bond Portfolio
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: January 1993
     Number of open accounts: 1
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $2.5 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (7.8)%--(7/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (23.6)%--(6/94-1/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 2.2%
     1996 annual return: 19.9%*
     1995 annual return: 36.5%*
     1994 annual return: (2.3)%
     1993 annual return: 14.8%
 
     *Please see additional note for the International Currency and Bond
     Portfolio.
 
     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Global Financial Portfolio
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: June 1994
     Number of open accounts: 5
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $107.3 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (19.5)%--(11/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (48.9)%--(6/94-1/95)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 2.7%*
     1996 annual return: 32.4%*
     1995 annual return: 86.2%*
     1994 annual return: (37.7)%
 
     *Please see additional notes for the Global Financial Portfolio.
 
     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Worldwide Bond Program
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: July 1996
     Number of open accounts: 2
     Aggregate assets overall: $2 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $18.0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (3.6)%--(12/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (3.6)%--(11/96-12/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 0.9%
     1996 period return (6 months): 17.8%
 
     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Dollar Program
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: July 1996
     Number of open accounts: 2
     Aggregate assets overall: $2 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $28.4 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (2.3)%--(8/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (3.5)%--(7/96-9/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 7.2%
     1996 period return (6 months): 10.6%
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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     Name of CTA:  John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: Delevered Yen Denominated Financial and Metals Profile
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: October 1995
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: 0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (3.2)%--(2/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (5.1)%--(1/96-8/96)
     1996 annual return: 9.4%
     1995 period return (3 months): 0.2%
 
     Name of CTA: John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: InterRate(TM)
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: December 1988
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (10.2)%--(9/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (19.0)%--(8/92-11/93)
     1996 period return (7 months): 5.8%
     1995 annual return: 5.2%
     1994 annual return: 3.4%
     1993 annual return: (5.4)%
     1992 annual return: (0.7)%
     1991 annual return: 8.7%
 
     Name of CTA:  John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
     Name of program: KT Diversified Program
     Inception of client trading by CTA: October 1982
     Inception of client trading in program: January 1984
     Number of open accounts: 0 (Closed 2/94)
     Aggregate assets overall: $2.0 billion
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 (Closed 2/94)
     Worst monthly drawdown: (28.6)%--(1/91)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (50.8)%--(1/91-3/92)
     1994 period return (2 months): (14.0)%
     1993 annual return: 20.6%
     1992 annual return: (11.9)%
     1991 annual return: (2.1)%
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                             JWH INVESTMENTS, INC.
 
  JWH Investments, Inc. (JWHII), an affiliate of John W. Henry & Company, Inc.,
was a CTA an RIA established to manage accounts for certain pension plans and
other institutional investors. JWHII, originally established as JWH Investment
Advisory Services, Inc., changed its name in February 1995.
 
     Name of CTA: JWH Investments, Inc.
     Name of program: Financial and Metals Portfolio
     Inception of client trading by CTA: September 1991
     Inception of trading in program: September 1991
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall: $0
     Aggregate assets in program: $0
     Worst monthly drawdown: (16.6)%--(1/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (34.4)%--
      (12/91-5/92)
     1995 annual return: 30.3%
     1994 annual return: (0.8)%
     1993 annual return: 46.1%
     1992 annual return: (4.0)%
     1991 period return (4 months): 58.5%
 
     Name of CTA: JWH Investments, Inc.
     Name of program: InterRate(TM)
     Inception of client trading by CTA: September 1991
     Inception of trading in program: February 1992
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall: $0
     Aggregate assets in program: $0
     Worst monthly drawdown: (9.3)%--(2/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (20.6)%--(8/92-
      11/93)
     1993 period return (11 months): (9.92)%
     1992 period return (11 months): 2.77%
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                           JOHN W. HENRY & CO., INC.
 
               FOOTNOTES TO ALL JWH AND JWHII PERFORMANCE TABLES
 
  An investor should note that in a presentation of past performance data,
different accounts, even though traded according to the same investment
program, can have varying performance results. The reasons for this include
numerous material differences among accounts including, a) the period during
which accounts are active; b) trading size to equity ratio resulting from
procedures for the commencement of trading and appropriate means of moving
toward full portfolio commitment of new accounts and new capital; c) the size
of the account, which can influence the size of positions taken and restrict
the account from participating in all markets available to an investment
program; d) the amount of interest income earned by an account which will
depend on the rates paid by futures commission merchants on equity deposits
and/or on the portion of an account invested in interest-bearing obligations
such as U.S. Treasury bills; e) the amount of management and incentive fees
paid to JWH and the amount of brokerage commissions paid which will vary and
will depend on the fees negotiated by the client with the broker; f) the timing
of orders to open or close positions; g) the market conditions, which in part
determine the quality of trade executions; h) client trading restrictions,
including futures vs. forward contracts and contract months; i) procedures
governing timing for the commencement of trading and means of moving towards
full portfolio commitment of new accounts; j) variations in fill prices; and k)
the timing of additions and withdrawals.
 
  For the purpose of determining whether there exist material differences among
accounts traded pursuant to the same trading program, JWH utilizes the method
described herein. The gross trading performance of each JWH investment program
and each individual JWH account within the relevant program is reviewed and the
following parameters established by interpretations of the Division of Trading
and Markets of the CFTC are calculated: (i) if the arithmetic average of two
percentages is greater than 10 percentage points and the difference between the
two is less than 10% of their average; (ii) if the arithmetic average of the
two percentages is greater than 5 points but less than 10 points and the
difference between the two is 1.5 percentage points or less; and (iii) if the
arithmetic average of the two percentages is less than 5 points and the
difference between the two is 1.0 percentage point or less. If one of the
parameters (i)-(iii) is satisfied in the review, then the results within the
designated range are deemed "materially the same" or "not materially
different." The parameters (i)-(iii) determine if differences between accounts
are materially different. JWH further evaluates performance on a gross trading
basis for materiality in an overall context for each JWH investment program and
each individual JWH account within the relevant program not satisfying the
above parameters to determine whether any material differences that are
detected could produce misleading composite performance results after review of
the reasons for the differences.
 
  During the periods covered by the JWH performance records, JWH increased and
decreased leverage in certain markets and entire investment programs, and also
altered which markets and contracts it traded for certain programs. In general,
before 1993, JWH programs used greater leverage than they currently do. In
addition, the subjective aspects listed under the "A Disciplined Investment
Process" section on page 103 have been utilized. The use of different
investment programs (although all accounts in a program are traded in
accordance with the same approach, such approach may be modified periodically
as a result of ongoing research and development by JWH) will have an effect on
performance results. In reviewing the JWH capsule rates of return and
performance records, prospective investors should bear in mind the possible
effects of these variations on the application of JWH's investment methods.
 
  The composite rates of return indicated should not be taken as representative
of any rate of return actually achieved by any single account represented in
the records. Investors are further cautioned that the data set forth in the
performance capsules is not indicative of any trading results which may be
attained by JWH in the future since past performance is not necessarily
indicative of future results. On several occasions, JWH has decreased leverage
over the last five years, in certain markets and for entire programs. These
actions have reduced the volatility of certain programs when compared to
volatility prior to the decrease in leverage. While historical returns
represent actual performance achieved, investors should be aware that the
degree of leverage currently utilized may be significantly different from that
used during previous time periods.
 
  Prior to December 1991, capsule performance records are presented on a cash
basis, except as otherwise stated in the footnotes to the records. Using a cash
basis accounting system should not, for most months, yield a materially
different rate of return than would have been yielded using an accrual basis
accounting system. Any differences in the monthly rates of return between the
two methods would be immaterial to the overall performance presented. Beginning
with the change to the accrual basis of accounting for incentive fees in
 
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December 1991, the net effect on monthly net performance and the rate of
return in the capsule performance records of continuing to record interest
income on a cash basis is materially equivalent to the full accrual basis. In
January 1993, JWH began reflecting all items of net performance on an accrual
basis for the International Currency and Bond Portfolio Composite Capsule
Performance Record.
 
  Advisory fees vary among accounts in the case of all programs. Management
fees vary from 0% to 6% of assets under management; incentive fees vary from
0% to 25% of profits. Such variations may have a material impact on the
performance of an account from time to time.
 
  Due to the commencement of trading in July 1996 by a new multi-program fund
managed by JWH, JWH developed a new method for treating the accrual of
incentive fees for the multi-advisor funds and multi-program accounts it
manages. For these accounts, JWH agreed that it would earn incentive fees only
when overall fund performance for multi-advisor funds, or overall JWH
performance for multi-program accounts, as the case may be, is profitable. As
applied, this new method presents incentive fees due for each program on a
stand-alone basis--in essence, to reflect the performance results that would
have been experienced by an investor in that program, regardless of any
external business arrangements (such as a multi-advisor structure or the use
of multiple JWH programs) that might have affected actual incentive fees paid.
The new method was applied initially in August 1996 performance. In that
month, a one-time adjustment to performance rate of return was made to each
affected program to show the impact of this adjustment from program inception
through August 1996. In the case of certain programs, the adjustment had a
material, i.e., greater than 10%, impact on the rate of return that otherwise
would have been shown. In the case of accounts that closed before JWH received
an incentive fee due to the operation of such netting arrangements, a
balancing entry was made to offset the effect of incentive fee accrual on
ending equity.
 
  "Aggregate Assets Overall" is the aggregate amount of actual assets under
the management of JWH in all programs operated by JWH, as of the end of the
period covered by the performance summary. These numbers also include
proprietary funds; however, these accounts earn interest, are traded, and are
charged the same fees identical to client accounts, and the proprietary funds
are not material in terms of the overall assets managed by JWH.
 
  "Aggregate Assets in Program" is the aggregate amount of actual assets under
the management of JWH in the program shown. These numbers may also include
proprietary funds (as described in the additional footnotes); however, these
accounts earn interest, are traded, and are charged the same fees identical to
client accounts, and the proprietary funds are not material in terms of the
overall assets managed by JWH. Additionally, the aggregate assets of the
Global Diversified Portfolio and the Original Investment Program include
notional equity; this number is shown with and with out the notional equity
for that program.
 
  "Worst monthly drawdown" means the greatest percentage decline in month-end
net asset value due to losses sustained by the trading program during any
month, expressed as a percentage of initial month-end net asset value.
 
  "Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown" means the greatest cumulative
percentage decline in monthly net asset value due to losses sustained by the
trading program during any period in which the initial month-end net asset
value is not equaled or exceeded by a subsequent month-end net asset value,
expressed as a percentage of initial month-end net asset value.
 
  Monthly Rate of Return is calculated by dividing net performance by the sum
of beginning equity plus additions and minus withdrawals. For such purposes,
all additions and withdrawals are effectively treated as if they had been made
on the first day of the month even if, in fact, they occurred later. Beginning
in 1991, if additions and withdrawals are material to the performance of a
program, they are time-weighted. If time weighting is materially misleading,
then the only accounts traded method is utilized.
 
  Annual and Year-to-Date Rates of Return are calculated by compounding the
monthly Adjusted Rates of Return over the number of periods in a given year.
For example, each month's Adjusted Rate of Return in hundredths is added to
one (1) and the result is multiplied by the previous month's compounded
Adjusted Rate of Return similarly expressed. One (1) is then subtracted from
the product. For periods of less than one year the results are Year-to-Date.
 
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ADDITIONAL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL AND METALS PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE CAPSULE
 
  In May 1991 one proprietary account began trading and in March a second
proprietary account began trading pursuant to the Financial and Metals
Portfolio. Both accounts appear in the capsule performance from January 1992
until August 1995. The maximum percentage of proprietary funds during this time
was less than 0.5%. Beginning in May 1992, 35% of the assets in the Financial
and Metals Portfolio were deleveraged 50% at the request of a client. The
deleveraging materially affected the rates of return in JWH's track records.
The 1992 annual rate of return for these deleveraged accounts was (24.3)%. The
1992 annual rate of return for the Financial and Metals Portfolio Composite
Track Record was (10.9)%. If these accounts had been excluded from the
Financial and Metals Portfolio track record, the 1992 annual rate of return
would be (3.9)%. The effect of this deleveraging was eliminated in September
1992.
 
  The Financial and Metals Composite Performance Capsule includes the
performance of several accounts that do not participate in global markets due
to their smaller account equities which do not meet the minimums established
for this program. Accounts not meeting such minimums can experience performance
materially different than the performance of an account which meets the minimum
account size. The performance of such accounts has no material effect to the
overall Financial and Metals Composite Performance Capsule.
 
ADDITIONAL NOTE TO THE ORIGINAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE CAPSULE
 
  In November 1994, one proprietary account commenced trading pursuant to an
investment in a fund. This proprietary account is traded in exactly the same
manner that client funds would be traded, and is subject to all of the same
fees and expenses that would be charged to a client investment in the fund;
therefore there is no material impact on the rates of return presented.
 
ADDITIONAL NOTE TO THE GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE CAPSULE
 
  The Global Diversified Portfolio began in June 1988. From July 1995 through
December 1995 one proprietary account was trading pursuant to an investment in
a fund. The proprietary account is traded in exactly the same manner that
client funds would be traded, and is subject to all of the same fees and
expenses that would be charged a to client investment in the fund; therefore
there is no material impact on the rates of return presented.
 
ADDITIONAL NOTE TO THE G-7 CURRENCY PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE CAPSULE
 
  G-7 Currency Portfolio began trading client capital in February 1991. From
July 1995 through December 1995 one proprietary account was trading pursuant to
an investment in a fund. This proprietary account was traded in exactly the
same manner that client funds would be traded, and was subject to all of the
same fees and expenses that would be charged to a client investment in the
fund; therefore there is no material impact on the rates of return presented.
 
ADDITIONAL NOTE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY & BOND PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
CAPSULE
 
  The International Currency and Bond Portfolio began trading client capital in
January 1993. In October 1995, one proprietary account commenced trading
pursuant to an investment in a fund. This proprietary account is traded in
exactly the same manner that client funds would be traded, and is subject to
all of the same fees and expenses that would be charged to a client investment
in the fund; therefore there is no material impact on the rates of return
presented.
 
ADDITIONAL NOTES TO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE CAPSULE
 
  In July 1995, one proprietary account commenced trading pursuant to an
investment in a fund. This proprietary account is traded in exactly the same
manner that client funds would be traded, and is subject to all of the same
fees and expenses that would be charged to a client investment in the fund;
therefore there is no material impact on the rates of return presented. Since
the inception of the Global Financial Portfolio, the timing of individual
account openings has had a material impact on compound rates of return. Based
on the account startup methodology used by JWH, the performance of individual
accounts composing the Global Financial Portfolio composite performance summary
has varied. In 1994, the two accounts that were open generated separate rates
of return of negative 44% and negative 17%, respectively. For the period
January 1995 through June 1995, the three open accounts achieved separate rates
of return of 101%, 75% and 67%, respectively. As of June 1995, these accounts
now maintain mature positions and are performing consistently with each other.
Due to the six month period in 1995 of varied performance, the three accounts
achieved an annual rate of return for 1995 of 122%, 92% and 78% respectively.
 
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ADDITIONAL FOOTNOTE TO THE GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO AND THE JWHII
INTERRATE (TM) COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE CAPSULES (THE "CAPSULES")
 
  The levels of actual funds in the accounts that make up the Capsules
currently require additional disclosure. Actual funds are the amount of margin-
qualifying assets on deposit. Nominal account size is a dollar amount that
clients have agreed in writing will determine the level of trading in an
account regardless of the amount of actual funds. Notional funds are the amount
by which the nominal account size exceeds the amount of actual funds. The level
of notional funds in the accounts that compose the Capsules have exceeded the
10% disclosure limit of notional funds established by the CFTC.
 
  The Capsules reflect the adoption of a method of presenting rate-of-return
and performance disclosure authorized by the CFTC, referred to as the "Fully
Funded Subset" method, pursuant to an Advisory published by the CFTC. This
method permits notional and fully funded accounts to be included in a single
performance record.
 
  To qualify for use of the Fully Funded Subset method, the Advisory requires
that certain computations be made in order to arrive at the Fully Funded Subset
and that the accounts for which performance is so reported meet two tests which
are designed to provide assurance that the Fully Funded Subset method and the
resultant adjusted monthly rates of return are representative of the programs.
 
  These computations have been performed for the Global Diversified Portfolio
since January 1, 1992 until June 30, 1996 and for JWHII InterRate (TM) from
inception to its close. They were designed to provide assurance that
performance presented in the Capsules and calculated on a Fully Funded Subset
basis would be representative of such performance calculated on a basis which
includes notional equity in beginning equity. JWH and JWHII believe that this
method yields substantially the same adjusted monthly rates of returns as the
Fully Funded Subset method were there any fully funded accounts, and that the
adjusted monthly rates of returns used to develop the statistics in the
Capsules are representative of the programs for the periods presented.
 
ADDITIONAL NOTE TO THE YEN FINANCIAL PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE CAPSULES
 
  The performance of the Yen Financial Portfolio is presented on an individual
account basis due to material differences among accounts' historical
performance. Account performance has varied historically due to a number of
factors unique to this portfolio, including whether the portfolio is
denominated in dollars or yen, the extent of hedging currency conversions, the
amounts and frequency of currency conversions, and account size. Several of
these factors that have materially influenced performance depend on clients'
specific choices that effectively result in customized client portfolios.
 
  The Yen Financial Portfolio is traded from the Japanese yen perspective.
Accounts may be opened with either U.S. dollar or Japanese yen deposits.
Accounts originally opened with U.S. dollars establish additional interbank
positions in Japanese yen in an effort to enable such accounts to generate
returns similar to returns generated by accounts with Japanese yen-denominated
balances. Over time, as profits and losses are recognized in Japanese yen-
denominated Japanese markets, accounts may hold varying levels of U.S. dollars
and Japanese yen. Additionally, the interbank positions are adjusted
periodically to reflect the actual portions of the account balances remaining
in U.S. dollars. Because performance may be affected by fluctuations in the
U.S. dollar/Japanese yen conversion rate, and investors may open accounts with
either U.S. dollar or Japanese yen deposits, performance records from the
perspective of both denominations are presented.
 
  Accordingly, as the equity mix between U.S. dollar and Japanese yen varies,
performance from each perspective will also vary. Individual account
performance may differ from the composite performance summaries presented in
relation to the perspective of the base currency invested. Such differences
arise from exchange rate movements, percentage of account balances held in
Japanese yen, and fee arrangements.
 
DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L. P.
 
  Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P. ("Spectrum Balanced") seeks as its
investment objective to achieve capital appreciation by allocating its assets
to a Trading Advisor whose trading approach utilizes a comprehensive portfolio
management strategy that incorporates elements of diversification, asset
allocation and risk management and yield enhancement strategies.
 
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  The Trading Advisor for Spectrum Balanced is RXR, Inc. A full description of
RXR, Inc., its principals and trading systems and its capsule performance
information is presented below.
 
  RXR, INC. (CURRENT ALLOCATION 100%)
 
  RXR, Inc. ("RXR"), a New York corporation, was organized in June, 1983. RXR's
address is Financial Centre, 695 East Main Street, Suite 102, Stamford,
Connecticut 06901. RXR has been registered as a commodity trading advisor since
July 1984 and is also a commodity pool operator and is a member of the NFA in
such capacities.
 
  RXR is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The RXR Group Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("The RXR Group"), which acts as a holding company, also holding
all of the stock of RXR Securities Inc. ("RXR Securities") and RXR Capital
Management Inc. ("RXR Capital"). RXR Securities is registered with the CFTC as
an introducing broker and is also registered as a securities broker/dealer
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. RXR Securities is a
member of the NASD and of the NFA. RXR Capital is registered with the CFTC as a
commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator and is registered as an
investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the
"Advisers' Act"). RXR is not affiliated with the General Partner or DWR or with
any other Trading Advisor for the Partnerships.
 
  The individual principals of RXR are as follows:
 
  MARK ROSENBERG, 50, is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director
of each of RXR, RXR Capital, RXR Group and RXR Securities, the Chairman of the
Investment Policy Committee of RXR and Chief Investment Officer and Director of
Research.
 
  Mr. Rosenberg co-founded RXR in 1983 and RXR Capital in 1985 with the goal of
establishing a money management company which would utilize futures, options
and derivatives in the development of innovative investment and risk management
programs for both institutional and fund clients.
 
  Mr. Rosenberg serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Futures
Industry Association ("FIA"). He is an arbitrator for the NFA and a member of
the Financial Advisory Boards of both the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ("CME")
and New York's Commodity Exchange, Inc. ("COMEX"). Mr. Rosenberg is also a
Director of the Foundation of Finance and Banking Research. Prior to forming
RXR in 1983, Mr. Rosenberg spent 14 years in the securities and futures
industry, most of those years with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, and later at Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc., where he headed a
group that specialized in institutional hedging and managed futures trading
services.
 
  RUTHERFORD R. ROMAINE, "Robb", 49, is the Director of Sales and Marketing,
Executive Vice President and a Director of RXR, RXR Capital, RXR Group and RXR
Securities. Mr. Romaine is a co-founder of RXR and fulfills his primary
responsibilities as Director of Sales and Marketing. He has been with RXR since
its founding in 1983. He also serves on the Investment Policy Committee.
 
  Mr. Romaine is a member of the Board of Directors of the Managed Futures
Association ("MFA"). He also serves on several MFA committees including the
Statistics and Standards Committee and the Conference Committee.
 
  Additionally, Mr. Romaine currently serves on the Nominating Committee for
the NFA and is a member of the CTA/CPO Advisory Committee of the NFA. Further,
Mr. Romaine has served as a member of the CTA/CPO Advisory Committee of the CME
and the Advisory Council of the New York Cotton Exchange. Prior to co-founding
the General Partner in 1983, Mr. Romaine spent several years as a trading
advisor and Vice President of Merrill Lynch Futures Inc. and later as a Vice
President/Investments of Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. Mr. Romaine has been
a frequent speaker at futures industry conventions, forums and task forces
addressing a wide range of issues relating to the institutional use of
derivatives. Mr. Romaine graduated from Yale University in 1970 with a Bachelor
of Arts degree.
 
  PETER A. HINRICHS, 39, is the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and a
Director of RXR, RXR Capital, RXR Group and RXR Securities. He has been with
RXR since its founding in 1983. Mr. Hinrichs is a member of the
 
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Investment Policy Committee and has additional responsibilities for
Administration, Human Resources and Facilities Management for the Advisor and
its affiliates.
 
  Mr. Hinrichs graduated from Curry College in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science
degree in business management. He is a member of the Board of Directors of
Fountain House Inc., a non-profit rehabilitation center for the mentally ill
and is an active fund raiser for a number of charitable organizations.
 
  RXR, its principals and its employees, may, from time to time, trade futures
interests for their own accounts. Such trades may or may not be in accordance
with the RXR trading approach described below.
 
The Balanced Portfolio Program
 
CONCEPT
 
  The Balanced Portfolio Program is a portfolio management strategy designed to
produce consistent performance over a wide range of economic, political and
environmental conditions. It incorporates elements of several of RXR's
proprietary trading strategies including the Diversified Trading Program,
Dynamic Portfolio Management and RXR's asset allocation model. The Balanced
Portfolio Program is generally structured with two components. One component is
comprised of fixed income securities (usually United States Treasury
securities). The other component, which is actively managed by RXR, is
comprised of futures, forwards and option contracts representing U.S. stocks
and bonds, diversified global and tangible assets, and short-term interest rate
instruments, described below. The Partnership has elected only the actively
managed component of the Balanced Portfolio Program. In addition, the
Partnership has instructed RXR to trade the Partnership's account at twice the
leverage it would normally apply in managing the actively managed component of
a Balanced Portfolio Program account.
 
THEORY
 
  The concept of the Balanced Portfolio Program has its roots in the pioneering
research done by Harry Markowitz in the 1950s and Bill Sharpe in the 1970s on
the design of efficient portfolios. Their work is the foundation of what is now
known as Modern Portfolio Theory. Modern Portfolio Theory provides a rigorous
structure for determining how to efficiently allocate funds among the various
types of assets available to a specific portfolio. In particular, it suggests
that risk averse investors should include a new asset group in their portfolios
if doing so will improve the overall risk/reward characteristics.
 
  In the 1980s Dr. John Lintner of Harvard University applied this theory in
evaluating the impact of adding a managed futures component consisting of
tangible and global assets to a diversified 60% stock and 40% bond portfolio.
His study concluded that integrating a 20% investment in such an asset would
significantly improve the return profile of the total portfolio at any level of
risk.
 
  The Balanced Portfolio Program expands on the concept by incorporating
sophisticated strategies designed to hedge market exposure and enhance yield.
These strategies attempt to stabilize and improve performance through a variety
of economic environments.
 
DIVERSIFICATION
 
  The Balanced Portfolio Program is a portfolio of futures, forward and options
contracts that represents U.S. stocks and bonds, a diversified portfolio of
global and tangible assets and short-term interest rate futures in proportions
that RXR believes are consistent with Modern Portfolio Theory. The U.S. stock
and bond components consist of stock-index and bond futures contracts. The
global and tangible assets portfolio includes futures and options on
international stock and bond indices and related currencies, precious metals,
agricultural commodities and energy products.
 
  The diversification of the Balanced Portfolio Program tends to create a
structural hedge against market downturns because the various assets tend to
perform well during different economic environments. RXR believes that the
stability which the Balanced Portfolio Program gains through diversification
provides the Balanced Portfolio Program with greater protection against loss
and a greater return potential than traditional portfolios of stocks and bonds.
 
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ASSET ALLOCATION
 
  The allocations among stock indices futures, bond, diversified global and
tangible assets and short-term interest rate instruments in the Balanced
Portfolio Program are determined by RXR's proprietary asset allocation models.
The model for U.S. stock and bond allocations uses an earnings driven analysis
which compares the relative earnings characteristics of stocks and bonds to
identify value. Based on that comparison, the Balanced Portfolio Program can
efficiently shift funds towards those markets that it evaluates as having the
greatest earning potential. Generally, the Partnership will have open positions
in each of the four components of the portfolio.
 
RISK MANAGEMENT AND YIELD ENHANCEMENT (DYNAMIC PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT)
 
  The Balanced Portfolio Program also uses Dynamic Portfolio Management, RXR's
proprietary risk management and yield enhancement strategies which are designed
to improve returns and reduce volatility in the U.S. Stock and Bond components.
Market exposure is adjusted based on changes in the expected returns for the
stock market, the yield curve for the bond market, and other factors.
 
  Dynamic Portfolio Management is a strategy intended to increase yield and
protect principal by actively using futures and/or options techniques. One
technique is writing covered call options and making adjustments by rolling
option positions to higher or lower strike prices, depending on market
movement, to seek greater premium income and increased risk management. Dynamic
Portfolio Management incorporates a broad range of proprietary techniques
intended to improve performance in a variety of market conditions. These
techniques include:
 
      . Volatility Screen: A portfolio which writes calls is inherently
    volatile. Dynamic Portfolio Management includes a screening element
    designed to determine, based upon market volatility, whether writing
    calls or buying puts is the most efficient option strategy.
 
      . Trend Evaluator: A trend evaluation model designed to provide
    increased downside protection or upside participation by varying the
    degree of exposure in trending markets.
 
      . Strike Price Evaluator: A technical model used to compare the
    relative efficiency of at-the-money and out-of-the-money option strike
    prices.
 
      . Cost Evaluator: A valuation model designed to control risk
    management costs by measuring the efficiency of using futures or option
    contracts in certain market environments.
 
  At times, market conditions (such as premium levels and liquidity) may be
such that the use of options is not believed by RXR to be advantageous. During
such periods, the net market exposure determined by the Dynamic Portfolio
Management models is used to adjust the positions held.
 
  THE DIVERSIFIED TRADING PROGRAM. Through the global and tangible assets
component utilizing the proprietary Diversified Trading Program, RXR seeks to
achieve profits and diversification into non-correlated assets. The Diversified
Trading Program is highly systematic and provides for only limited discretion
on behalf of RXR.
 
  The system follows approximately sixty-five markets, divided between global
assets (such as non-U.S. stocks and bonds and their related currencies) and
tangible assets (such as precious metals and agricultural and energy products).
RXR will not apply hedging strategies to the global and tangible assets
component. As a result the global and tangible assets component may profit in
both down markets (through acquiring "short" positions) and up markets, whereas
U.S. stock and bond components will only hold "long" positions (except in
connection with risk management and yield enhancement) so are unlikely to
recognize significant gains in declining markets.
 
  The Diversified Trading Program systems include trend-following, contrarian
and volatility arbitrage models. Each of these strategies has the potential
ability to perform well in different trading environments. Since the strategies
seek to generate uncorrelated returns, using them together may allow the
overall portfolio to be significantly stabilized.
 
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  No representation is made and no guarantee is given that Spectrum Balanced's
objective will be realized or that RXR will achieve any particular level of
performance or amount of profits in its trading for Spectrum Balanced's
account. Losses incurred in the global and tangible assets component could
cause Spectrum Balanced's account to substantially underperform accounts
managed by assets allocation systems which do not include a global and tangible
assets component. In addition, because Spectrum Balanced has instructed RXR to
manage Spectrum Balanced's account at twice the amount of leverage it would
normally apply in managing the actively managed component of a Balanced
Portfolio Program account, and Spectrum Balanced has not elected to include a
component consisting of fixed income securities, the performance results
achieved for Spectrum Balanced by RXR may be more volatile than other Balanced
Portfolio Program accounts concurrently managed by RXR and its affiliates.
 
  Prospective investors must recognize not only that the foregoing discussion
attempts to present only the most basic framework describing the Balanced
Portfolio Program, but also due to the proprietary and confidential nature of
all trading approaches, any description will inevitably be general in nature.
Furthermore, RXR's trading methods are continually evolving, as are the markets
themselves.
 
  IN TRADING FOR SPECTRUM BALANCED, RXR HAS AGREED WITH THE GENERAL PARTNER TO
ADJUST THE LEVERAGING USED IN ITS BALANCED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM TO 2.0 TIMES THE
STANDARD LEVERAGING FOR THE BALANCED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM.
 
Past Performance of RXR
 
  PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
 
  For each of the capsules below, references to Total Assets under Management,
Total Assets in Program or Total Assets in Account are sometimes characterized
as "Actual" or "Nominal." "Actual" refers to the amount of margin-qualifying
assets on deposit in an account. "Nominal" means the dollar amount that RXR and
its affiliates and its customers have agreed will determine the level of
trading in an account.
 
  Because of the institutional focus of the Balanced Portfolio Program, RXR and
its affiliates have structured the Balanced Portfolio Program accounts based
upon the needs of its clients. While the objectives of each account are similar
and in each case the managed futures component has been structured as a
commodity pool, the non-managed futures component has varied among accounts as
follows:
 
  Capsule A-1 sets forth the composite performance of 8 accounts consisting of
the performance of a component (generally a limited partnership commodity pool
or limited liability company) managed pursuant to the Balanced Portfolio
strategy with a reserve assets or guarantee component consisting of United
States zero coupon treasury securities either held by the client or pursuant to
other custodial or safekeeping arrangements. These accounts generally committed
80% to the reserve assets or guarantee component and the remainder to the
Balanced Portfolio strategy.
 
  Capsule A-2 consists of the performance of a closed account which commenced
trading in September 1991 which consists of two special purpose limited
partnerships managed pursuant to the Balanced Portfolio strategy and a separate
80% fixed-income component actively managed by an investment advisor unrelated
to RXR and its affiliates. Pursuant to the agreements covering this account,
the performance for the fixed-income component, however, is based on a
benchmark United States zero coupon treasury securities yield as of the date of
each addition to the account as if each addition to the fixed-income component
had been invested in United States zero coupon treasury securities. The returns
achieved on this closed account combine the net performance of the special
purpose limited partnership with the underlying asset return. RXR and its
affiliates are evaluated and compensated based upon the total return achieved
in excess of a customized indexed benchmark (both positive and negative).
 
  Capsule A-3 consists of the performance of a closed account which commenced
trading in November 1993 and which consisted of the performance of a special
purpose limited partnership managed pursuant to the Balanced Portfolio strategy
with a separate cash and short-term fixed-income component (which were not
necessarily United States zero coupon treasury securities) which was actively
managed by RXR and its
 
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affiliates. This account committed 70% to the cash and fixed-income component
and the remainder to the Balanced Portfolio strategy. RXR and its affiliates
were evaluated and compensated based upon the total return achieved in excess
of a customized indexed benchmark (both positive and negative).
 
  Capsule A-4 consists of the performance of a closed overlay account which
commenced trading in February 1994 which consisted of the performance of a
special purpose limited partnership managed pursuant to the Balanced Portfolio
strategy with a separate component actively managed by a fixed-income
investment adviser unrelated to RXR and its affiliates and invested in fixed-
income securities which were not necessarily United States zero coupon treasury
securities. This account committed 80% to the fixed-income component and the
remainder to the Balanced Portfolio strategy. Interest income was accrued and
profit and loss from the fixed-income component were reflected as additions and
withdrawals. The returns achieved on this overlay account combined the net
performance of the special purpose limited partnership with the underlying
asset return.
 
  Capsule A-5 consists of the performance of one yen denominated account
(converted to U.S. dollars) which commenced trading in March 1994 with a
special limited liability company managed pursuant to the Balanced Portfolio
strategy with a reserve assets component consisting of yen denominated
investments in European fixed-income instruments coupled with a swaption
exercisable at six-month yen-LIBOR. This account committed 75% to the reserve
assets and 25% to the Balanced Portfolio strategy.
 
  Capsule A-6 sets forth the actual performance of one account which commenced
trading in November 1994 and which is managed pursuant to the Balanced
Portfolio Program. Pursuant to the client's instructions, this account trades
at twice the leverage normally applied to accounts in the Balanced Portfolio
Program. Additionally, the client has elected not to utilize a reserve asset or
guarantee component for this account.
 
  For each of the above accounts, RXR and its affiliates are compensated on the
basis of the overall account (assets committed to the Balanced Portfolio
strategy plus the reserve assets, guarantee or other components).
 
Other programs of RXR and its affiliates
 
  THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE TABLES DESCRIBED BELOW RELATE TO TRADING
PROGRAMS OF RXR AND ITS AFFILIATES NOT OFFERED PURSUANT TO THIS PROSPECTUS.
THESE TRADING PROGRAMS (AND RELATING PERFORMANCE) DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THE
BALANCED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM AND THIS INFORMATION IS PRESENTED BECAUSE CFTC
REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE DISCLOSURE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL ACCOUNTS MANAGED
BY RXR AND ITS PRINCIPALS AND AFFILIATES. RXR HOWEVER BELIEVES THAT THE
INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE TABLES DESCRIBED BELOW SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON
BY A PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO MAKE THIS INVESTMENT.
 
  Capsule B-1 sets forth the performance record of RXR and its affiliates using
its Currency Overlay Program for a closed client account on an overlay basis
and presents the performance of RXR and its affiliates as well as the
performance of the associated underlying asset being hedged. RXR and its
affiliates were evaluated and compensated based upon the total return achieved
in excess of a customized indexed benchmark (both positive and negative).
 
  Capsule B-2 sets forth the fully-funded subset composite performance record
of RXR and its affiliates using its YES Program accounts during the period
covered by the table. As this table includes notionally funded accounts, please
see the matrix on page 41 to show the effects of varying degrees of funding.
 
  Capsule B-3 sets forth the performance record of RXR and its affiliates using
its EYE Program for a client account on an overlay basis and presents the
performance of RXR and its affiliates as well as the performance of the
associated underlying asset being hedged. RXR and its affiliates are evaluated
and compensated based upon the total return achieved in excess of a customized
indexed benchmark (both positive and negative).
 
  Capsule C-1 sets forth the fully-funded subset composite performance record
of RXR and its affiliates using the DTP for all clients during the period
covered by the table.
 
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  Capsule C-2 sets forth the fully-funded subset composite performance record
of RXR and its affiliates utilizing its FTP Program for now closed client
accounts including those that could have traded Japanese futures contracts
during the period covered by the table.
 
  Capsule C-3 sets forth the fully-funded subset composite performance record
of RXR and its affiliates utilizing its FTP Program for now closed client
accounts excluding those that could trade Japanese futures contracts during the
period covered by the table.
 
  Capsule C-4 sets forth the fully-funded subset composite performance record
of RXR and its affiliates using the CTP for all clients during the period
covered by the table.
 
  Capsule C-5 sets forth the actual composite performance record of RXR and its
affiliates utilizing its MAAPS accounts during the period covered by the table.
The MAAPS Program ceased trading in February 1993.
 
  Capsule C-6 sets forth the actual performance record of one account which
commenced trading in November 1994 and which is managed pursuant to the DTP.
Due to client-imposed restrictions, the leverage applied to this account is
two-thirds the leverage normally applied to accounts which are managed pursuant
to the Diversified Trading Program.
 
  Capsule C-7 sets forth the actual performance record of an account that
commenced trading in May 1996. Due to client-imposed restrictions, this account
is traded with less leverage than other accounts that are also managed pursuant
to the Diversified Trading Program. The notes to Capsules C-5 and C-6 on pages
    are also applicable to Capsule C-7 and should be read in conjunction with
Capsule C-7.
 
  INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE
FOLLOWING TABLES ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF, AND MAY HAVE NO BEARING ON, ANY TRADING
RESULTS WHICH MAY BE ATTAINED BY RXR OR SPECTRUM BALANCED IN THE FUTURE, SINCE
PAST RESULTS ARE NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE
THAT RXR OR SPECTRUM BALANCED WILL MAKE ANY PROFITS AT ALL, OR WILL BE ABLE TO
AVOID INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES. INVESTORS SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT INTEREST
INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A COMMODITY POOL'S TOTAL INCOME
AND, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE PROFITS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN REALIZED
OR UNREALIZED LOSSES FROM FUTURES INTERESTS TRADING.
 
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                             CAPSULE A-1 RXR, INC.
                           BALANCED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM
 
Name of CTA:                          RXR and RXR Capital
Name of program:                      Balanced Portfolio Program
Inception of trading by CTA:          March 1983
Inception of trading in program:      September 1986
Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional):
                                      $250.5 million
Aggregate assets overall (including notional):
                                      $252.3 million
Aggregate assets in program:          $116.0 million
Number of open accounts:              8
Worst monthly drawdown:               (4.80)% (2/96)
Worst peak-to-valley drawdown*:       (7.83)% (1/94-12/94)
1997 year-to-date return (1 month):
                            1.98%
1996 annual return:         (0.20)%
1995 annual return:         18.90%
1994 annual return:         (7.83)%
1993 annual return:         11.01%
1992 annual return:         9.81%
 
 * "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
   period.
 
  See "Supplementary Performance Information" for pro forma annual (period)
rates of return for the period January 1992 (or inception of trading) through
November 1994 which, in certain cases, are lower than actual program results.
 
 
 
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                  CAPSULE A-2
                                   RXR, INC.
                           BALANCED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM
 
Name of CTA:                             RXR and RXR Capital
Name of program:                         Balanced Portfolio Program
Inception of trading by CTA:             March 1983
Inception of trading in program:         September 1991
Number of open accounts                  0
Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional):
                                         $250.5 million
Aggregate assets overall (including notional):
                                         $252.3 million
Aggregate assets in program:             $0
Worst monthly drawdown*:                 B: (3.07)%--(8/94), C: (3.50)%--(8-
Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*:94)
                                         B: (7.48)%--(1/94-12/94), C:
                                         (12.60)%--(9/93-12/94)
 
  In the capsule below, A represents the underlying portfolio rate-of-return, B
represents the combined A and C rate-of-return, and C represents the Advisor's
rate-of-return.
 
1995 period return (1 month): A: 0.38%; B: 0.77%; C: 0.39%
1994 annual return: A: 5.17%; B: (7.42)%; C: (11.23%)
1993 annual return: A: 4.93%; B: 12.98%; C: 7.72%
1992 annual return: A: 5.78%; B: 11.29%; C: 5.23%
1991 period return (4 months): A: 1.54%; B: 7.18%; C: 5.60%
 
                                  CAPSULE A-3
                                   RXR, INC.
                           BALANCED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM
 
Name of CTA:                          RXR and RXR Capital
Name of program:                      Balanced Portfolio Program
Inception of trading of CTA:          March 1983
Inception of trading in program:      November 1993
Number of open accounts:              0 (account closed in May 1996)
Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional):
                                      $250.5 million
Aggregate assets overall (including notional):
                                      $252.3 million
Aggregate assets in program:          $0 million
Worst monthly drawdown*:              (6.00)%--(2/96)
Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*:
                                      (12.05)%--(1/94-12/94)
1996 period return (5 months):        (4.69)%
1995 annual return:                   27.43%
1994 annual return:                   (12.01)%
1993 period return (2 months):        1.53%
 
* "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
period.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                  CAPSULE A-4
                                   RXR, INC.
                           BALANCED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM
 
Name of CTA:                          RXR and RXR Capital
Name of program:                      Balanced Portfolio Program
Inception of trading of CTA:          March 1983
Inception of trading in program:      February 1994
Number of open accounts:              0
Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional):
                                      $250.5 million
Aggregate assets overall (including notional):
                                      $252.3 million
Aggregate assets in program:          $0 million
Worst monthly drawdown*:              B: (4.79)%--(2/96)
Worst monthly drawdown*:              C: (5.02)%--(2/96)
Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*:
                                      B: (6.84)%--(4/94-12/94)
Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*:
                                      C: (9.88)%--(1/94-4/94)
1996 annual return:                   A: 4.13%, B: 2.77%, C: (1.34)%
1995 annual return:                   A: 5.99%, B: 22.70%, C: 15.85%
1994 annual return:                   A: 3.83%, B: (5.44)%, C: (8.97)%
 
                                  CAPSULE A-5
                                   RXR, INC.
                           BALANCED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Balanced Portfolio Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: March 1994
     Number of open accounts: 1
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5 million
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $26.3 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (4.29)%-(2/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (6.52)%-(4/94-12/94)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 0.80%
     1996 annual return: 0.70%
     1995 annual return: 15.35%
     1994 annual return: (5.73)%
 
* "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
period.
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                  CAPSULE A-6
                                   RXR, INC.
                           BALANCED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Balanced Portfolio Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: November 1994
     Number of open accounts: 1
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5 million
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $19.4 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (7.94)%-(2/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (10.64)%-(2/96-5/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 3.37%
     1996 annual return: (3.71)%
     1995 annual return: 22.82%
     1994 annual return: (1.75)%
 
     * "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a
     specified period.
 
 
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                    NOTES TO CAPSULES A-1, A-3, A-5, AND A-6
 
  Rate-of-return represents the net performance for a month divided by either
beginning net asset value or an adjusted beginning net asset value.
 
  In the event that an addition or withdrawal occurs on the first day of the
month, that addition or withdrawal is added to or subtracted from the beginning
net asset value prior to determining any rate-of-return. Except as described
below, rate-of-return has been calculated by dividing net performance by
beginning net asset value in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21(a)(4)(ii)(F).
 
  If there was an intra-month addition or withdrawal in a capsule which would
cause any rate-of-return for the month to differ by 10% or more if calculated
in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21(a)(4)(ii)(F), rate-of-return is calculated
using the Only Accounts Trading ("OAT") method, except as described in the next
paragraph. OAT rate-of-return is calculated by excluding from rate-of-return
the net performance of those accounts opened or closed during the month which
would effect rate-of-return by 10% or greater.
 
  If there is an intra-month addition or withdrawal in a capsule which would
cause the rate-of-return for the month to differ by 10% or more if calculated
in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21(a)(4)(ii)(F), and OAT cannot be used because
of an intra-month addition to an existing account or an intra-month withdrawal
from an existing account, the rate-of-return for that period will be calculated
using the CFTC compounded rate-of-return method. Compounded rate-of-return is
calculated by linking rate-of-return achieved during the month on that portion
of the net performance associated with the varying levels of beginning net
asset value which exist before and after each significant addition or
withdrawal. For example, if in the middle of a month, an addition occurs that
would cause rate-of-return to be effected by 10% or more if calculated in
accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21(a)(4)(ii)(F), rate-of-return is calculated up to
the day prior to the addition and then again for the period subsequent to the
addition through the end of the month. These percentage rates of return
("RORs") are then added to or subtracted from the prior month ending net asset
value per $1,000 with the difference between the two month ends being divided
by the prior month end net asset value per $1,000 resulting in a rate-of-return
for the month.
 
  Compound annual or compound year-to-date rate-of-return represents the
monthly rates-of-return compounded over the number of months in a given year,
i.e., each month's rate-of-return in hundredths is added to one (1) and the
result is multiplied by the previous month's compounded rate-of-return
similarly expressed. One (1) is then subtracted from the product and the result
is multiplied by one hundred (100).
 
                         NOTES TO CAPSULES A-2 AND A-4
 
  For A-2 and A-4 (the overlay accounts) the returns are shown as follows:
 
    Column (A) represents the rate-of-return of the underlying portfolio as
  reported to RXR and its affiliates by the client.
 
    Column (B) combines the rate-of-return for Column A with the rate-of-
  return for Column C.
 
    Column (C) represents the value-added rate-of-return attributable to
  RXR's trading for the account.
 
  For capsules A-2 and A-4, compound annual rate-of-return is presented for
each underlying monthly rate-of-return, combined rate-of-return and value-added
rate-of-return computed by taking the monthly rates-of-return compounded over
the number of months in a given year, i.e., each month's rate-of-return in
hundredths is added to one (1) and the result is multiplied by the previous
month's compounded rate-of-return similarly expressed. One (1) is then
subtracted from the product and the result is multiplied by one hundred (100).
 
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                                  CAPSULE B-1
                        CURRENCY OVERLAY PROGRAM ACCOUNT
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Currency Overlay Account
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: April 1992
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5
     million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: B (1.68)%--(11/94)
     Worst monthly drawdown*: C (2.01)%-(8/93)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: B (6.30)%--
     (8/92-12/93)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: C (13.51)%--
     (12/92-11/94)
     1995 year-to-date return (1 month): A: 1.03%, B: 0.36%,
     C: (0.68)%
     1994 annual return: A: 11.07%, B: 1.36%, C: (8.90)%
     1993 annual return: A: 1.43%, B: (2.83)%, C: (3.86)%
     1992 annual return: A: 3.80%, B: 6.03%, C: 1.82%
     A = Underlying portfolio rate of return, B = Combined
     A+C rate of return, and C = the CTA's rate of return.
 
                                  CAPSULE B-2
               FIXED INCOME YIELD ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY COMPOSITE
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Fixed Income Yield Enhancement Strategy
     Composite
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: November 1988
     Number of open accounts: 0 (closed 8/94)
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5
     million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (1.83)%--(8/90)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (2.52)%--
     (11/89-5/90)
     1994 period return: 0.58%
     1993 annual return: 5.78%
     1992 annual return: 3.14%
     1991 annual return: 4.85%
     1990 annual return: 4.01%
 
 * "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
period.
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                  CAPSULE B-3
                        EQUITY YIELD ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Equity Yield Enhancement Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: September 1992
     Number of open accounts: 1
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5
     million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $71.8 million
     Worst monthly return: B: (2.73)%--(11/94)
     Worst monthly return: C: (5.29)%--(1/97)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley: B: (3.03)%--(8/94-11/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley: C: (36.49)%--(10/92-
     1/97)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): A: 6.79%, B: 4.04%;
     C: (5.55)%
     1996 annual return: A: 22.94%, B: 10.76%, C: (10.64)%
     1995 annual return: A: 37.57%, B: 18.11%, C: (14.67)%
     1994 annual return: A: 1.33%, B: (0.65)%, C: (2.52)%
     1993 annual return: A: 10.08%, B: 3.85%, C: (5.91)%
     1994 period return (4 months): A: 6.29%, B: 2.39%, C:
     (3.75)%
     A = Underlying portfolio rate of return, B = Combined
     A+C rate of return, and C = the CTA's rate of return.
 
                                  CAPSULE C-1
                          DIVERSIFIED TRADING PROGRAM
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Diversified Trading Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: March 1983
     Number of open accounts: 5
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5
     million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program (excluding notional): $5.9
     million
     Aggregate assets in program (including notional): $5.9
     million
     Worst monthly return: (10.78)%--(8/94)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley: (22.40)%--(7/94-10/94)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 1.71%
     1996 annual return: (4.45%)
     1995 annual return: 20.93%
     1994 annual return: (20.41)%
     1993 annual return: 13.37%
     1992 annual return: 11.29%
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                  CAPSULE C-2
                      Financial Trading Program Composite
                                (Including JGB)
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Financial Trading Program (Including JGB)
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: January 1991
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (12.68)%--(4/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (26.39)%--(4/94-1/95)
     1996 year-to-date return (10 months): (3.91)%
     1995 annual return (11 months): 17.24%
     1994 annual return: (22.24)%
     1993 annual return:  20.64%
     1992 annual return:  14.63%
     1991 annual return:  18.47%
 
                                  CAPSULE C-3
                      Financial Trading Program Composite
                                (Excluding JGB)
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Financial Trading Program Composite
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: October 1990
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (12.21)%--(1/92)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (22.18)%--(9/92-9/94)
     1994 annual return: (8.54)%
     1993 annual return:  4.68%
     1992 annual return:  8.78%
     1991 annual return: 41.46%
     1990 annual return: 11.28%
 
* "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
period.
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                  CAPSULE C-4
                       Currency Trading Program Composite
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Currency Trading Program Composite
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: November 1989
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (10.66)% - (7/91)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (37.65)% - (9/92 - 12/94)
     1994 period return: (19.05)%
     1993 annual return: (18.99)%
     1992 annual return: 16.46%
     1991 annual return: (1.22)%
     1990 annual return: 40.05%
 
                                  CAPSULE C-5
                            MAAPS Program Composite
 
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: MAAPS Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: April 1988
     Number of open accounts: 0
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $0
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (11.90)% - (1/91)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (18.94)% - (8/89 - 2/91)
     1993 period return (2 months): 2.33%
     1992 annual return: 3.03%
     1991 annual return: 20.27%
     1990 annual return: 7.93%
 
* "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
period.
 
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                                  CAPSULE C-6
                          Diversified Trading Program
 
[PLEASE UPDATE]
     Name of CTA: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Diversified Trading Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: November 1994
     Number of accounts: 1
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Aggregate assets in program: $4.6 million
     Worst monthly drawdown*: (1.60)%-(8/95)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown*: (3.34)%-(6/95-11/95)
     1996 year-to-date return (1 month): (0.55)%
     1995 annual return: 4.81%
     1994 annual return: (0.25)%
 
* "Drawdown" means losses experienced by the trading program over a specified
period.
 
                                  CAPSULE C-7*
                      DIVERSIFIED TRADING PROGRAM ACCOUNT
 
     Name of Advisor: RXR and RXR Capital
     Name of program: Diversified Trading Program
     Inception of trading by CTA: March 1983
     Inception of trading in program: May 1996
     Aggregate assets overall (excluding notional): $250.5 million
     Aggregate assets overall (including notional): $252.3 million
     Total assets in program (actual funds): $224,117
     Total assets in program (nominal funds): $2.0 million
     Worst monthly drawdown: (0.68)%--(5/96)
     Worst month-end peak-to-valley drawdown: (0.80)%--(5/96-6/96)
     1997 year-to-date return (1 month): 0.26%
     1996 annual return: 1.23%
 
* Capsule C-7 sets forth the actual performance record of an account that
  commenced trading in May 1996. Due to client-imposed restrictions, this
  account is traded with less leverage than other accounts that are also
  managed pursuant to the Diversified Trading Program. The notes to Capsules C-
  5 and C-6 on pages 134-135 are also applicable to Capsule C-7 and should be
  read in conjunction with Capsule C-7.
 
 
       PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
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                         NOTES TO CAPSULES B-1 AND B-3
 
  For B-1 and B-3 (the overlay accounts) the returns are shown as follows:
 
  Column (A) represents the rate-of-return of the underlying portfolio as
reported to RXR and its affiliates by the client.
 
  Column (B) combines the rate-of-return for Column A with the rate-of-return
for Column C.
 
  Column (C) represents the value-added rate-of-return attributable to RXR's
trading for the account. Rates-of-return for this Column (C) were calculated
by dividing Advisor net performance by beginning net asset value in accordance
with CFTC rule 4.21(a) (4) (ii) (F).
 
  If there was an intra-month addition or withdrawal in a capsule which would
cause any rate-of-return for the month to differ by 10% or more if calculated
in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21 (a) (4) (ii) (F), rate-of-return is
calculated using the Only Accounts Trading ("OAT") method, except as described
in the next paragraph. OAT rate-of-return is calculated by excluding from
rate-of-return the net performance of those accounts opened or closed during
the month which would effect rate-of-return by 10% or greater.
 
  If there is an intra-month addition or withdrawal in a capsule which would
cause the rate-of-return for the month to differ by 10% or more if calculated
in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21 (a) (4) (ii) (F), and OAT cannot be used
because of an intra-month addition to an existing account or an intra-month
withdrawal from an existing account, the rate-of-return for that period will
be calculated using the CFTC compounded rate-of-return method. Compounded
rate-of-return is calculated by linking rate-of-return achieved during the
month on that portion of the net performance associated with the varying
levels of beginning net asset value which exist before and after each
significant addition or withdrawal. For example, if in the middle of a month,
an addition occurs that would cause rate-of-return to be effected by 10% or
more if calculated in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21 (a) (4) (ii) (F), rate-
of-return is calculated up to the day prior to the addition and then again for
the period subsequent to the addition through the end of the month. These
percentage RORs are then added to or subtracted from the prior month ending
net asset value per $1,000 with the difference between the two month ends
being divided by the prior month end net asset value per $1,000 resulting in a
rate-of-return for the month.
 
  For capsules B-1 and B-3, compound annual rate-of-return is presented for
each underlying monthly rate-of-return, combined rate-of-return and value-
added rate-of-return computed by taking the monthly rates-of-return compounded
over the number of months in a given year, i.e., each month's rate-of-return
in hundredths is added to one (1) and the result is multiplied by the previous
month's compounded rate-of-return similarly expressed. One (1) is then
subtracted from the product and the result is multiplied by one hundred (100).
 
  All rate-of-return figures in B-1 have been calculated on a time-weighted
basis (CFTC Compounded Method).
 
                    NOTES TO CAPSULE B-2, C-2, C-3, AND C-4
 
  In B-2, C-2, C-3, and C-4, RXR and its affiliates have adopted a new method
of computing rate-of-return and performance disclosure, referred to as the
"Fully-Funded Subset" method, pursuant to CFTC Advisory 93-13 published by the
CFTC. To qualify for use of the Fully-Funded Subset method, the Advisory
requires that certain computations be made in order to arrive at the Fully-
Funded Subset and that the accounts for which performance is so reported meet
two tests which are designed to provide assurance that the Fully-Funded Subset
and the resultant RORs are representative of the trading program.
 
  Rate-of-return is calculated by dividing net performance of the Fully-Funded
Subset by the beginning equity of the Fully-Funded Subset, except in periods
of significant additions or withdrawals to the accounts in the Fully-Funded
Subset. In such instances, the Fully-Funded Subset is adjusted to exclude
accounts with significant additions or withdrawals which would materially
change the rate-of-return pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset method. The
period RORs for accounts excluded from the Fully-Funded Subset will often be
different from the rate-of-return for the Fully-Funded Subset. Accounts not
included in the Fully-Funded Subset for any particular period may include:
accounts opened or closed during the period; accounts which have material
additions or withdrawals during the period; and accounts which are being
phased in to the program and, consequently, do not have a complete set of
positions that the other accounts in the program have. The RORs for these
excluded accounts may be significantly higher or lower than the rate-of-return
for the Fully-Funded Subset.
 
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  Compound annual or compound year-to-date rate-of-return represents the
monthly rates-of-return compounded over the number of months in a given year,
i.e., each month's rate-of-return in hundredths is added to one (1) and the
result is multiplied by the previous month's compounded rate-of-return
similarly expressed. One (1) is then subtracted from the product and the
result is multiplied by one hundred (100).
 
                             NOTES TO C-5 AND C-6
 
  Rate-of-return represents net performance for the month divided by either
beginning net asset value or an adjusted beginning net asset value.
 
  In the event that an addition or withdrawal occurs on the first day of the
month, that addition or withdrawal is added to or subtracted from the
beginning net asset value prior to determining any rate-of-return. Except as
described below, rate-of-return has been calculated by dividing net
performance by beginning net asset value in accordance with CFTC Rule
4.21(a)(4)(ii)(F).
 
  If there was an intra-month addition or withdrawal in a capsule which would
cause any rate-of-return for the month to differ by 10% or more if calculated
in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21 (a) (4) (ii) (F), rate-of-return is
calculated using the Only Accounts Trading ("OAT") method, except as described
in the next paragraph. OAT rate-of-return is calculated by excluding from
rate-of-return the net performance of those accounts opened or closed during
the month which would effect rate-of-return by 10% or greater.
 
  If there is an intra-month addition or withdrawal in a capsule which would
cause the rate-of-return for the month to differ by 10% or more if calculated
in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21 (a) (4) (ii) (F), and OAT cannot be used
because of an intra-month addition to an existing account or an intra-month
withdrawal from an existing account, the rate-of-return for that period will
be calculated using the CFTC compounded rate-of-return method. Compounded
rate-of-return is calculated by linking rate-of-return achieved during the
month on that portion of the net performance associated with the varying
levels of beginning net asset value which exist before and after each
significant addition or withdrawal. For example, if in the middle of a month,
an addition occurs that would cause rate-of-return to be effected by 10% or
more if calculated in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.21(a)(4)(ii)(F), rate-of-
return is calculated up to the day prior to the addition and then again for
the period subsequent to the addition through the end of the month. These
percentage RORs are then added to or subtracted from the prior month ending
net asset value per $1,000 with the difference between the two month ends
being divided by the prior month end net asset value per $1,000 resulting in a
rate-of-return for the month.
 
  Compound annual or compound year-to-date rate-of-return represents the
monthly rates-of-return compounded over the number of months in a given year,
i.e., each month's rate-of-return in hundredths is added to one (1) and the
result is multiplied by the previous month's compounded rate-of-return
similarly expressed. One (1) is then subtracted from the product and the
result is multiplied by one hundred (100).
 
SUPPLEMENTARY PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
 
  The Pro Forma Rates of Return (which were prepared by the General Partner,
not the Trading Advisors and have not been reviewed or verified by the Trading
Advisors) have been computed by adjusting the Trading Advisor's performance
record prior to the inception of trading by the Partnerships to reflect
approximately the brokerage fees, management and incentive fees and interest
income applicable to the Partnerships rather than the fees, expenses and
interest income applicable to the accounts in the capsule summary. Prospective
investors must be aware that: (a) pro forma adjustments are only an
approximate means of modifying historical records to reflect certain aspects
of the economic terms of a different commodity pool, constitute no more than
mathematical adjustments to actual performance numbers and give no effect
whatsoever to such factors as possible changes in trading approach that might
have resulted from the different fee structure applicable to the Partnerships;
and (b) there are different, and entirely defensible, means by which the pro
forma adjustments could have been made.
 
  While the General Partner believes that the trading information prepared by
the General Partner set forth in the pro forma annual rates of return for each
trading program is relevant to evaluating an investment in Spectrum Strategic,
Spectrum Technical and Spectrum Balanced, NO REPRESENTATION IS OR COULD BE
MADE THAT SUCH RECORD PRESENTS WHAT THE RESULTS OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WOULD HAVE
BEEN IN THE PAST OR ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE FUTURE.
 
 
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  I. Spectrum Strategic.
 
    a. Blenheim Investments, Inc.
 
      Pro Forma Rates of Return:
      1994 period return (10 months): (15.78)%
      1993 annual return; 13.56%
      1992 annual return; 8.93%
 
    b. A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc.
 
      Pro Forma Rates of Return:
      1994 period return (10 months): (43.27)%
      1993 annual return: 137.07%
      1992 annual return: (2.09)%
 
    c. Willobridge Associates, Inc.
 
      XLIM Trading Approach (excluding notional)--Pro Forma Rates of Return:
 
      1994 period return (5 months)*: (25.03)%
 
*This trading program did not trade client accounts from (1) September 1, 1991
   through August 31, 1992 and (ii) April 1, 1994 to October 31, 1994.
 
      1993 annual return: 10.62%
      1992 period return (4 months)*: 6.71%
 
*This trading program did not trade client accounts from (1) September 1, 1991
   through August 31, 1992 and (ii) April 1, 1994 to October 31, 1994.
 
  II. Spectrum Technical
 
    a. Campbell & Company, Inc.
      Financial, Metal & Energy Large Portfolio--Pro Forma Rates of Return:
      1994 period return (10 months): (12.31)
      1993 annual return: (4.34)
      1992 annual return: 1.72
 
    b. Chesapeake Capital Corporation
 
      Financial and Metals Program--Pro Forma Rates of Return:
      1994 period return (10 months): (11.36)%
      1993 annual return: 55.72%
      1992 period return (10 months): (2.35)%
 
      Diversified Program--Pro Forma Rates of Return:
      1994 period return (10 months): 3.17%
      1993 annual return: 60.35%
      1992 annual return: (2.71)%
 
    c. John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
 
      Original Investment Program--Pro Forma Rates of Return:
      1994 period return (10 months): (16.50)%
      1993 annual return: 32.08%
      1992 annual return: 8.72%
 
      Financial and Metals Program--Pro Forma Rates of Return
      1994 period return (10 months): (1.10)%
      1993 annual return: 41.68%
      1992 annual return: (13.50)%
 
III. Spectrum Balanced
 
    RXR, Inc.
      Balanced Portfolio Program--Pro Forma Rates of Return
      1994 period return (10 months): (19.55)%
      1993 annual return: 12.57%
      1992 annual return: 8.63%
 
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                           THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
 
  Each Trading Advisor has entered into a Management Agreement with a
Partnership and the General Partner which provides that the Trading Advisor
will have sole authority and responsibility, except in certain limited
situations, for directing the investment and reinvestment in futures interests
of the portion of the Partnership's assets allocated to the management of such
Trading Advisor from time to time during the term of the Management Agreement.
See "Differences Among the Spectrum Series."
 
TERM
 
  Each Management Agreement has an original term of three years after the end
of the month in which the Partnership commenced trading operations. Thereafter,
the Trading Advisor may terminate the Management Agreement upon 30 days' prior
written notice to the Partnership.
 
  Each Management Agreement with a Partnership will terminate if the
Partnership terminates. Each Management Agreement may also be terminated by the
Partnership, without penalty, at any time upon 5 days' prior written notice to
the Trading Advisor. In addition, each Management Agreement may be terminated
by the Partnership or the Trading Advisor at any time without penalty under
certain other circumstances specified therein.
 
  No assurance is given that a Partnership will be able to retain the services
of a Trading Advisor once its Management Agreement with such person is
terminated, or, if such services are available, that they will be available on
the same or similar terms as those of the Management Agreement. The
compensation payable by each Partnership to a Trading Advisor for its services
under the Management Agreement is described under "Description of Charges to
Each Partnership--1. Trading Advisors."
 
LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
 
  Each Management Agreement sets forth a standard of liability for the Trading
Advisor and also provides for certain indemnities of the Trading Advisor. See
"Fiduciary Responsibility."
 
  Each Management Agreement also provides that the Trading Advisor will assume
financial responsibility for any errors committed or caused by it in
transmitting orders for the purchase or sale of futures interests for the
Partnership, including reimbursing DWR for floor brokerage commissions, but
only for the amount of DWR's actual out-of-pocket costs in respect thereof.
Each Trading Advisor and DWR has an affirmative obligation promptly to notify
the General Partner of any error in transmitting orders for the purchase and
sale of futures interests contracts for a Partnership and a Trading Advisor
must use its best efforts to identify and promptly notify the General Partner
of any order or trade which the Trading Advisor reasonably believes was not
executed in accordance with its instructions to DWR.
 
OBLIGATIONS TO A PARTNERSHIP
 
  Each Trading Advisor is engaged in the business of advising investors as to
the purchase and sale of futures interests. During the term of each Management
Agreement, the Trading Advisor and its principals and affiliates may be
advising other investors and trading for their proprietary accounts. However,
under no circumstances will the Trading Advisor or any of its principals and
affiliates knowingly or deliberately favor (other than by charging different
management and/or incentive fees) any account advised or managed by such
Trading Advisor or any of its principals and affiliates over the account of the
Partnership in any way or manner. Each Trading Advisor will treat the
Partnership for which it manages funds in a fiduciary capacity to the extent
recognized by applicable law, but, subject to that standard, the Trading
Advisor and its principals and affiliates will be free to advise and manage
accounts of other investors and will be free to trade on the basis of the same
trading systems, methods or strategies employed by the Trading Advisor on
behalf of the Partnership or trading systems, methods or strategies that are
entirely independent of, or materially different from, those employed on behalf
of the Partnership, and will be free to compete for the same futures interests
as the Partnership or to take positions opposite to the Partnership, where such
actions do not knowingly or deliberately favor any of such accounts over the
Partnership's account.
 
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                               EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE
 
  If the conditions described below are satisfied, a Limited Partner can redeem
his Units in a Partnership as of the last day of any calendar month and, with
the proceeds of such redemption, purchase Units of one or more other
Partnerships at 100% of the Net Asset Value thereof (a "Series Exchange").
However, a Series Exchange of Units will only be permitted as of the sixth
month-end after a person first becomes a Limited Partner of any Partnership and
as of the last day of each month thereafter (an "Exchange Date"). Each Unit
purchased in a Series Exchange with the proceeds of a redemption will be issued
and sold at a price per Unit equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value of a Unit as
of the close of business on such Exchange Date. A Limited Partner who redeems
Units in connection with a Series Exchange will not be subject to any
redemption charges with respect to such redeemed Units. Units acquired pursuant
to a Series Exchange will be deemed as having the same purchase date as the
Units exchanged for purposes of determining the applicability of any redemption
charges.
 
  Each Series Exchange is subject to satisfaction of certain additional
conditions immediately prior to an Exchange Date. Each redeeming Partnership
must have assets sufficient to discharge its liabilities and redeem Units. See
"Redemptions." In order to effect a Series Exchange, a Subscription Agreement
must be sent by a Limited Partner (or any assignee thereof) to a DWR branch
office and received by the General Partner at least 5 days prior to the
applicable Exchange Date. Such Agreement must acknowledge that the Limited
Partner remains eligible to purchase Units on such date. A minimum of 50 Units
must be exchanged unless a Limited Partner is liquidating his entire interest
in a Partnership. A form of Subscription Agreement is annexed hereto as Exhibit
B. Additional copies of the Subscription Agreement may be obtained by written
request to the General Partner or from a local DWR branch office. Each
Partnership issuing Units to Limited Partners pursuant to a Series Exchange
must have a sufficient number of Units registered and qualified for sale under
federal and applicable state securities laws pursuant to a current Prospectus.
While the General Partner currently intends to maintain a sufficient number of
Units registered to effect Series Exchanges, the General Partner shall not have
any obligation to have Units registered. There can be no assurance that any or
a sufficient number of Units will be available for sale on an Exchange Date. If
Units are not registered or qualified for sale under either federal or
applicable state securities laws or pursuant to a current Prospectus, the
General Partner will not be able to effect a Series Exchange for a Limited
Partner. Furthermore, certain states may impose significant burdens on, or
alter the requirements for, qualifying Units for sale and, in such cases, the
General Partner may not continue qualifying Units for sale in such state or
states, and a resident thereof would not be eligible for a Series Exchange. At
some time in the future, certain states may impose more restrictive suitability
and/or investment requirements than those set forth in the form of Subscription
Agreement. Any such restrictions may limit the ability of a resident of such
state to Exchange his Units. In the event that not all Subscription Agreements
can be processed because an insufficient number of Units are available for sale
on an Exchange Date, the General Partner will allocate Units in any manner
which it deems reasonable under the circumstances and may allocate a
substantial portion of such Units to new subscribers for Units.
 
  Units of limited partnership interest of any new partnership of the Spectrum
Series may be offered to Limited Partners pursuant to exercise of the Series
Exchange privilege. Before purchasing such units, a Limited Partner must
execute a Subscription Agreement specifically referring to the units of such
partnership and must have received a copy of the supplement to this Prospectus
describing such units and such partnership.
 
  Since a Series Exchange is equivalent to a redemption and immediate
reinvestment of the proceeds of such redemption, a Limited Partner should
carefully review the portions of this Prospectus describing redemptions and
certain tax consequences thereof. See "Redemptions" and "Material Federal
Income Tax Considerations."
 
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                                  REDEMPTIONS
 
  Persons who have been Limited Partners for more than six months may redeem
all or part of their Units, regardless of when such Units were purchased, at
any month-end in the manner described herein. Such Units may be subject to
redemption charges as described herein. Persons who have been Limited Partners
for less than six months may first redeem Units effective as of the last day of
the sixth month following the closing in which they first became a Limited
Partner in the manner described herein. Such Units may be subject to redemption
charges as described below.
 
  Units redeemed on or prior to the last day of the twelfth month after such
Units were purchased will be subject to a redemption charge equal to 3% of the
Net Asset Value of a Unit on the Redemption Date (as defined below). Units
redeemed after the last day of the twelfth month and on or prior to the last
day of the eighteenth month after which such Units were purchased will be
subject to a redemption charge equal to 2% of the Net Asset Value of a Unit on
the Redemption Date. Units redeemed after the last day of the eighteenth month
and on or prior to the last day of the twenty-fourth month after which such
Units were purchased will be subject to a redemption charge equal to 1% of the
Net Asset Value of a Unit on the Redemption Date. Units redeemed after the last
day of the twenty-fourth month after which such Units were purchased will not
be subject to a redemption charge. The foregoing redemption charges will be
paid to DWR. Notwithstanding the above, Units purchased by an investor who
purchases $500,000 or more of Units will not be subject to the foregoing
redemption charges, but will be subject to the other restrictions on
redemptions. Further, a Limited Partner redeeming Units at the first Redemption
Date following notice of an increase in certain fees will not be subject to the
redemption charges described above.
 
  Units purchased pursuant to a Non-Series Exchange will not be subject to the
foregoing redemption charges under the circumstances described below. The
number of Units (determined on a per closing basis), expressed as a percentage
of Units purchased, which is not subject to a redemption charge is determined
by dividing (a) the dollar amount received upon redeeming an interest in
another pool for which the General Partner is general partner and commodity
pool operator and used to purchase Units by (b) the total investment in the
Partnership. For example, a limited partner who receives $5,000 upon redeeming
all or a part of his interest in a commodity pool operated by the General
Partner and invests $10,000 in a Partnership will not be subject to a
redemption charge on 50% of his Units. Redemption of Units will be deemed to be
in the order in which they are purchased (assuming purchases at more than one
closing), with the Units not subject to a redemption charge being deemed to be
the first Units purchased at a closing. Limited Partners who redeem Units and
have either paid a redemption charge with respect to such Units, or have held
such Units for at least two years and subsequently purchase Units, will not be
subject to redemption charges on the new Units under the following conditions:
(a) the subscriber must subscribe for new Units prior to the one-year
anniversary of the effective date of the redemption of Units, (b) the
subscriber will not be subject to redemption charges with respect to the amount
of the subscription for the new Units up to the amount of the proceeds of the
redemption (net of any redemption charges), and (c) the subscriber must hold
the newly acquired Units for six months from the date of purchase before such
Units may be redeemed or exchanged pursuant to a Series Exchange. Such
subscribers remain subject to the minimum purchase and suitability
requirements. See "Subscription Procedure."
 
  A Limited Partner who redeems Units in connection with a Series Exchange will
not be subject to redemption charges with respect to the Units exchanged. Units
acquired pursuant to a Series Exchange will be deemed as having the same
purchase date as the Units exchanged for purposes of determining the
applicability of any redemption charges.
 
  Redemptions must be made in whole Units, in a minimum amount of 50 Units,
unless a Limited Partner is redeeming his entire interest in a Partnership.
Redemptions will be effective as of the last day of the month in which a
Request for Redemption in proper form has been timely received by the General
Partner ("Redemption Date"). A "Request for Redemption" is a letter in the form
specified by the General Partner, sent by a Limited Partner (or any assignee
thereof) to a DWR branch office and received by the General Partner at least 5
days prior to the Redemption Date. A form of Request for Redemption is annexed
to the Limited Partnership Agreement, which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
Additional copies of the Request for Redemption may be obtained by written
request to the General Partner or a local DWR branch office. In addition to the
information and reports described below under "The Limited Partnership
Agreements--Reports to Limited Partners," the General Partner will provide
Limited Partners with such other information and will comply with any such
procedures in connection with redemptions as in the future are specifically
required under SEC rules and policies for commodity pools and similar
investment vehicles.
 
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  The "Net Asset Value" of a Unit is an amount equal to a Partnership's Net
Assets allocated to capital accounts represented by Units, divided by the
number of Units outstanding. "Net Assets" are defined in each Limited
Partnership Agreement to mean the total assets of a Partnership (including all
cash and cash equivalents (valued at cost), accrued interest and amortization
of original issue discount, and the market value of all open futures interests
positions and other assets of the Partnership) less the total liabilities of
the Partnership (including, but not limited to, all brokerage fees and
incentive and management fees accrued or payable, and extraordinary expenses)
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied under the accrual basis of accounting. Unless generally
accepted accounting principles require otherwise, the market value of a futures
or option contract traded on a United States exchange shall mean the settlement
price on the exchange on which the particular futures or option contract is
traded by a Partnership on the day with respect to which Net Assets are being
determined; provided, however, that if a contract could not have been
liquidated on such day due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of
the exchange upon which that contract is traded or otherwise, the settlement
price on the first subsequent day on which the contract could be liquidated
shall be the market value of such contract for such day. The market value of a
forward contract or a futures or options contract traded on a foreign exchange
or market will mean its market value as determined by the General Partner on a
basis consistently applied for each different variety of contract.
 
  The General Partner will endeavor to pay redemptions within 10 business days
after the Redemption Date. A Partnership may be forced to liquidate open
futures interests positions to satisfy redemptions in the event it does not
have sufficient cash on hand. See "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to the
Partnerships and the Offering of Units--Restricted Investment Liquidity in the
Units." Payment will be made by credit in the amount of such redemption to the
Limited Partner's customer account with DWR or by check mailed to the Limited
Partner if such account is closed. The right to obtain redemption is contingent
upon (i) the redeeming Partnership having assets sufficient to discharge its
liabilities on the Redemption Date, and (ii) timely receipt by the General
Partner of a Request for Redemption as described above.
 
  The terms and conditions applicable to redemptions in general, other than
those prohibiting redemptions before the sixth month-end following the closing
at which a person first becomes a Limited Partner in a Partnership, and
providing that redemptions may only be made as of the end of a calendar month,
will also apply to redemptions effected on "Special Redemption Dates," as
described under "The Limited Partnership Agreements--Reports to Limited
Partners."
 
  The liability of Limited Partners, including the possible liability of a
person who has redeemed Units, for liabilities of the Partnership which arose
before such redemption is described under "The Limited Partnership Agreements--
Nature of the Partnerships."
 
  Federal income tax aspects of redemptions are described under the caption
"Material Federal Income Tax Considerations."
 
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                              THE COMMODITY BROKER
 
DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMODITY BROKER
 
  Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR"), a Delaware corporation, is the commodity
broker for each of the Partnerships. DWR is also the commodity broker for the
other commodity pools for which Demeter serves as general partner and commodity
pool operator.
 
  DWR is a principal operating subsidiary of DWD, which is a publicly-owned
company (see "The General Partner" as to the proposed merger of DWD and Morgan
Stanley). DWR is a financial services company which provides to its individual,
corporate and institutional clients services as a broker in securities and
futures interests contracts, a dealer in corporate, municipal and government
securities, an investment banker, an investment adviser, and an agent in the
sale of life insurance and various other products and services. DWR is a member
firm of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Chicago
Board Options Exchange, other major securities exchanges, and the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"), and is a clearing member of
the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Commodity
Exchange Inc., and other major commodities exchanges. DWR is registered with
the CFTC as a futures commission merchant and is a member of the NFA in such
capacity. DWR is currently servicing its clients through a network of over 375
domestic and international offices with over 9,100 account executives servicing
individual and institutional client accounts.
 
BROKERAGE ARRANGEMENTS
 
  The Partnerships' brokerage arrangements with DWR, including the cap imposed
on certain expenses, are discussed in "Conflicts of Interest--Relationship of
the General Partner to the Commodity Broker" and "--Customer Agreement with
DWR," and "Description of Charges to Each Partnership--2. Commodity Broker."
 
  The General Partner will review at least annually the brokerage arrangements
of each Partnership to ensure that such brokerage arrangements are fair,
reasonable, and competitive, and represent the best price and services
available, taking into consideration, in particular, when the commodity broker
is an "affiliate" of the General Partner (as such term is defined in the
Limited Partnership Agreement): (i) the size of the Partnership; (ii) the
futures interests trading activity; (iii) the services provided by the
commodity broker, the General Partner or any affiliate thereof to the
Partnership; (iv) the cost incurred by the commodity broker, the General
Partner or any affiliate thereof in organizing and operating the Partnership
and offering Units; (v) the overall costs to the Partnership; (vi) any excess
interest and compensating balance benefits to the Commodity Broker from assets
held thereby; and (vii) if the General Partner does not receive any direct
compensation from the Partnership for its services as General Partner, the
risks incurred by the General Partner as such. See "Conflicts of Interest."
 
  Each Customer Agreement sets forth a standard of liability for DWR and
provides for certain indemnities of and by DWR as Commodity Broker. See
"Fiduciary Responsibility."
 
                               CERTAIN LITIGATION
 
  At any given time, DWR is involved in numerous legal actions, some of which
seek significant damages.
 
  On May 16, 1996, an NASD arbitration panel awarded damages and costs against
DWR and one of its account executives in the amount of approximately $1.1
million, including punitive damages, to three customers who alleged, among
other things, fraud and misrepresentation in connection with their individually
managed futures accounts (not commodity pools).
 
  On September 6, 10, and 20, 1996, and on March 13, 1997, similar purported
class actions were filed in the Superior Court of the State of California,
County of Los Angeles, on behalf of all purchasers of interests in limited
partnership commodity pools sold by DWR. Named defendants include DWR, Demeter,
Dean Witter Futures and Currency Management Inc., DWD (all such parties
referred to hereafter as the "Dean Witter Parties"), certain limited
partnership commodity pools of which Demeter is the general partner, and
certain trading advisors (including JWH) to those pools. Similar purported
class actions were also filed on September 18 and 20, 1996 in the Supreme Court
of the State of New York, New York County, and on November 14, 1996 in the
Superior Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle County, against the Dean
Witter Parties and certain trading advisors (including JWH) on behalf of all
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commodity pools sold by DWR. Generally, these complaints allege, among other
things, that the defendants committed fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, breach
of fiduciary duty, fraudulent and unfair business practices, unjust enrichment,
and conversion in connection with the sale and operation of the various limited
partnership commodity pools. The complaints seek unspecified amounts of
compensatory and punitive damages and other relief. It is possible that
additional similar actions may be filed and that, in the course of these
actions, other parties, including the Partnerships, could be added as
defendants. The Dean Witter Parties believe that they have strong defenses to,
and they will vigorously contest, the actions. Although the ultimate outcome of
legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, it is the opinion of
management of the Dean Witter Parties that the resolution of the actions will
not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or the results of
operations of any of the Dean Witter Parties.
 
  During the five years preceding the date of this Prospectus, there have been
(other than as described above) no material criminal, civil or administrative
actions pending, on appeal or concluded against DWR, Demeter or any of their
principals which DWR or Demeter believes would be material to an investor's
decision to invest in the Partnerships.
 
                   THE FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FORWARDS MARKETS
 
  Since 1974, the market in futures interests has undergone dramatic changes.
According to statistics provided by the Futures Industry Association, in 1974
the futures markets were divided 82% in agricultural products, 15% in metals,
2% in currencies, and 1% in lumber and energy products; by December 31, 1996,
the markets were divided 53% in interest rates, 19% in agriculturals, 6% in
stock indices, 6% in currencies, 4% in metals, and 12% in energy products. By
December 31, 1996, over $25.8 billion was invested in managed futures
interests.
 
FUTURES CONTRACTS
 
  Futures contracts are standardized contracts made on domestic or foreign
exchanges which call for the future delivery of specified quantities of various
agricultural and tropical commodities, industrial commodities, currencies,
financial instruments or metals at a specified time and place. The contractual
obligations, depending upon whether one is a buyer or a seller, may be
satisfied either by taking or making, as the case may be, physical delivery of
an approved grade of commodity or by making an offsetting sale or purchase of
an equivalent but opposite futures contract on the same exchange prior to the
designated date of delivery. As an example of an offsetting transaction where
the physical commodity is not delivered, the contractual obligation arising
from the sale of one contract of December 1997 wheat on a commodity exchange
may be fulfilled at any time before delivery of the commodity is required by
the purchase of one contract of December 1997 wheat on the same exchange. The
difference between the price at which the futures contract is sold or purchased
and the price paid for the offsetting purchase or sale, after allowance for
brokerage commissions, constitutes the profit or loss to the trader. Certain
futures contracts, such as those for stock or other financial or economic
indices approved by the CFTC or Eurodollar contracts settle in cash
(irrespective of whether any attempt is made to offset such contracts) rather
than delivery of any physical commodity.
 
FORWARD CONTRACTS
 
  Contracts for the future delivery of certain commodities may also be made
through banks or dealers pursuant to what are commonly referred to as "forward
contracts." A forward contract is a contractual right to purchase or sell a
specified quantity of a commodity at or before a specified date in the future
at a specified price and, therefore, is similar to a futures contract. In
forward contract trading, a bank or dealer generally acts as principal in the
transaction and includes its anticipated profit (the "spread" between the "bid"
and the "asked" prices), and in some instances a mark-up, in the prices it
quotes for forward contracts. Unlike futures contracts, forward contracts are
not standardized contracts; rather, they are the subjects of individual
negotiation between the parties involved. Moreover, because there is no
clearinghouse system applicable to forward contracts, forward contracts are not
fungible, and there is no direct means of "offsetting" a forward contract by
purchase of an offsetting position on the same exchange as one can a futures
contract. In recent years, the terms of forward contracts have become more
standardized and in some instances such contracts now provide a right of offset
or cash settlement as an alternative to making delivery on the contract.
 
OPTIONS ON FUTURES
 
  An option on a futures contract or on a physical commodity gives the buyer of
the option the right to take a position at a specified price (the "striking,"
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commodity. The buyer of a "call" option acquires the right to take a long
position (i.e., the obligation to take delivery of a specified amount of a
specific commodity) in the underlying futures contract or commodity, and the
buyer of a "put" option acquires the right to take a short position (i.e., the
obligation to make delivery of a specified amount of a specified amount of a
specified commodity) in the underlying futures contract or commodity.
 
  The purchase price of an option is referred to as its "premium." The seller
(or "writer") of an option is obligated to take a futures position at a
specified price opposite to the option buyer if the option is exercised. Thus,
the seller of a call option must stand ready to take a short position in the
underlying futures contract at the striking price if the buyer should exercise
the option. The seller of a put option, on the other hand, must stand ready to
take a long position in the underlying futures contract at the striking price.
 
  A call option on a futures contract is said to be "in-the-money" if the
striking price is below current market levels, and "out-of-the-money" if the
striking price is above current market levels. Similarly, a put option on a
futures contract is said to be "in-the-money" if the striking price is above
current market levels, and "out-of-the-money" if the striking price is below
current market levels.
 
  Options have limited life spans, usually tied to the delivery or settlement
date of the underlying futures contract. An option that is out-of-the-money
and not offset by the time it expires becomes worthless. On certain exchanges,
in-the-money options are automatically exercised on their expiration date, but
on others unexercised options simply become worthless after their expiration
date. Options usually trade at a premium above their intrinsic value (i.e.,
the difference between the market price for the underlying futures contract
and the striking price), because the option trader is speculating on (or
hedging against) future movements in the price of the underlying contract. As
an option nears its expiration date, the market and intrinsic value typically
move into parity. The difference between an option's intrinsic and market
values is referred to as the "time value" of the option.
 
  The use of interrelated options and futures positions can provide an
additional means of risk management and permit a trader to retain a futures
position in the hope of additional appreciation in that position, while at the
same time allowing the trader to limit the possible adverse effects of a
decline in the position's value
 
  Successful futures options trading requires many of the same skills as does
successful futures trading. However, since specific market movements of the
underlying futures contract or commodity must be predicted accurately, the
risks involved are somewhat different. For example, if a Partnership buys an
option (either to sell or buy a futures contract or commodity), it will pay a
"premium" representing the market value and time value of the option. Unless
the price of the futures contract or commodity underlying the option changes
and it becomes profitable to exercise or offset the option before it expires,
the Partnership may lose the entire amount of such premium. Conversely, if the
Partnership sells an option (either to sell or buy a futures contract or
commodity), it will be credited with the premium but will have to deposit
margin due to its contingent liability to take or deliver the futures contract
or commodity underlying the option in the event the option is exercised.
Traders who sell options are subject to the entire loss which occurs in the
underlying futures position or commodity (less any premium received). The
ability to trade in or exercise options may be restricted in the event that
trading in the underlying futures contract or commodity becomes restricted.
 
HEDGERS AND SPECULATORS
 
  The two broad classes of persons who trade futures interests contracts are
"hedgers" and "speculators." Commercial interests, including farmers, that
market or process commodities and financial institutions that market or deal
in commodities (including, for example, interest rate sensitive instruments,
foreign currencies and stock portfolios) and which are exposed to exchange,
interest rate and stock market risks, may use the commodities markets
primarily for hedging. Hedging is a protective procedure designed to minimize
losses that may occur because of price fluctuations occurring, for example,
between the time a merchandiser or processor makes a contract to buy or sell a
raw or processed commodity at a certain price and the time he must perform the
contract. The commodity markets enable the hedger to shift the risk of price
fluctuations to the speculator. The speculator risks his capital with the hope
of making profits from price fluctuations in futures interests contracts.
Speculators rarely take delivery of commodities, but rather close out their
positions by entering into offsetting purchases or sales of contracts. Since
the speculator may take either a long or short position in the commodities
markets, it is possible for him to make profits or incur losses regardless of
whether prices go up or down. Trading by the Partnerships will be for
speculative rather than for hedging purposes.
 
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
 
  Commodity exchanges provide centralized market facilities for trading
futures contracts and options (but not forward contracts) relating to
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executed on, a particular exchange are subject to the rules of that exchange.
Among the principal exchanges in the United States are the Chicago Board of
Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (including the International Monetary
Market), the New York Mercantile Exchange, the Commodity Exchange, Inc. and the
Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange.
 
  Each of the commodity exchanges in the United States has an associated
"clearinghouse." Once trades between members of an exchange have been
confirmed, the clearinghouse becomes substituted for each buyer and each seller
of contracts traded on the exchange and, in effect, becomes the other party to
each trader's open position in the market. Thereafter, each party to a trade
looks only to the clearinghouse for performance. The clearinghouse generally
establishes some sort of security or guarantee fund to which all clearing
members of the exchange must contribute; this fund acts as an emergency buffer
which enables the clearinghouse, at least to a large degree, to meet its
obligations with regard to the "other side" of an insolvent clearing member's
contracts. Furthermore, clearinghouses require margin deposits and continuously
mark positions to market to provide some assurance that their members will be
able to fulfill their contractual obligations. Thus, a central function of the
clearinghouses is to ensure the integrity of trades, and members effecting
futures transactions on an organized exchange need not worry about the solvency
of the party on the opposite side of the trade; their only remaining concerns
are the respective solvencies of their commodity broker and the clearinghouse.
The exchanges also impose speculative position limits and other restrictions on
customer positions to help ensure that no single trader can amass a position
that would have a major impact on market prices.
 
  Commodity exchanges in the United States and their clearinghouses are given
reasonable latitude in promulgating rules and regulations to control and
regulate their members. Examples of regulations by exchanges and clearinghouses
include the establishment of initial margin levels, size of trading units,
contract specifications, speculative position limits and daily price
fluctuation limits. The CFTC reviews all such rules (other than those relating
to specific margin levels for futures, as opposed to options) and can
disapprove or, with respect to certain of such rules, require the amendment or
modification thereof.
 
  Foreign commodity exchanges differ in certain respects from their United
States counterparts. In contrast to United States exchanges, certain foreign
exchanges are "principals' markets," where trades remain the liability of the
traders involved, and the exchange does not become substituted for any party.
See "The Commodities Markets--Regulations" and "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to
Futures Interests Trading and the Futures Interests Markets--Special Risks
Associated with Trading on Foreign Exchanges."
 
SPECULATIVE POSITION LIMITS
 
  The CFTC and United States commodity exchanges have established limits,
referred to as "speculative position limits" or "position limits," on the
maximum net long or net short speculative position which any person or group of
persons (other than a hedger, which the Partnerships are not) may hold, own or
control in certain futures interests contracts. Among the purposes of
speculative position limits is to prevent a "corner" on a market or undue
influence on prices by any single trader or group of traders. The CFTC has
jurisdiction to establish position limits with respect to all commodities and
has established position limits for all agricultural commodities. In addition,
the CFTC requires each United States exchange to submit position limits for all
commodities traded on such exchange for approval by the CFTC. Certain exchanges
or their clearinghouses also set limits on the total net positions that may be
held by a clearing broker, such as DWR. However, position limits do not apply
to many currency futures contracts, and, in general, no position limits are in
effect in bank or dealer forward contract trading or in trading on foreign
commodity exchanges, although the principals with which the Partnerships may
trade in such markets may impose such limits as a matter of credit policy. The
futures interests positions of the Partnerships are not, and will not be,
attributable to Limited Partners with respect to their own futures interests
trading, if any, for purposes of position limits.
 
DAILY LIMITS
 
  Most United States commodity exchanges (but generally not foreign exchanges
or banks or dealers in the case of forward contracts) normally limit the amount
of fluctuation in futures interests contract prices during a single trading day
by regulation. These regulations specify what are referred to as "daily price
fluctuation limits" or more commonly "daily limits." The daily limits establish
the maximum amount that the price of a futures interests contract may vary
either up or down from the previous day's settlement price. Once the daily
limit has been reached in a particular futures interest, no trades may be made
at a price beyond the limit. This can create liquidity problems.
 
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REGULATIONS
 
  Commodity exchanges in the United States are subject to regulation under the
CEAct by the CFTC, the governmental agency having responsibility for
regulation of commodity exchanges and futures interests contract trading
conducted thereon. The function of the CFTC is to implement the objectives of
the CEAct of preventing price manipulation and excessive speculation and
promoting orderly and efficient markets. Such regulation, among other things,
provides that trading in futures interests must be on exchanges designated as
"contract markets," and that all trading on such exchanges must be done by or
through exchange members.
 
  The CFTC possesses exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the activities of
"commodity trading advisors" and "commodity pool operators" and has adopted
regulations with respect to certain of such persons' activities. Pursuant to
its authority, the CFTC requires a commodity pool operator (such as the
General Partner) to keep accurate, current and orderly records with respect to
each pool it operates. The CFTC may suspend the registration of a commodity
pool operator if the CFTC finds that the operator has violated the CEAct or
regulations thereunder and in certain other circumstances. Suspension,
restriction or termination of the General Partner's registration as a
commodity pool operator would prevent it, until such time (if any) as such
registration were to be reinstated, from managing, and might result in the
termination of, the Partnerships. The CEAct gives the CFTC similar authority
with respect to the activities of commodity trading advisors, such as the
Trading Advisors. If the registration of a Trading Advisor as a commodity
trading advisor were to be terminated, restricted or suspended, the Trading
Advisor would be unable, until such time (if any) as such registration were to
be reinstated, to render trading advice to the relevant Partnership. The
Partnerships themselves are not registered with the CFTC in any capacity.
 
  The CEAct requires all "futures commission merchants," such as DWR, to meet
and maintain specified fitness and financial requirements, segregate customer
funds from proprietary funds and account separately for all customers' funds
and positions, and to maintain specified books and records open to inspection
by the staff of the CFTC. The CFTC has similar authority over "introducing
brokers," i.e., persons who solicit or accept orders for futures interests
trades but who do not accept margin deposits for the execution of trades. The
Partnerships have no present intention of using any introducing brokers in
their trading. The CEAct also gives the states certain powers to enforce its
provisions and the regulations of the CFTC.
 
  The fact of CFTC registration of the General Partner, DWR and the Trading
Advisors does not imply that the CFTC has passed on or approved this offering
or their qualifications to act as described in the Prospectus.
 
  Limited Partners are afforded certain rights for reparations under the
CEAct. Limited Partners may also be able to maintain a private right of action
for certain violations of the CEAct. The CFTC has adopted rules implementing
the reparation provisions of the CEAct which provide that any person may file
a complaint for a reparations award with the CFTC for violation of the CEAct
against a floor broker, futures commission merchant, introducing broker,
commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, and their respective
associated persons.
 
  Pursuant to authority in the CEAct, the NFA has been formed and registered
with the CFTC as a "registered futures association." At the present time, the
NFA is the only non-exchange self-regulatory organization for commodities
professionals. NFA members are subject to NFA standards relating to fair trade
practices, financial condition, and consumer protection. As the self-
regulatory body of the commodities industry, the NFA promulgates rules
governing the conduct of commodity professionals and disciplines those
professionals who do not comply with such standards. 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. DWR, the General
Partner and the Trading Advisors are all members of the NFA (the Partnerships
themselves are not required to become members of the NFA).
 
  The above-described regulatory structure may be modified by rules and
regulations promulgated by the CFTC or by legislative changes enacted by
Congress.
 
  The CFTC has no authority to regulate trading on foreign commodity exchanges
and markets. The CFTC has, however, adopted rules relating to the marketing of
foreign futures contracts and options in the United States. These rules permit
commodity options traded only on certain foreign exchanges to be offered and
sold in the United States. See "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to Futures
Interests Trading and the Futures Interests Markets--Special Risks Associated
with Trading on Foreign Exchanges."
 
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MARGINS
 
  "Initial" or "original" margin is the minimum amount of funds that must be
deposited by a commodity trader with his commodity broker in order to initiate
futures trading or to maintain an open position in futures contracts.
"Maintenance" margin is the amount (generally less than initial margin) to
which a trader's account may decline before he must deliver additional margin.
A margin deposit is like a cash performance bond. It helps assure the commodity
trader's performance of the futures interests contracts he purchases or sells.
Futures interests contracts are customarily bought and sold on margins that
represent a very small percentage (ranging upward from less than 2%) of the
purchase price of the underlying commodity being traded. Because of such low
margins, price fluctuations occurring in the futures markets may create profits
and losses that are greater, in relation to the amount invested, than are
customary in other forms of investment or speculation. The minimum amount of
margin required in connection with a particular futures interests contract is
set from time to time by the exchange on which such contract is traded, and may
be modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract.
See "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to Futures Interests Trading and the Futures
Interests Markets--Futures Interests Trading is Highly Leveraged."
 
  Brokerage firms, such as DWR, carrying accounts for traders in futures
interests contracts may not accept lower, and generally require higher, amounts
of margin as a matter of policy in order to afford further protection for
themselves. DWR presently intends to require each Partnership to make margin
deposits equal to the exchange minimum levels for all futures interests
contracts. This requirement may be altered from time to time at the discretion
of DWR.
 
  Trading in the currency forward contract market does not require margin, but
generally does require the extension of credit by a bank or dealer to those
with whom the bank or dealer trades. Since each Partnership's trading will be
conducted through DWR, each Partnership will be able to take advantage of DWR's
credit lines with several participants in the interbank market. The General
Partner does not anticipate that banks and dealers with which DWR and the
Partnerships may trade will require margin with respect to their trading of
currencies.
 
  When a trader purchases an option, there is no margin requirement. When a
trader sells an option, on the other hand, he is required to deposit margin in
an amount determined by the margin requirements established for the futures
interests contract underlying the option, and, in addition, an amount
substantially equal to the current premium for the option. The margin
requirements imposed on the writing of options, although adjusted to reflect
the probability that out-of-the-money options will not be exercised, can in
fact be higher than those imposed in dealing in the futures markets directly.
Complicated margin requirements apply to "spreads" and "conversions," which are
complex trading strategies in which a trader acquires a mixture of related
futures and options positions.
 
  Margin requirements are computed each day by a trader's commodity broker.
When the market value of a particular open futures interests contract position
changes to a point where the margin on deposit does not satisfy maintenance
margin requirements, a margin call is made by the commodity broker. If the
margin call is not met within a reasonable time, the broker may close out the
trader's position. With respect to a Partnership's trading, that Partnership,
and not its Limited Partners personally or any other Partnership, will be
subject to margin calls.
 
                       THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
 
  This Prospectus contains an explanation of the more significant terms and
provisions of the Limited Partnership Agreement of each Partnership, a copy of
which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A and is incorporated herein by this
reference. Each Limited Partnership Agreement is identical insofar as the terms
and provisions thereof discussed hereunder are concerned, except to the extent
noted otherwise. The following description is a summary only of certain
significant terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement not set forth elsewhere
in this Prospectus, is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to Exhibit A.
 
NATURE OF THE PARTNERSHIPS
 
  Each of the Partnerships was formed on April 29, 1994 under the Partnership
Act. The fiscal year of each Partnership begins on January 1 of each year and
ends on the following December 31.
 
  Units purchased and paid for pursuant to this offering will be fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as described under "Restrictions on Transfers and
Assignments" below, Limited Partners may only withdraw
 
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from a Partnership by redeeming all of their Units. Each Partnership may have
a claim against its Limited Partners after redemption or a Series Exchange of
Units or receipt of distributions from such Partnership for liabilities of the
Partnership that arose before the date of such redemption, Series Exchange or
distribution, but such claim will not exceed the sum of such Limited Partner's
unredeemed capital contribution, undistributed profits, if any, and any
redemptions, and amounts deemed received on a Series Exchange or
distributions, together with interest thereon. No Partnership will make a
claim against its Limited Partners with respect to amounts distributed to them
or amounts received by them upon redemption of Units or deemed received upon a
Series Exchange of Units unless the assets of the Partnership are insufficient
to discharge liabilities of the Partnership that arose before the payment of
such amounts. The General Partner will be liable for all obligations of each
Partnership to the extent that assets of such Partnership, including amounts
contributed by its Limited Partners and paid out in distributions,
redemptions, Series Exchanges, or otherwise to Limited Partners, are
insufficient to discharge such obligations. However, neither the General
Partner, DWR, nor any of their affiliates shall be personally liable to a
Limited Partner (or assignee) for the return or repayment of all or any
portion of the capital or profits of such Limited Partner.
 
MANAGEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AFFAIRS
 
  The Limited Partners of a Partnership will not participate in the management
or operations of such Partnership. Any participation by a Limited Partner in
the management of a Partnership may jeopardize the limited liability of such
Limited Partner. Under each Limited Partnership Agreement, responsibility for
managing the Partnership is vested solely in the General Partner. See
"Fiduciary Responsibility." The General Partner may delegate complete trading
authority to Trading Advisors and has done so, except for the ability of the
General Partner to override trading instructions that violate a Partnership's
trading policies, or to the extent necessary to fund distributions,
redemptions, Series Exchanges, or reapportionments among Trading Advisors or
to pay Partnership expenses, or when a Trading Advisor is unable or unwilling
to act.
 
  On behalf of each Partnership, the General Partner may engage and compensate
from the funds of that Partnership such persons as the General Partner in its
sole judgment deems advisable for the conduct and operation of the business of
the Partnership, provided however, that, except as described in the Limited
Partnership Agreement and this Prospectus, the General Partner will not engage
on behalf of a Partnership any person, firm, or corporation that is an
affiliate of the General Partner without having made a good faith
determination that: (i) the affiliate which it proposes to engage to perform
such services is qualified to do so (considering the prior experience of the
affiliate or the individuals employed thereby); (ii) the terms and conditions
of the agreement pursuant to which such affiliate is to perform services for
the Partnership are no less favorable to the Partnership than could be
obtained from equally-qualified unaffiliated third parties, or are otherwise
determined by the General Partner to be fair and reasonable to the Partnership
and the Limited Partners; and (iii) the maximum period covered by the
agreement pursuant to which such affiliate is to perform services for the
Partnership will not exceed one year, and such agreement may be terminable
without penalty upon 60 days' prior written notice by the Partnership.
 
  Other responsibilities of the General Partner include, but are not limited
to, the following: determining whether each Partnership will make
distributions; administering redemptions or Series Exchanges; preparing
monthly and annual reports to the Limited Partners of each Partnership;
directing the investment of each Partnership's assets (other than investments
in futures interests); executing various documents on behalf of each
Partnership and its Limited Partners pursuant to powers of attorney; and
supervising the liquidation of a Partnership if an event causing termination
of that Partnership occurs. To facilitate the execution of various documents
by the General Partner on behalf of each Partnership and its Limited Partners,
each of the Limited Partners will appoint the General Partner, with power of
substitution, his attorney-in-fact by executing a Subscription Agreement.
 
SHARING OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
 
  Each Partner, including the General Partner, of each Partnership will have a
capital account with an initial balance equal to the amount he paid for Units
of such Partnership, or, in the case of the General Partner, its capital
contribution. Each Partnership's Net Assets will be determined monthly, and
any increase or decrease from the end of the preceding month will be added to
or subtracted from the accounts of the Partners in the ratio that each account
bears to all accounts. For a description of the federal tax allocations, see
"Material Federal Income Tax Considerations."
 
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RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OR ASSIGNMENTS
 
  Except as set forth below, each Limited Partnership Agreement provides that
Units may be transferred or assigned, but that no transferee or assignee may
become a substituted Limited Partner without the written consent of the
General Partner, which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion. Nor may
a Limited Partner, an assignee, transferee, or the estate of any beneficiary
of a deceased Limited Partner withdraw any capital or profits from the
Partnerships except by redemption of Units. See "Redemptions." The General
Partner, without prior notice to or consent of the Limited Partners, may
withdraw any portion of its interest in a Partnership that is in excess of the
interest required under its Limited Partnership Agreement.
 
  Any transfer or assignment of Units permitted by the Limited Partnership
Agreements will be effective as of the end of the month in which such transfer
or assignment is made; provided, however, that no Partnership need recognize
any transfer or assignment until it has received at least 30 days' prior
written notice from the Limited Partner, which notice sets forth the address
and social security or taxpayer identification number of the transferee or
assignee and the number of Units transferred or assigned, and is signed by the
Limited Partner. No transfers or assignments of Units will be effective or
recognized by the General Partner if as a result any party to such transfer or
assignment owns fewer than the minimum number of Units required to be
purchased as described herein (subject to certain exceptions relating to
gifts, death, divorce, or transfers to family members or affiliates contained
in the Limited Partnership Agreements). No transfer or assignment of Units
will be permitted unless the General Partner is satisfied that (i) such
transfer or assignment would not be in violation of the Partnership Act or
applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws, and (ii) notwithstanding
such transfer or assignment, the Partnership will continue to be classified as
a partnership rather than as an association taxable as a corporation under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). No transfer or
assignment of Units will be effective or recognized by a Partnership if such
transfer or assignment would result in the termination of that Partnership for
federal income tax purposes, and any attempted transfer or assignment in
violation of the Limited Partnership Agreement will be ineffective. The
transfer or assignment of Units will be subject to all applicable securities
laws. The Limited Partner will bear all costs (including any attorneys' and
accountants' fees) related to such transfer or assignment.
 
AMENDMENTS; MEETINGS
 
  Each Limited Partnership Agreement may be amended in accordance with, and to
the extent permissible under, the Partnership Act by an instrument signed by
the General Partner and by Limited Partners owning more than 50% of the Units
then owned by Limited Partners of that Partnership. In addition, the General
Partner may make the following amendments to a Limited Partnership Agreement
without the consent of the Limited Partners to: (i) change the name of the
Partnership; (ii) clarify any inaccuracy or any ambiguity, or reconcile any
inconsistent provisions in the Limited Partnership Agreement; (iii) make any
amendment to the Limited Partnership Agreement that is not adverse to the
Limited Partners; (iv) effect the intent of the allocations proposed in the
Limited Partnership Agreement to the maximum extent possible in the event of a
change in the Code or the interpretations thereof affecting such allocations;
(v) attempt to ensure that the Partnership is not taxed as an association
taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes; (vi) qualify or
maintain the qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership in any
jurisdiction; (vii) delete or add any provision of or to the Limited
Partnership Agreement required to be deleted or added by the staff of the SEC,
the CFTC, any other federal agency, any state "Blue Sky" official, or other
governmental official, or in order to opt to be governed by any amendment or
successor to the Partnership Act, or to comply with applicable laws; (viii)
make any modification to the Limited Partnership Agreement to reflect the
admission of additional or substitute general partners and to reflect any
modification to the net worth requirements applicable to the General Partner
and any other general partner, as contemplated by Section 5 of the Limited
Partnership Agreement; (ix) make any amendment that is appropriate or
necessary, in the opinion of the General Partner, to prevent the Partnership
or the General Partner or its directors, officers or controlling persons from
in any manner being subject to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Advisers Act"), or "plan asset" regulations adopted under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and (x) to make
any amendment that is appropriate or necessary, in the opinion of the General
Partner, to qualify the Partnership under the 1940 Act, and any persons under
the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, if the General Partner is informed that
doing so is necessary. However, no amendment of the Limited Partnership
Agreement of a Partnership without the consent of all Partners affected
thereby may reduce the capital account of any Partner, modify the percentage
of profits, losses, or distributions to which any Partner is entitled or
change or alter the provisions of such Limited Partnership Agreement relating
to amendments requiring the consent of all Partners.
 
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  Any Limited Partner, upon written request addressed to the General Partner
and payment of reasonable duplicating and postage costs, shall be entitled to
obtain from the General Partner by mail a list of the names and addresses of
record of all Limited Partners of the Partnership(s) in which he owns Units
and the number of Units owned by each. Upon receipt of a written request,
signed by Limited Partners owning at least 10% of the Units then owned by
Limited Partners of a Partnership, that a meeting of such Partnership be
called to consider any matter upon which Limited Partners may vote pursuant to
its Limited Partnership Agreement, the General Partner, by written notice to
each Limited Partner of record mailed within 15 days after receipt of such
notice, must call a meeting of that Partnership. Such meeting must be held at
least 30 but not more than 60 days after the mailing of such notice, and such
notice must specify the date, a reasonable time and place, and the purpose of
such meeting.
 
  At any such meeting, upon the affirmative vote of Limited Partners owning
more than 50% of the Units then owned by Limited Partners of a Partnership,
the following actions may be taken: (i) the Limited Partnership Agreement may,
with certain exceptions described above, be amended; (ii) the Partnership may
be dissolved; (iii) the General Partner may be removed and replaced; (iv) a
new general partner or general partners may be elected if the General Partner
terminates or liquidates or elects to withdraw from the Partnership, becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or is dissolved; (v) any contracts with the General
Partner or any of its affiliates may be terminated without penalty on 60 days'
prior written notice; and (vi) the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Partnership may be approved, provided, however, that no such
action may be taken if it will adversely affect the classification of the
Partnership as a partnership under United States federal income tax laws or
the status of the Limited Partners as limited partners under the Partnership
Act (while not required by the Limited Partnership Agreement, it is advisable
that Limited Partners proposing to take any of the foregoing actions obtain an
opinion of qualified counsel to confirm that the action to be taken will not
have adverse ramifications under federal income tax laws and the Partnership
Act, and that such action is otherwise permitted under the Partnership Act).
 
REPORTS TO LIMITED PARTNERS
 
  The books and records of each Partnership are maintained at its principal
office. To the extent required by CFTC regulations, the Limited Partners will
have the right at all times during normal business hours to have access to and
copy such books and records of each Partnership of which they are Limited
Partners, in person or by their authorized attorney or agent, and, upon
request, copies of such books and records will be sent to any Limited Partner
if reasonable reproduction and distribution costs are paid by him. Within 30
days after the close of each calendar month, the General Partner shall provide
such financial and other information with respect to each Partnership as the
CFTC and NFA, from time to time, may require in such monthly reports, together
with information concerning any material change in the brokerage fees payable
by the Partnerships to DWR. In addition, if any of the following events
occurs, notice of such event will be mailed to each Limited Partner of that
Partnership within seven business days of the occurrence of the event: (i) a
decrease in the Net Asset Value of a Unit as of the close of business on any
business day to 50% or less of the Net Asset Value for such Unit as of the end
of the immediately preceding month; (ii) any material amendment to the Limited
Partnership Agreement; (iii) any change in Trading Advisors or any material
change in the management agreement with a Trading Advisor; (iv) any change in
commodity brokers or any material change in the compensation arrangement with
a commodity broker; (v) any change in general partners or any material change
in the compensation arrangement with a general partner; (vi) any change in the
Partnership's fiscal year; (vii) any material change in the Partnership's
trading policies as specified in the Limited Partnership Agreement; or (viii)
cessation of futures interests trading by the Partnership. In the case of a
notice given in accordance with clause (i) of the immediately preceding
sentence; (a) such notice shall also advise Limited Partners that a "Special
Redemption Date," on a date specified in such notice (but in no event earlier
than 15, nor later than 45, days after the mailing of such notice), will take
place as of which Limited Partners may redeem their Units in the same manner
as described under "Redemptions" for regular Redemption Dates (a Special
Redemption Date may take place on a regular Redemption Date); and (b)
following the close of business on the date of the 50% decrease giving rise to
such notice, the Partnership shall liquidate all existing positions as
promptly as reasonably practicable and shall suspend all futures interests
trading through the Special Redemption Date. Thereafter, the General Partner
shall determine whether to reinstitute futures interests trading or to
terminate the Partnership. Additionally, each Partnership will distribute to
the Limited Partners within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year an
annual report containing audited financial statements (including a statement
of income and statement of financial condition) of the Partnership for the
fiscal year then ended, prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and accompanied by a report of the certified public
accounting firm which audited such financial statements, and such other
information as the CFTC and the NFA may from time to time require. Such annual
reports will
 
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provide a detailed statement of any transactions with the General Partner or
its affiliates and of fees, commissions and any compensation paid or accrued
to the General Partner or its affiliates for the fiscal year completed,
showing the amount paid or accrued to each recipient and the services
performed. Within 75 days after the close of each fiscal year (but in no event
later than March 15 of each year), the Partnership will report to each Limited
Partner tax information necessary for the preparation of the Limited Partner's
federal income tax returns. The Net Asset Value of Units is determined daily
by the General Partner and the most recent Net Asset Value calculations will
be promptly supplied in writing to any Limited Partner after receipt of a
request in writing to such effect. In addition to the above-described
information and reports, the General Partner will provide Limited Partners
with such other information and will comply with any such procedures in
connection with redemptions as in the future are specifically required under
SEC rules and policies for commodity pools and similar investment vehicles.
 
  In addition, subject to limits imposed under certain state guidelines
incorporated in the Limited Partnership Agreements, no increase in any of the
management, incentive or brokerage fees payable by the Partnerships, as
described under "Description of Charges to Each Partnership," may take effect
until the first business day following a Redemption Date, provided that: (i)
notice of such increase is mailed to each Limited Partner at least five
business days prior to the last date on which a "Request for Redemption" must
be received by the General Partner with respect to the applicable Redemption
Date; (ii) such notice describes the redemption and voting rights of Limited
Partners; and (iii) Limited Partners redeeming Units at the first Redemption
Date following such notice shall not be subject to any redemption charges.
 
  Each Limited Partner (and any assigns of such Limited Partner's interest)
expressly agrees that in the event of his death, such Limited Partner waives
on behalf of himself and his estate, and directs the legal representative of
his estate and any person interested therein, to waive the furnishing of any
inventory, accounting, or appraisal of the assets of the Partnership and any
right to an audit or examination of the books of the Partnership.
 
                             PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
  The Units are being offered through DWR pursuant to a Selling Agreement
among the Partnerships, the General Partner, and DWR, as selling agent. DWR,
with the approval of the General Partner, may appoint as its agent to make
offers and sales of the Units any securities broker or dealer which is a
member in good standing of the NASD, or any foreign bank, dealer, institution
or person ineligible for membership in the NASD which agrees to make no offers
or sales of Units within the United States or its territories, possessions or
areas subject to its jurisdiction or to persons who are citizens thereof or
residents therein, and which further agrees in making offers and sales of
Units to comply with the applicable provisions of the Conduct Rules of the
NASD ("Additional Sellers"). DWR and the General Partner are "affiliates" of
one another pursuant to SEC rules under the 1933 Act.
 
  The Units are being offered on a best efforts basis without any agreement by
DWR to purchase Units. The General Partner has registered 38,500,000 Units
with the SEC to cover continuing sales and Exchanges of Units. As of January
31, 1997, 16,104,724.372 Units had been sold to the public during the
Partnerships' initial offering and the Continuing Offering, leaving
22,395,275.628 unsold Units, which have been allocated among the Partnerships
as follows: Spectrum Strategic 7,589,622.297; Spectrum Technical
8,706,599.498; and Spectrum Balanced 6,099,053.833. The General Partner may in
the future register additional Units with the SEC. Subject to this limitation,
there is no maximum aggregate amount of funds which may be contributed to a
Partnership. The General Partner may in the future subdivide or combine
outstanding Units of any Partnership, in its discretion, provided that no such
subdivision or combination shall affect the Net Asset Value of any Limited
Partner's interest in the Partnership.
 
  Units will be offered during a continuing offering (the "Continuing
Offering") for sale at monthly closings to be held as of the last day of each
month ("Monthly Closings"). Units will be offered and sold at a price per Unit
equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value of a Unit of the Partnership which sells
the Unit as of the date of the applicable Monthly Closing. An amount equal to
100% of the Net Asset Value of each Unit sold at a Monthly Closing will be
delivered to the Partnership which sold the Unit.
 
  During the Continuing Offering, funds with respect to a subscription
received and not immediately rejected by the General Partner will be
transferred to, and held in escrow by, The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, New
York (the "Escrow Agent"), and invested solely in the Escrow Agent's interest-
bearing money market account. If a subscription is accepted by the General
Partner, the Escrow Agent will pay to the appropriate Partnerships the
subscription funds and pay to DWR any interest earned on such subscription
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applicable Closing, and DWR will credit the subscriber's customer account with
DWR with such interest. If a subscription is rejected by the General Partner,
the Escrow Agent will promptly pay to DWR the rejected subscription funds and
any interest earned thereon, and DWR will credit the subscriber's customer
account with DWR with such amounts and at such time such funds will be
immediately available for investment or withdrawal. In the event a subscriber's
customer account with DWR has been closed, any subscription returned and/or
interest earned will be paid by check. Interest will be earned on subscription
funds from the day of deposit of such funds with the Escrow Agent to the day
that such funds are either paid to the appropriate Partnerships in the case of
accepted subscriptions or paid to DWR in the case of rejected subscriptions.
 
  Except as described below, employees of DWR will receive from DWR (payable
solely from its own funds) a gross sales credit equal to 3% of the Net Asset
Value per Unit as of the Monthly Closing for each Unit sold by them and issued
at such Monthly Closing. In addition, until a Partnership terminates, DWR will
also continue to compensate those of its employees who participated in this
offering and continue to render certain services to Limited Partners by paying
them up to 76% of the brokerage fees attributable to outstanding Units sold by
them and received by DWR as commodity broker for each Partnership beginning,
(i) in the case of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical, with the seventh
month following the closing at which a Unit was issued, (ii) in the case of
Spectrum Balanced, with the tenth month after the closing at which a Unit was
issued, and (iii) in the case of a Unit purchased pursuant to a Non-Series
Exchange, with the first month after the closing at which such Unit was issued.
For this purpose, brokerage fees are deemed to be attributable to Units sold by
an employee in the proportion which the number of such Units bears to the total
number of Units outstanding at any time. For example, if an employee sold 200
Units of one Partnership and there were 10,000 Units of such Partnership
outstanding, 2% (200 divided by 10,000) of the brokerage fees received by DWR
with respect to such Partnership would be deemed to be attributable to the
Units sold by that employee, and such employee would be paid by DWR, under
present plans, up to 76% of such fees. Units issued to a Limited Partner on a
Series Exchange will be treated for purposes of allocating brokerage fees as
sold by the employee who sold the Units subject to such Series Exchange. No
part of such compensation will be paid by a Partnership and, accordingly, Net
Assets will not be reduced as a result of such compensation. Each person
receiving such continuing compensation must be a DWR employee at the time of
receipt of payment and must be registered as an associated person with the CFTC
and be a member of the NFA in such capacity only after either having passed the
Series 3 or Series 31 examination or having been "grandfathered" as an
associated person qualified to do commodity brokerage under the CEAct and the
regulations thereunder. The additional services to be rendered by such
employees include: (a) inquiring of the General Partner from time to time, at
the request of Limited Partners, as to the Net Asset Value of each
Partnership's Units; (b) inquiring of the General Partner, at the request of
Limited Partners, regarding the futures interests markets and the activities of
the Partnerships; (c) responding to questions of Limited Partners with respect
to the monthly account statements, annual reports, financial statements and
annual tax information furnished periodically to Limited Partners; (d)
providing advice to Limited Partners as to when and whether to make additional
investments or to redeem or Exchange Units; (e) assisting Limited Partners in
the redemption or Exchange of Units; and (f) providing such other services as
Limited Partners from time to time may reasonably request. Such additional
compensation paid by DWR may be deemed to be underwriting compensation. In
addition, certain officers and directors of the General Partner may receive
compensation as employees of DWR based, in part, on the amount of brokerage
fees paid by the Partnerships to DWR. The Selling Agreement between DWR, the
General Partner and the Partnerships provides that such compensation may only
be paid by DWR as long as such services are provided. A Limited Partner may
telephone, write or visit such employee at the local DWR branch office to avail
himself of such services.
 
  DWR will not pay to its employees the 3% gross sales credit described above
with respect to Units purchased pursuant to a Series Exchange or Non-Series
Exchange. Such employees will receive gross sales credits with respect to
brokerage fees which are charged to a Partnership which are comparable to the
gross sales credits which were received by such employees with respect to the
other partnerships in the Series Exchange or Non-Series Exchange.
 
  DWR may compensate any qualified Additional Seller for each Unit sold by it
by paying such Additional Seller a selling commission as determined by DWR and
such Additional Seller, but not to exceed 3% of the Net Asset Value of the Unit
sold. Any such selling commission will be payable solely by DWR from its own
funds. Additional Sellers who are properly registered with the CFTC and are
members of the NFA may also receive from DWR (solely from its own funds)
additional compensation for providing the above described continuing services
to Limited Partners. Such additional compensation paid by DWR may be up to 35%
of the brokerage fees generated by outstanding Units sold by such Additional
Sellers and received by DWR as
 
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commodity broker for each Partnership. Additional Sellers may pay all or a
portion of such additional compensation to their employees who have sold Units
and provide continuing services to Limited Partners if such employees are
properly registered with the CFTC and are members of the NFA. Such additional
compensation paid by DWR may be deemed to be underwriting compensation.
 
  In connection with the sale of Units, DWR may at any time and from time to
time implement cash sales incentive and/or promotional programs for its
employees who sell Units. Such programs will provide for DWR, and not the
Partnership or General Partner, to pay its employees bonus compensation and/or
gift items based on sales of Units. Any such program will be approved by the
NASD prior to its implementation.
 
  The aggregate of all commissions paid to employees of DWR from the initial 3%
gross sales credit, the redemption charges received by DWR, and any sales
incentives will not exceed 10% of the proceeds of the sale of Units.
 
  The Units of each Partnership are being sold by each Partnership when, as and
if subscriptions therefor are accepted by the General Partner, subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Selling Agreement and the
approval by counsel of certain legal matters. Each Partnership has agreed to
indemnify each of its Trading Advisors in connection with the offer and sale of
Units with respect to any misleading or untrue statement or alleged misleading
or untrue statement of a material fact or material omission or alleged omission
unrelated to such Trading Advisor. Each Partnership also has agreed to
indemnify DWR and any Additional Sellers in connection with the offer and sale
of Units. See "Fiduciary Responsibility."
 
  If units of new partnerships of the Spectrum Series are offered for sale by
the General Partner, such offer would be on such terms as the General Partner
may determine. The expenses incurred in this offering and the pricing formulas
described above would not be determinative of the price per unit in any such
subsequent offering.
 
                             SUBSCRIPTION PROCEDURE
 
  The minimum subscription for most subscribers is $5,000, except that the
minimum investment is: (a) $2,000 in the case of an IRA; or (b) for eligible
subscribers purchasing Units pursuant to a Non-Series Exchange, the lesser of
(i) $5,000 ($2,000 in the case of an IRA), (ii) the proceeds from the
redemption of five units (two units in the case of an IRA), or (iii) the
proceeds from the redemption of such subscriber's entire interest in any other
commodity pool for which the General Partner serves as general partner and
commodity pool operator. See "Investment Requirements." A subscriber whose
subscription is accepted by the General Partner at a Monthly Closing and who
desires to make an additional investment in the Partnerships may subscribe for
Units at a subsequent Monthly Closing with a minimum investment in any
Partnership of $500.
 
  In order to purchase Units, a subscriber must complete, execute, and deliver
to DWR an execution copy of a Subscription Agreement in which the subscriber
will authorize the General Partner and DWR to transfer immediately the full
subscription price from his customer account with DWR to the Partnerships'
Escrow Account. DWR will promptly debit the subscriber's customer account and
transfer such funds to the Escrow Account with the Escrow Agent upon receipt of
the executed Subscription Agreement. A subscriber whose Subscription Agreement
is received by DWR and whose subscription is not immediately rejected, must
have the appropriate amount in his customer account with DWR on the first
business day following the date that his Subscription Agreement is received by
DWR, and DWR will debit his customer account and transfer such funds into
escrow with the Escrow Agent on that date. In the event that a subscriber does
not have a customer account with DWR or does not have sufficient funds in his
existing customer account with DWR, the subscriber should make appropriate
arrangements with his DWR account executive, if any, and if none, should
contact his local DWR branch office. Payment must not be mailed to the General
Partner at its offices in New York City. Any such payment will not be accepted
by the General Partner and will be returned to the subscriber for proper
placement with the DWR branch office where his account is maintained.
Additional investments in the Partnerships for subscribers who already own
Units must be made by executing a Subscription Agreement authorizing the
immediate transfer of funds from the customer's account with DWR to the Escrow
Agent. In the case of a Series Exchange or a Non-Series Exchange, a subscriber
must complete, execute, and deliver to DWR an execution copy of a Subscription
Agreement in which the subscriber will authorize the General Partner to redeem
all or a portion of such subscriber's interest in a Partnership or another
commodity pool for which the General Partner serves as general partner and
commodity pool operator (subject to terms of the applicable limited partnership
agreements) and use the proceeds of such redemption (less any applicable
redemption charges) to purchase Units in the Partnership[s].
 
  In the case of a subscription on behalf of an IRA or other employee benefit
plan, merely subscribing for Units does not create a plan. Those considering
the purchase of Units on behalf of an IRA or other employee
 
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benefit plan must first ensure that the plan has been properly established in
accordance with the Code and the regulations thereunder and administrative
rulings thereof and that the plan has been adequately funded. If an IRA or
other employee benefit plan has been properly established and adequately
funded, the trustee or custodian of the plan who decides to or who is
instructed to do so may subscribe for Units. Payment of the subscription price
must be made by having the trustee or custodian of the plan authorize the
General Partner and DWR to transfer immediately the full subscription price to
the Dean Witter Spectrum Series Escrow Account from the plan's customer account
with DWR. An employee benefit plan, including an IRA, should consider the tax
consequences of an investment in the Partnerships. See "Purchases by Employee
Benefit Plans--ERISA Considerations."
 
  All Units subscribed for upon DWR's transfer of funds from a customer account
following receipt of a subscriber's check will be issued subject to the
collection of the funds represented by such check. In the event that a
subscriber's check is returned unpaid, DWR will notify the General Partner, and
the relevant Partnership will cancel the Units issued to such subscriber
represented by such check. Any losses or profits sustained by the Partnership
in connection with the Partnership's business allocable to such cancelled Units
will be deemed a decrease or increase in Net Assets and allocated among the
remaining Partners. In the Limited Partnership Agreements, each Limited Partner
agrees to reimburse a Partnership for any expense or loss (including any
trading loss) incurred in connection with the issuance and cancellation of any
Units issued to such Limited Partner.
 
  All subscriptions for Units are generally irrevocable by subscribers,
provided, however, that there may be possible rescission rights under
applicable federal and state securities laws. The General Partner may reject
any subscription, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion. See "Plan of
Distribution." A specimen form of the Subscription Agreement is annexed hereto
as Exhibit B. A separate execution copy of the Subscription Agreement
accompanies this Prospectus or may be obtained, after delivery of this
Prospectus, from a local DWR branch office. Limited Partners will not receive
certificates evidencing Units, but will be sent confirmations of purchase in
DWR's customary form.
 
           PURCHASES BY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
 
  The purchase of Units might or might not be a suitable investment for an
employee benefit plan. Before proceeding with a purchase of Units, the person
with investment discretion on behalf of an employee benefit plan should
determine whether the purchase of Units is (a) permitted under the governing
instruments of the plan and (b) appropriate for that particular plan in view of
its overall investment policy, the composition and diversification of its
portfolio, and the considerations discussed below.
 
  As used herein, the term "employee benefit plans" refers to plans and
accounts of various types (including their related trusts) which provide for
the accumulation of a portion of an individual's earnings or compensation, as
well as investment income earned thereon, free from federal income tax until
such time as funds are distributed from the plan. Such plans include corporate
pension and profit-sharing plans (such as so-called 401(k) plans), "simplified
employee pension plans," so-called "Keogh" plans for self-employed individuals
(including partners), and, for purposes of this discussion, individual
retirement accounts ("IRAs"), described in Section 408 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
 
  Notwithstanding the general requirement that investors in one or more
Partnerships must invest a minimum of $5,000, a minimum purchase requirement of
$2,000 has been set for IRAs. The minimum subscription for any of the three
Partnerships must be at least $1,000, with certain exceptions. See "Investment
Requirements." Greater minimum purchases may be mandated by the securities laws
and regulations of certain states, and each investor should consult the
Subscription Agreement to determine the applicable investment requirements. See
"Subscription Procedure."
 
  If the assets of an investing employee benefit plan were to be treated, for
purposes of the reporting and disclosure provisions and certain other of the
fiduciary responsibility provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and Section 4975 of the
Code, as including an undivided interest in each of the underlying assets of a
Partnership, an investment in Units would in general be an inappropriate
investment for the plan. A U.S. Department of Labor regulation (the
"Regulation") defines "plan assets" in situations where employee benefit plans
purchase equity securities in investment entities such as a Partnership. The
Regulation provides that the assets of an entity will not be deemed to be "plan
assets" of an employee benefit plan which purchases an equity security of such
an entity if the equity security is a "publicly-offered security," meaning it
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independent of the issuer and of each other, and (3) either (a) registered
under Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "1934 Act") or (b) sold to the plan as part of a public offering
of such securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
1933 Act, where the security is then timely registered under Section 12(b) or
Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act. The Units currently meet, and it is expected
that the Units will continue to meet, the criteria of the Regulation.
 
  The General Partner believes, based upon the advice of its legal counsel,
that income earned by the Partnerships will not constitute "unrelated business
taxable income" under Section 512 of the Code to employee benefit plans and
other tax-exempt entities which purchase Units in one or more of the
Partnerships. Although the Internal Revenue Service has issued favorable
private letter rulings to taxpayers in somewhat similar circumstances, other
taxpayers may not use or cite such rulings as precedent. The person with
investment discretion on behalf of an employee benefit plan who is considering
the purchase of Units in one or more of the Partnerships should consult a
professional tax adviser regarding the application of the foregoing matters to
their purchase of Units.
 
  Units may not be purchased with the assets of an employee benefit plan if the
General Partner, DWR, any Additional Seller, any Trading Advisor or any of
their respective affiliates either: (a) has investment discretion with respect
to the investment of such plan assets; (b) has authority or responsibility to
give or regularly gives investment advice with respect to such plan assets for
a fee and pursuant to an agreement or understanding that such advice will serve
as a primary basis for investment decisions with respect to such plan assets
and that such advice will be based on the particular investment needs of the
plan; or (c) is an employer maintaining or contributing to such plan.
 
  Subscribing for Units in a Partnership does not create an IRA or other
employee benefit plan. Those considering the purchase of Units on behalf of an
IRA or other employee benefit plan must first ensure that the plan has been
properly established in accordance with the Code and the regulations and
administrative rulings thereunder and that the plan has been adequately funded.
Then, after all of the considerations discussed above have been taken into
account, the trustee or custodian of a plan who decides to or who is instructed
to do so may subscribe for Units in one or more of the Partnerships, subject to
the applicable minimum subscription requirement per Partnership.
 
  ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS ON BEHALF OF IRAS OR OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
IS IN NO RESPECT A REPRESENTATION BY THE GENERAL PARTNER, DWR, ANY ADDITIONAL
SELLER OR ANY PARTNERSHIP THAT THIS INVESTMENT MEETS ALL RELEVANT LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS BY PLANS GENERALLY OR ANY PARTICULAR
PLAN OR THAT THIS INVESTMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR PLANS GENERALLY OR ANY
PARTICULAR PLAN.
 
                   MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
INTRODUCTION
 
  The General Partner has been advised by counsel, Cadwalader, Wickersham &
Taft that in its opinion, that the following summary correctly describes the
material federal income tax consequences to United States taxpayers of
acquiring, owning and disposing of Units. The opinions appearing in this
section are the opinions of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, except as otherwise
specifically noted herein. The following summary is based upon the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), rulings thereon, regulations
promulgated thereunder and existing interpretations thereof, any of which could
be changed at any time and which changes could be retroactive. The federal
income tax summary and the state and local income tax summary which follow in
general relate only to the tax implications of an investment in the
Partnerships by individuals who are citizens or residents of the United States.
Except as indicated below or under "Purchases by Employee Benefit Plans-ERISA
Considerations," the summaries do not address the tax implications of an
investment in the Partnerships by corporations, partnerships, trusts and other
non-individuals. Moreover, the summaries are not intended as a substitute for
careful tax planning, particularly since certain of the tax consequences of
owning an interest in the Partnerships may not be the same for all taxpayers,
such as non-individuals or foreign persons, or in light of an investor's
personal investment circumstances. A complete discussion of all federal, state
and local tax aspects of an investment in each Partnership is beyond the scope
of the following summary, and prospective investors must consult their own tax
advisors on such matters.
 
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PARTNERSHIP STATUS
 
  The General Partner has been advised by its legal counsel, Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft, that in its opinion under current federal income tax law,
each Partnership will be classified as a partnership and not as an association
taxable as a corporation. No ruling has been requested from the Internal
Revenue Service with respect to classification of each Partnership, and the
General Partner does not intend to request such a ruling.
 
  The opinion of counsel described above is based upon the facts set forth
herein, including that (i) the General Partner will maintain a net worth
(exclusive of its interest in the Partnerships and any other limited
partnership) equal to the sum of at least 10% of the total contributions to
the Partnerships and any other limited partnership for which it acts as
general partner (or, if the total contributions to the Partnerships or to any
other limited partnership are less than $2,500,000, of at least 15% of total
contributions to the Partnerships and to any other limited partnership or
$250,000, whichever is lesser); (ii) the General Partner's interest in each
item of each Partnership's income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit will be
equal to at least 1% of each such item; (iii) the Limited Partners will not
own, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, more than 20%
of the stock of the General Partner or of any affiliate of the General
Partner; and (iv) a principal activity of each Partnership consists of buying
and selling commodities not held as inventory, or futures, options and forward
contracts with respect to such commodities, and at least 90% of each
Partnership's income consists of gains from such trading and interest income.
 
  Certain "publicly traded partnerships" are taxed as corporations. While this
treatment does not affect the Partnerships, new legislation governing the
taxation of limited partnerships may be enacted at any time, and may apply to
the Partnerships retroactively. If a partnership were classified as an
association taxable as a corporation, income or loss of such partnership would
not be passed through to its partners, and such partnership would be subject
to tax on its income without deduction for any distributions to its partners,
at the rates applicable to corporations. In addition, all or a portion of any
distributions by such partnership to its partners could be taxable to the
partners as dividends or capital gains.
 
PARTNERSHIP TAXATION
 
  Partners, Rather than Partnership, Subject to Federal Income Tax. Each
Partnership, as an entity, will not be subject to federal income tax. Except
as provided below with respect to certain nonresident aliens, each Limited
Partner in computing his federal income tax liability for a taxable year will
be required to take into account his distributive share of all items of
Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit for the taxable year of
the Partnership ending within or with the taxable year of such Partner,
regardless of whether such Partner has received any distributions from the
Partnership. The characterization of an item of profit or loss will usually be
determined at the Partnership level.
 
  Organization and Syndication Expenses. None of the Partnerships nor any
Partner thereof will be entitled to any deduction for syndication expenses
(i.e., those amounts paid or incurred in connection with issuing and marketing
Units).
 
  Allocation of Partnership Profits and Losses. For federal income tax
purposes, a Limited Partner's distributive share of items of Partnership
income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit will be determined by each Limited
Partnership Agreement, annexed hereto as Exhibit A, unless an allocation under
such Agreement does not have "substantial economic effect" or is not in
accordance with the Partners' interests in the Partnership. The allocations
provided by each Limited Partnership Agreement are described under "The
Limited Partnership Agreement--Sharing of Profits and Losses." In general,
each Limited Partnership Agreement allocates items of ordinary income and
expense pro rata among the Partners based upon their respective capital
accounts as of the end of the month in which such items are accrued. Net
realized capital gains and losses are generally allocated among all Partners
based upon their respective capital accounts. However, net realized capital
gain and loss is allocated first to Partners who have redeemed Units in the
Partnership during a taxable year to the extent of the difference between the
amount received on the redemption and the allocation account as of the date of
redemption attributable to the redeemed Units. Net realized capital gains for
each year are allocated next among all Partners whose capital accounts are in
excess of their Units' allocation accounts to the extent of such excess in the
ratio that each such Partner's excess bears to all such Partners' excesses.
Net realized capital loss for each year is allocated next among all Partners
whose Units' allocation accounts are in excess of their capital accounts to
the extent of such excess in the ratio that each such Partner's excess bears
to all such Partners' excesses.
 
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  These allocation provisions are designed to reconcile tax allocations to
economic allocations. However, no assurance can be given that the Internal
Revenue Service will not challenge such allocations, especially in light of
recently issued final regulations.
 
  If the allocation provided by each Limited Partnership Agreement is not
recognized by the Internal Revenue Service for federal income tax purposes, the
amount of income or loss allocated to the Partners for federal income tax
purposes under such Limited Partnership Agreement may be increased or reduced
or the character of such income or loss may be modified.
 
CASH DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS
 
  Distributions by a Partnership and amounts received upon the partial or
complete redemption of a Limited Partner's Units normally will not be taxable
to the Limited Partners. However, if cash distributions by a Partnership or
amounts received upon redemption by a Limited Partner exceed such Partner's
adjusted tax basis in his Units, the excess will be taxable to him as though it
were a gain from a sale of the Units. A loss will be recognized upon a
redemption of Units only if, following the redemption of all of a Limited
Partner's Units, such Partner has any tax basis in his Units remaining. In such
case, the Limited Partner will recognize loss to the extent of such remaining
basis. See "Redemptions." Generally, if a Limited Partner is not a "dealer"
with respect to his interest in the Partnership and he has held his interest in
the Partnership for more than one year, such gain or loss would be long-term
capital gain or loss.
 
GAIN OR LOSS ON TRADING ACTIVITY
 
  Because each Partnership purchases futures interests contracts for its own
account and not for the account of others, because each Partnership does not
maintain an inventory of futures interests contracts, because substantially all
of the expected return of any combination of each Partnership's futures
interests positions will not be attributable to the time value of such
Partnership's net investment in such positions, and because each Partnership is
considered a "qualified fund" for purposes of its foreign currency forward
contracts, for federal income tax purposes substantially all of the profit and
loss generated by each Partnership from its trading activities will be capital
gain and loss, which in turn may be either short-term, long-term or a
combination of both. Gain or loss with respect to a "Section 1256 contract" is
generally treated as short-term capital gain or loss to the extent of 40% of
such gain or loss, and long-term capital gain or loss to the extent of 60% of
such gain or loss. For individual partners, long-term capital gains are taxed
at a maximum marginal rate of 28% while short-term capital gains are currently
taxed at a maximum marginal rate of 39.6%. For corporate partners, long-term
and short-term capital gains are taxed at the same effective rate.
 
  A "Section 1256 contract" includes a "regulated futures contract," a "foreign
currency contract," a "nonequity option," and a "dealer equity option." A
"regulated futures contract" is a futures contract which is traded on or
subject to the rules of a national securities exchange which is registered with
the SEC, a domestic board of trade designated as a contract market by the CFTC,
or any other board of trade, exchange or other market designated by the
Secretary of the Treasury ("a qualified board or exchange"), and which is
"marked-to-market" to determine the amount of margin which must be deposited or
may be withdrawn. A "foreign currency contract" is a contract which requires
delivery of, or the settlement of which depends upon the value of, a foreign
currency which is a currency in which positions are also traded through
regulated futures contracts, which is traded in the interbank market, and which
is entered into at arm's length at a price determined by reference to the price
in the interbank market. (The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue
regulations excluding certain currency forward contracts from mark-to-market
treatment.) A "nonequity option" means an option which is traded on a qualified
board or exchange and the value of which is not determined directly or
indirectly by reference to any stock (or group of stocks) or stock index,
unless (i) there is in effect a designation by the CFTC of a contract market
for a contract based on such group of stocks or stock index or (ii) such option
is a cash-settled option on a stock index that the SEC has determined to be
"broad based." A "dealer equity option" means, with respect to an options
dealer, any listed option which is an equity option, is purchased or granted by
such options dealer in the normal course of his activity of dealing in options,
and is listed on the qualified board or exchange on which such options dealer
is registered. Each Section 1256 contract held at the end of a Partnership's
taxable year will be treated as having been sold for its fair market value on
the last day of such taxable year, and gain or loss will be taken into account
for such year. A portion of the Partnerships' trading activities have been
conducted in both Section 1256 contracts and in contracts that do not presently
qualify as Section 1256 contracts ("non-Section 1256 contracts"). The
Partnerships expect that in the future, portions of their trading activities
will continue to be conducted in both Section 1256 contracts and non-Section
1256 contracts.
 
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  Gain or loss with respect to foreign currency forward and futures contracts
that are not traded on U.S. exchanges or on certain foreign exchanges
designated as "qualified boards or exchanges" by the Internal Revenue Service,
("foreign currency positions") is treated as capital gain or loss only if held
by an electing "qualified fund." In general, a "qualified fund" is an electing
partnership that: (1) has at least 20 unrelated partners (no one of which owns
more than 20% of the capital or profits of the partnership); (2) has as a
principal activity the buying and selling of options, futures, or forwards
with respect to commodities; and (3) receives at least 90% of its gross income
from interest, dividends, gains from the sale or disposition of capital assets
held for the production of interest or dividends, and income and gain from
futures, forward, and option contracts with respect to commodities. All such
foreign currency positions held by a qualified fund are treated as "Section
1256 contracts" (i.e., marked-to-market at year end) and gain or loss with
respect to all such foreign currency positions is treated as 100% short-term
gain or loss. Gain or loss with respect to "regulated futures contracts,"
"foreign currency contracts" and "nonequity options" is treated as 60% long-
term gain or loss and 40% short-term gain or loss. The General Partner has
made a qualified fund election for the Partnerships.
 
  Subject to certain limitations, a Limited Partner, other than a corporation,
estate or trust, may elect to carry back net Section 1256 contract losses to
each of the three preceding years. Net Section 1256 contract losses carried
back to prior years may only be used to offset net Section 1256 contract
gains. Generally, such losses are carried back as 40% short-term capital
losses and 60% long-term capital losses.
 
  During taxable years in which little or no profit is generated from trading
activities, a Limited Partner may still have interest income.
 
  A Partnership may engage in spread and straddle trading (i.e., holding
offsetting positions whereby the risk of loss from holding either or both
position(s) is substantially diminished). Realized losses with respect to any
position in a spread or straddle are taken into account for federal income tax
purposes only to the extent that the losses exceed unrecognized gain (at the
end of the taxable year) from offsetting positions, successor positions, or
offsetting positions to the successor positions. Thus, spreads and straddles
may not be used to defer gain from one taxable year to the next. For purposes
of applying the above rules restricting the deductibility of losses with
respect to offsetting positions, if a Partner takes into account gain or loss
with respect to a position held by the Partnership, the Partner will be
treated as holding the Partnership's position, except to the extent otherwise
provided in the regulations. Accordingly, positions held by a Partnership may
limit the deductibility of realized losses sustained by a Limited Partner with
respect to positions held for his own account, and positions held by a Limited
Partner for his own account may limit his ability to deduct realized losses
sustained by a Partnership. Reporting requirements generally require taxpayers
to disclose all unrecognized gains with respect to positions held at the end
of the taxable year. The above principle, whereby a Limited Partner may be
treated as holding Partnership positions, may also apply to require a Limited
Partner to capitalize (rather than deduct) interest and carrying charges
allocable to property held by him. A portion of the gain on a "conversion
transaction," including certain spread and straddle trading, may be
characterized as ordinary income where substantially all of the expected
return is attributable to the time value of the net investment in the
transaction.
 
  Pursuant to current Proposed and Temporary Treasury Regulations, the holding
period of any position included in a straddle begins anew when the straddle is
terminated unless the position was held for more than the long-term capital
gain and loss holding period before the straddle was established. Further, the
loss on any position included in a straddle will be treated as a long-term
capital loss if, at the time the loss position was acquired, the taxpayer held
offsetting positions with respect to such loss position that would give rise
only to long-term capital loss if such offsetting positions were disposed of
on the day the loss position was acquired.
 
  Where the positions of a straddle are comprised of both Section 1256 and
non-Section 1256 contracts, a Partnership will be subject to the mixed
straddle rules of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The
appropriate tax treatment of any gains and losses from trading in mixed
straddles will depend on which of the following four alternatives a
Partnership elects to pursue. A Partnership may elect to treat Section 1256
positions as non-Section 1256 positions, and the mixed straddle would be
subject to the rules governing non-Section 1256 straddles. Alternatively, a
Partnership may identify the positions of a particular straddle as an
"identified mixed straddle" under Section 1092(b)(2) of the Code and, thereby,
net the capital gain or loss attributable to the offsetting positions. The net
capital gain or loss is treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital
gain or loss if attributable to the Section 1256 positions, or all short-term
capital gain or loss if attributable to the non-Section 1256 positions.
Alternatively, a Partnership may place the positions in a "mixed straddle"
account which is marked-to-market daily. Under a special account cap, not more
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capital gain may be long-term capital gain, and not more than 40% of net
capital loss may be short-term capital loss. If a Partnership does not make
any of the aforementioned three elections, any net loss attributable to either
the Section 1256 or the non-Section 1256 positions will be treated as 60%
long-term and 40% short-term capital loss, while any net gain would be treated
as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain, or all short-term capital
gain, depending upon whether the net gain was attributable to Section 1256
positions or non-Section 1256 positions.
 
TAXATION OF LIMITED PARTNERS
 
  Limitations on Deductibility of Partnership Losses. The amount of
Partnership loss, including capital loss, which a Limited Partner will be
entitled to take into account for federal income tax purposes is limited to
the lesser of the tax basis of his Units or (in the case of certain Limited
Partners, including individuals and closely-held C corporations) the amounts
for which he is "at risk" with respect to such interest as of the end of the
Partnership's taxable year in which such loss occurred.
 
  Generally, a Limited Partner's initial tax basis will be the amount paid for
each Unit of a Partnership (100% of the Net Asset Value of a Unit during the
Continuing Offering). A Limited Partner's adjusted tax basis will be his
initial tax basis reduced by the Limited Partner's share of Partnership
distributions, losses and expenses and increased by his share of Partnership
income, including gains. The amount for which a Limited Partner is "at risk"
with respect to his interest in a Partnership is generally equal to his tax
basis for such interest, less: (i) any amounts borrowed in connection with his
acquisition of such interest for which he is not personally liable and for
which he has pledged no property other than his interest; (ii) any amounts
borrowed from persons who have a proprietary interest in such Partnership; and
(iii) any amounts borrowed for which the Limited Partner is protected against
loss through guarantees or similar arrangements.
 
  Because of the limitations imposed upon the deductibility of capital losses
referred to below, a Limited Partner's share of a Partnership's net capital
losses, if any, will not materially reduce his federal income tax on his
ordinary income. In addition, certain expenses of a Partnership might be
deductible by a Partner only as so-called itemized deductions and, therefore,
will not reduce the federal taxable income of a Partner who does not itemize
his deductions. Furthermore, an individual who is subject to the alternative
minimum tax for a taxable year will not realize any tax benefit from such
itemized deductions.
 
  Limitations on Deductibility of Passive Losses. In general, losses from a
passive activity ("passive losses") are disallowed to the extent such losses
exceed income from all passive activities ("passive income"). A passive
activity is defined as a trade or business in which the taxpayer does not
materially participate unless otherwise provided in Treasury Regulations.
 
  Proposed and Temporary Treasury Regulations provide that the trading of
personal property, such as commodities, will not be treated as a passive
activity. Accordingly, a Limited Partner's distributive share of items of
income, gain, deduction, or loss from a Partnership will not be treated as
passive income or loss and Partnership gains allocable to Limited Partners
will not be available to offset passive losses from sources outside such
Partnership. Partnership gains allocable to Limited Partners will, however, be
available to offset losses with respect to "portfolio" investments, such as
stocks and bonds. Moreover, any Partnership losses allocable to Limited
Partners will be available to offset other income, regardless of source. Final
Treasury Regulations may modify the Proposed and Temporary Regulations, and
such regulations may be retroactive in effect.
 
  Limited Deduction of Certain Expenses. Certain miscellaneous itemized
deductions, such as expenses incurred to maintain property held for
investment, are deductible only to the extent that they exceed 2% of the
adjusted gross income of an individual, trust or estate. The amount of certain
itemized deductions allowable to individuals is further reduced by an amount
equal to the lesser of (i) 3% of the individual's adjusted gross income in
excess of a certain threshold amount (for tax years beginning in 1995, this
amount is $114,700 ($57,350 in the case of married individuals filing a
separate return)) and (ii) 80% of such itemized deductions. Based upon the
activities of the Partnerships, the General Partner has been advised by its
legal counsel that, in such counsel's opinion, that expenses incurred by the
Partnerships in their futures interests trading businesses should not be
subject to the 2% "floor" or the 3% phaseout, except to the extent that the
Internal Revenue Service promulgates regulations that so provide.
 
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  Tax on Capital Gains and Losses. For individuals, trusts and estates, "net
capital gains" are currently taxed at a maximum marginal tax rate of 28%,
while other income is taxed at a maximum marginal tax rate of 39.6%. Corporate
taxpayers are currently subject to a maximum marginal tax rate of 35% on all
income.
 
  The excess of capital losses over capital gains is deductible by an
individual against ordinary income on a one-for-one basis, subject to an
annual limitation of $3,000 ($1,500 in the case of married individuals filing
a separate return). Excess capital losses may be carried forward.
 
  Net losses from Section 1256 contracts are treated as 60% long-term capital
loss and 40% short-term capital loss. Such losses may, at the individual
taxpayer's election, be carried back to each of the preceding three years and
applied against gains from Section 1256 contracts.
 
  Alternative Minimum Tax. An alternative minimum tax may be imposed on
Limited Partners, depending on their particular circumstances. This tax, with
respect to taxpayers other than corporations, will be assessed to the extent
that 26% of the first $175,000 ($87,500 for married individuals filing a
separate return) of "alternative minimum taxable income" in excess of the
exemption amount ($45,000 in the case of married taxpayers filing joint
returns or a surviving spouse; $33,750 in the case of an unmarried taxpayer
who is not a surviving spouse; or $22,500 in the case of a married individual
filing a separate return or an estate or trust) plus 28% of the balance of
such excess exceeds the taxpayer's regular federal income tax liability
(subject to special modification) for the year. The alternative minimum tax
exemption is phased-out for individual taxpayers with alternative minimum
taxable income in excess of $112,500 ($150,000 for married taxpayers filing a
joint return and surviving spouses; $75,000 for married individuals filing
separate returns, estates and trusts). "Alternative minimum taxable income" is
equal to adjusted gross income computed without deducting normal net operating
losses, less specified net operating losses, credits, trust distributions and
itemized deductions, and increased by certain tax preferences. Long-term
capital gains are taxed at a maximum 28% rate. However, the limitation on the
long-term capital gains rate does not give rise to an adjustment or increase
in "alternative minimum taxable income." Therefore, transactions in Section
1256 contracts should not directly affect the application of the alternative
minimum tax. The extent, if any, to which the alternative minimum tax will be
imposed will depend on the overall tax situation of each Limited Partner at
the end of each such taxable year.
 
  Limitation on Deductibility of Interest on Investment Indebtedness. Interest
paid or accrued on indebtedness properly allocable to property held for
investment is investment interest. Such interest is generally deductible by
non-corporate taxpayers only to the extent it does not exceed net investment
income. A Limited Partner's distributive share of net Partnership income and
any gain from the disposition of Units will be treated as investment income,
except that a Limited Partner's net capital gain from the disposition of Units
is not investment income unless the Limited Partner waives the benefit of the
28% tax rate on such gain. It is not clear whether a Limited Partner's
distributive share of Partnership net capital gain constitutes investment
income where such gain is taxed at the maximum 28% rate. Interest expense
incurred by a Limited Partner to acquire his Units generally will be
investment interest. Any investment interest disallowed as a deduction in a
taxable year solely by reason of the limitation above is treated as investment
interest paid or accrued in the succeeding taxable year.
 
  Taxation of Foreign Limited Partners. A Limited Partner who is a non-
resident alien individual, foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign
trust or foreign estate (a "Foreign Limited Partner") generally is not subject
to taxation by the United States on United States source capital gains from
commodity trading for a taxable year, provided that such Foreign Limited
Partner does not have certain present or former connections with the United
States (e.g., if the Foreign Limited Partner (in the case of an individual)
does not spend more than 182 days in the United States during his taxable year
(or, in certain circumstances, a prior taxable year) or if the Foreign Limited
Partner is not engaged in a trade or business within the United States during
the taxable year or, in certain limited circumstances, a prior taxable year to
which income, gain, or loss from a Partnership is treated as effectively
connected).
 
  Pursuant to a "safe harbor" provision of the Code, a Foreign Limited Partner
would not be engaged in a trade or business within the United States solely
because such Foreign Limited Partner is a partner of a partnership which
effects transactions in the United States in commodities for the partnership's
own account, as long as the partnership is not a dealer in commodities and as
long as the partnership only trades commodities which are of a kind
customarily dealt in on an organized commodity exchange in transactions of a
kind customarily consummated on such an exchange. The General Partner has been
advised by its counsel that, in such counsel's opinion, each Partnership's
commodities transactions should satisfy the safe harbor,
 
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and that owning an interest in a Partnership should not, in such counsel's
opinion, by itself, cause a Foreign Limited Partner to be engaged in a trade
or business within the United States. In the event that future Partnership
transactions are not covered by the safe harbor, there is a risk that all of a
Foreign Limited Partner's distributive share of income of a Partnership will
be treated as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in
the United States and taxed at regular rates (discussed previously) and, in
the case of a Foreign Limited Partner which is a foreign corporation, an
additional 30% branch profits tax (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty).
 
  If a Foreign Limited Partner is a dealer in commodities, or is otherwise
engaged in a U.S. trade or business and if income, gain or loss from a
Partnership is treated as effectively connected with the conduct of such trade
or business, such Partnership may be required to withhold tax on income
allocable to such Foreign Limited Partner and remit to the Internal Revenue
Service an amount equal to 39.6% (35% for corporations) of the amount of such
effectively connected taxable income allocable to such Foreign Limited
Partner. Any amounts remitted will constitute a refundable credit against the
Foreign Limited Partner's United States federal income tax liability, which
can be claimed on the Foreign Limited Partner's United States federal income
tax return.
 
  A Foreign Limited Partner generally is subject to a 30% withholding tax
(unless reduced or exempted by treaty) on certain types of United States
source income that are not effectively connected with the conduct of a United
States trade or business, such as certain interest-bearing obligations, the
income attributable to which is not exempt from tax. This tax must be withheld
by the person having control over the payment of such income. Accordingly, a
Partnership may be required to withhold tax on items of such income which are
included in the distributive share (whether or not actually distributed) of a
Foreign Limited Partner. However, 30% withholding is not required in respect
of certain interest bearing obligations, such as "portfolio interest"
obligations issued after July 18, 1984 (if procedural requirements are
complied with). If a Partnership is required to withhold tax on such income of
a Foreign Limited Partner, the General Partner may pay such tax out of its own
funds and then be reimbursed out of the proceeds of any distribution to or
redemption of Units by the Foreign Limited Partner.
 
  The estate of a deceased Foreign Limited Partner may be liable for U.S.
estate tax and may be required to obtain an estate tax release from the
Internal Revenue Service in order to transfer the Units of such Foreign
Limited Partner.
 
  FOREIGN PERSONS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS BEFORE DECIDING
WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE PARTNERSHIPS.
 
  Tax Elections. The Code provides for optional adjustments to the basis of
Partnership property upon distributions of Partnership property to a Partner
(Section 734) and transfers of Units, including transfers by reason of death
(Section 743), provided that a Partnership election has been made pursuant to
Section 754. As a result of the complexities and added expense of the tax
accounting required to implement such an election, the General Partner does
not presently intend to make such an election. Therefore, any benefits which
might be available to the Partners by reason of such an election will be
foreclosed.
 
  Tax Returns and Information. The Partnerships file their information returns
using the accrual method of accounting. Within 90 days after the close of each
Partnership's taxable year, the Partnership furnishes each Limited Partner
(and any assignee of the Unit of any Limited Partner) copies of (i) the
Partnership's Schedule K-1 indicating the Limited Partner's distributive share
of tax items and (ii) such additional information as is reasonably necessary
to permit the Limited Partners to prepare their own federal and state tax
returns.
 
  Partnership's Tax Accounting. Each Partnership has the calendar year as its
taxable year.
 
  Unrelated Business Taxable Income of Employee Benefit Plan Limited Partners
and Other Tax-Exempt Investors. Income allocated to a Limited Partner which is
an employee benefit plan or other tax-exempt entity should not be subject to
tax under Section 511 of the Code. Such investors should see "Purchases by
Employee Benefit Plans--ERISA Considerations."
 
TAX AUDITS
 
  All Partners are required under the Code to report all the Partnership items
on their own returns consistently with the treatment by a Partnership, unless
they file a statement with the Internal Revenue Service
 
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disclosing the inconsistencies. Adjustments in tax liability with respect to
Partnership items will be made at the Partnership level. The General Partner
will represent each Partnership during any audit and in any dispute with the
Internal Revenue Service. Each Limited Partner will be informed by the General
Partner of the commencement of an audit of a Partnership. In general, the
General Partner may enter into a settlement agreement with the Internal Revenue
Service on behalf of, and binding upon, the Limited Partners. However, prior to
settlement, a Limited Partner may file a statement with the Internal Revenue
Service stating that the General Partner does not have the authority to settle
on behalf of such Limited Partner.
 
  The period for assessing a deficiency against a partner in a partnership,
such as any of the Partnerships, with respect to a partnership item is the
later of three years after such partnership files its return or, if the name
and address of the partner does not appear on such partnership return, one year
after the Internal Revenue Service is furnished with the name and address of
the partner. In addition, the General Partner may consent on behalf of each
Partnership to the extension of the period for assessing a deficiency with
respect to a Partnership item. As a result, a Limited Partner's federal income
tax return may be subject to examination and adjustment by the Internal Revenue
Service for a Partnership item more than three years after it has been filed.
 
                                ---------------
 
  All of the foregoing statements are based upon the existing provisions of the
Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the existing administrative
and judicial interpretations thereof. It is emphasized that no assurance can be
given that legislative, administrative or judicial changes will not occur which
will modify such statements.
 
  The foregoing statements are not intended as a substitute for careful tax
planning, particularly since certain of the federal income tax consequences of
purchasing an interest in the Partnerships may not be the same for all
taxpayers. There can be no assurance that the Partnerships' tax returns will
not be audited by the Internal Revenue Service or that no adjustments to the
returns will be made as a result of such audits. If an audit results in
adjustment, Limited Partners may be required to file amended returns and their
returns may be audited. Accordingly, prospective purchasers of an interest in
the Partnerships are urged to consult their tax advisers with specific
reference to their own tax situation under federal law and the provisions of
applicable state, local and foreign laws before subscribing for Units.
 
                       STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX ASPECTS
 
  In addition to the federal income tax consequences for individuals described
under "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations" above, the Partnerships and
their Limited Partners may be subject to various state and local taxes. A
Limited Partner's distributive share of the realized profits of a Partnership
may be required to be included in determining his reportable income for state
or local tax purposes. Furthermore, state and local tax laws may not reflect
recent changes made to the federal income tax law and hence may be inconsistent
with the federal income treatment of gains and losses arising from the
Partnerships' transactions in Section 1256 contracts. Accordingly, prospective
Limited Partners should consult with their own tax advisers concerning the
applicability of state and local taxes to an investment in the Partnerships.
 
  The General Partner has been advised by its legal counsel, Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft, that in such counsel's opinion, the Partnerships will not be
liable for New York City unincorporated business tax. Limited Partners who are
nonresidents of New York State will not be liable for New York State personal
income tax on such Partners' income from the Partnerships. Likewise, Limited
Partners who are nonresidents of New York City will not be liable for New York
City earnings tax on such Partners' income from the Partnerships. New York City
residents may be subject to New York City personal income tax on such Partners'
income from the Partnerships. No ruling from either the New York State or New
York City tax authorities will be requested regarding such matters.
 
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                              POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES
 
  An investment in a Partnership is speculative and involves a high degree of
risk. See "Risk Factors." The General Partner and DWR believe that managed
futures investments (such as a Partnership) provide investors with the
potential for long-term capital appreciation (with commensurate risk) and are
appropriate only for the aggressive growth portion of an investor's
comprehensive financial plan. See "Risk Factors." However, such an investment
offers the following potential advantages.
 
  Investment Diversification. An investor who is not prepared to make a
significant investment or spend substantial time trading various futures
interests nevertheless may participate in these markets through an investment
in a Partnership, thereby obtaining diversification from investments in stocks,
bonds, and real estate. The General Partner believes, on the basis of the past
experience of the Partnerships, that the profit potential of a Partnership does
not depend upon favorable general economic conditions, and that a Partnership
is as likely to be profitable during periods of declining stock, bond, and real
estate markets as at any other time; conversely, a Partnership may be
unprofitable (as well as profitable) during periods of generally favorable
economic conditions. The Trading Advisors' speculative trading techniques will
be the primary factor in the Partnerships' success or failure. Investors should
note that there are always two parties to a futures interests contract;
consequently, for any gain achieved by one party on a contract, a corresponding
loss is suffered by the other. Therefore, due to the nature of futures
interests trading, only 50% of futures interests held by all market
participants can experience gain at any one time, without reference to
brokerage commissions and other costs of trading, which may reduce or eliminate
any gain that would otherwise be achieved.
 
  The table below is an empirical example of how different assets can react to
business cycles. In each case, the asset class is represented by a recognized
industry index for that asset.
 
               ANNUAL RETURNS OF VARIOUS ASSET CLASSES OVER TIME
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           BONDS                       MANAGED
              STOCKS   (SALOMON CORP. INT'L STOCKS FUTURES (BARCLAY
             (S&P 500)  BOND INDEX)   (EAFE INDEX)    CTA INDEX)
             --------- -------------- ------------ ----------------
       <S>   <C>       <C>            <C>          <C>
       1981    -5.0%        -1.2%         -1.0%          23.9%
       1982    21.6%        42.5%         -0.9%          16.7%
       1983    22.5%         6.3%         24.6%          23.8%
       1984     6.2%        16.8%          7.9%           8.7%
       1985    31.7%        30.1%         56.7%          25.5%
       1986    18.6%        19.9%         70.0%           3.8%
       1987     5.2%        -0.2%         24.9%          57.3%
       1988    16.5%        10.7%         28.6%          21.8%
       1989    31.6%        16.2%         10.8%           1.8%
       1990    -3.1%         6.8%        -23.2%          21.0%
       1991    30.4%        19.9%         12.5%           3.7%
       1992     7.6%         9.4%        -11.8%          -0.9%
       1993    10.1%        13.2%         32.9%          10.4%
       1994     1.3%        -5.8%          8.1%          -0.7%
       1995    37.5%        27.2%         11.5%          13.7%
       1996    23.0%         1.3%          6.4%           9.2%
</TABLE>
 
  Performance data for stocks, bonds and international stocks is provided by
Thomson Investment Software, Rockville, MD. Managed futures performance data is
represented by the Barclay CTA Index, Fairfield, IA.
 
  THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION OF THE ASSET CLASSES ABOVE DOES NOT REFLECT THE
EFFECT OF FEES IDENTICAL TO THOSE TO BE PAID BY THE PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING
MANAGEMENT, INCENTIVE AND BROKERAGE FEES. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF
FUTURE RESULTS. NOTE THAT WHILE THE BARCLAY CTA INDEX REFLECTS RESULTS NET OF
ACTUAL FEES AND EXPENSES, IT INCLUDES ACCOUNTS WITH TRADING ADVISORS AND FEE
STRUCTURES THAT DIFFER FROM PUBLIC MANAGED FUTURES FUNDS (SUCH AS THE DEAN
WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES). ACCORDINGLY, WHILE THE BARCLAY CTA INDEX IS BELIEVED
TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF MANAGED FUTURES IN GENERAL, THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC
MANAGED FUTURE FUNDS AS A SUBCLASS MAY DIFFER. SEE "THE SPECTRUM SERIES--
PERFORMANCE RECORDS" ON PAGES 37-39, AND "THE TRADING ADVISORS" ON PAGES 58-
140, FOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS AND THE TRADING
ADVISORS.
 
                                ---------------
 
  Over time, managed futures investments have demonstrated that they have the
potential to perform independently of traditional markets such as stocks and
bonds. The factors that influence the stock and bond markets can affect the
futures markets in different ways and to varying degrees.
 
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                          MANAGED FUTURES VS. STOCKS
                      12-MONTH HOLDING PERIOD PERFORMANCE

                             [CHART APPEARS HERE]

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
             S&P 500 INDEX     BARCLAY CTA INDEX
             -------------     -----------------
<S>          <C>               <C>
Dec-81          0.04933            0.23897
                0.02055            0.19683
                0.09175            0.22379
                0.13105            0.36806
                0.07436            0.34157
                0.10761            0.33639
                0.11569            0.22577
                0.13248            0.14525
                0.03329            0.15914
                0.09957            0.30143
                0.16321            0.29025
                0.16209            0.14975
Dec-82          0.21453            0.16679
                0.27606            0.35844
                0.38285            0.19894
                0.44122            0.13974
                0.48811            0.13882
                0.52662            0.21234
                0.61032            0.03847
                0.59064            0.17833
                0.43895            0.23211
                0.44037            0.12848
                0.27760            0.18578
                0.25426            0.19500
Dec-83          0.22472            0.23750
                0.17393            0.06218
                0.10738            0.15666
                0.08709            0.15586
                0.01656            0.13593
                0.03165            0.07698
                0.04843            0.06156
                0.03077            0.24902
                0.05995            0.05364
                0.04635            0.09349
                0.06222            0.02874
                0.02892            0.04152
Dec-84          0.06098            0.08741
                0.15064            0.09779
                0.20668            0.16020
                0.18653            0.12572
                0.17477            0.13208
                0.31664            0.10185
                0.31019            0.16269
                0.32478            0.09206
                0.18275            0.16780
                0.14609            0.03673
                0.19403            0.15371
                0.29062            0.24492
Dec-85          0.31829            0.25501
                0.22902            0.24645
                0.30553            0.35922
                0.37726            0.45099
                0.36348            0.38808
                0.35703            0.31603
                0.35837            0.36263
                0.28358            0.23457
                0.39109            0.31903
                0.31644            0.34946
                0.33154            0.21010
                0.27549            0.13046
Dec-86          0.18543            0.03820
                0.33876            0.12626
                0.29393            0.00725
                0.26085            0.02840
                0.26340            0.26483
                0.20941            0.29261
                0.24865            0.26926
                0.39018            0.28746
                0.34229            0.20417
                0.43158            0.28424
                0.06218            0.34778
                0.04777            0.49661
Dec-87          0.05195            0.57267
                0.03332            0.39635
                0.02774            0.39760
                0.08348            0.30566
                0.06406            0.02735
                0.06592            0.13993
                0.06948            0.50090
                0.11729            0.31517
                0.17943            0.34500
                0.12489            0.34607
                0.14712            0.36002
                0.22959            0.28513
Dec-88          0.16331            0.21757
                0.19789            0.25926
                0.11650            0.20711
                0.17866            0.29561
                0.22641            0.31517
                0.26542            0.35103
                0.20372            0.07403
                0.31721            0.14999
                0.39100            0.07713
                0.32832            0.03609
                0.26119            0.03913
                0.30605            0.04213
Dec-89          0.31375            0.01800
                0.14250            0.01860
                0.18590            0.06355
                0.18937            0.05709
                0.10240            0.13342
                0.16294            0.04289
                0.16177            0.04337
                0.06274            0.02829
                0.05105            0.16500
                0.09298            0.23493
                0.07441            0.32872
                0.03444            0.29274
Dec-90          0.03067            0.21024
                0.08453            0.13348
                0.14782            0.11526
                0.14558            0.12890
                0.17728            0.05947
                0.11922            0.10296
                0.07531            0.11854
                0.12918            0.02344
                0.26955            0.05915
                0.31089            0.05970
                0.33324            0.07885
                0.20280            0.07209
Dec-91          0.30343            0.03726
                0.22609            0.04130
                0.15963            0.02261
                0.10985            0.03711
                0.13973            0.02642
                0.09813            0.01771
                0.13262            0.00068
                0.12614            0.07864
                0.07765            0.12505
                0.10945            0.07762
                0.09960            0.08958
                0.18445            0.09969
Dec-92          0.07706            0.00915
                0.10555            0.01908
                0.10664            0.10363
                0.15176            0.11835
                0.09250            0.16345
                0.11646            0.17927
                0.13686            0.14020
                0.08777            0.13364
                0.15339            0.07369
                0.13060            0.08199
                0.14972            0.07367
                0.10075            0.06264
Dec-93          0.09966            0.10369
                0.12800            0.08694
                0.08234            0.01573
                0.01450            0.04155
                0.05292            0.00861
                0.04265            0.01268
                0.01458            0.02792
                0.05223            0.01916
                0.05527            0.01916
                0.03719            0.00587
                0.03821            0.01255
                0.01091            0.02801
Dec-94          0.01391            0.00653
                0.00607            0.00898
                0.07439            0.05853
                0.15634            0.10408
                0.17459            0.13712
                0.20236            0.11201
                0.26026            0.07089
                0.26026            0.06884
                0.21421            0.12885
                0.29765            0.10864
                0.26467            0.10742
                0.36973            0.10045
Dec-95          0.37513            0.13639
                0.38584            0.18777
                0.34712            0.09392
                0.32096            0.03399
                0.30173            0.08284
                0.28419            0.05602
                0.26034            0.06597
                0.16526            0.06154
                0.18736            0.02886
                0.20331            0.05318
                0.24073            0.11123
                0.27879            0.13773
Dec-96          0.22985            0.09156
</TABLE>
 
Data:   December 1981 - December 1996
        Stocks: S & P 500 Index (Thomson Investment Software, Rockville, MD)
        Managed Futures: Barclay CTA Index (Barclay Trading Group, Fairfield, 
        IA)

Notes to this table appear on page 169
 
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Notes to "Managed Futures vs. Stocks" Table:
 
  Managed futures investments can serve to diversify a portfolio and smooth
overall portfolio volatility. Several academic studies, such as the late John
Lintner's of Harvard University, indicate that the nature of the futures
markets traded, combined with the ability to profit in rising or declining
markets as well as in bull or bear market cycles, have contributed to the non-
correlated nature of returns experienced by managed futures investments.
 
  The chart above illustrates the performance of managed futures against that
of stocks from 1981 through 1996, using the recognized market indices of each
asset. Stocks are represented by the S&P 500 Index, Thomson Investment
Software, Rockville, MD; managed futures are represented by the Barclay CTA
Index, Barclay Trading Group, Fairfield, IA. Each bar represents the asset
class performance derived from successive 12-month hypothetical holding periods
or windows. (A 12-month holding period is defined as a period of 12 consecutive
months, i.e., from January 1989 to December 1989; the next would be from
February 1989 to January 1990, etc.)
 
  By overlaying returns, investors can see the potential benefits of a
diversified portfolio that includes both traditional asset classes as well as
assets that are non-traditional and non-correlated. There are many times when
both the managed futures and stock indices showed positive performance.
Obviously, though, there is no investment that only appreciates. There are 19
periods when managed futures showed negative returns, while stocks experienced
26 periods of negative returns during the studied time frame. While not a
guarantee of future results, this chart provides clear indication of the non-
correlated aspect of managed futures. This non-correlation enables investors
with managed futures to potentially lower the overall volatility of their
portfolios.
 
  THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION OF THE ASSET CLASSES ABOVE DOES NOT REFLECT THE
EFFECT OF FEES IDENTICAL TO THOSE TO BE PAID BY THE PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING
MANAGEMENT, INCENTIVE AND BROKERAGE FEES. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF
FUTURE RESULTS. NOTE THAT WHILE THE BARCLAY CTA INDEX REFLECTS RESULTS NET OF
ACTUAL FEES AND EXPENSES, IT INCLUDES ACCOUNTS WITH TRADING ADVISORS AND FEE
STRUCTURES THAT DIFFER FROM PUBLIC MANAGED FUTURES FUNDS (SUCH AS THE DEAN
WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES). ACCORDINGLY, WHILE THE BARCLAY CTA INDEX IS BELIEVED
TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF MANAGED FUTURES IN GENERAL, THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC
MANAGED FUTURE FUNDS AS A SUBCLASS MAY DIFFER. SEE "THE SPECTRUM SERIES--
PERFORMANCE RECORDS" ON PAGES 37-39, AND "THE TRADING ADVISORS" ON PAGES 58-
140, FOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS AND THE TRADING
ADVISORS.
 
                                ---------------
 
  Each Partnership's combined benefits of aggressive growth potential (with
commensurate risk) and diversification can potentially reduce overall portfolio
volatility while maximizing profits. By combining asset classes, investors
strive to create a portfolio mix that provides the potential to offer the
greatest possible return within acceptable levels of volatility. While past
performance is no guarantee of future results, a managed futures investment
such as the Partnerships may profit (with commensurate risk) in sustained
futures interests market moves, regardless of their direction, a potential
enhancement to an investor's overall portfolio.
 
  The Trading Advisors' speculative trading techniques will be the primary
factors in the Partnerships' future success or failure. Investors should note
that there are always two parties to a futures interests contract;
consequently, for any gain achieved by one party on a futures interests
contract, a corresponding loss is suffered by the other. Therefore, due to the
nature of futures interests trading, only 50% of futures interests held by all
market participants can experience gain at any one time, without reference to
brokerage commissions and other costs of trading, which may reduce or eliminate
any gain that would otherwise be achieved.
 
  Futures Interests Traded. Each Partnership normally trades a portfolio of
diverse futures interests, but may trade a greater or lesser number of futures
interests from time to time. Each Limited Partner will obtain greater
diversification in futures interests traded than would be possible trading
individually, unless substantially more than the minimum investment described
herein were committed to the futures interests markets.
 
  Exchange Privilege. At the sixth month-end after a person first becomes a
Limited Partner in any Partnership, and each calendar month thereafter, a
Limited Partner may shift his investment among the
 
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<PAGE>
 
Partnerships (a "Series Exchange"). This permits a Limited Partner to select
one or more Partnerships which best suit his investment needs and objectives,
which may change from time to time. A Limited Partner is not required to pay
any redemption charges in connection with a Series Exchange.
 
  Diversified Professional Trading Management. Trading decisions for each
Partnership will be made by Trading Advisors retained by the General Partner.
See "The Trading Advisors." The trading approaches employed on behalf of each
Partnership by its Trading Advisors are not available for investments as small
as the required minimum investment in each Partnership. The actual performance
record of each Trading Advisor's trading system(s) employed on behalf of a
Partnership is set forth in "The Trading Advisors." No assurance is given that
a Partnership will obtain results consistent with such performance or that a
Partnership will not incur substantial losses.
 
  A Limited Partner's investment in each Partnership is allocated among the
Trading Advisors for such Partnership. This permits a Limited Partner to
receive the benefits from different trading systems being employed by such
Partnership. A Limited Partner can further diversify his professional trading
management by dividing his investment among one or more of the Partnerships.
For example, an investor owning Units of all three Partnerships would have the
benefit of having his investment managed by seven Trading Advisors.
 
  Limited Liability. Unlike an individual who invests directly in futures
interests, an investor in each Partnership cannot be individually subjected to
margin calls and cannot lose more than the amount of his unredeemed capital
contribution, his share of undistributed profits, if any, and, under certain
circumstances, any distributions and amounts received upon redemption, or
deemed received on an Exchange of Units and interest thereon. See "The
Futures, Options and Forwards Markets," "Redemptions" and "The Limited
Partnership Agreements--Nature of the Partnerships."
 
  Interest Income. Many commodity brokers permit accounts above a certain size
to deposit margin for futures interests in the form of interest-bearing
obligations, such as U.S. Treasury Bills, rather than cash, thus enabling the
account to earn interest on funds being used for futures trading, or such
brokers pay interest at U.S. Treasury Bill rates on a portion of the cash
deposited in the account. Each Partnership deposits its assets in separate
commodity trading accounts with DWR as commodity broker. DWR credits each
Partnership at each month-end with interest income as if 80%, in the case of
each of Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical, and 100%, in the case of
Spectrum Balanced, of such Partnership's average daily Net Assets for the
month were invested at a prevailing rate on U.S. Treasury Bills. Generally, an
individual trader would not receive any interest on the funds in his commodity
account unless he committed substantially more than the minimum investment
described herein. While the Partnerships are credited with interest by DWR on
the respective percentage of their assets deposited as margin as described
above, the form of margin posted, whether cash or interest-bearing obligations
(such as U.S. Treasury Bills), does not reduce the risks inherent in the
trading of futures interests contracts. See "Risk Factors" and "Investment
Program, Use of Proceeds and Trading Policies."
 
  Administrative Convenience. The Partnerships are structured so as to provide
Limited Partners with numerous services designed to alleviate the
administrative details involved in engaging directly in futures interests
trading, including monthly and annual financial reports (showing, among other
things, the Net Asset Value of a Unit, trading profits or losses, and
expenses) and all tax information relating to the Partnerships necessary for
Limited Partners to complete their federal income tax returns.
 
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                                 LEGAL MATTERS
 
  Legal matters in connection with the Units being offered hereby, including
the discussion of the material federal income tax considerations relating to
the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Units, have been passed upon for
each Partnership and the General Partner by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, 100
Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft also has
acted as counsel for DWR in connection with the offering of Units. Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft may advise the General Partner with respect to its
responsibilities as general partner of, and with respect to matters relating
to, the Partnerships.
 
                                    EXPERTS
 
  The financial statements of Dean Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P., Dean Witter
Spectrum Technical L.P. and Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P. as of December
31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for
the period November 2, 1994 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1994,
and the statements of financial condition of Demeter Management Corporation as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995 included in this Prospectus have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as indicated in their reports with
respect thereto in this Prospectus,and are included in reliance upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing. Deloitte & Touche LLP also
acts as independent auditors for DWR.
 
                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
  This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the
Registration Statements and the exhibits relating thereto that have been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. For further
information pertaining to each Partnership and the Units offered hereby,
reference is hereby made to the Registration Statements, including the exhibits
filed as part thereof. The Registration Statements and exhibits are on file at
the offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, Washington, D.C. 20549, and may be examined,
without charge, at the offices of the SEC, and copies may be obtained of all or
part thereof from the SEC upon payment of the prescribed fees.
 
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                                    GLOSSARY
 
CERTAIN TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
 
  Knowledge of various terms and concepts relating to this offering is
necessary for a potential investor to determine whether to invest in the
Partnerships.
 
  "Brokerage Fees"--The fee charged by a broker for executing a trade in a
commodity account of a customer. DWR charges a flat-rate brokerage commission
of 33/48 of 1% of Net Assets (an 8.25% annual rate) to each of Spectrum
Strategic and Spectrum Technical, and 11/24 of 1% of Net Assets (a 5.50% annual
rate) to Spectrum Balanced, in each case as of the first day of the month.
 
  "Churning"--Engaging in excessive trading with respect to a futures interests
for the purpose of generating brokerage commissions.
 
  "Commodity Trading Advisor"--Any person who for any consideration engages in
the business of advising others, either directly or indirectly, as to the value
or purchase of futures interests or options thereon.
 
  "Daily Limits"--Limits imposed by commodity exchanges on the amount of
fluctuation in futures interest prices during a single trading day.
 
  "Forward Contract"--A contractual right to purchase or sell a specified
quantity of currency or commodity at or before a specified date in the future
at a specified price. It is distinguished from a futures contract in that it is
not traded on an exchange and it contains terms and conditions specifically
negotiated by the parties.
 
  "Futures Contract"--Standardized contract made on domestic or foreign
commodity exchanges which calls for the future delivery of a specified quantity
of a commodity at a specified time and place.
 
  "Limit Order"--An order to execute a trade at a specified price or better. As
contrasted with a stop order, a limit order does not become a market order when
the limit price is reached.
 
  "Margin"--Good faith deposits with a broker to assure fulfillment of a
purchase or sale of a commodity futures contract and, under certain
circumstances, a commodity option contract.
 
  "Market Order"--An order to execute a trade at the prevailing price as soon
as possible.
 
  "Net Assets"--A Partnership's "Net Assets" shall mean the total assets of the
Partnership (including, but not limited to, all cash and cash equivalents
(valued at cost), accrued interest and amortization of original issue discount,
and the market value of all open futures interests positions and other assets
of the Partnership), less all other liabilities of the Partnership (including,
but not limited to, all brokerage fees, incentive and management fees and
extraordinary expenses) determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied under the accrual basis of
accounting. Unless generally accepted accounting principles require otherwise,
the market value of a futures interest traded on a United States exchange shall
mean the settlement price on the exchange on which the particular futures
interest is traded by a Partnership on the day with respect to which Net Assets
are being determined; provided, however, that if a futures interest could not
be liquidated on such day due to the operation of daily limits or other rules
of the exchange upon which that futures interest is traded or otherwise, the
settlement price on the first subsequent day on which the futures interest
could be liquidated shall be the market value of such futures interest for such
day. The market value of a futures interest traded on a foreign exchange shall
mean its market value as determined by the General Partner on a basis
consistently applied for each different variety of futures interest.
 
  "Net Asset Value Per Unit"--The Net Assets allocated to capital accounts
represented by Units of Limited Partnership Interest divided by the number of
such Units outstanding on the date of calculation.
 
  "Option"--An option on a futures contract or a physical commodity gives the
buyer of the option the right, as opposed to the obligation, to take a position
at a specified price in an underlying futures contract or commodity.
 
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  "Pyramiding"--Using unrealized profits on existing positions in a given
futures interests due to favorable price movements as margin specifically to
buy or sell additional positions in the same or related futures interests.
 
  "Settlement Price"--The closing price for futures contracts in a particular
commodity established by the clearinghouse or exchange after the close of each
day's trading.
 
  "Speculative Position Limits"--Limits established by the CFTC and United
States commodity exchanges on the maximum net long or short speculative
positions which a person or group of persons may hold, own, or control in
futures interests.
 
  "Spot Contract"--A cash market transaction in which the buyer and seller
agree to the immediate purchase and sale of a specific commodity lot, usually
with a two-day settlement.
 
  "Stop Order"--An order given to a broker to execute a trade in a futures
interest when the contract price reaches the specified stop order price. Stop
orders become market orders when the stop price is reached.
 
  "Trading Profits" is defined to mean net futures interests trading profits
(realized and unrealized) earned on the Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets,
decreased by monthly management fees and a pro rata portion of the monthly
brokerage fee which are chargeable to the Trading Advisor's allocated Net
Assets; with such trading profits and items of decrease determined from the end
of the last calendar month in which an incentive fee was earned by the Trading
Advisor or, if no incentive fee has been earned previously by the Trading
Advisor, from the date that the Partnership commenced trading to the end of the
calendar month as of which such incentive fee calculation is made.
Extraordinary expenses of the Partnership, if any, will not be deducted in
determining Trading Profits. No incentive fees will be paid on interest earned
by the Partnership.
 
  "Unrealized Profit or Loss"--The profit or loss which could be realized on an
open position if it were closed out at the current settlement price.
 
BLUE SKY GLOSSARY
 
  Prospective investors should be aware of the following definitions, reprinted
verbatim from the "Guidelines for Registration of Commodity Pool Programs"
adopted by the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., as
revised in September, 1993 (the "Guidelines"), which Guidelines are applied by
certain state securities administrators in reviewing public offerings of
"commodity pools" (such as the Partnerships). For ease of reference, each of
these definitions is followed by the comparable defined term used in the form
of Limited Partnership Agreement and this Prospectus, in brackets, as
applicable.
 
  "Advisor"--Any Person who for any consideration engages in the business of
advising others, either directly or indirectly, as to the value, purchase, or
sale of Commodity Contracts or commodity options. ["Trading Advisors"-page A-8]
 
  "Affiliate"--An Affiliate of a Person means (a) any Person directly or
indirectly owning, controlling or holding with power to vote 10% or more of the
outstanding voting securities of such Person; (b) any Person 10% or more of
whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned,
controlled or held with power to vote, by such Person; (c) any Person, directly
or indirectly, controlling, controlled by, or under common control of such
Person; (d) any officer, director or partner of such Person; or (e) if such
Person is an officer, director or partner, any Person for which such Person
acts in any such capacity. ["Affiliate"-page A-16]
 
  "Capital Contributions"--The total investment in a Program by a Participant
or by all Participants, as the case may be. ["Unit of General Partnership
Interest"-page A-3; "Units"-page A-3]
 
  "Commodity Broker"--Any Person who engages in the business of effecting
transactions in Commodity Contracts for the account of others or for his own
account. ["DWR"-page A-3; "commodity broker"-page A-8]
 
  "Commodity Contract"--A contract or option thereon providing for the delivery
or receipt at a future date of a specified amount and grade of a traded
commodity at a specified price and delivery point. ["futures interests"-page A-
1]
 
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  "Net Assets"--The total assets, less total liabilities, of the Program
determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles. Net Assets
shall include any unrealized profits or losses on open positions, and any fee
or expense including Net Asset fees accruing to the Program. ["Net Assets"-page
A-6]
 
  "Net Worth"--The excess of total assets over total liabilities as determined
by generally accepted accounting principles. Net Worth shall be determined
exclusive of home, home furnishings and automobiles. ["net worth," as regards
subscribers' investment requirements, is referenced on pages 1, B-2, B-3 and B-
4; as regards the General Partner's net worth requirement, see Section 5 of the
Limited Partnership Agreement on page A-2]
 
  "Organizational and Offering Expenses"--All expenses incurred by the Program
in connection with and in preparing a Program for registration and subsequently
offering and distributing it to the public, including, but not limited to,
total underwriting and brokerage discounts and commissions (including fees of
the underwriter's attorneys), expenses for printing, engraving, mailing,
salaries of employees while engaged in sales activity, charges of transfer
agents, registrars, trustees, escrow holders, depositories, experts, expenses
of qualification of the sale of its Program Interest under federal and state
law, including taxes and fees, accountants' and attorneys' fees.
["organizational, initial and continuing offering expenses" -page A-6]
 
  "Participant"--The holder of a Program Interest. ["General Partner," "Limited
Partners," "Partners" -page A-1]
 
  "Person"--Any natural Person, partnership, corporation, association or other
legal entity. [No comparable term]
 
  "Program"--The limited partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust or
other entity formed and operated for the purpose of investing in Commodity
Contracts. ["Partnership"-page A-1]
 
  "Pyramiding"--A method of using all or part of an unrealized profit in a
Commodity Contract position to provide margin for any additional Commodity
Contracts of the same or related commodities. [See trading policy 5 on page A-
9]
 
  "Sponsor"--Any Person directly or indirectly instrumental in organizing a
Program or any Person who will manage or participate in the management of a
Program, including a Commodity Broker who pays any portion of the
Organizational Expenses of the Program, and the general partner(s) and any
other Person who regularly performs or selects the Persons who perform services
for the Program. Sponsor does not include wholly independent third parties such
as attorneys, accountants, and underwriters whose only compensation is for
professional services rendered in connection with the offering of the units.
The term "Sponsor" shall be deemed to include its Affiliates. ["General
Partner," "DWR" and their "Affiliates"]
 
  "Valuation Date"--The date as of which the Net Assets of the Program are
determined. [No comparable term, but for purposes of redemption, Net Assets of
the Partnership are determined as of the last business day of the month-page A-
13]
 
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
 
To the Limited Partners and the General Partner of
Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P.
Dean Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P.
Dean Witter Spectrum Technical L.P.:
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of Dean
Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P., Dean Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P. and Dean
Witter Spectrum Technical L.P. (collectively, the "Partnerships"), as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related statements of operations, changes in
partners' capital, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1996 and
1995 and for the period from November 2, 1994 (commencement of operations) to
December 31, 1994. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Partnerships' 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 audit 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, such financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P., Dean
Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P. and Dean Witter Spectrum Technical L.P., as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the period from
November 2, 1994 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1994 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

February 17, 1997
(March 13, 1997 as to Note 5)
New York, New York
 
                                      F-1
<PAGE>
 
                       DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
 
                       STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       DECEMBER 31,
                                                   --------------------- ---
                                                      1996       1995
                                                   ---------- ----------
                                                       $          $
<S>                                                <C>        <C>        <C>
        ASSETS
Equity in Commodity futures trading accounts:
 Cash                                              19,127,125 13,409,068
 Net unrealized gain on open contracts                216,593    392,428
                                                   ---------- ----------
  Total Trading Equity                             19,343,718 13,801,496
Subscriptions receivable                              191,569  1,061,057
Interest receivable (DWR)                              85,483     61,129
                                                   ---------- ----------
  Total Assets                                     19,620,770 14,923,682
                                                   ========== ==========
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
LIABILITIES
Redemptions payable                                   801,425     38,746
Accrued brokerage commissions (DWR)                    92,147     66,673
Accrued management fees                                20,943     13,890
Incentive fees payable                                    --      49,873
                                                   ---------- ----------
  Total Liabilities                                   914,515    169,182
                                                   ---------- ----------
PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Limited Partners (1,591,356.003 and 1,209,758.681
 Units, respectively)                              18,499,873 14,604,689
General Partner (17,752.928 and 12,409.369 Units,
 respectively)                                        206,382    149,811
                                                   ---------- ----------
  Total Partners' Capital                          18,706,255 14,754,500
                                                   ---------- ----------
  Total Liabilities and
   Partners' Capital                               19,620,770 14,923,682
                                                   ========== ==========
NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT                                11.63      12.07
                                                   ========== ==========
</TABLE>
 
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-2
<PAGE>
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
 
                       STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    DECEMBER 31,
                                                ----------------------
                                                   1996        1995
                                                ----------  ----------
                                                    $           $
 <S>                                            <C>         <C>         <C>
                 ASSETS
 Equity in Commodity futures trading accounts:
  Cash                                          45,997,912  29,593,927
  Net unrealized gain on open contracts            140,355   1,819,403
  Net option premiums received                     (45,325)    (19,873)
                                                ----------  ----------
   Total Trading Equity                         46,092,942  31,393,457
 Subscriptions receivable                          833,091   1,547,750
 Interest receivable (DWR)                         163,643     108,075
                                                ----------  ----------
   Total Assets                                 47,089,676  33,049,282
                                                ==========  ==========
 LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
 LIABILITIES
 Redemptions payable                             1,490,536      77,310
 Accrued brokerage commissions (DWR)               323,442     212,825
 Accrued management fees                           156,821      97,291
 Incentive fees payable                                --      198,924
                                                ----------  ----------
   Total Liabilities                             1,970,799     586,350
                                                ----------  ----------
 PARTNERS' CAPITAL
 Limited Partners (4,184,723.907 and
  2,905,719.741 Units, respectively)            44,645,423  32,132,595
 General Partner (44,377.944 and 29,872.079
  Units, respectively)                             473,454     330,337
                                                ----------  ----------
   Total Partners' Capital                      45,118,877  32,462,932
                                                ----------  ----------
   Total Liabilities and
    Partners' Capital                           47,089,676  33,049,282
                                                ==========  ==========
 NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT                            10.67       11.06
                                                ==========  ==========
</TABLE>
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-3
<PAGE>
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
 
                       STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                   ----------------------
                                                      1996        1995
                                                   ----------- ----------
                                                        $          $
<S>                                                <C>         <C>        <C>
                ASSETS
Equity in Commodity futures trading accounts:
 Cash                                              106,460,248 52,705,410
 Net unrealized gain on open contracts               2,533,889  4,086,548
 Net option premiums paid                              328,955        --
                                                   ----------- ----------
  Total Trading Equity                             109,323,092 56,791,958
Subscriptions receivable                             5,117,123  3,091,196
Interest receivable (DWR)                              381,841    192,688
                                                   ----------- ----------
  Total Assets                                     114,822,056 60,075,842
                                                   =========== ==========
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
LIABILITIES
Accrued brokerage commissions (DWR)                    776,253    387,839
Redemptions payable                                    683,809    184,326
Accrued management fees                                376,365    177,298
                                                   ----------- ----------
  Total Liabilities                                  1,836,427    749,463
                                                   ----------- ----------
PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Limited Partners (8,216,910.942 and 5,105,307.329
 Units, respectively)                              111,852,280 58,726,495
General Partner (83,258.292 and 52,150.079 Units,
 respectively)                                       1,133,349    599,884
                                                   ----------- ----------
  Total Partners' Capital                          112,985,629 59,326,379
                                                   ----------- ----------
  Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital          114,822,056 60,075,842
                                                   =========== ==========
NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT                                 13.61      11.50
                                                   =========== ==========
</TABLE>
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-4
<PAGE>
 
                       DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
 
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         FOR THE
                                                       PERIOD FROM
                               FOR THE YEARS ENDED  NOVEMBER 2, 1994
                                  DECEMBER 31,        (COMMENCEMENT
                               -------------------- OF OPERATIONS) TO
                                 1996       1995    DECEMBER 31, 1994
                               ---------  --------- -----------------
                                   $          $             $
<S>                            <C>        <C>       <C>
REVENUES
Trading Profit (Loss):
 Realized                        177,564  1,508,581      (61,916)
 Net change in unrealized       (175,835)   373,624       18,804
                               ---------  ---------      -------
  Total Trading Results            1,729  1,882,205      (43,112)
Interest income (DWR)            891,897    447,608       25,896
                               ---------  ---------      -------
  Total Revenues                 893,626  2,329,813      (17,216)
                               ---------  ---------      -------
EXPENSES
Brokerage commissions (DWR)    1,030,310    503,995       29,040
Management fee                   221,282    104,999        6,050
Incentive fees                       --     161,155          --
                               ---------  ---------      -------
  Total Expenses               1,251,592    770,149       35,090
                               ---------  ---------      -------
NET INCOME (LOSS)               (357,966) 1,559,664      (52,306)
                               =========  =========      =======
Net Income (Loss) Allocation:
Limited Partners                (354,537) 1,536,421      (50,640)
General Partner                   (3,429)    23,243       (1,666)
Net Income (Loss) per Unit:
Limited Partners                    (.44)      2.24         (.17)
General Partner                     (.44)      2.24         (.17)
</TABLE>
 
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-5
<PAGE>
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
 
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         FOR THE
                                                       PERIOD FROM
                                                     NOVEMBER 2, 1994
                                                      (COMMENCEMENT
                               FOR THE YEARS ENDED    OF OPERATIONS)
                                   DECEMBER 31,             TO
                               ---------------------   DECEMBER 31,
                                  1996       1995          1994
                               ----------  --------- ----------------
<S>                            <C>         <C>       <C>              <C>
                                   $           $            $
REVENUES
Trading Profit (Loss):
 Realized                       4,980,402  3,408,036     (221,731)
 Net change in unrealized      (1,679,048) 1,451,792      367,611
                               ----------  ---------     --------
  Total Trading Results         3,301,354  4,859,828      145,880
Interest income (DWR)           1,604,026    887,226       55,127
                               ----------  ---------     --------
  Total Revenues                4,905,380  5,747,054      201,007
                               ----------  ---------     --------
EXPENSES
Brokerage commissions (DWR)     3,398,205  1,802,579      121,039
Management fees                 1,587,213    824,036       55,333
Incentive fees                    726,825    437,310       18,841
                               ----------  ---------     --------
  Total Expenses                5,712,243  3,063,925      195,213
                               ----------  ---------     --------
NET INCOME (LOSS)                (806,863) 2,683,129        5,794
                               ==========  =========     ========
Net Income (Loss) Allocation:
Limited Partners                 (799,980) 2,659,882        5,704
General Partner                    (6,883)    23,247           90
Net Income (Loss) per Unit:
Limited Partners                     (.39)      1.05          .01
General Partner                      (.39)      1.05          .01
</TABLE>
 
 
 
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-6
<PAGE>
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
 
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          FOR THE
                                                        PERIOD FROM
                                                     NOVEMBER 2, 1994
                               FOR THE YEARS ENDED     (COMMENCEMENT
                                   DECEMBER 31,      OF OPERATIONS) TO
                               ---------------------   DECEMBER 31,
                                  1996       1995          1994
                               ----------  --------- -----------------
<S>                            <C>         <C>       <C>
                                   $           $             $
REVENUES
Trading Profit (Loss):
 Realized                      26,334,748  4,446,595     (786,137)
 Net change in unrealized      (1,552,659) 3,362,093      724,455
                               ----------  ---------     --------
  Total Trading Results        24,782,089  7,808,688      (61,682)
Interest income (DWR)           3,242,977  1,430,845       67,617
                               ----------  ---------     --------
  Total Revenues               28,025,066  9,239,533        5,935
                               ----------  ---------     --------
EXPENSES
Brokerage commissions (DWR)     6,997,531  3,003,934      149,907
Management fees                 3,273,649  1,373,227       68,529
Incentive fees                  1,852,569    600,504       19,678
                               ----------  ---------     --------
  Total Expenses               12,123,749  4,977,665      238,114
                               ----------  ---------     --------
NET INCOME (LOSS)              15,901,317  4,261,868     (232,179)
                               ==========  =========     ========
Net Income (Loss) Allocation:
 Limited Partners              15,737,852  4,226,249     (229,460)
 General Partner                  163,465     35,619       (2,719)
Net Income (Loss) per Unit:
 Limited Partners                    2.11       1.72         (.22)
 General Partner                     2.11       1.72         (.22)
</TABLE>
 
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-7
<PAGE>
 
                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
 
                   STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
 
 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995 AND THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 2,
             1994 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       UNITS OF
                      PARTNERSHIP    LIMITED    GENERAL
                       INTEREST      PARTNERS   PARTNER    TOTAL
                     -------------  ----------  -------  ----------
                                        $          $         $
<S>                  <C>            <C>         <C>      <C>
DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
Partners' Capital,
November 2, 1994             2.000          10       10          20
Initial Offering       249,337.719   2,395,153   98,224   2,493,377
Continuous Offering    136,998.578   1,356,754      --    1,356,754
Net Loss                       --      (50,640)  (1,666)    (52,306)
                     -------------  ----------  -------  ----------
Partners' Capital,
December 31, 1994      386,338.297   3,701,277   96,568   3,797,845
Continuous Offering    856,935.520   9,609,381   30,000   9,639,381
Net Income                     --    1,536,421   23,243   1,559,664
Redemptions            (21,105.767)   (242,390)     --     (242,390)
                     -------------  ----------  -------  ----------
Partners' Capital,
December 31, 1995    1,222,168.050  14,604,689  149,811  14,754,500
Continuous Offering    647,218.304   7,199,621   60,000   7,259,621
Net Loss                       --     (354,537)  (3,429)   (357,966)
Redemptions           (260,277.423) (2,949,900)     --   (2,949,900)
                     -------------  ----------  -------  ----------
Partners' Capital
December 31, 1996    1,609,108.931  18,499,873  206,382  18,706,255
                     =============  ==========  =======  ==========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S>                  <C>            <C>         <C>      <C>
DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
Partners' Capital,
November 2, 1994             2.000          10       10          20
Initial Offering       671,717.229   6,617,182   99,990   6,717,172
Continuous Offering    519,075.104   5,168,943   27,000   5,195,943
Net Income                     --        5,704       90       5,794
                     -------------  ----------  -------  ----------
Partners' Capital,
December 31, 1994    1,190,794.333  11,791,839  127,090  11,918,929
Continuous Offering  1,880,517.736  19,071,379  180,000  19,251,379
Net Income                     --    2,659,882   23,247   2,683,129
Redemptions           (135,720.249) (1,390,505)     --   (1,390,505)
                     -------------  ----------  -------  ----------
Partners' Capital,
December 31, 1995    2,935,591.820  32,132,595  330,337  32,462,932
Continuous Offering  1,784,521.074  18,480,024  150,000  18,630,024
Net Loss                       --     (799,980)  (6,883)   (806,863)
Redemptions           (491,011.043) (5,167,216)     --   (5,167,216)
                     -------------  ----------  -------  ----------
Partners' Capital
December 31, 1996    4,229,101.851  44,645,423  473,454  45,118,877
                     =============  ==========  =======  ==========
</TABLE>
 
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-8
<PAGE>
 
                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
 
            STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL--(CONTINUED)
 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995 AND THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 2,
             1994 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       UNITS OF
                      PARTNERSHIP     LIMITED     GENERAL
                       INTEREST      PARTNERS     PARTNER      TOTAL
                     -------------  -----------  ---------  -----------
                                         $           $           $
<S>                  <C>            <C>          <C>        <C>
DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
Partners' Capital,
November 2, 1994             2.000           10         10           20
Initial Offering       795,200.117    7,838,027    113,974    7,952,001
Continuous Offering    731,002.303    7,163,212     48,000    7,211,212
Net Loss                       --      (229,460)    (2,719)    (232,179)
                     -------------  -----------  ---------  -----------
Partners' Capital,
December 31, 1994    1,526,204.420   14,771,789    159,265   14,931,054
Continuous Offering  3,799,373.914   41,608,374    405,000   42,013,374
Net Income                     --     4,226,249     35,619    4,261,868
Redemptions           (168,120.926)  (1,879,917)       --    (1,879,917)
                     -------------  -----------  ---------  -----------
Partners' Capital,
December 31, 1995    5,157,457.408   58,726,495    599,884   59,326,379
Continuous Offering  3,684,340.110   44,072,998    370,000   44,442,998
Net Income                     --    15,737,852    163,465   15,901,317
Redemptions           (541,628.284)  (6,685,065)       --    (6,685,065)
                     -------------  -----------  ---------  -----------
Partners' Capital,
December 31, 1996    8,300,169.234  111,852,280  1,133,349  112,985,629
                     =============  ===========  =========  ===========
</TABLE>
 
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-9
<PAGE>
 
                       DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
 
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   FOR THE
                                                                 PERIOD FROM
                                                              NOVEMBER 2, 1994
                                       FOR THE YEARS ENDED      (COMMENCEMENT
                                          DECEMBER 31,        OF OPERATIONS) TO
                                      ----------------------    DECEMBER 31,
                                         1996        1995           1994
                                      ----------  ----------  -----------------
                                          $           $               $
<S>                                   <C>         <C>         <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)                       (357,966)  1,559,664        (52,306)
Noncash item included in net income
 (loss):
 Net change in unrealized                175,835    (373,624)       (18,804)
Increase in operating assets:
 Interest receivable (DWR)               (24,354)    (44,925)       (16,204)
Increase (decrease) in operating as-
 sets (liabilities):
 Accrued brokerage commissions (DWR)      25,474      50,100         16,573
 Accrued management fees                   7,053      10,437          3,453
 Incentive fees payable                  (49,873)     49,873            --
                                      ----------  ----------      ---------
Net cash provided by (used for) op-
 erating activities                     (223,831)  1,251,525        (67,288)
                                      ----------  ----------      ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Offering of units                      7,259,621   9,639,381      3,850,131
Increase (decrease) in subscriptions
 receivable                              869,488    (538,337)      (522,720)
Increase in redemptions payable          762,679      38,746            --
Redemptions of units                  (2,949,900)   (242,390)           --
                                      ----------  ----------      ---------
Net cash provided by financing ac-
 tivities                              5,941,888   8,897,400      3,327,411
                                      ----------  ----------      ---------
Net increase in cash                   5,718,057  10,148,925      3,260,123
Balance at beginning of period        13,409,068   3,260,143             20
                                      ----------  ----------      ---------
Balance at end of period              19,127,125  13,409,068      3,260,143
                                      ==========  ==========      =========
</TABLE>
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-10
<PAGE>
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.
 
                     STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS--(CONTINUED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   FOR THE
                                                                 PERIOD FROM
                                                              NOVEMBER 2, 1994
                                       FOR THE YEARS ENDED      (COMMENCEMENT
                                          DECEMBER 31,        OF OPERATIONS) TO
                                      ----------------------    DECEMBER 31,
                                         1996        1995           1994
                                      ----------  ----------  -----------------
                                          $           $               $
<S>                                   <C>         <C>         <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)                       (806,863)  2,683,129          5,794
Noncash item included in net income
 (loss):
 Net change in unrealized              1,679,048  (1,451,792)      (367,611)
(Increase) decrease in operating as-
 sets:
 Net option premiums                      25,452     (26,584)        46,457
 Interest receivable (DWR)               (55,568)    (72,271)       (35,804)
Increase (decrease) in operating li-
 abilities:
 Accrued brokerage commissions (DWR)     110,617     140,765         72,060
 Accrued management fees                  59,530      64,349         32,942
 Incentive fees payable                 (198,924)    180,083         18,841
                                      ----------  ----------     ----------
Net cash provided by (used for) op-
 erating activities                      813,292   1,517,679       (227,321)
                                      ----------  ----------     ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Offering of units                     18,630,024  19,251,379     11,913,115
(Increase) decrease in subscriptions
 receivable                              714,659     488,896     (2,036,646)
Increase in redemptions payable        1,413,226      77,310            --
Redemptions of units                  (5,167,216) (1,390,505)           --
                                      ----------  ----------     ----------
Net cash provided by financing ac-
 tivities                             15,590,693  18,427,080      9,876,469
                                      ----------  ----------     ----------
Net increase in cash                  16,403,985  19,944,759      9,649,148
Balance at beginning of period        29,593,927   9,649,168             20
                                      ----------  ----------     ----------
Balance at end of period              45,997,912  29,593,927      9,649,168
                                      ==========  ==========     ==========
</TABLE>
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-11
<PAGE>
 
                      DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
 
                     STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS--(CONCLUDED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   FOR THE
                                                                 PERIOD FROM
                                             FOR THE           NOVEMBER 2, 1994
                                           YEARS ENDED         (COMMENCEMENT OF
                                           DECEMBER 31,         OPERATIONS) TO
                                      -----------------------    DECEMBER 31,
                                         1996         1995           1994
                                      -----------  ----------  ----------------
                                           $           $              $
<S>                                   <C>          <C>         <C>              <C> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM
 OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)                      15,901,317   4,261,868       (232,179)
Noncash item included in net income
 (loss):
 Net change in
  unrealized                            1,552,659  (3,362,093)      (724,455)
Increase in operating
 assets:
Net option premiums                      (328,955)        --             --
 Interest receivable
  (DWR)                                  (189,153)   (146,210)       (46,478)
Increase (decrease) in
 operating liabilities:
 Accrued brokerage
  commissions (DWR)                       388,414     295,915         91,924
 Accrued management fees                  199,067     135,276         42,022
 Incentive fees payable                       --      (19,678)        19,678
                                      -----------  ----------     ----------
Net cash provided by
 (used for) operating
 activities                            17,523,349   1,165,078       (849,488)
                                      -----------  ----------     ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM
 FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Offering of units                      44,442,998  42,013,374     15,163,213
Increase in subscriptions receivable   (2,025,927)   (606,947)    (2,484,249)
Increase in redemptions
 payable                                  499,483     184,326            --
Redemptions of units                   (6,685,065) (1,879,917)           --
                                      -----------  ----------     ----------
Net cash provided by
 financing activities                  36,231,489  39,710,836     12,678,964
                                      -----------  ----------     ----------
Net increase in cash                   53,754,838  40,875,914     11,829,476
Balance at beginning of
 period                                52,705,410  11,829,496             20
                                      -----------  ----------     ----------
Balance at end of period              106,460,248  52,705,410     11,829,496
                                      ===========  ==========     ==========
</TABLE>
 
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-12
<PAGE>
 
                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
 
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
ORGANIZATION--Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P. ("Spectrum Balanced"), Dean
Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P. ("Spectrum Strategic") and Dean Witter Spectrum
Technical L.P. ("Spectrum Technical") (individually, a "Partnership," or
collectively, the "Partnerships") are limited partnerships organized to engage
in the speculative trading of futures and forward contracts, options on futures
contracts and on physical commodities, and other commodities interests,
including foreign currencies, financial instruments, precious and industrial
metals, energy products, and agriculturals. The general partner for each
Partnership is Demeter Management Corporation ("Demeter"). The commodity broker
is Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR"). Both DWR and Demeter are wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
 
Demeter is required to maintain a 1% minimum interest in the equity of each
Partnership and income (losses) are shared by Demeter and the Limited Partners
based upon their proportional ownership interests.
 
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING--The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements.
 
REVENUE RECOGNITION--Commodity futures contracts and forward contracts on
foreign currencies are open commitments until settlement date. They are valued
at market and the resulting unrealized gains and losses are reflected in
income. Monthly, DWR pays each Partnership interest income based upon 80% of
its average daily Net Assets for the month in the case of Spectrum Strategic
and Spectrum Technical and 100% in the case of Spectrum Balanced. The interest
rate is equal to a prevailing rate on U.S. Treasury Bills. For purposes of such
interest payments, Net Assets do not include monies due the Partnership on
forward contracts and other commodity interests, but not actually received.
 
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT--Net income (loss) per Unit is computed using the
weighted average number of units outstanding during the period.
 
EQUITY IN COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS--The Partnerships' assets "Equity
in Commodity futures trading accounts" consist of cash on deposit at DWR to be
used as margin for trading and the net asset or liability related to unrealized
gains or losses on open contracts and the net option premiums paid and/or
received. The asset or liability related to the unrealized gains or losses on
forward contracts is presented as a net amount because each Partnership has a
master netting agreement with DWR.
 
BROKERAGE AND RELATED TRANSACTION FEES AND COSTS--Prior to September 1, 1996,
brokerage fees for Spectrum Balanced were accrued at a monthly rate of 1/2 of
1% of the Net Assets as of the first day of each month. Effective September 1,
1996, brokerage fees are accrued at a monthly rate of 11/24 of 1% of the Net
Assets as of the first day of the month.
 
Prior to September 1, 1996, brokerage fees for Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum
Technical were accrued at a monthly rate of 35/48 of 1% of the Net Assets as of
the first day of each month. Effective September 1, 1996, brokerage fees are
accrued at a monthly rate of 33/48 of 1% of the Net Assets as of the first day
of the month.
 
Such fees will cover all brokerage commissions, transaction fees and costs and
ordinary administrative and continuing offering expenses.
 
OPERATING EXPENSES--The Partnerships incur monthly management fees and may
incur incentive fees. All common administrative and continuing offering
expenses including legal, auditing, accounting, filing fees and other related
expenses, are borne by DWR through the brokerage fees paid by each Partnership.
 
INCOME TAXES--No provision for income taxes has been made in the accompanying
financial statements, as partners are individually responsible for reporting
income or loss based upon their respective share of each Partnership's revenues
and expenses for income tax purposes.
 
DISTRIBUTIONS--Distributions, other than on redemption of Units, are made on a
pro-rata basis at the sole discretion of Demeter. No distributions have been
made to date.
 
                                      F-13
<PAGE>
 
CONTINUING OFFERING--Units of each Partnership are offered at a price equal to
100% of the Net Asset Value per Unit as of the close of business on the last
day of the month. No selling commissions or charges related to the continuing
offering of Units will be paid by the Limited Partners or the Partnership. DWR
will pay all such costs.
 
REDEMPTIONS--Limited Partners may redeem some or all of their Units at 100% of
the Net Asset Value per Unit as of the end of the last day that is six months
after the closing at which a person becomes a limited partner, upon five
business days advance notice by redemption form to Demeter. Thereafter, Units
may be redeemed as of the end of any month upon five business days advance
notice by redemption form to Demeter. However, any Units redeemed at or prior
to the end of the twelfth, eighteenth, or twenty-fourth full months following
the closing at which such person first becomes a limited partner, may be
assessed a redemption charge equal to 3%, 2% or 1% respectively, of the Net
Asset Value per Unit on the date of such redemption. Redemptions must be made
in whole Units, in a minimum amount of 50 Units, unless a Limited Partner is
redeeming his entire interest in a Partnership.
 
EXCHANGES--On the last day of the first month which occurs more than six months
after a person first becomes a Limited Partner in any of the Partnerships, and
the end of each month thereafter, Limited Partners may exchange their
investment among the Partnerships (subject to certain restrictions outlined in
the Limited Partnership Agreement) without paying additional charges.
 
DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP--Each Partnership will terminate on December 31,
2035 regardless of its financial condition at such time, or at an earlier date
if certain conditions occur as defined in each Partnership's Limited
Partnership Agreement.
 
2. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Each Partnership pays brokerage commissions to DWR as described in Note 1. Each
Partnership's cash is on deposit with DWR in commodity trading accounts to meet
margin requirements as needed. DWR pays interest on these funds as described in
Note 1. Each Partnership is authorized to issue and sell Units at Monthly
Closings at a price per Unit equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value of a Unit of
such Partnership as of the close of business on the date of such monthly
closing.
 
3. TRADING ADVISORS
 
Demeter, on behalf of each Partnership, retains certain commodity trading
advisors to make all trading decisions for the Partnerships. The trading
advisors for each Partnership are as follows:
 
Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P.
 RXR, Inc.
 
Dean Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P.
 Blenheim Investments, Inc.
 A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc.
 Willowbridge Associates Inc.
 
Dean Witter Spectrum Technical L.P.
 Campbell & Company, Inc.
 Chesapeake Capital Corporation
 John W. Henry & Company, Inc. ("JWH")
 
Compensation to the trading advisors by the Partnerships consists of a
management fee and an incentive fee as follows:
 
MANAGEMENT FEE--The management fee is accrued at the rate of 5/48 of 1% of the
Net Assets on the first day of each month (a 1.25% annual rate) to Spectrum
Balanced.
 
The management fee is accrued at the rate of 1/3 of 1% per month of the Net
Assets allocated to each trading advisor on the first day of each month (a 4%
annual rate) to Spectrum Strategic and Spectrum Technical.
 
INCENTIVE FEE--Each Partnership will pay a monthly incentive fee equal to 15%
of the "Trading Profits", as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement,
experienced with respect to each Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets as of
the end of each calendar month. When trading losses are incurred, no incentive
fee will be paid in subsequent months until all such losses are recovered.
 
                                      F-14
<PAGE>
 
4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The Partnerships trade futures financial instruments and forward contracts in
interest rates, stock indices, commodities, currencies, petroleum and precious
metals. Futures and forwards represent contracts for delayed delivery of an
instrument at a specified date and price. Risk arises from changes in the value
of these contracts and the potential inability of counterparties to perform
under the terms of the contracts. There are numerous factors which may
significantly influence the market value of these contracts, including interest
rate volatility. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, open contracts were:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   SPECTRUM BALANCED
                                                 ---------------------
                                                      CONTRACT OR
                                                    NOTIONAL AMOUNT
                                                 ---------------------
                                                    1996       1995
                                                 ---------- ----------
                                                     $          $
                                                 ---------- ----------
EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
<S>                                              <C>        <C>
Financial Futures:
 Commitment to Purchase                          18,417,000 10,185,000
 Commitment to Sell                              13,206,000  1,286,000
Commodity Futures:
 Commitment to Purchase                           4,064,000  4,769,000
 Commitment to Sell                               4,337,000  1,109,000
Foreign Futures:
 Commitment to Purchase                          61,568,000 16,671,000
 Commitment to Sell                               4,802,000     73,000
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS:
 Commitment to Purchase                           8,070,000  6,993,000
 Commitment to Sell                              17,843,000  6,806,000
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   SPECTRUM STRATEGIC
                                                 ----------------------
                                                      CONTRACT OR
                                                    NOTIONAL AMOUNT
                                                 ----------------------
                                                    1996       1995
                                                 ---------- -----------
                                                     $           $
EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
<S>                                              <C>        <C>
Financial Futures:
 Commitment to Purchase                          15,204,000 112,590,000
 Commitment to Sell                              28,092,000  27,712,000
 Options Written                                  5,212,000   9,865,000
Commodity Futures:
 Commitment to Purchase                          36,735,000 142,365,000
 Commitment to Sell                              16,911,000  20,701,000
 Options Written                                  2,126,000   8,762,000
Foreign Futures:
 Commitment to Purchase                          37,389,000  88,628,000
 Commitment to Sell                              10,787,000  17,287,000
 Options Written                                        --      200,000
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS:
 Commitment to Purchase                           1,157,000     242,000
 Commitment to Sell                               1,121,000     242,000
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-15
<PAGE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   SPECTRUM TECHNICAL
                                                 -----------------------
                                                       CONTRACT OR
                                                     NOTIONAL AMOUNT
                                                 -----------------------
                                                    1996        1995
                                                 ----------- -----------
                                                      $           $
EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
<S>                                              <C>         <C>
Financial Futures:
 Commitment to Purchase                          113,494,000 107,671,000
 Commitment to Sell                               88,136,000  20,387,000
 Options Written                                   4,505,000         --
Commodity Futures:
 Commitment to Purchase                           21,658,000  51,165,000
 Commitment to Sell                               51,283,000  15,282,000
Foreign Futures:
 Commitment to Purchase                          112,745,000 136,327,000
 Commitment to Sell                               81,929,000   8,149,000
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS:
 Commitment to Purchase                           40,864,000   7,035,000
 Commitment to Sell                               24,397,000  44,415,000
</TABLE>
 
A portion of the amounts indicated as off-balance-sheet risk in forward foreign
currency contracts is due to offsetting forward commitments to purchase and to
sell the same currency on the same date in the future. These commitments are
economically offsetting, but are not offset in the forward market until the
settlement date.
 
The unrealized gains on open contracts are reported as a component of "Equity
in Commodity futures trading accounts" on the Statements of Financial Condition
and totaled at December 31, 1996 and 1995 respectively, $216,593 and $392,428
for Spectrum Balanced, $140,355 and $1,819,403 for Spectrum Strategic, and
$2,533,889 and $4,086,548 for Spectrum Technical.
 
For Spectrum Balanced, of the $216,593 net unrealized gain on open contracts at
December 31, 1996, $292,886 related to exchange-traded futures contracts and
($76,293) related to off-exchange-traded forward currency contracts. Of the
$392,428 net unrealized gain on open contracts at December 31, 1995, $428,893
related to exchange-traded futures contracts and ($36,465) related to off-
exchange-traded forward currency contracts.
 
For Spectrum Strategic, of the $140,355 net unrealized gain on open contracts
at December 31, 1996, $140,193 related to exchange-traded futures contracts and
$162 related to off-exchange-traded forward currency contracts. The $1,819,403
net unrealized gain on open contracts at December 31, 1995, related entirely to
exchange-traded futures and option contracts.
 
For Spectrum Technical, of the $2,533,889 net unrealized gain on open contracts
at December 31, 1996, $2,802,603 related to exchange-traded futures contracts
and ($268,714) related to off-exchange-traded forward currency contracts. Of
the $4,086,548 net unrealized gain on open contracts at December 31, 1995,
$4,164,279 related to exchange-traded futures and option contracts and
($77,731) related to off-exchange-traded forward currency contracts.
 
The contract amounts in the above table represent the Partnerships' extent of
involvement in the particular class of financial instrument, but not the credit
risk associated with counterparty nonperformance. The credit risk associated
with these instruments is limited to the amounts reflected in the Partnerships'
Statements of Financial Condition.
 
                                      F-16
<PAGE>
 
Exchange-traded contracts and off-exchange-traded forward currency contracts
held by the Partnerships at December 1996 and 1995 mature as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      1996          1995
                                                  ------------- -------------
 <S>                                              <C>           <C>
 SPECTRUM BALANCED
 Exchange-Traded Contracts                          June 1997     June 1996
 Off-Exchange-Traded Forward Currency Contracts   January 1997  January 1996
 SPECTRUM STRATEGIC
 Exchange-Traded Contracts                        December 1997 December 1996
 Off-Exchange-Traded Forward Currency Contracts   January 1997  January 1996
 SPECTRUM TECHNICAL
 Exchange-Traded Contracts                        December 1997 December 1996
 Off-Exchange-Traded Forward Currency Contracts    March 1997   January 1996
</TABLE>
 
The Partnerships also have credit risk because the sole counterparty, with
respect to most of the Partnerships' assets, is DWR. Exchange-traded futures
contracts are marked to market on a daily basis, with variations in value
settled on a daily basis. DWR, as the futures commission merchant for all of
the Partnerships' exchange-traded futures contracts, is required pursuant to
regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to segregate from its
own assets, and for the sole benefit of its commodity customers, all funds held
by DWR with respect to exchange-traded futures contracts including an amount
equal to the net unrealized gain on all open futures contracts which funds
totaled at December 31, 1996 and 1995 respectively, $19,420,011 and $13,837,961
for Spectrum Balanced, $46,138,105 and $31,413,330 for Spectrum Strategic, and
$109,262,851 and $56,869,689 for Spectrum Technical. With respect to the
Partnership's off-exchange-traded forward currency contracts, there are no
daily settlements of variations in value nor is there any requirement that an
amount equal to the net unrealized gain on open forward contracts be
segregated. With respect to those off-exchange-traded forward currency
contracts, the Partnerships are at risk to the ability of DWR, the counterparty
on all of such contracts, to perform.
 
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, the average fair value of
financial instruments held for trading purposes was as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  SPECTRUM BALANCED
                                                ----------------------
                                                         1996
                                                ----------------------
                                                  ASSETS   LIABILITIES
                                                ---------- -----------
                                                    $           $
<S>                                             <C>        <C>
EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
Financial Futures                               24,615,000  8,611,000
Options on Financial Futures                       375,000  2,717,000
Commodity Futures                                3,317,000  2,528,000
Foreign Futures                                 31,242,000 11,045,000
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  18,038,000 16,158,000
<CAPTION>
                                                         1995
                                                ----------------------
                                                  ASSETS   LIABILITIES
                                                ---------- -----------
                                                    $           $
<S>                                             <C>        <C>
EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
Financial Futures                               10,315,000  1,410,000
Commodity Futures                                2,419,000    649,000
Foreign Futures and Forward Currency             6,285,000  1,934,000
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS   4,014,000  4,079,000
<CAPTION>
                                                  SPECTRUM STRATEGIC
                                                ----------------------
                                                         1996
                                                ----------------------
                                                  ASSETS   LIABILITIES
                                                ---------- -----------
                                                    $           $
<S>                                             <C>        <C>
EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
Financial Futures                               41,783,000 37,098,000
Options on Financial Futures                    10,093,000  1,401,000
Commodity Futures                               93,183,000  8,843,000
Options on Commodity Futures                    17,066,000  2,566,000
Foreign Futures                                 59,665,000 12,417,000
Options on Foreign Futures                       3,267,000     16,000
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS   4,367,000  4,704,000
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         1995
                                                -----------------------
                                                  ASSETS    LIABILITIES
                                                ----------- -----------
                                                     $           $
<S>                                             <C>         <C>
EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
Financial Futures                                28,704,000  16,932,000
Commodity Futures                                51,920,000  11,250,000
Foreign Futures and Forward Currency             31,941,000  11,889,000
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS       71,000      48,000
<CAPTION>
                                                  SPECTRUM TECHNICAL
                                                -----------------------
                                                         1996
                                                -----------------------
                                                  ASSETS    LIABILITIES
                                                ----------- -----------
                                                     $           $
<S>                                             <C>         <C>
EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
Financial Futures                               131,914,000 117,625,000
Options on Financial Futures                      5,437,000     375,000
Commodity Futures                                40,606,000  45,449,000
Options on Commodity Futures                      5,157,000         --
Foreign Futures                                 144,435,000  60,257,000
Options on Foreign Futures                        7,143,000         --
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS   35,572,000  39,498,000
<CAPTION>
                                                         1995
                                                -----------------------
                                                  ASSETS    LIABILITIES
                                                ----------- -----------
                                                     $           $
<S>                                             <C>         <C>
EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTS:
Financial Futures                                45,660,000  26,140,000
Commodity Futures                                19,938,000  11,023,000
Foreign Futures and Forward Currency             50,015,000  19,011,000
OFF-EXCHANGE-TRADED FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS   21,986,000  18,280,000
</TABLE>
 
5. LEGAL MATTERS
 
  On September 6, 10, and 20, 1996, and on March 13, 1997 similar purported
class actions were filed in the Superior Court of the State of California,
County of Los Angeles, on behalf of all purchasers of interests in limited
partnership commodity pools sold by DWR. Named defendants include DWR, Demeter,
Dean Witter Futures and Currency Management Inc., DWD (all such parties
referred to hereafter as the "Dean Witter Parties"), certain limited
partnership commodity pools of which Demeter is the general partner, and
certain trading advisors (including JWH) to those pools. Similar purported
class actions were also filed on September 18 and 20, 1996, in the Supreme
Court of the State of New York, New York County, and on November 14, 1996 in
the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle County, against the
Dean Witter Parties and certain trading advisors on behalf of all purchasers of
interests in various limited partnership commodity pools sold by DWR.
Generally, these complaints allege, among other things, that the defendants
committed fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty,
fraudulent and unfair business practices, unjust enrichment, and conversion in
connection with the sale and operation of the various limited partnership
commodity pools. The complaints seek unspecified amounts of compensatory and
punitive damages and other relief. It is possible that additional similar
actions may be filed and that, in the course of these actions, other parties
could be added as defendants. The Dean Witter Parties believe that they have
strong defenses to, and they will vigorously contest, the actions. Although the
ultimate outcome of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, it is
the opinion of management of the Dean Witter Parties that the resolution of the
actions will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or
the results of operations of any of the Dean Witter Parties.
 
                                      F-18
<PAGE>
 
                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
 
The Board of Directors  Demeter Management Corporation:
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of Demeter
Management Corporation (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dean Witter, Discover &
Co.) (the "Company") as of December 31, 1996 and 1995. These statements of
financial condition are the responsibility of the Company'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 audit 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, such statements of financial condition present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Demeter Management Corporation as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995 in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
February 17, 1997
(March 13, 1997 as to Note 5)
New York, New York
 
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<PAGE>
 
                         DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
        (WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO. ("DWD"))
 
                       STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                      1996           1995
ASSETS                                            -------------  -------------
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
Investments in affiliated partnerships (Note 2)   $  18,955,507  $  17,788,814
Receivable from affiliated partnership                    1,049          1,154
                                                  -------------  -------------
  Total Assets                                       18,956,556     17,789,968
                                                  =============  =============
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
LIABILITIES
 Payable to DWD (Note 3)                             15,762,235     15,157,797
 Income taxes payable                                   114,218        156,337
 Accrued expenses                                        30,379         32,579
                                                  -------------  -------------
  Total Liabilities                                  15,906,832     15,346,713
                                                  -------------  -------------
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY:
 Common stock, no par value:
  Authorized 1,000 shares; Issued and outstanding
   100 shares at stated value of $500 per share          50,000         50,000
 Additional paid-in capital                         111,170,000    111,170,000
 Retained earnings                                    2,899,724      2,293,255
                                                  -------------  -------------
                                                    114,119,724    113,513,255
 Less: Notes receivable from DWD (Note 4)          (111,070,000)  (111,070,000)
                                                  -------------  -------------
  Total Stockholder's Equity                          3,049,724      2,443,255
                                                  -------------  -------------
  Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity         18,956,556     17,789,968
                                                  =============  =============
</TABLE>
 
 
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
                                      F-20
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                         DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
            (WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.)
 
                   NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
1.BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Demeter Management Corporation ("Demeter") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dean
Witter, Discover & Co. ("DWD").
 
Demeter manages the following commodity pools as their sole general partner:
Dean Witter Cornerstone Fund II, Dean Witter Cornerstone Fund III, Dean Witter
Cornerstone Fund IV, Columbia Futures Fund, Dean Witter Diversified Futures
Fund Limited Partnership ("DWDFF"), Dean Witter Diversified Futures Fund II
L.P., Dean Witter Diversified Futures Fund III L.P., Dean Witter Multi-Market
Portfolio L.P. (formerly Dean Witter Principal Guaranteed Fund L.P.), Dean
Witter Principal Plus Fund L.P. ("DWPPF"), Dean Witter Principal Plus Fund
Management L.P., Dean Witter Portfolio Strategy Fund L.P. (formerly Dean Witter
Principal Secured Futures Fund L.P.) ("DWPSF"), Dean Witter Select Futures Fund
L.P. ("DWSFF"), Dean Witter Global Perspective Portfolio L.P., Dean Witter
World Currency Fund L.P., Dean Witter Institutional Balanced Portfolio Account
I L.P. ("DWIBP I"), Dean Witter Institutional Account II L.P., DWFCM
International Access Fund L.P., Dean Witter Anchor Institutional Balanced
Portfolio Account L.P., Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P., Dean Witter
Spectrum Strategic L.P., Dean Witter Spectrum Technical L.P., DWR Chesapeake
L.P., DWR Institutional Balanced Portfolio Account III L.P., and DWR/JWH
Futures Fund L.P. ("DWR/JWH").
 
Each of the commodity pools is a limited partnership organized to engage in the
speculative trading of commodity futures contracts, forward contracts on
foreign currencies and other commodity interests.
 
Demeter reopened DWDFF for additional investment and on June 30, 1995 DWDFF
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") 75,000 units
which were offered to investors for a limited time in a public offering.
 
Demeter terminated Dean Witter Principal Guaranteed Fund III L.P. ("DWPGF III")
as of September 30, 1995. DWPGF III received the guarantee payment necessary to
bring the net asset value per unit to $1,000, and all units were redeemed.
 
Demeter reopened DWPPF for additional investment and on November 8, 1995 DWPPF
registered with the SEC 75,000 units which were offered to investors for a
limited time in a public offering.
 
In November of 1995, Demeter entered into a limited partnership agreement as
General Partner in DWR/JWH, which offered units to investors in an initial
private offering period ending January 31, 1996 and began trading on February
1, 1996. Demeter's initial investment in DWR/JWH was $75,000.
 
Demeter terminated Dean Witter Principal Guaranteed Fund II L.P. ("DWPGF II")
as of March 31, 1996. DWPGF II was liquidated and holders of units as of March
31, 1996 received a final distribution equal to the net asset value per unit on
that date multiplied by their respective number of units.
 
On July 31, 1996, with the Net Asset Value of DWPSF above $1,000 per unit, the
letter of credit arrangement which assured investors who redeemed their units
on July 31, 1996 a minimum Net Asset Value of $1,000 per unit expired. On
August 1, 1996, that partnership was renamed "Dean Witter Portfolio Strategy
Fund L.P." and will continue trading in a non-guaranteed format. As a result,
both the reduction of interest income of 1.125% per annum for the letter of
credit fee paid by Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR") and the letter of credit
fee of 1% of new appreciation have been eliminated.
 
Demeter reopened DWSFF for additional investment and on August 13, 1996 DWSFF
registered with the SEC 60,000 Units which are being offered to investors for a
limited time in a public offering.
 
On August 20, 1996, Demeter ceased trading activities in DWIBP I and
distributed approximately 97% of DWIBP I's assets. At that time, there were
open forward positions maturing through December 1996. DWIBP I will liquidate
and distribute its remaining assets in 1997.
 
INCOME TAXES--The results of operations of Demeter are included in the
consolidated federal income tax return of DWD, computed on a separate company
basis and due to DWD.
 
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<PAGE>
 
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING--The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements.
 
2.INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED PARTNERSHIPS
 
The limited partnership agreement of each commodity pool requires Demeter to
maintain a general partnership interest in each partnership, generally in an
amount equal to, but not less than, 1 percent of the aggregate capital
contributed to the partnership by all partners.
 
The total assets, liabilities and partners' capital of all the funds managed by
Demeter at December 31, 1996 and 1995 were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                         1996          1995
                                                     ------------- -------------
                                                           $             $
   <S>                                               <C>           <C>
   Total assets..................................... 1,084,660,072 1,091,082,360
   Total liabilities................................    27,893,698    20,934,451
   Total partners' capital.......................... 1,056,766,374 1,070,147,909
</TABLE>
 
Demeter's investments in the above limited partnerships are carried at market
value with changes in such market value reflected currently in operations.
 
3.PAYABLE TO DWD
 
The payable to DWD is primarily for amounts due for the purchase of partnership
investments.
 
4.NET WORTH REQUIREMENT
 
At December 31, 1996 and 1995, Demeter held non-interest bearing notes from DWD
that were payable on demand. These notes were received in connection with
additional capital contributions aggregating $111,070,000.
 
The limited partnership agreement of each commodity pool requires Demeter to
maintain its net worth at an amount not less than 10% of the capital
contributions by all partners in each pool in which Demeter is the general
partner (15% if the capital contributions to any partnership are less than
$2,500,000, or $250,000, whichever is less).
 
In calculating this requirement, Demeter's interests in each limited
partnership and any amounts receivable from or payable to such partnerships are
excluded from net worth. Notes receivable from DWD are included in net worth
for purposes of this calculation.
 
5.LEGAL MATTERS
 
On September 6, 10, and 20, 1996, and on March 13, 1997, similar purported
class actions were filed in the Superior Court of the State of California,
County of Los Angeles, on behalf of all purchasers of interests in limited
partnership commodity pools sold by DWR. Named defendants include DWR, Demeter,
Dean Witter Futures and Currency Management Inc., DWD (all such parties
referred to hereafter as the "Dean Witter Parties"), certain limited
partnership commodity pools of which Demeter is the general partner, and
certain trading advisors to those pools. Similar purported class actions were
also filed on September 18 and 20, 1996 in the Supreme Court of the State of
New York, New York County, and on November 14, 1996 in the Superior Court of
the State of Delaware, New Castle County, against the Dean Witter Parties and
certain trading advisors on behalf of all purchasers of interests in various
limited partnership commodity pools sold by DWR. Generally, these complaints
allege, among other things, that the defendants committed fraud, deceit,
misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent and unfair business
practices, unjust enrichment, and conversion in connection with the sale and
operation of the various limited partnership commodity pools. The complaints
seek unspecified amounts of compensatory and punitive damages and other relief.
It is possible that additional similar actions may be filed and that, in the
course of these actions, other parties could be added as defendants. The Dean
Witter Parties believe that they have strong defenses to, and they will
vigorously contest, the actions. Although the ultimate outcome of legal
proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, it
 
                                      F-22
<PAGE>
 
is the opinion of management of the Dean Witter Parties that the resolution of
the actions will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition
or the results of operations of any of the Dean Witter Parties.
 
6.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On February 5, 1997, DWD and Morgan Stanley Group Inc. ("Morgan Stanley")
announced a definitive agreement to merge. The new company will be named Morgan
Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. Under the terms of the merger agreement
unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, each Morgan
Stanley common share will be exchanged for 1.65 common shares of DWD. Morgan
Stanley preferred shares outstanding at the date of the merger will be
exchanged for preferred shares of DWD having substantially identical terms. The
transaction, which is expected to be completed in mid-1997, is intended to be a
tax-free exchange and accounted for as a pooling of interest and is subject to
customary closing conditions, including certain regulatory approvals and the
approval of shareholders of both companies.
 
Demeter has determined to reopen DWPSF for additional investment and will
register with the SEC 50,000 units to be offered to investors for a limited
time in a public offering.
 
 
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                                                                       EXHIBIT A
 
  TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FORM OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR DEAN WITTER
SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P., DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P. AND DEAN WITTER
SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           PAGE
                                                                           ----
 <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
  1.  Formation; Name....................................................   A-1
  2.  Office.............................................................   A-1
  3.  Business...........................................................   A-1
  4.  Term; Dissolution; Fiscal Year.....................................   A-2
      (a) Term...........................................................   A-2
      (b) Dissolution....................................................   A-2
      (c) Fiscal Year....................................................   A-2
  5.  Net Worth of General Partner.......................................   A-2
      Capital Contributions and Offering of Units of Limited Partnership
  6.  Interest...........................................................   A-3
  7.  Allocation of Profits and Losses; Accounting; Other Matters........   A-4
      (a) Capital Accounts...............................................   A-4
      (b) Monthly Allocations............................................   A-4
      (c) Allocation of Profit and Loss for Federal Income Tax Purposes..   A-4
      (d) Definitions; Accounting........................................   A-6
      (e) Expenses and Limitations Thereof...............................   A-6
      (f)  Limited Liability of Limited Partners.........................   A-7
      (g) Return of Limited Partner's Capital Contribution...............   A-7
      (h) Distributions..................................................   A-7
  8.  Management and Trading Policies....................................   A-7
      (a) Management of the Partnership..................................   A-7
      (b) The General Partner............................................   A-8
      (c) General Trading Policies.......................................   A-9
      (d) Changes to Trading Policies....................................   A-9
      (e) Miscellaneous..................................................  A-10
  9.  Audits; Reports to Limited Partners................................  A-11
 10.  Transfer; Redemption of Units; Exchange Privilege..................  A-12
      (a) Transfer.......................................................  A-12
      (b) Redemption.....................................................  A-12
      (c) Exchange Privilege.............................................  A-13
 11.  Special Power of Attorney..........................................  A-14
 12.  Withdrawal of Partners.............................................  A-15
 13.  No Personal Liability for Return of Capital........................  A-15
 14.  Standard of Liability; Indemnification.............................  A-15
      (a) Standard of Liability..........................................  A-15
      (b) Indemnification by the Partnership.............................  A-15
      (c) Affiliate......................................................  A-16
      (d) Indemnification by Partners....................................  A-16
 15.  Amendments; Meetings...............................................  A-16
      (a) Amendments with Consent of the General Partner.................  A-16
      (b) Meetings.......................................................  A-17
      (c) Amendments and Actions without Consent of the General Partner..  A-17
      (d) Action Without Meeting.........................................  A-17
 16.  Governing Law......................................................  A-18
 17.  Miscellaneous......................................................  A-18
      (a) Priority among Limited Partners................................  A-18
      (b) Notices........................................................  A-18
      (c) Binding Effect.................................................  A-18
      (d) Captions.......................................................  A-18
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                         <C>
Annex  --Request for Redemption............................................ A-19
</TABLE>
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                                                                       EXHIBIT A
 
FORM OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
FOR DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P., DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
AND DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.
 
  [Bracketed language] not included in Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P.
  Italicized language included only in Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P.
 
  This Agreement of Limited Partnership, made as of May 27, 1994, by and
between Demeter Management Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "General
Partner"), and the other parties who shall execute this Agreement, whether in
counterpart, by separate instrument, or otherwise, as limited partners
(collectively "Limited Partners"; the General Partner and Limited Partners may
be collectively referred to herein as "Partners").
 
                                  WITNESSETH:
 
  Whereas, the parties hereto desire to form a limited partnership for the
purpose of speculative trading in commodity interest contracts.
 
  Now, Therefore, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
1. FORMATION; NAME.
 
  The parties hereto do hereby form a limited partnership under the Delaware
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended and in effect on the date
hereof (the "Act"). The name of the limited partnership is DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM
BALANCED[STRATEGIC][TECHNICAL] L.P. (the "Partnership"). The General Partner
shall execute and file a Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership
(the "Certificate of Limited Partnership") in accordance with the Act, and
shall execute, file, record and publish as appropriate such amendments, assumed
name certificates, and other documents as are or become necessary or advisable
in connection with the operation of the Partnership, as determined by the
General Partner, and shall take all steps which the General Partner shall deem
necessary or advisable to allow the Partnership to conduct business as a
limited partnership where the Partnership conducts business in any
jurisdiction, and to otherwise provide that Limited Partners will have limited
liability with respect to the activities of the Partnership in all
jurisdictions, and to comply with the laws of any jurisdiction. Each Limited
Partner hereby undertakes to furnish to the General Partner a power of attorney
and such additional information as the General Partner may request to complete
such documents and to execute and cooperate in the filing, recording, or
publishing of such documents at the request of the General Partner.
 
2. OFFICE.
 
  The principal office of the Partnership shall be Two World Trade Center, 22nd
Floor, New York, New York 10048, or such other place as the General Partner may
designate from time to time.
 
  The address of the principal office of the Partnership in the State of
Delaware is c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209
Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, 19801, and the name and
address of the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in
the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust
Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, 19801.
 
3. BUSINESS.
 
  The Partnership's business and general purpose is to trade, buy, sell,
spread, or otherwise acquire, hold, or dispose of commodities (including, but
not limited to, foreign currencies, mortgage-backed securities, money market
instruments, financial instruments, and any other securities or items which are
now, or may hereafter be, the subject of futures contract trading), domestic
and foreign commodity futures contracts, commodity forward contracts, foreign
exchange commitments, options on physical commodities and on futures contracts,
spot (cash) commodities and currencies, and any rights pertaining thereto
(hereinafter referred to collectively as "futures interests") and securities
(such as United States Treasury securities) approved by the Commodity
 
                                      A-1
<PAGE>
 
Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") for investment of customer funds and
other securities on a limited basis, and to engage in all activities incident
thereto. The objective of the Partnership's business is appreciation of its
assets through speculative trading. The Partnership may pursue this objective
in any lawful manner consistent with the Partnership's trading policies. The
Partnership may engage in the foregoing activities either directly or through
any lawful transaction or any lawful activity into which a limited partnership
may enter or in which a limited partnership may engage under the laws of the
State of Delaware; provided that such transactions or activities do not
subject the Limited Partnership to any liability in excess of the limited
liability provided for herein and contemplated by the Act.
 
4. TERM; DISSOLUTION; FISCAL YEAR.
 
  (A) TERM. The term of the Partnership shall commence upon the filing of the
Certificate of Limited Partnership in the Office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware and shall end upon the first to occur of the following:
(i) December 31, 2035; (ii) receipt by the General Partner of a notice setting
forth an election to terminate and dissolve the Partnership at a specified
time by Limited Partners owning more than 50% of the outstanding Units (as
defined in Section 6 below), which notice shall be sent by registered mail to
the General Partner not less than 90 days prior to the effective date of such
termination and dissolution; (iii) the withdrawal, insolvency, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation or termination of the General Partner, unless the
business of the Partnership shall be continued by any remaining or successor
general partner(s) in accordance with the provisions hereof; (iv) the
occurrence of any event which shall make it unlawful for the existence of the
Partnership to be continued; (v) a decline in the Net Asset Value (as defined
in Section 7(d)(2)) of a Unit as of the close of business (as determined by
the General Partner) on any day to less than $2.50; (vi) a decline in the
Partnership's Net Assets (as defined in Section 7(d)(1)) as of the close of
business (as determined by the General Partner) on any day to or below
$250,000; (vii) a determination by the General Partner upon 60 days notice to
the Limited Partners to terminate the Partnership; or (viii) a determination
by the General Partner to terminate the Partnership following a Special
Redemption Date as described in Section 9.
 
  (B) DISSOLUTION. Upon the occurrence of an event causing the termination of
the Partnership, the Partnership shall terminate and be dissolved.
Dissolution, payment of creditors, and distribution of the Partnership's Net
Assets shall be effected as soon as practicable in accordance with the Act,
except that the General Partner and each Limited Partner (and any assignee)
shall share in the assets of the Partnership pro rata in accordance with such
Partner's respective capital account, less any amount owing by such Partner
(or assignee) to the Partnership. The General Partner shall, at its option, be
entitled to supervise the liquidation of the Partnership.
 
  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall impair, restrict, or limit the
rights and powers of the Partners under the laws of the State of Delaware and
any other jurisdiction in which the Partnership shall be conducting business
to reform and reconstitute themselves as a limited partnership following
dissolution of the Partnership, either under provisions identical to those set
forth herein or any others that they deem appropriate.
 
  (C) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall begin on January 1
of each year and end on the following December 31.
 
5. NET WORTH OF GENERAL PARTNER.
 
  The General Partner agrees that at all times, as long as it remains General
Partner of the Partnership, it shall maintain its Net Worth at an amount not
less than 10% of the total contributions to the Partnership by all Partners
and to any other limited partnership for which it acts as a general partner by
all partners; provided, however, that if the total contributions to the
Partnership by all Partners, or to any limited partnership for which it acts
as a general partner by all partners, are less than $2,500,000, then with
respect to the Partnership and any such limited partnership, the General
Partner shall maintain its Net Worth at an amount of at least 15% of the total
contributions to the Partnership by all Partners and of the total
contributions to any such limited partnership for which it acts as a general
partner by all partners or $250,000, whichever is the lesser; and, provided,
further, that in no event shall the General Partner's Net Worth be less than
$50,000. For the purposes of this Section 5, Net Worth shall be calculated in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except as otherwise
specified in this Section 5, with all current assets based on their then
current market values. The interests owned by the General Partner in the
Partnership and any other partnerships for
 
                                      A-2
<PAGE>
 
which it acts as a general partner and any notes and accounts receivable from
and payable to any limited partnership in which it has an interest shall not
be included as an asset in calculating its Net Worth, but any notes receivable
from an affiliate (as such term is defined in Regulation S-X of the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")) of the General
Partner or letters of credit may be included.
 
  The General Partner agrees that it will not be a general partner of any
limited partnership other than the Partnership unless, at all times when it is
a general partner of any such additional limited partnership, its Net Worth
shall be at least equal to the Net Worth required by the preceding paragraph
of this Section 5.
 
  The requirements of the preceding two paragraphs of this Section 5 may be
modified by the General Partner at its option, without notice or the consent
of the Limited Partners, provided that: (a) such modification does not
adversely affect the interests of the Limited Partners, and (b) the General
Partner obtains a written opinion of counsel for the Partnership that such
proposed modification: (i) will not adversely affect the classification of the
Partnership as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, (ii) will not
adversely affect the status of the Limited Partners as limited partners under
the Act, and (iii) will not violate any applicable state securities or Blue
Sky law or any rules, regulations, guidelines, or statements of policy
promulgated or applied thereunder; provided, however, that the General
Partner's net worth may not be reduced below the lesser of (A) the net worth
required by Section II.B of the Guidelines for Registration of Commodity Pool
Programs, as adopted in revised form by the North American Securities
Administrators Association, Inc. on August 30, 1990 (the "NASAA Guidelines"),
and (B) the net worth required by such Guidelines as in effect on the date of
such proposed modification.
 
6. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND OFFERING OF UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
INTEREST.
 
  The General Partner is herewith contributing $10 to the Partnership for
which it is receiving one Unit of General Partnership Interest ("Unit of
General Partnership Interest"). At the Initial Closing (as defined below), the
General Partner shall contribute to the Partnership such additional amount in
cash as is necessary to make the General Partner's capital contribution at
least equal to the greater of: (a) 1% of aggregate capital contributions to
the Partnership by all Partners (including the General Partner's contribution)
and (b) $25,000. Such additional contribution by the General Partner need not
exceed the amount described above and shall be evidenced by Units of General
Partnership Interest. Thereafter, the General Partner shall maintain its
interest in the capital of the Partnership as stated above. The General
Partner, without notice to or consent of the Limited Partners, may withdraw
any portion of its interest in the Partnership that is in excess of its
required interest described above.
 
  Interests in the Partnership, other than the General Partnership Interest of
the General Partner, shall be Units of Limited Partnership Interest ("Units"
or, individually, a "Unit"). The initial Limited Partner named at the end of
this Agreement is herewith contributing $10 in cash to the capital of the
Partnership in consideration for receiving one Unit. The initial Limited
Partner agrees to withdraw as a Limited Partner at the first closing at which
Units are sold to the public, if any, and the remaining Partners hereby
consent to such withdrawal. The $10 capital contribution of the initial
Limited Partner shall be returned to him, without interest, and he shall have
no further rights or obligations as a Limited Partner with respect to such
contribution.
 
  In connection with the Partnership's offering of Units, the General Partner,
on behalf of the Partnership, shall: (a) cause to be filed (i) one or more
Registration Statements and such amendments thereto as the General Partner
deems advisable with the SEC and the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") for the continuing registration and public offering
of Units in the United States of America, and (ii) one or more Prospectuses
included in any such Registration Statements and amendments and supplements
thereto with the CFTC and the National Futures Association (the "NFA"); (b)
qualify Units for sale initially and on a continuing basis under the Blue Sky
and securities laws of such states of the United States or other jurisdictions
as the General Partner shall deem advisable; (c) make such arrangements for
the offering and sale of Units as it shall deem appropriate, including the
execution of a selling agreement with Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR") and
such other selling agents as DWR, with the approval of the General Partner,
shall appoint; and (d) take such action with respect to the matters described
in clauses (a) through (c) as it shall deem advisable or necessary. The term
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus constituting a part of the
Partnership's most current Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933 relating to the offering of Units in the form last filed with the SEC
pursuant to its Rule 424.
 
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  At each closing, if any, on the sale of Units, the Partnership shall issue
and sell Units to each subscriber whose subscription is accepted by the General
Partner. No subscriber for Units shall become a Limited Partner until his
subscription has been accepted by the Partnership and he has been identified as
a Limited Partner on the books and records of the Partnership; no certificate
evidencing Units shall be issued to any Limited Partner (although Limited
Partners will receive confirmations of purchase from DWR in its customary
form). The aggregate of all capital contributions to the Partnership shall be
available to the Partnership to carry on its business and no interest shall be
paid by the Partnership on any such contribution.
 
  All Units subscribed for shall be issued subject to the collection of good
funds. If, at any time, good funds representing payment for Units are not made
available to the Partnership because a subscriber has provided bad funds in the
form of a bad check or draft or otherwise to DWR, which in turn, has deposited
the subscription amount with the escrow agent, the Partnership shall cancel the
Units issued to such subscriber represented by such bad funds, and the
subscriber's name shall be removed as a Limited Partner from the books and
records of the Partnership. Any losses or profits sustained by the Partnership
as a result thereof in connection with its futures interests trading allocable
to such cancelled Units shall be deemed a decrease or increase in Net Assets
and allocated among the remaining Partners as described in Section 7. Each
Limited Partner agrees to reimburse the Partnership for any expense or loss
incurred in connection with the issuance and cancellation of any such Units
issued to such Limited Partner.
 
7. ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES; ACCOUNTING; OTHER MATTERS.
 
  (A) CAPITAL ACCOUNTS. A capital account shall be established for each
Partner. The initial balance of each Partner's capital account shall be the
amount of a Partner's initial capital contribution to the Partnership.
 
  (B) MONTHLY ALLOCATIONS. As of the close of business (as determined by the
General Partner) on the last day of each month ("Determination Date") during
each fiscal year of the Partnership, the following determinations and
allocations shall be made:
 
    (1) The Net Assets of the Partnership (as defined in Section 7(d)(1)),
  before accrual of monthly management fees and incentive fees payable to any
  Trading Advisor, shall be determined.
 
    (2) Accrued monthly management fees shall then be charged against Net
  Assets.
 
    (3) Accrued monthly incentive fees, if any, shall be charged against Net
  Assets.
 
    (4) Any increase or decrease in Net Assets (after the adjustments in
  subparagraphs (2) and (3) above), over those of the immediately preceding
  Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Determination Date, the
  first closing on the sale of Units to the public), shall then be credited
  or charged to the capital account of each Partner in the ratio that the
  balance of each account bears to the balance of all accounts.
 
    (5) The amount of any distribution to a Partner, any amount paid to a
  Partner on redemption of Units, any amount deemed received by a Partner on
  an Exchange of Units pursuant to Section 10(c) hereof, and any amount paid
  to the General Partner upon withdrawal of its interest in the Partnership
  shall be charged to that Partner's capital account.
 
  (C) ALLOCATION OF PROFIT AND LOSS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. As of the
end of each fiscal year of the Partnership, the Partnership's realized profit
or loss shall be allocated among the Partners pursuant to the following
subparagraphs for federal income tax purposes. Such allocations of profit and
loss will be pro rata from net capital gain or loss and net operating income or
loss realized by the Partnership. For United States federal income tax
purposes, a distinction will be made between net short-term gain or loss and
net long-term gain or loss.
 
    (1) Items of ordinary income (such as interest or credits in lieu of
  interest) and expense (such as the management fees, incentive fees,
  brokerage fees and extraordinary expenses) shall be allocated pro rata
  among the Partners based on their respective capital accounts (exclusive of
  these items of ordinary income or expense) as of the end of each month in
  which the items of ordinary income or expense accrued.
 
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    (2) Net realized capital gain or loss from the Partnership's trading
  activities shall be allocated as follows:
 
      (aa) For the purpose of allocating the Partnership's net realized
    capital gain or loss among the Partners, there shall be established an
    allocation account with respect to each outstanding Unit. The initial
    balance of each allocation account shall be the amount paid to the
    Partnership for the Unit. Allocation accounts shall be adjusted as of
    the end of each fiscal year and as of the date a Partner completely
    redeems his Units as follows:
 
        (i) Each allocation account shall be increased by the amount of
      income allocated to the holder of the Unit pursuant to subparagraph
      (c)(1) above and subparagraph (c)(2)(cc) below.
 
        (ii) Each allocation account shall be decreased by the amount of
      expense or loss allocated to the holder of the Unit pursuant to
      subparagraph (c)(1) above and subparagraph (c)(2)(ee) below and by
      the amount of any distribution the holder of the Unit has received
      with respect to the Unit (other than on redemption of the Unit).
 
        (iii) When a Unit is redeemed or exchanged, the allocation account
      with respect to such Unit shall be eliminated.
 
      (bb) Net realized capital gain shall be allocated first to each
    Partner who has partially redeemed his Units or exchanged less than all
    his Units during the fiscal year up to the excess, if any, of the amount
    received upon redemption of the Units or the amount deemed received on
    exchange of the Units over the allocation account attributable to the
    redeemed or exchanged Units.
 
      (cc) Net realized capital gain remaining after the allocation thereof
    pursuant to subparagraph (c)(2)(bb) above shall be allocated next among
    all Partners whose capital accounts are in excess of their Units'
    allocation accounts (after the adjustments in subparagraph (c)(2)(bb)
    above) in the ratio that each such Partner's excess bears to all such
    Partners' excesses. In the event that gain to be allocated pursuant to
    this subparagraph (c)(2)(cc) is greater than the excess of all such
    Partners' capital accounts over all such allocation accounts, the excess
    will be allocated among all Partners in the ratio that each Partner's
    capital account bears to all Partners' capital accounts.
 
      (dd) Net realized capital loss shall be allocated first to each
    Partner who has partially redeemed his Units or Exchanged less than all
    his Units during the fiscal year up to the excess, if any, of the
    allocation account attributable to the redeemed or Exchanged Units over
    the amount received upon redemption of the Units or the amount deemed
    received on Exchange of the Units.
 
      (ee) Net realized capital loss remaining after the allocation thereof
    pursuant to subparagraph (c)(2)(dd) above shall be allocated next among
    all Partners whose Units' allocation accounts are in excess of their
    capital accounts (after the adjustments in subparagraph (c)(2)(dd)
    above) in the ratio that each such Partner's excess bears to all such
    Partners' excesses. In the event that loss to be allocated pursuant to
    this subparagraph (c)(2)(ee) is greater than the excess of all such
    allocation accounts over all such Partners' capital accounts, the excess
    loss will be allocated among all Partners in the ratio that each
    Partner's capital account bears to all Partners' capital accounts.
 
    (3) The tax allocations prescribed by this Section 7(c) shall be made to
  each holder of a Unit whether or not the holder is a substituted Limited
  Partner. In the event that a Unit has been transferred or assigned pursuant
  to Section 10(a), the allocations prescribed by this Section 7(c) shall be
  made with respect to such Unit without regard to the transfer or
  assignment, except that in the year of transfer or assignment the
  allocations prescribed by this Section 7(c) shall be divided between the
  transferor or assignor and the assignee based on the number of months each
  held the assigned Unit. For purposes of this Section 7(c), tax allocations
  shall be made to the General Partner's General Partnership Interest on a
  Unit-equivalent basis.
 
    (4) The allocation of profit and loss for federal income tax purposes set
  forth herein is intended to allocate taxable profits and loss among
  Partners generally in the ratio and to the extent that net profit and net
  loss are allocated to such Partners under Section 7(b) hereof so as to
  eliminate, to the extent possible,
 
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  any disparity between a Partner's capital account and his allocation
  account with respect to each Unit then outstanding, consistent with the
  principles set forth in Section 704(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
  1986, as amended (the "Code").
 
  (D) DEFINITIONS; ACCOUNTING.
 
    (1) NET ASSETS. The Partnership's "Net Assets" shall mean the total
  assets of the Partnership (including, but not limited to, all cash and cash
  equivalents, accrued interest and amortization of original issue discount,
  and the market value of all open futures interests positions and other
  assets of the Partnership) less all liabilities of the Partnership
  (including, but not limited to, all brokerage fees, incentive and
  management fees, and extraordinary expenses) determined in accordance with
  generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied under the
  accrual basis of accounting. Unless generally accepted accounting
  principles require otherwise, the market value of a futures or option
  contract traded on a United States exchange shall mean the settlement price
  on the exchange on which the particular futures or option contract shall be
  traded by the Partnership on the day with respect to which Net Assets are
  being determined; provided, however, that if a contract could not be
  liquidated on such day due to the operation of daily limits or other rules
  of the exchange upon which that contract shall be traded or otherwise, the
  settlement price on the first subsequent day on which the contract could be
  liquidated shall be the market value of such contract for such day. The
  market value of a forward contract or a futures or options contract traded
  on a foreign exchange or market shall mean its market value as determined
  by the General Partner on a basis consistently applied for each different
  variety of contract.
 
    (2) NET ASSET VALUE. The "Net Asset Value" of a Unit shall mean the Net
  Assets allocated to capital accounts represented by Units of Limited
  Partnership Interest divided by the aggregate number of Units of Limited
  Partnership Interest.
 
  (E) EXPENSES AND LIMITATIONS THEREOF. DWR shall pay all of the
organizational, initial and continuing offering expenses of the Partnership
(including, but not limited to, legal, accounting, and auditing fees, printing
costs, filing fees, escrow fees, marketing costs and expenses, and other
related expenses), and shall not be reimbursed therefor.
 
  Subject to the limits set forth below, and except to the extent that DWR or
an affiliate has agreed to pay any such fees, costs or expenses as provided in
the Prospectus, the Partnership shall pay its operational expenses. The General
Partner shall not be reimbursed by the Partnership for any costs incurred by it
relating to office space, equipment, and staff necessary for Partnership
operations and administration of redemptions and exchanges of Units. The
Partnership will be obligated to pay any extraordinary expenses (determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) it may incur.
 
  After the Initial Closing (as defined in the Prospectus) and after each
Monthly Closing (as defined in the Prospectus), the Partnership's assets will
be delivered to DWR, deposited in separate commodity trading accounts at DWR
and invested in securities approved by the CFTC for investment of customer
funds or held in non-interest-bearing bank accounts (from which DWR may derive
excess interest or compensating balance benefits, subject to the limits
described herein). DWR will credit the Partnership at month-end with interest
income as set forth in the Prospectus.
 
  The Partnership's assets held by DWR may be used as margin solely for the
Partnership's trading. The Partnership shall pay to DWR such brokerage fees,
commissions, transaction costs and related charges as agreed to between DWR and
the Partnership. The Partnership will pay all management and incentive fees
payable to its Trading Advisor[s]. Appropriate reserves may be created,
accrued, and charged against Net Assets for contingent liabilities, if any, as
of the date of any such contingent liability becomes known to the General
Partner. Such reserves shall reduce the Net Asset Value of interests in the
Partnership for all purposes, including redemptions and exchanges.
 
  The following special limits shall apply to the Partnership's fees and
expenses: (a) the aggregate of (i) the management fees payable by the
Partnership, and (ii) the Partnership's customary and routine administrative
expenses (other than commodity brokerage commissions, transaction fees and
costs, incentive fees, legal and auditing fees and expenses, and extraordinary
expenses), shall not exceed 1/2 of 1% of the Partnership's Net
 
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Assets per month, or 6% of the Partnership's Net Assets annually; (b) the
monthly incentive fees payable by the Partnership shall not exceed 15% of the
Partnership's Trading Profits (as defined in the Prospectus), provided that
such incentive fee may be increased by 2% for each 1% by which the aggregate
fees and expenses described in clause (a) of this sentence are limited below
the 6% of Net Assets annual limit thereon (i.e., if such fees and expenses are
limited to 4% of Net Assets, the maximum incentive fee payable may be
increased to 19%); (c) if the Partnership were to pay roundturn brokerage
commissions, the brokerage commissions (excluding transaction fees and costs)
payable by the Partnership to DWR or any other commodity broker for the
Partnership shall not exceed 80% of DWR's or such other commodity broker's
published non-member rates for speculative accounts; and (d) the aggregate of
(i) the brokerage commissions (or fees) payable by the Partnership to DWR or
any other commodity broker for the Partnership, (ii) the transaction fees and
costs payable by the Partnership, and (iii) the net excess interest and
compensating balance benefits to DWR or any other commodity broker for the
Partnership (after crediting the Partnership with interest, as described in
the third paragraph of this Section 7(e) and the Prospectus), shall not exceed
14% annually of the Partnership's average month-end Net Assets during each
calendar year. The General Partner or an affiliate thereof shall pay and shall
not be reimbursed for any fees and expenses in excess of any such limits.
 
  (F) LIMITED LIABILITY OF LIMITED PARTNERS. Each Unit, when purchased by a
Limited Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be fully
paid and nonassessable. No Limited Partner shall be liable for the
Partnership's obligations in excess of such Partner's unredeemed capital
contribution, undistributed profits, if any, and any distributions and amounts
received upon redemption or deemed received on an exchange of Units, together
with interest thereon. The Partnership shall not make a claim against a
Limited Partner with respect to such amounts distributed to such Partner or
amounts received by such Partner upon redemption of Units or deemed received
upon an exchange of Units unless the Net Assets of the Partnership (which
shall not include any right of contribution from the General Partner except to
the extent previously made by it pursuant to this Agreement) shall be
insufficient to discharge the liabilities of the Partnership which shall have
arisen prior to the payment of such amount.
 
  (G) RETURN OF LIMITED PARTNER'S CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION. Except to the extent
that a Limited Partner shall have the right to withdraw capital through
redemption or exchange of Units in accordance with the terms of Section 10(b)
or (c), no Limited Partner shall have any right to demand the return of his
capital contribution or any profits added thereto, except upon termination and
dissolution of the Partnership. In no event shall a Limited Partner be
entitled to demand or receive from the Partnership property other than cash.
 
  (H) DISTRIBUTIONS. The General Partner shall have sole discretion in
determining what distributions (other than on redemption or exchange of
Units), if any, the Partnership will make to its Partners. If made, all
distributions shall be pro rata in accordance with the respective capital
accounts of the Partners and may be made by credit to a Limited Partner's
account with DWR or by check if the Limited Partner has no such account.
 
8. MANAGEMENT AND TRADING POLICIES.
 
  (A) MANAGEMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP. Except as may be otherwise specifically
provided herein, the General Partner, to the exclusion of all Limited
Partners, shall conduct and manage the business of the Partnership, including,
without limitation, the investment of the funds of the Partnership. No Limited
Partner shall have the power to represent, act for, sign for, or bind the
General Partner or the Partnership. Except as provided herein, no Partner
shall be entitled to any salary, draw, or other compensation from the
Partnership. Each Limited Partner hereby undertakes to furnish to the General
Partner such additional information as may be determined by the General
Partner to be required or appropriate for the Partnership to open and maintain
an account or accounts with commodity brokerage firms for the purpose of
trading in futures interest contracts.
 
  The General Partner shall be under a fiduciary duty to conduct the affairs
of the Partnership in the best interests of the Partnership. The Limited
Partners will under no circumstances be permitted to contract away, or be
deemed to have contracted away, the fiduciary obligations owed them by the
General Partner under statutory or common law. The General Partner shall have
fiduciary responsibility for the safekeeping of all of the funds and assets of
the Partnership, whether or not in its immediate possession or control, and
the General Partner shall not employ, or permit another to employ, such funds
or assets in any manner except for the benefit of the Partnership.
 
 
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  (B) THE GENERAL PARTNER. The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership,
shall retain the Trading Advisor[s] described in the Prospectus to make all
trading decisions for the Partnership, and shall delegate complete trading
discretion to such Trading Advisor[s]; provided, however, that the General
Partner may override any trading instructions which the General Partner, in
its sole discretion, determines to be in violation of any trading policy of
the Partnership, as set forth in subsection (c) below, (i) to the extent the
General Partner believes doing so is necessary for the protection of the
Partnership; (ii) to terminate the futures interests trading of the
Partnership; (iii) to comply with applicable laws or regulations; and (iv) as
and to the extent necessary, upon the failure of a Trading Advisor to comply
with a request to make the necessary amount of funds available to the
Partnership, to fund distributions, redemptions, or reapportionments among
Trading Advisors or to pay the expenses of the Partnership; and provided,
further, that the General Partner may make trading decisions at any time at
which a Trading Advisor shall become incapacitated or some other emergency
shall arise as a result of which such Trading Advisor shall be unable or
unwilling to act and a successor Trading Advisor has not yet been retained.
 
  The Partnership shall not enter into any agreement with DWR or its
affiliates (other than the selling agreement with DWR) which has a term of
more than one year and which does not provide that it shall be terminable by
the Partnership without penalty upon 60 days' prior written notice by the
General Partner; provided, however, that any such agreement may provide for
automatic renewal for additional one-year terms unless either the Partnership
or DWR or its affiliates, upon written notice given not less than 60 days
prior to the original termination date or any extended termination date,
notifies the other party of its intention not to renew.
 
  Subject to the foregoing paragraph, the General Partner is hereby
authorized, on behalf of the Partnership, to enter into the form of management
agreement described in the Prospectus (the "Management Agreements") with [each
of] the [Trading Advisors] Trading Advisor described in the Prospectus and to
cause the Partnership to pay to such person[s] the management and incentive
fees provided for in the Management Agreement[s], as described in the
Prospectus.
 
  The General Partner is further authorized: (a) to modify (including changing
the form and amount of compensation and other arrangements and terms) or
terminate any management agreement in its sole discretion in accordance with
the terms of such agreement and to employ from time to time other Trading
Advisors for the Partnership pursuant to management agreements having such
terms and conditions and providing for such form and amount of compensation as
the General Partner in its sole discretion shall deem to be in the best
interests of the Partnership, which terms may include provision for the
payment of an incentive fee to a new or replacement Trading Advisor or
managers which shall be based on any trading profits which shall be earned by
such Trading Advisor(s), irrespective of whether such profits shall exceed
trading losses incurred by any previous or existing Trading Advisor or
managers or by the Partnership as a whole; (b) to enter into the Customer
Agreement described in the Prospectus (the "Customer Agreement") with DWR, as
commodity broker, and to cause the Partnership to pay to DWR brokerage fees at
the rate provided for in the Customer Agreement and as described in the
Prospectus; and (c) to modify (including changing the form and amount of
compensation and other arrangements and terms) and terminate the Customer
Agreement in its sole discretion in accordance with the terms of such
Agreement and to employ from time to time other commodity brokers for the
Partnership pursuant to customer agreements having such terms and conditions
and providing for such form and amount of compensation as the General Partner
in its sole discretion shall deem to be in the best interest of the
Partnership, provided, however, that the General Partner shall review at least
annually the brokerage arrangements with the Partnership to ensure that such
brokerage fees are fair, reasonable, and competitive, and represent the best
price and services available, taking into consideration, in particular, when
the commodity broker is an "affiliate" of the General Partner (as such term is
defined in Section 14(c)): (i) the size of the Partnership; (ii) the futures
interests trading activity; (iii) the services provided by the commodity
broker, the General Partner or any affiliate thereof to the Partnership; (iv)
the cost incurred by the commodity broker, the General Partner or any
affiliate thereof in organizing and operating the Partnership and offering
Units; (v) the overall costs to the Partnership; (vi) any excess interest and
compensating balance benefits to the commodity broker from assets held
thereby; and (vii) if the General Partner does not receive any direct
compensation from the Partnership for its services as General Partner, the
risks incurred by the General Partner as such.
 
  The General Partner may subdivide or combine Units in its discretion,
provided that no such subdivision or combination shall affect the Net Asset
Value of any Limited Partner's interest in the Partnership.
 
 
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  (C) GENERAL TRADING POLICIES. The General Partner shall require all Trading
Advisors retained by the Partnership to follow the trading policies set forth
below:
 
    1. The Trading Advisors will trade only in those futures interests that
  have been approved by the General Partner. [The Partnership normally will
  not establish new positions in a futures interests for any one contract
  month or option if such additional positions would result in a net long or
  short position for that futures interests requiring as margin or premium
  more than 15% of the Partnership's Net Assets.] In addition, the
  Partnership will, except under extraordinary circumstances, maintain
  positions in futures interests in at least two market segments (i.e.,
  agricultural items, industrial items (including energies), metals,
  currencies, and financial instruments (including stock, financial, and
  economic indexes)) at any one time.
 
    2. [The Partnership will not acquire additional positions in any futures
  interests contract if such additional positions would result in the
  aggregate net long or short positions for all futures interests contracts
  requiring as margin or premium for all outstanding positions more than 66
  2/3% of the Partnership's Net Assets. Under certain market conditions, such
  as an abrupt increase in margins required by a commodity exchange or its
  clearinghouse or an inability to liquidate open positions because of daily
  price fluctuation limits, or both, the Partnership may be required to
  commit as margin amounts in excess of the foregoing limit. In such event,
  the Trading Advisors will reduce their open positions to comply with the
  foregoing limit before initiating new positions.]
 
    3. The Partnership will trade currencies and other commodities in the
  interbank and forward contract markets only with banks, brokers, dealers,
  and other financial institutions which the General Partner, in conjunction
  with DWR, has determined to be creditworthy. In determining the
  creditworthiness of a counterparty to a forward contract, the General
  Partner and DWR will consult with the Corporate Credit Department of DWR
  which monitors participants in the interbank and forward markets with which
  DWR deals on a regular basis.
 
    4. The Trading Advisors will not generally take a position after the
  first notice day in any futures interests during the delivery month of that
  contract, except to match trades to close out a position on the interbank
  foreign currency or other forward markets or liquidate trades in a limit
  market. The Partnership may with the General Partner's prior approval,
  purchase "cash" stocks and bonds, or options on stock or bond indices, on a
  temporary basis under unusual circumstances in which it is not practicable
  or economically feasible to establish the Partnership's stock index or bond
  portfolios in the futures markets, and may acquire "cash" instruments in
  its short-term interest rate futures component.
 
    5. The Partnership will not employ the trading technique commonly known
  as "pyramiding," in which the speculator uses unrealized profits on
  existing positions in a given futures interests due to favorable price
  movement as margin specifically to buy or sell additional positions in the
  same or a related futures interests. Taking into account the Partnership's
  open trade equity on existing positions in determining generally whether to
  acquire additional futures interest positions on behalf of the Partnership
  will not be considered to constitute "pyramiding."
 
    6. The Partnership will not under any circumstances lend money to
  affiliated entities or otherwise. The Partnership will not utilize
  borrowings except if the Partnership purchases or takes delivery of
  commodities. If the Partnership borrows money from the General Partner or
  any "affiliate" thereof (as defined in Section 14(c) of the Limited
  Partnership Agreement), the lending entity in such case (the "Lender") may
  not receive interest in excess of its interest costs, nor may the Lender
  receive interest in excess of the amounts which would be charged the
  Partnership (without reference to the General Partner's financial abilities
  or guarantees) by unrelated banks on comparable loans for the same purpose,
  nor may the Lender or any affiliate thereof receive any points or other
  financing charges or fees regardless of the amount. Use of lines of credit
  in connection with its forward trading does not, however, constitute
  borrowing for purposes of this trading limitation.
 
    7. The Partnership will not permit "churning" of the Partnership's
  assets.
 
  (D) CHANGES TO TRADING POLICIES. Trading Policies described in subsection
(c) may be made only with the prior written approval of Limited Partners
owning more than 50% of Units then outstanding. The General Partner will
notify the Limited Partners within seven business days after any material
change in the Partnership's Trading Policies so approved by the Limited
Partners.
 
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  (E) MISCELLANEOUS. The General Partner may take such other actions as it
deems necessary or desirable to manage the business of the Partnership,
including, but not limited to, the following: opening bank accounts and paying
or authorizing the payment of distributions to the Partners and the expenses
of the Partnership, such as management and incentives fees, and brokerage
commissions and fees.
 
  The General Partner shall prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file on
or before the due date (or any extension thereof) any federal, state, or local
tax returns which shall be required to be filed by the Partnership. The
General Partner shall cause the Partnership to pay any taxes payable by the
Partnership; provided, however, that the General Partner shall not be required
to cause the Partnership to pay any tax so long as the General Partner or the
Partnership shall be in good faith and by appropriate legal proceedings
contesting the validity, applicability, or amount thereof and such contest
shall not materially endanger any right or interest of the Partnership.
 
  The General Partner shall be authorized to perform all duties imposed by
Sections 6221 through 6233 of the Code on the General Partner as "tax matters
partner" of the Partnership, including, but not limited to, the following: (a)
the power to conduct all audits and other administrative proceedings with
respect to the Partnership tax items; (b) the power to extend the statute of
limitations for all Limited Partners with respect to Partnership tax items;
(c) the power to file a petition with an appropriate federal court for review
of a final Partnership administrative adjustment; and (d) the power to enter
into a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of, and binding
upon, those Limited Partners having less than a 1% interest in the
Partnership, unless a Limited Partner shall have notified the Internal Revenue
Service and the General Partner that the General Partner may not act on such
Partner's behalf.
 
  If the Partnership is required to withhold United States taxes on income
with respect to Units held by Limited Partners who are nonresident alien
individuals, foreign corporations, foreign partnerships, foreign trusts, or
foreign estates, the General Partner may pay such tax out of its own funds and
then be reimbursed out of the proceeds of any distribution or redemption with
respect to such Units.
 
  The General Partner shall keep at the principal office of the Partnership
such books and records relating to the business of the Partnership as it deems
necessary or advisable or as are required by the Commodity Exchange Act, as
amended (the "CEAct"), and the rules and regulations thereunder.
 
  To the extent required by CFTC regulations, such books and records shall be
available to Limited Partners or their authorized attorneys or agents for
inspection and copying during normal business hours of the Partnership and,
upon request, copies shall be sent to any Limited Partner upon payment by him
of reasonable reproduction and distribution costs. Any Subscription Agreement
and Power of Attorney and Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney executed by
a Limited Partner in connection with his purchase of Units, Series Exchange or
Non-Series Exchange, as applicable, shall be retained by the General Partner
for not less than six years.
 
  Except as disclosed herein or in the Prospectus, no person may receive,
directly or indirectly, any advisory, management, or incentive fee for
investment advice who shares or participates in per trade brokerage
commissions from the Partnership. No commodity broker for the Partnership may
pay, directly or indirectly, rebates or "give ups" to the General Partner or
any Trading Advisor, and such prohibitions may not be circumvented by any
reciprocal business arrangements. Assets of the Partnership shall not be
commingled with assets of any other entity. Margin deposits and deposits of
assets with a commodity broker shall not constitute commingling.
 
  The General Partner shall devote such time and resources to the
Partnership's business and affairs as in its sole discretion shall seem
necessary or advisable to effectively manage the Partnership. Subject to
Section 5 hereof, the General Partner may engage in other business activities
and shall not be required to refrain from any other activity or disgorge any
profits from any such activity, whether as general partner of additional
partnerships formed for investment in futures interests and/or from the funds
otherwise. The General Partner may engage and compensate, on behalf of the
Partnership, such persons, firms, or corporations, including any affiliated
person or entity, as the General Partner in its sole judgment shall deem
advisable for the conduct and operation of the business of the Partnership;
provided, however, that, except as described herein and in the Prospectus, the
General Partner shall not engage any person, firm, or corporation which is an
affiliate of the General Partner to perform services for the Partnership
without having made a good faith determination that (i) the affiliate which it
proposes to engage to perform such services is qualified to do so (considering
the prior experience of the affiliate or the individuals employed thereby);
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conditions of the agreement pursuant to which such affiliate is to perform
services for the Partnership are no less favorable to the Partnership than
could be obtained from equally-qualified unaffiliated third parties, or are
otherwise determined by the General Partner to be fair and reasonable to the
Partnership and the Limited Partners; and (iii) the maximum period covered by
the agreement pursuant to which such affiliate is to perform services for the
Partnership shall not exceed one year, and such agreement shall be terminable
without penalty upon 60 days' prior written notice by the Partnership.
 
  No person dealing with the General Partner shall be required to determine
its authority to make any undertaking on behalf of the Partnership or to
determine any fact or circumstances bearing upon the existence of its
authority.
 
9. AUDITS; REPORTS TO LIMITED PARTNERS.
 
  The Partnership's books shall be audited annually by an independent public
accountant selected by the General Partner in its sole discretion. The
Partnership shall use its best efforts to cause each Partner to receive: (a)
within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year an annual report containing
audited financial statements (including a statement of income and a statement
of financial condition) of the Partnership for the fiscal year then ended,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
accompanied by a report of the certified public accounting firm which audited
such statements, and such other information as the CFTC and NFA may from time
to time require (such annual reports will provide a detailed statement of any
transactions with the General Partner or its affiliates and of fees,
commissions and any compensation paid or accrued to the General Partner or its
affiliates for the fiscal year completed, showing the amount paid or accrued
to each recipient and the services performed); (b) within 75 days after the
close of each fiscal year (but in no event later than March 15 of each year)
such tax information relating to the Partnership as is necessary for such
Partner to complete his federal income tax return; (c) within 30 days after
the close of each calendar month, such financial and other information with
respect to the Partnership as the CFTC and NFA from time to time shall require
in monthly reports, together with information concerning any material change
in the brokerage fees payable by the Partnership to DWR; and (d) at such times
as shall be necessary or advisable in the General Partner's sole discretion,
such other information as the CFTC and NFA from time to time shall require
under the CEAct to be given to participants in commodity pools. In addition,
if any of the following events occurs, notice of such event, including a
description of the redemption and voting rights of Limited Partners, as set
forth in Sections 10(b) and 15, shall be mailed to each Limited Partner within
seven business days after the occurrence of such event: (i) a decrease in the
Net Asset Value of a Unit as of the close of business on any business day to
50% or less of the Net Asset Value for such Unit as of the end of the
immediately preceding month; (ii) any material amendment to this Agreement;
(iii) any change in Trading Advisors or any material change in the management
agreement with a Trading Advisor; (iv) any change in commodity brokers or any
material change in the compensation arrangements with a commodity broker; (v)
any change in general partners or any material change in the compensation
arrangements with a general partner; (vi) any change in the Partnership's
fiscal year; (vii) any material change in the Partnership's trading policies;
or (viii) cessation of futures interests trading by the Partnership. In the
case of a notice given in accordance with clause (i) of the immediately
preceding sentence: (a) such notice shall also advise Limited Partners that a
"Special Redemption Date," on a date specified in such notice (but in no event
earlier than 15 nor later than 45 days after the mailing of such notice), will
take place as of which Limited Partners may redeem their Units in the same
manner as provided in Section 10(b) for regular Redemption Dates (a Special
Redemption Date may take place on a regular Redemption Date); and (b)
following the close of business on the date of the 50% decrease giving rise to
such notice, the Partnership shall liquidate all existing positions as
promptly as reasonably practicable and shall suspend all futures interests
trading through the Special Redemption Date. Thereafter, the General Partner
shall determine whether to reinstitute futures interests trading or to
terminate the Partnership. As used herein, "material change in the
Partnership's trading policies" shall mean any material change in those
trading policies specified in Section 8(c). The Net Asset Value of a Unit
shall be determined daily, and the most recent Net Asset Value calculation
shall be promptly supplied by the General Partner in writing to any Limited
Partner after the General Partner shall have received a written request from
such Partner.
 
  In addition, no increase (subject to the limits in the fifth paragraph of
Section 7(e)) in any of the management, incentive, or brokerage fees payable
by the Partnership, all as described in the Prospectus, may take effect until
the first business day following a Redemption Date (as defined in Section
10(b)), provided that: (i) notice of such increase is mailed to each Limited
Partner at least five business days prior to the last date on which a "Request
for Redemption" (as defined in Section 10(b)) must be received by the General
Partner with respect to the applicable Redemption Date; (ii) such notice shall
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Limited Partners, as set forth in Sections 10(b) and 15; and (iii) Limited
Partners redeeming Units at the first Redemption Date following such notice
shall not be subject to the redemption charges described in Section 10(b).
 
10. TRANSFER; REDEMPTION OF UNITS; EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE.
 
  (A) TRANSFER. A Limited Partner may transfer or assign his Units only as
provided in this Section 10(a). No such transferee or assignee shall become a
substituted Limited Partner unless the General Partner first consents to such
transfer or assignment in writing, which consent may be withheld in its sole
discretion. Any transfer or assignment of Units which is permitted hereunder
shall be effective as of the end of the month in which such transfer or
assignment is made; provided, however, that the Partnership need not recognize
any transfer or assignment until it has received at least 30 days' prior
written notice thereof from the Limited Partner, which notice shall set forth
the address and social security or taxpayer identification number of the
transferee or assignee and the number of Units to be transferred or assigned,
and which notice shall be signed by the Limited Partner (and his signature is
guaranteed by a commercial bank with a correspondent in New York, New York or
by a member of a registered national securities exchange). No transfer or
assignment of Units will be effective or recognized by the Partnership if the
transferee or assignee, or the transferor or assignor (if fewer than all Units
held by the transferor or assignor are being transferred or assigned), would,
by reason of such transfer or assignment, acquire Units which do not meet the
minimum initial subscription requirements, as described in the Prospectus;
provided, however, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to transfers
or assignment of Units (i) by the way of gift or inheritance, (ii) to any
members of the Limited Partner's family, (iii) resulting from divorce,
annulment, separation or similar proceedings, or (iv) to any person who would
be deemed an "affiliate" of the Limited Partner as defined in the first
sentence of Section 14(c) (adding new clause (v) as follows: "(v) if such
person is an officer, director or partner, any partnership, corporation,
association, or other legal entity for which such person acts in any such
capacity"). No transfer or assignment shall be permitted unless the General
Partner is satisfied that (i) such transfer or assignment would not be in
violation of the Act or applicable federal, state, or foreign securities laws,
and (ii) notwithstanding such transfer or assignment, the Partnership shall
continue to be classified as a partnership rather than as an association
taxable as a corporation under the Code. No transfer or assignment of Units
shall be effective or recognized by the Partnership if such transfer or
assignment would result in the termination of the Partnership for federal
income tax purposes, and any attempted transfer or assignment in violation
hereof shall be ineffective to transfer or assign any such Units. Any
transferee or assignee of Units who has not been admitted to the Partnership
as a substituted Limited Partner shall not have any of the rights of a Limited
Partner, except that such person shall receive that share of capital and
profits and shall have that right of redemption to which his transferor or
assignor would otherwise have been entitled and shall remain subject to the
other terms of this Agreement binding upon Limited Partners. No Limited
Partner shall have any right to approve of any person becoming a substituted
Limited Partner. The Limited Partner shall bear all costs (including any
attorneys' and accountants' fees) related to such transfer or assignment of
his Units.
 
  In the event that the General Partner consents to the admission of a
substituted Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 10(a), the General
Partner is hereby authorized to take such actions as may be necessary to
reflect such substitution of a Limited Partner.
 
  (B) REDEMPTION. Except as set forth below and in accordance with the terms
hereof, a Limited Partner (or any assignee thereof) may withdraw all or part
of his unredeemed capital contribution and undistributed profits, if any, by
requiring the Partnership to redeem all or part of his Units at the Net Asset
Value thereof, reduced as hereinafter described (any such withdrawal being
herein referred to as a "Redemption"). The minimum amount of any redemption is
50 Units, unless a Limited Partner is redeeming his entire interest in the
Partnership.
 
  Units may be redeemed at the option of a Limited Partner as of, but not
before, the sixth month-end following the closing at which such person first
becomes a Limited Partner of the Partnership or a limited partner of any other
partnership offering Units pursuant to the Prospectus (all such partnerships
shall be defined collectively as the "Spectrum Series Partnerships" or
individually as a "Spectrum Series Partnership"). Thereafter, Units may be
redeemed as of the end of any month. However, any Unit redeemed at or prior to
the end of the twelfth, eighteenth or twenty-fourth month following the
closing at which such Unit was issued will be assessed a redemption charge
equal to 3%, 2%, or 1% respectively of the Net Asset Value of a Unit on the
date of such redemption. The foregoing charges will be paid to DWR. A Limited
Partner who purchased Units pursuant to a Non-Series Exchange (as defined in
the Prospectus) will not be subject to the foregoing redemption charges with
respect to such Units. The number of Units (determined on a per closing
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expressed as a percentage of Units purchased, which is not subject to a
redemption charge is determined by dividing (a) the dollar amount used in a
Non-Series Exchange to purchase Units by (b) the total investment in the
Partnership. Limited Partners who redeem units of limited partnership interest
in a Spectrum Series Partnership and have either paid a redemption charge with
respect to such units of limited partnership, or have held such units of
limited partnership for at least two years and subsequently purchase Units,
will not be subject to redemption charges on the new Units under the following
conditions: (a) the subscriber must subscribe for new Units prior to the one-
year anniversary of the effective date of the redemption of the units of
limited partnership, (b) the subscriber will not be subject to redemption
charges with respect to the amount of the subscription for the new Units up to
the amount of the proceeds of the redemption (net of any redemption charges),
and (c) the subscriber must hold the newly acquired Units for six months from
the date of purchase before such Units may be redeemed or exchanged pursuant
to a Series Exchange (as defined below). Such subscribers remain subject to
the minimum purchase and suitability requirements. In addition, redemption
charges may not be imposed for certain large purchasers of units of limited
partnership interest in the Spectrum Series Partnerships, as provided in the
Prospectus. A Limited Partner who redeems Units pursuant to a Series Exchange
will not be subject to redemption charges with respect to the redeemed Units.
Units acquired pursuant to a Series Exchange will be deemed as having the same
purchase date as the Units exchanged for purposes of determining the
applicability of any redemption charges. Furthermore, a Limited Partner
redeeming Units at the first Redemption Date following notice of an increase
in certain fees in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 9 will not
be subject to the foregoing redemption charges. Redemptions of Units will be
deemed to be in the order in which they are purchased (assuming purchases at
more than one closing), with the Units not subject to a redemption charge
being deemed to be the first Units purchased at a closing.
 
  Redemption of a Limited Partner's Units shall be effective as of the last
day of the first month ending after an irrevocable Request for Redemption in
proper form shall have been received by the General Partner ("Redemption
Date"); provided, that all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of the
Partnership (except any liability to Partners on account of their capital
contributions) shall have been paid or there shall remain property of the
Partnership sufficient to pay them. As used herein, "Request for Redemption"
shall mean a letter in the form specified by the General Partner and received
by the General Partner by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least five
business days prior to the date on which such Redemption is to be effective. A
form of Request for Redemption is annexed to this Agreement. Additional forms
of Request for Redemption may be obtained by written request to the General
Partner.
 
  Upon Redemption, a Limited Partner (or any assignee thereof) shall receive
from the Partnership for each Unit redeemed an amount equal to the Net Asset
Value thereof (as defined in Section 7(d)(2)) as of the Redemption Date, less
any redemption charges and any amount owing by such Partner (and his assignee,
if any) to the Partnership pursuant to Section 14(d). If a Redemption is
requested by an assignee, all amounts owed to the Partnership under Section
14(d) by the Partner to whom such Unit was sold, as well as all amounts owed
by all assignees of such Unit, shall be deducted from the Net Asset Value of
such Unit upon Redemption. The General Partner shall endeavor to pay
Redemptions within 10 business days after the Redemption Date, except that
under special circumstances (including, but not limited to, the inability on
the part of the Partnership to liquidate futures interests positions or the
default or delay in payments which shall be due the Partnership from commodity
brokers, banks, or other persons), the Partnership may delay payment to
Partners requesting Redemption of Units of the proportionate part of the Net
Asset Value of the Units represented by the sums which are the subject of such
default or delay. Redemptions will be made by credit to the Limited Partner's
customer account with DWR or by check mailed to the Limited Partner if the
Limited Partner has no
such account. The General Partner may, in its absolute discretion, waive any
restrictions or charges applicable to redemptions.
 
  The foregoing terms and conditions in this Section 10(b), other than those
in the second paragraph hereof prohibiting redemptions before the sixth month-
end following the closing at which a person first becomes a Limited Partner,
shall also apply to redemptions effected on "Special Redemption Dates" held in
accordance with Section 9.
 
  (C) EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE. Except as set forth below, a Limited Partner (or any
assignee thereof) may redeem his Units effective as of the last business day
of any month and authorize the General Partner to use the net proceeds of such
redemption to purchase units of limited partnership interest of another
Spectrum Series Partnership (such a transfer between Spectrum Series
Partnerships being herein referred to as a "Series Exchange"). Series
Exchanges shall only be permitted by a Limited Partner as of, but not before
the sixth month-end following the closing at which a Limited Partner first
became a limited partner of a Spectrum Series Partnership. The minimum amount
of any Series Exchange is 50 Units, unless a Limited Partner is liquidating
his entire interest in the Partnership.
 
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  A Series Exchange shall be effective as of the last business day of the month
ending after an Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney in proper form has
been received by the General Partner ("Exchange Date"), provided, that the
Partnership has assets sufficient to discharge its liabilities and to redeem
Units on the Exchange Date. As used herein, "Exchange Agreement and Power of
Attorney" shall mean the form Annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit B, sent by a
Limited Partner (or any assignee thereof) to a DWR branch office and received
by the General Partner at least 5 days prior to the Exchange Date. Additional
forms of the Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney may be obtained by
written request to the General Partner or from a local DWR branch office. Upon
requesting a Series Exchange, a Limited Partner shall have authorized the
General Partner to redeem the number of Units specified therein and to utilize
the net proceeds of such redemption to purchase an amount of units of limited
partnership interest one or more other Spectrum Series Partnerships as
specified in the Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney. The General Partner
shall cause the net proceeds of the redemption to be delivered to the Spectrum
Series Partnership(s) issuing and selling units of limited partnership interest
to the redeeming Limited Partner, and shall cause to be mailed to such Limited
Partner, within 20 business days after such Exchange Date, a written
confirmation thereof.
 
  At the next closing on the sale of Units following each Exchange Date, the
Partnership shall issue and sell Units with a total Net Asset Value equal to
the net proceeds of redemptions from limited partners of other Spectrum Series
Partnerships requesting Units on a Series Exchange, provided, that the General
Partner, in its capacity as the general partner of each of the Spectrum Series
Partnerships, has (i) timely received a properly executed Exchange Agreement
and Power of Attorney verifying that such units of limited partnership interest
subject to such Series Exchange are owned by the person requesting such Series
Exchange and acknowledging that the limited partner remains eligible to
purchase Units of limited partnership interest, and (ii) caused the net
proceeds from units of limited partnership interest being redeemed to be
transferred to the Partnership in payment of such Units. Each Unit to be
purchased with the net proceeds of a redemption of Units of limited partnership
interest from a Spectrum Series Partnership shall be issued and sold by the
Partnership at a price per Unit equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value of a Unit
as of the close of business on the relevant Exchange Date.
 
  Each Limited Partner understands that its ability to effect a Series Exchange
is conditioned upon units of limited partnership interest of Spectrum Series
Partnerships being registered and qualified for sale pursuant to a current
Prospectus immediately prior to each Exchange Date. The General Partner shall
not have any obligation to have units of limited partnership interest
registered. There can be no assurance that any or a sufficient number of units
of limited partnership interest will be available for sale on the Exchange
Date. If units of limited partnership interest are not registered or qualified
for sale under either federal or applicable state securities laws, the General
Partner will not be able to effect a Series Exchange for the Limited Partner.
Furthermore, certain states may impose significant burdens on, or alter the
requirements for, qualifying units of limited partnership interest for sale and
in such cases, the General Partner may elect not to continue to qualify units
of limited partnership interest for sale in such state or states, and a
resident thereof would not be eligible for a Series Exchange. In the event that
not all Exchange Agreements and Powers of Attorney can be processed because an
insufficient number of units of limited partnership interest are available for
sale on an Exchange Date, the General Partner is hereby authorized to allocate
units of limited partnership interest in any manner which it deems is
reasonable under the circumstances and may allocate a substantial portion of
such units of limited partnership interest to new subscribers for Units.
 
  The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership and each Partner, is
authorized to execute, file, record, and publish such amendments to this
Agreement and such other documents as shall be necessary to reflect any
redemption pursuant to the foregoing Section 10(b) and any Series Exchange
pursuant to this Section 10(c).
 
11. SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY.
 
  Each Limited Partner, by the execution of this Agreement, does irrevocably
constitute and appoint the General Partner, with full power of substitution, as
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, in his name, place, and stead, (a) to
execute, acknowledge, swear to, deliver, file, and record in his behalf in the
appropriate public offices and publish: (i) this Agreement and the Certificate
of Limited Partnership and amendments thereto; (ii) all instruments that the
General Partner deems necessary or appropriate to reflect any amendment,
change, or modification of this Agreement or the Certificate of Limited
Partnership made in accordance with terms of this Agreement; (iii) certificates
of assumed name; and (iv) all instruments that the General Partner deems
necessary or appropriate to qualify the Partnership to do business as a foreign
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jurisdictions; and (b) to admit additional Limited Partners and, to the extent
that it is necessary under the laws of any jurisdiction, to execute, deliver,
and file amended certificates or agreements of limited partnership or other
instruments to reflect such admission. The Power of Attorney granted herein
shall be irrevocable and deemed to be a power coupled with an interest and
shall survive the incapacity, death, dissolution, liquidation, or termination
of a Limited Partner. Each Limited Partner hereby agrees to be bound by any
representation made by the General Partner and by any successor thereto acting
in good faith pursuant to such Power of Attorney. Each Limited Partner agrees
to execute a special Power of Attorney on a document separate from this
Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any
instruments filed by such attorney-in-fact pursuant to the Power of Attorney
granted in this Section 11, this Agreement shall control.
 
12. WITHDRAWAL OF PARTNERS.
 
  The Partnership shall terminate and be dissolved upon the withdrawal,
insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or termination of the General
Partner (unless a new general partner is elected pursuant to Section 15(c) and
such remaining general partner shall have elected to continue the business of
the Partnership, which any remaining general partner shall have the right to
do). The General Partner shall not withdraw or assign all of its interest at
any time without giving the Limited Partners 120 days' prior written notice of
its intention to withdraw or assign, and, if the Limited Partners thereupon
elect a new general partner or partners pursuant to Section 15(c) which elect
to continue the business of the Partnership, the withdrawing General Partner
shall pay all reasonable expenses incurred by the Partnership in connection
with such withdrawal. The General Partner shall be paid the Net Asset Value of
its interests in the Partnership as of the date of such withdrawal.
 
  The death, incompetency, withdrawal, insolvency, bankruptcy, termination,
liquidation, or dissolution of a Limited Partner shall not terminate or
dissolve the Partnership, and such Limited Partner, his estate, custodian, or
personal representative shall have no right to withdraw or value such Limited
Partner's interest in the Partnership except as provided in Section 10. Each
Limited Partner (and any assignee of such Partner's interest) expressly agrees
that in the event of his death, he waives on behalf of himself and his estate
and he directs the legal representative of his estate and any person interested
therein to waive the furnishing of any inventory, accounting, or appraisal of
the assets of the Partnership and any right to an audit or examination of the
books of the Partnership.
 
13. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR RETURN OF CAPITAL.
 
  Subject to Section 14, neither the General Partner, DWR, nor any "affiliate"
(as defined in Section 14(c)) shall be personally liable for the return or
repayment of all or any portion of the capital or profits of any Partner (or
assignee), it being expressly agreed that any such return of capital or profits
made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made solely from the assets (which
shall not include any right of contribution from the General Partner) of the
Partnership.
 
14. STANDARD OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION.
 
  (A) STANDARD OF LIABILITY. The General Partner and its "affiliates" (as
defined in Section 14(c)) shall not be liable to the Partnership, the Limited
Partners, or its or their successors or assigns, for any act, omission, conduct
or activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Partnership which the General
Partner determines, in good faith, to be in the best interests of the
Partnership, unless such act, omission, conduct, or activity constituted
misconduct or negligence.
 
  (B) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE PARTNERSHIP. The Partnership shall indemnify,
defend, and hold harmless the General Partner and its "affiliates" (as defined
in Section 14(c)) from and against any loss, liability, damage, cost, or
expense (including attorneys' and accountants' fees and expenses incurred in
defense of any demands, claims, or lawsuits) actually and reasonably incurred
arising from any act, omission, activity, or conduct undertaken by or on behalf
of the Partnership, including, without limitation, any demands, claims, or
lawsuits initiated by a Limited Partner (or assignee thereof), provided, that
(1) the General Partner has determined, in good faith, that the act, omission,
activity, or conduct giving rise to the claim for indemnification was in the
best interests of the Partnership, and (2) the act, omission, activity or
conduct that was the basis of such loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense
was not the result of misconduct or negligence. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in the foregoing, neither the General Partner nor any of its
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acting as a broker-dealer shall be indemnified by the Partnership for any
losses, liabilities, or expenses arising from or out of an alleged violation
of federal or state securities laws unless (1) there has been a successful
adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law
violations as to the particular indemnitee, or (2) such claims have been
dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as
to the particular indemnitee, or (3) a court of competent jurisdiction
approves a settlement of the claims against the particular indemnitee and
finds that indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be made,
provided, with regard to such court approval, the indemnitee must apprise the
court of the position of the SEC, and the positions of the respective
securities administrators of Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee, and/or those
other states and jurisdictions in which the plaintiffs claim that they were
offered or sold Units, with respect to indemnification for securities laws
violations before seeking court approval for indemnification. Furthermore, in
any action or proceeding brought by a Limited Partner in the right of the
Partnership to which the General Partner or of any affiliate is a party
defendant, any such person shall be indemnified only to the extent and subject
to the conditions specified in the Act and this Section 14(b). The Partnership
shall make advances to the General Partner or its affiliates hereunder only
if: (1) the demand, claim, lawsuit, or legal action relates to the performance
of duties or services by such persons to the Partnership; (2) such demand,
claim, lawsuit, or legal action is not initiated by a Limited Partner; and (3)
such advances are repaid, with interest at the legal rate under Delaware law,
if the person receiving such advance is ultimately found not to be entitled to
indemnification hereunder.
 
  Nothing contained in this Section 14(b) shall increase the liability of any
Limited Partner to the Partnership beyond the amount of his capital and
profits, if any, in the Partnership, including amounts received on
distributions and redemptions and deemed received on Exchanges, together with
interest thereon. All rights to indemnification and payment of legal fees and
expenses shall not be affected by the termination of the Partnership or the
withdrawal, insolvency, or dissolution of the General Partner.
 
  The Partnership shall not incur the cost of that portion of liability
insurance which insures the General Partner and its affiliates for any
liability as to which the General Partner and its affiliates are prohibited
from being indemnified.
 
  (C) AFFILIATE. As used in this Agreement, the term "affiliate" of a person
shall mean (i) any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or
other legal entity directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with
power to vote 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such person;
(ii) any partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity 10% or
more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned,
controlled, or held with power to vote by such person; (iii) any natural
person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such
person; or (iv) any officer, director or partner of such person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, "affiliates" for purposes of this Section 14
shall include only those persons performing services for the Partnership.
 
  (D) INDEMNIFICATION BY PARTNERS. In the event that the Partnership is made a
party to any claim, dispute, or litigation or otherwise incurs any loss or
expense as a result of, or in connection with, any Partner's (or assignee's)
obligations or liabilities unrelated to the Partnership's business, such
Partner (or assignees cumulatively) shall indemnify, defend, hold harmless and
reimburse the Partnership for such loss, liability, damage, cost and expense
to which the Partnership shall become subject (including attorneys' and
accountants' fees and expenses).
 
15. AMENDMENTS; MEETINGS.
 
  (A) AMENDMENTS WITH CONSENT OF THE GENERAL PARTNER. If at any time during
the term of the Partnership, the General Partner shall deem it necessary or
desirable to amend this Agreement, such amendment shall be effective only if
embodied in an instrument approved by the General Partner and by Limited
Partners owning more than 50% of the Units then outstanding, and if made in
accordance with, and to the extent permissible under, the Act. Any amendment
to this Agreement or actions taken pursuant to this Section 15 that shall have
been approved by the percentage of outstanding Units prescribed above shall be
deemed to have been approved by all Limited Partners. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the General Partner shall be authorized to amend this Agreement
without the consent of any Limited Partner in order to: (i) change the name of
the Partnership or cause the Partnership to transact business under another
name; (ii) clarify any inaccuracy or any ambiguity, or reconcile any
inconsistent provisions herein; (iii) make any amendment to this Agreement
that is not adverse to the Limited Partners; (iv) effect the intent of the
allocations proposed herein to the maximum extent possible in the event of a
change in the Code or the interpretations thereof affecting such
 
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allocations; (v) attempt to ensure that the Partnership is not taxed as an
association taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes; (vi)
qualify or maintain the qualification of the Partnership as a limited
partnership in any jurisdiction; (vii) delete or add any provision of or to
this Agreement required to be deleted or added by the staff of the SEC, the
CFTC, any other federal agency, any state "Blue Sky" official, or other
governmental official, or in order to opt to be governed by any amendment or
successor to the Act, or to comply with applicable law; (viii) make any
modification to this Agreement to reflect the admission of additional or
substitute general partners and to reflect any modification to the Net Worth
requirements applicable to the General Partner and any other general partner,
as contemplated by Section 5 hereof; (ix) make any amendment that is
appropriate or necessary, in the opinion of the General Partner, to prevent
the Partnership or the General Partner or its directors, officers or
controlling persons from in any manner being subject to the provisions of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"), or "plan asset" regulations adopted
under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and (x)
to make any amendment that is appropriate or necessary, in the opinion of the
General Partner, to qualify the Partnership under the 1940 Act, and any
persons under the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, if the General Partner
reasonably believes that doing so is necessary. Any such supplemental or
amendatory agreement shall be adhered to and have the same force and effect
from and after its effective date as if the same had originally been embodied
in, and formed a part of, this Agreement; provided, however, that no such
supplemental or amendatory agreement shall, without the consent of all
Partners affected thereby, change or alter the provisions of this proviso,
reduce the capital account of any Partner, or modify the percentage of
profits, losses or distributions to which any Partner is entitled.
 
  (B) MEETINGS. Any Limited Partner, upon written request to the General
Partner and payment of reasonable duplicating and postage costs, shall be
entitled to obtain from the General Partner by mail a list of the names and
addresses of record of all Limited Partners and the number of Units owned by
each.
 
  Upon receipt of a written request, signed by Limited Partners owning at
least 10% of the Units then owned by Limited Partners, that a meeting of the
Partnership be called to vote upon any matter upon which all Limited Partners
may vote pursuant to this Agreement, the General Partner, by written notice to
each Limited Partner of record within 15 days after such receipt, shall call a
meeting of the Partnership. Such meeting shall be held at least 30 but not
more than 60 days after the mailing of such notice, and such notice shall
specify the date, a reasonable place and time, and the purpose of such
meeting.
 
  (C) AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE GENERAL PARTNER. At any
meeting of the Limited Partners, upon the affirmative vote (which may be in
person or by proxy) of Limited Partners owning more than 50% of the Units then
owned by Limited Partners, the following actions may be taken without the
consent of the General Partner: (i) this Agreement may be amended in
accordance with, and only to the extent permissible under, the Act; provided,
however, that no such amendment shall, without the consent of all Partners
affected thereby, change or alter the provisions of this proviso, reduce the
capital account of any Partner, or modify the percentage of profits, losses,
or distributions to which any Partner is entitled; (ii) the Partnership may be
dissolved; (iii) the General Partner may be removed and replaced; (iv) a new
general partner or general partners may be elected if the General Partner
terminates or liquidates or elects to withdraw from the Partnership pursuant
to Section 12, or becomes insolvent, bankrupt, or is dissolved; (v) any
contracts with the General Partner or any of its affiliates may be terminated
without penalty on not less than 60 days'
prior written notice; and (vi) the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Partnership may be approved; provided, however, that no such
action will adversely affect the status of the Limited Partners as limited
partners under the Act or the classification of the Partnership as a
partnership under the federal income tax laws; and provided further, that
Units owned by the General Partner and any affiliate thereof shall not be
voted on the matters described in clauses (iii) and (v) above. Any action
which shall have been approved by the percentage of outstanding Units
prescribed above shall be deemed to have been approved by all Limited
Partners.
 
  (D) ACTION WITHOUT MEETING. Notwithstanding contrary provisions of this
Section 15 covering notices to, meeting of, and voting by Limited Partners,
any action required or permitted to be taken by Limited Partners at a meeting
or otherwise may be taken by Limited Partners without a meeting, without prior
notice, and without a vote if a consent in writing setting forth the action so
taken shall be signed by Limited Partners owning Units having not fewer than
the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting of Limited Partners at which all outstanding Units shall
have been present and voted. Notice of the taking of action by Limited
Partners without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent of the
Limited Partners shall be given to those Limited Partners who shall not have
consented in writing within seven business days after the occurrence thereof.
 
 
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16. GOVERNING LAW.
 
  THE VALIDITY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, INCLUDING,
SPECIFICALLY, THE ACT (WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES);
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT CAUSES OF ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL OR STATE
SECURITIES LAWS SHALL NOT BE GOVERNED BY THIS SECTION 16.
 
17. MISCELLANEOUS.
  (A) PRIORITY AMONG LIMITED PARTNERS. Except as otherwise specifically set
forth in this Agreement, no Limited Partner shall be entitled to any priority
or preference over any other Limited Partner in regard to the affairs of the
Partnership.
 
  (B) NOTICES. All notices and requests to the General Partner under this
Agreement (other than Requests for Redemption, and notices of assignment or
transfer, of Units) shall be in writing and shall be effective upon personal
delivery or, if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to the General Partner at Two World Trade Center, 62nd Floor, New
York, New York 10048 (or such other address as the General Partner shall have
notified the Limited Partners), upon the deposit of such notice in the United
States mail. Requests for Redemption, and notices of assignment or transfer of
Units shall be effective upon timely receipt by the General Partner. Except as
otherwise provided herein, all reports and notices hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be sent by first-class mail to the last known address of the
Limited Partner.
 
  (C) BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, all of the parties, their successors, assigns as permitted
herein, custodians, estates, heirs, and personal representatives. For purposes
of determining the rights of any Partner or assignee hereunder, the Partnership
and the General Partner may rely upon the Partnership's records as to who are
Partners and assignees, and all Partners and assignees agree that their rights
shall be determined and that they shall be bound thereby, including all rights
which they may have under Section 15.
 
  (D) CAPTIONS. Captions in no way define, limit, extend, or describe the scope
of this Agreement nor the effect of any of its provisions.
 
  In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.
 
Additional Limited Partners:          General Partner:
 
 
By:  Demeter Management               Demeter Management Corporation
     Corporation, General
     Partner, as Authorized Agent
     and Attorney-in-Fact
 
                                      By: ______________________________
                                          Mark J. Hawley, President
 
 
By: ______________________________    Initial Limited Partner:
    Mark J. Hawley, President
 
                                      ----------------------------------
                                                Mark J. Hawley
 
 
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                                        ANNEX A TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

 MEAD Use Only:______                                     Closing Date:_______

 
           REQUEST FOR REDEMPTION: DEAN WITTER MANAGED FUTURES FUNDS
 
THIS IRREVOCABLE REQUEST FOR REDEMPTION SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO A LIMITED
PARTNER'S LOCAL DEAN WITTER BRANCH OFFICE AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE GENERAL
PARTNER (DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER, 62ND FLOOR,
NEW YORK, N.Y., 10048) AT LEAST 5 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE LAST DAY OF THE
MONTH IN WHICH THE REDEMPTION IS TO BE EFFECTIVE.
 
______________________, 19
           [DATE]                        [PRINT OR TYPE DEAN WITTER ACCOUNT
                                                      NUMBER]
 
  I hereby request redemption (effective as of the next applicable date as of
which redemption is permitted as set forth in the Limited Partnership Agreement
of the Partnership for which redemption is requested, subject to all terms and
conditions set forth therein) of my capital account in an amount equal to the
respective Net Asset Value, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement, of
the following Unit(s) of Limited Partnership Interest ("Units"), less any
amounts specified in the Limited Partnership Agreement.
 
               COMPLETE ONLY ONE SECTION -- A, B OR C -- PER FORM
 
                                   SECTION A
 
SPECTRUM SERIES SHALL ONLY REDEEM UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST IN A
MINIMUM AMOUNT OF 50 UNITS, UNLESS A LIMITED PARTNER IS REDEEMING HIS/HER
ENTIRE INTEREST (ALL) IN SUCH PARTNERSHIP.
 
<TABLE>
<S>                        <C>                                <C>
[DWSB] Spectrum Balanced   Entire Interest                    Units
[DWSS] Spectrum Strategic  Entire Interest                    Units
[DWST] Spectrum Technical  Entire Interest                    Units
</TABLE>
 
                                   SECTION B
 
 CORNERSTONE FUNDS SHALL ONLY REDEEM $1,000 INCREMENTS OR WHOLE UNITS UNLESS A
LIMITED PARTNER IS REDEEMING HIS/HER ENTIRE INTEREST (ALL) IN SUCH PARTNERSHIP.
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>                    <C>            <C>
[CFCFB] Cornerstone Fund II   Entire Interest        Units          $    ,000
[CFCFC] Cornerstone Fund III  Entire Interest        Units          $    ,000
[CFCFD] Cornerstone Fund IV   Entire Interest        Units          $    ,000
</TABLE>
 
                                   SECTION C
 
 OTHER MANAGED FUTURES FUNDS SHALL ONLY REDEEM $1,000 INCREMENTS OR WHOLE UNITS
  UNLESS A LIMITED PARTNER IS REDEEMING HIS/HER ENTIRE INTEREST (ALL) IN SUCH
                                  PARTNERSHIP.
 
MARK ONE FUND ONLY (USE ONE FORM PER FUND):
 
<TABLE>
<S>                       <C>                                       <C>
[CFF] Columbia Futures                                                      Entire
 Fund                     [PGF] Multi-Market Portfolio                    Interest
[DFF] Diversified
 Futures Fund             [PPF] Principal Plus Fund
[DFF2] Diversified
 Futures Fund II          [PSF] Portfolio Strategy Fund                      Units
[DFF3] Diversified
 Futures Fund III         [SFF] Select Futures Fund
[GPP] Global Perspective
 Portfolio                [WCF] World Currency Fund                     $    , 000
[IAF] International Ac-
 cess Fund
</TABLE>
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
                      ACCOUNT INFORMATION AND SIGNATURES
 
I understand that I may only redeem Units at such times as are specified in
the Limited Partnership Agreement and that, under certain circumstances
described therein, I may be subject to a redemption charge.
 
I (either in my individual capacity or as an authorized representative of an
entity, if applicable) hereby represent and warrant that I am the true, lawful
and beneficial owner of Units (or fractions thereof) to which this Request for
Redemption relates, with full power and authority to request redemption. The
Units (or fractions thereof) which are the subject of this request are not
subject to any pledge or otherwise encumbered in any fashion. My signature has
been represented by a member of a registered national securities exchange.
 
 SIGNATURES MUST BE IDENTICAL TO NAME(S) IN WHICH UNITS ARE REGISTERED TYPE OR
                          PRINT ALL INFORMATION BELOW
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1. ACCOUNT INFORMATION
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<TABLE>
<S>                                              <C>
 ................................................ ................................................
           (Name of Limited Partner)                       (Dean Witter Account Number)
Address: ........................................................................................
                                            (Street)
 .................................................................................................
     City                       State (Province)                        (Zip Code or Postal Code)
</TABLE>
 
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2. SIGNATURE(S) OF INDIVIDUAL PARTNER(S) OR ASSIGNEE(S) INCLUDING IRAS
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<TABLE>
<S>                                              <C>
X .............................................. X ..............................................
X .............................................. X ..............................................
We, the undersigned Account Executive and Branch Manager, represent that the above signature(s)
 are true and correct.
X .............................................. X ..............................................
         (Account Executive MUST sign)                      (Branch Manager MUST sign)
</TABLE>
 
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3. SIGNATURE OF ENTITY PARTNER OR ASSIGNEE
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<TABLE>
<S>                                              <C>
 ................................................ By: X ..........................................
                (Name of Entity)                    (Authorized officer, partner, trustee, or
                                                       custodian. If a corporation, include
                                                    certified copy of authorized resolution.)
We, the undersigned Account Executive and Branch Manager, represent that the above signature is
 true and correct.
X .............................................. X ..............................................
         (Account Executive MUST sign)                      (Branch Manager MUST sign)
 ................................................
           (Branch Telephone Number)
</TABLE>
 
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                                                                      EXHIBIT B
 
           SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
 UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE INSTRUCTIONS
 
  Subscribers purchasing Units for cash hereby are "Subscribers." Subscribers
who are (i) redeeming units in another commodity pool for which the General
Partner serves as the general partner and commodity pool operator or (ii)
redeeming Units in a Spectrum Series Partnership pursuant to a Series Exchange
are "Exchange Subscribers." Subscribers and Exchange Subscribers should follow
the instructions below.
 
  Any person desiring to subscribe for Units should carefully read and review
the Prospectus dated April 25, 1997 and this Subscription and Exchange
Agreement and Power of Attorney.
 
  SUBSCRIBERS MUST FILL IN ALL OF THE BOXES AND BLANKS ONLY ON PAGES B-7 AND
B-8, AND EXCHANGE SUBSCRIBERS MUST FILL IN ALL OF THE BOXES AND BLANKS ONLY ON
PAGES B-9 AND B-10, USING BLACK INK, AS FOLLOWS:
 
Item 1 (page B-7 or B-9)    --Enter Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR") Account
                              Number.
 
                            --Enter the Social Security Number or Taxpayer ID
                              Number and check the appropriate box to indicate
                              the type of entity that is subscribing. In case
                              of joint ownership, either Social Security
                              Number may be used.
 
                            --All subscriber(s) must (i) if a United States
                              taxable subscriber(s), review the representation
                              relating to backup withholding tax under "United
                              States Taxable Investors Only" on Page B-7 (for
                              Subscribers) or Page B-9 (for Exchange
                              Subscribers) or (ii) if a non-United States
                              subscriber, review the representation relating
                              to such subscriber's classification as a non-
                              resident alien for United States federal income
                              tax purposes under "Non-United States Investors
                              Only" on Page B-7 (for Subscribers) or Page B-9
                              (for Exchange Subscribers). SUBSCRIBER(S) AND
                              EXCHANGE SUBSCRIBERS MUST SIGN BELOW TAX
                              REPRESENTATION IN ITEM 1.
 
                            --Enter the exact name in which the Units are to
                              be held based on ownership type, and enter
                              residency and other information.
 
                            --Enter taxable year of subscriber, if other than
                              calendar year.
 
                            --Check box if the subscriber is a non-resident
                              alien that is a dealer in commodities or is
                              otherwise engaged in a trade or business within
                              the U.S.
 
                            --If there is a co-subscriber, trustee or
                              custodian, complete applicable information.
 
                            --All subscriber(s) purchasing Units as custodian
                              for a minor: (i) if a gift to minor not made
                              with minor's funds, net worth and annual income
                              representations apply only to subscriber or (ii)
                              if not a gift, net worth and annual income
                              representations apply only to such minor.
 
                            --All subscriber(s) purchasing Units as a trustee
                              or custodian of an employee benefit plan with an
                              individual beneficiary or of an individual
                              retirement account ("IRA") at the direction of
                              the beneficiary of such plan or IRA: net worth
                              and annual income representations apply only to
                              the beneficiary of such plan or account.
 
Item 1 For Signatories to   --Enter the dollar amount of the subscription for
     Subscription             each Partnership.
     Signature Page (page
     B-7)
 
Item 1 For Signatories to   --Enter the name(s) of the limited partnership(s)
     Exchange Signature       from which units are to be redeemed; specify the
     Page (page B-9)          quantity to be redeemed (entire interest or
                              number of whole units).
 
Item 2 (page B-8 or B-10)   --All subscriber(s) must execute the Subscription
                              and Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney
                              Signature Page (on Page B-8 (for Subscribers) or
                              Page B-10 (for Exchange Subscribers)).
 
Item 3 (page B-8 or B-10)   --Account Executives must complete the required
                              information.
 
                            --This Subscription and Exchange Agreements and
                              Power of Attorney must be mailed to Dean Witter
                              Reynolds Inc. at Two World Trade Center, 62nd
                              Floor, New York, New York 10048-0626.
 
                                      B-1
<PAGE>
 
                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
 
                                ---------------
 
           SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
  Any person subscribing for Units of Limited Partnership Interest ("Units")
in the Dean Witter Spectrum Series, consisting of three commodity pool limited
partnerships (Dean Witter Spectrum Strategic L.P., Dean Witter Spectrum
Technical L.P., and Dean Witter Spectrum Balanced L.P.; each, a "Partnership,"
and collectively, the "Partnerships") should carefully read and review the
Partnership's Prospectus dated April 25, 1997 (the "Prospectus"). Capitalized
terms used below and not defined in this Agreement are defined (and described
in detail) in the Prospectus.
 
  For Signatories to Subscription Signature Page: By executing the Signature
Page of this Agreement and Power of Attorney ("Agreement"), the undersigned
Subscriber ("Subscriber") irrevocably subscribes for Units in one or more of
the Partnerships at a price per Unit, as described in the Prospectus.
 
  For Signatories to Exchange Signature Page: By executing the Signature Page
of this Agreement and Power of Attorney, the undersigned Subscriber
("Subscriber") irrevocably redeems the units of limited partnership interest
of the limited partnership indicated on the signature page of this Agreement
and, with the proceeds of such redemption, hereby irrevocably subscribes for
Units in one or more of the Partnerships at a price per Unit, as described in
the Prospectus.
 
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PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
 
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  If this Agreement is accepted, Subscriber agrees to contribute Subscriber's
subscription to each Partnership designated herein and to be bound by the
terms of such Partnership's Limited Partnership Agreement, included as Exhibit
A to the Prospectus (the "Limited Partnership Agreement"). The undersigned
Subscriber hereby authorizes and directs Demeter Management Corporation (the
"General Partner") and DWR to transfer the appropriate amount from
Subscriber's customer account with DWR (the "Customer Account") to the Dean
Witter Spectrum Series Escrow Account established with The Chase Manhattan
Bank, New York, New York. BY EXECUTION OF THE SIGNATURE PAGE ATTACHED HERETO,
SUBSCRIBER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE EXECUTED THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF EACH PARTNERSHIP FOR WHICH UNITS HAVE BEEN SUBSCRIBED
(INCLUDING THE POWERS OF ATTORNEY HEREIN AND THEREIN). PAYMENT OF THIS
SUBSCRIPTION MUST BE MADE BY CHARGING THE CUSTOMER ACCOUNT. IN THE EVENT THAT
SUBSCRIBER DOES NOT HAVE A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT OR DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS
IN SUBSCRIBER'S EXISTING CUSTOMER ACCOUNT, SUBSCRIBER SHOULD MAKE APPROPRIATE
ARRANGEMENTS WITH SUBSCRIBER'S DWR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, IF ANY, AND IF NONE,
SHOULD CONTACT SUBSCRIBER'S LOCAL DWR BRANCH OFFICE. PAYMENT MUST NOT BE
MAILED TO THE GENERAL PARTNER AT ITS OFFICES IN NEW YORK CITY. ANY SUCH
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GENERAL PARTNER AND WILL BE RETURNED TO
SUBSCRIBER FOR PROPER PLACEMENT WITH THE DWR BRANCH OFFICE WHERE SUBSCRIBER'S
CUSTOMER ACCOUNT IS MAINTAINED.
 
  For Signatories to Exchange Signature Page: PAYMENT OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION
MUST BE MADE BY APPLYING THE PROCEEDS FROM THE REDEMPTION OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP UNITS IN ONE OF THE PARTNERSHIPS OR ANOTHER COMMODITY POOL FOR
WHICH DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, THE GENERAL PARTNER OF EACH PARTNERSHIP
(THE "GENERAL PARTNER"), SERVES AS THE GENERAL PARTNER AND COMMODITY POOL
OPERATOR. SUBSCRIBER MAY ONLY REDEEM UNITS AT SUCH TIMES AS ARE SPECIFIED IN
THE APPLICABLE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR SUCH OTHER COMMODITY POOL,
AND UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED THEREIN, SUBSCRIBER MAY BE SUBJECT
TO A REDEMPTION CHARGE.
 
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
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  Subscriber (for myself/ourselves, and, if Subscriber is an entity, on behalf
of and with respect to such entity and its shareholders, partners, or
beneficiaries) hereby represents and warrants to the General Partner and each
Partnership in which Subscriber is purchasing Units, as follows:
 
    (1) Subscriber has received a copy of the Prospectus, including the
  Limited Partnership Agreements.
 
    (2) Subscriber is of legal age to execute this Agreement and is legally
  competent to do so.
 
    (3) Subscriber has either: (a) net worth of at least $75,000 (exclusive
  of home, furnishings, and automobiles); or (b) net worth of at least
  $30,000 (exclusive of home, furnishings, and automobiles) and annual gross
  income of at least $30,000. However, if Subscriber is a resident and/or
  subject to regulation by one of the states which imposes more restrictive
  suitability requirements than the foregoing, or requires a higher minimum
  investment, as set forth below under the caption "State Suitability
  Requirements" (or in the special Supplement to the Prospectus for residents
  of the State in which Subscriber resides), Subscriber's net worth and/or
  income and investment satisfies the requirements of such state. (If Units
  are being purchased by spouses as joint owners, their joint net worth and
  annual income may be used to satisfy applicable state suitability
  requirements.) Subscriber agrees to provide any additional documentation
  requested by the General Partner, as may be required by the securities
  administrators of certain states to confirm that Subscriber meets the
  applicable minimum financial suitability standards to invest in the
  Partnerships.
 
    (4) The address set forth on the Signature Page is Subscriber's true and
  correct residence and Subscriber has no present intention of becoming a
  resident of any other state or country. All the information that is
  provided on the Signature Page regarding Subscriber is correct and complete
  as of the date of this Agreement, and, if there should be any material
  change in such information prior to Subscriber's admission as a Limited
  Partner, Subscriber will immediately furnish such revised or corrected
  information to the General Partner.
 
                                      B-2
<PAGE>
 
    (5) If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan, to the best of
  Subscriber's knowledge, neither the General Partner, DWR, any Additional
  Seller, any Trading Advisor, nor any of their respective affiliates either:
  (a) has investment discretion with respect to the investment of
  Subscriber's plan assets; (b) has authority or responsibility to or
  regularly gives investment advice with respect to such plan assets for a
  fee and pursuant to an agreement or understanding that such advice will
  serve as a primary basis for investment decisions with respect to such plan
  assets and that such advice will be based on the particular investment
  needs of the plan; or (c) is an employer maintaining or contributing to
  such plan. For purposes hereof, an "employee benefit plan" shall include
  plans and accounts of various types (including their related trusts) which
  provide for the accumulation of a portion of an individual's earnings or
  compensation as well as investment income earned thereon free from federal
  income tax until such time as funds are distributed from the plan, and
  include corporate "pension" and profit-sharing plans, "simplified employee
  pension plans," "Keogh" plans for self-employed individuals, and IRAs.
 
    (6) Unless (7) or (8) below is applicable, Subscriber's subscription is
  made with Subscriber's funds for Subscriber's own account and not as
  trustee, custodian or nominee for another.
 
    (7) The subscription, if made as custodian for a minor, is a gift
  Subscriber has made to such minor and is not made with such minor's funds
  or, if not a gift, the representations as to net worth and annual income
  set forth herein apply only to such minor.
 
    (8) If Subscriber is subscribing as a trustee or custodian of an employee
  benefit plan or of an IRA at the direction of the beneficiary of such plan
  or IRA, the representations set forth herein apply only to the beneficiary
  of such plan or IRA.
 
    (9) If Subscriber is subscribing in a representative capacity, Subscriber
  has full power and authority to purchase the Units and enter into and be
  bound by this Agreement on behalf of the entity for which the Subscriber is
  purchasing the Units, and such entity has full right and power to purchase
  such Units and enter into and be bound by this Agreement and become a
  Limited Partner pursuant to each applicable Limited Partnership Agreement.
 
    (10) Subscriber either is not required to be registered with the
  Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") or to be a member of the
  National Futures Association ("NFA"), or, if so required, is duly
  registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing of the NFA. It is
  an NFA requirement that the General Partner attempt to verify that any
  person or entity that seeks to purchase Units be duly registered with the
  CFTC and a member of the NFA, if required. Subscriber agrees to supply the
  General Partner with such information as the General Partner may reasonably
  request in order to attempt such verification. Certain entities that
  acquire Units may, as a result, themselves become "commodity pools" within
  the intent of applicable CFTC and NFA rules, and their sponsors,
  accordingly, may be required to register as "commodity pool operators."
 
   Additional Representation and Warranty for Signatories to Exchange
  Signature Page
 
    (11) Subscriber is the true, lawful, and beneficial owner of the units of
  limited partnership interest (or fractions thereof) to be redeemed pursuant
  to this Agreement, with full power and authority to request redemption and
  a subsequent purchase of Units. The units of limited partnership interest
  (or fractions thereof) which are the subject to this redemption request are
  not subject to any pledge or otherwise encumbered in any fashion.
 
  By making the representations and warranties set forth above, Subscribers
should be aware that they have not waived any rights of action which they may
have under applicable federal or state securities laws. Federal and state
securities laws provide that any such waiver would be unenforceable.
Subscribers should be aware, however, that the representations and warranties
set forth above may be asserted in the defense of a Partnership, the General
Partner, any Additional Seller, any Trading Advisor, DWR, or others in any
subsequent litigation or other proceeding.
 
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STATE SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS
 
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  Except as indicated below, investors in the Partnerships must have a net
worth (exclusive of home, furnishings, and automobiles) of at least $75,000
or, failing that standard, have a net worth (same exclusions) of at least
$30,000 and an annual gross income of at least $30,000, and must make a
minimum aggregate investment of $5,000 or $2,000 in the case of IRAs or, in
the case of a Non-Series Exchange, the lesser of (i) $5,000 ($2,000 in the
case of an IRA), (ii) the proceeds from the redemption of five units (two
units in the case of an IRA), or (iii) the proceeds from the redemption of
such subscriber's entire interest in any other commodity pool for which the
General Partner serves as general partner and commodity pool operator.
However, the states listed below (or, in certain cases, in special Supplements
to the Prospectus attached thereto) have more restrictive suitability or
minimum investment requirements for Subscribers residing therein. Please read
the following list to make sure that Subscriber meets the minimum suitability
and/or investment requirements for the state in which Subscriber resides. (As
used below, "NW" means net worth exclusive of home, furnishings, and
automobiles; "AI" means annual gross income; and "TI" means annual taxable
income for federal income tax purposes.)
 
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<S>             <C>
ALABAMA:        (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
ARIZONA:        (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
ARKANSAS:       (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
CALIFORNIA:     $100,000 NW and $50,000 AI.
INDIANA:        (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
IOWA:           (1) the minimum initial investment for Individual Retirement Accounts is $3,000;
                and (2) the Subscriber has at least (a) $225,000 NW, or (b) $60,000 NW and
                $60,000 TI.
KANSAS:         (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
KENTUCKY:       (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
MAINE:          (1) The minimum investment for all Subscribers at each Closing (including
                Individual Retirement Accounts and Subscribers making additional investments at
                subsequent Closings) is $5,000; and (2) the Subscriber has at least (a) $200,000
                NW, or (b) $50,000 NW and $50,000 AI.
MASSACHUSETTS:  (a) $225,000 NW, or (b) $60,000 NW and $60,000 AI.
</TABLE>
 
                                      B-3
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<TABLE>
<S>              <C>
MICHIGAN:        (a) $225,000 NW and investment may not exceed 10% of NW, or (b) $60,000 NW and
                 $60,000 AI and investment may not exceed 10% of NW.
MISSISSIPPI:     (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
MISSOURI:        (a) $225,000 NW, or (b) $60,000 NW and $60,000 AI.
NEBRASKA:        (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
NEW HAMPSHIRE:   (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
NEW MEXICO:      (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
NORTH CAROLINA:  (a) $225,000 NW, or (b) $60,000 NW and $60,000 AI.
OHIO:            (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
OKLAHOMA:        (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
OREGON:          (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
PENNSYLVANIA:    (1) (a) $175,000 NW, or (b) $100,000 NW and $50,000 TI; and (2) if Subscriber has
                 less than $1,000,000 NW, the investment may not exceed 10% of NW.
TENNESSEE:       (a) $225,000 NW, or (b) $60,000 NW and $60,000 AI.
TEXAS:           (a) $225,000 NW, or (b) $60,000 NW and $60,000 TI.
VERMONT:         (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
WASHINGTON:      (a) $150,000 NW, or (b) $45,000 NW and $45,000 AI.
</TABLE>
 
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SIGNIFICANT DISCLOSURES
 
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  Subscriber should read the Prospectus in its entirety before completing this
Agreement and subscribing for Units, and should carefully consider the
information contained therein as well as the following information (which is
set forth in detail in the Prospectus) concerning an investment in the
Partnerships:
 
    (1) The General Partner and DWR, the commodity broker, are each wholly-
  owned subsidiaries of Dean Witter, Discover & Co., and conflicts of
  interest therefore exist. The principal business address of the General
  Partner is Two World Trade Center, 62nd Floor, New York, New York 10048.
 
    (2) DWR will receive substantial commodity brokerage fees from the
  Partnerships and may also realize the benefits of excess interest earned on
  the Partnerships' funds and compensating balance benefits from deposits of
  the Partnerships' funds, subject to certain limitations as described in the
  Prospectus. A Limited Partner will consent to the execution and delivery by
  the General Partner on behalf of each Partnership of a Customer Agreement
  with DWR, and to the payment to DWR of such brokerage fees and benefits.
 
    (3) The performance information in the Prospectus should be read only in
  conjunction with the textual description and notes thereto, and such data
  should not be interpreted to mean that the Partnerships will have similar
  results or will realize any profits whatsoever. A Limited Partner will
  consent to the execution and delivery by the General Partner on behalf of
  each Partnership of the Management Agreements with the Trading Advisors (as
  described in the Prospectus) and with such other Trading Advisors as the
  General Partner may retain from time to time.
 
    (4) Units cannot be transferred or assigned except as set forth in the
  Limited Partnership Agreement. Persons who have been Limited Partners for
  more than six months may redeem all or part of their Units, regardless of
  when such Units were purchased, at any month-end in the manner described
  herein. Persons who have been Limited Partners for less than six months may
  first redeem Units effective as of the last day of the sixth month
  following the closing in which they first became a Limited Partner in the
  manner described herein. Units redeemed on or prior to the last day of the
  twelfth month after such Units were purchased will be subject to a
  redemption charge equal to 3% of the Net Asset Value of a Unit on the date
  of such redemption. Units redeemed after the last day of the twelfth month
  and on or prior to the last day of the eighteenth month after which such
  Units were purchased will be subject to a redemption charge equal to 2% of
  the Net Asset Value of a Unit on the date of such redemption. Units
  redeemed after the last day of the eighteenth month and on or prior to the
  last day of the twenty-fourth month after which such Units were purchased
  will be subject to a redemption charge equal to 1% of the Net Asset Value
  of a Unit on the date of such redemption. Units redeemed after the last day
  of the twenty-fourth month after which such Units were purchased will not
  be subject to a redemption charge. The foregoing redemption charges will be
  paid to DWR. Notwithstanding the above, Units purchased by an investor who
  purchases $500,000 or more of Units will not be subject to the foregoing
  redemption charges, but will be subject to the other restrictions on
  redemptions. Units purchased pursuant to a Non-Series Exchange will not be
  subject to the foregoing redemption charges under the circumstances
  described below. The number of Units (determined on a per closing basis),
  expressed as a percentage of Units purchased, which is not subject to a
  redemption charge is determined by dividing (a) the dollar amount received
  upon redeeming an interest in another partnership and used to purchase
  Units by (b) the total investment in the Partnerships. Redemptions of Units
  will be deemed to be in the order in which they are purchased (assuming
  purchases at more than one closing), with Units not subject to a redemption
  charge being deemed to be the first Units purchased at a closing. Limited
  Partners who redeem Units and have either paid a redemption charge with
  respect to such Units, or have held such Units for at least two years and
  subsequently purchase Units, will not be subject to redemption charges on
  the new Units under the following conditions: (a) the subscriber must
  subscribe for new Units
 
                                      B-4
<PAGE>
 
  prior to the one-year anniversary of the effective date of the redemption
  of Units, (b) the subscriber will not be subject to redemption charges with
  respect to the amount of the subscription for the new Units up to the
  amount of the proceeds of the redemption (net of any redemption charges),
  and (c) the subscriber must hold the newly acquired Units for six months
  from the date of purchase before such Units may be redeemed or exchanged.
  Such subscribers remain subject to the minimum purchase and suitability
  requirements. A Limited Partner who redeems Units pursuant to a Series
  Exchange will not be subject to the redemption charges described above with
  respect to the redeemed Units. Units acquired pursuant to a Series Exchange
  will be deemed as having the same purchase date as the Units exchanged for
  purposes of determining the applicability of any redemption charges. Units
  may only be redeemed upon 5 business days' written notice to the General
  Partner prior to the effective date of redemption, which will be the last
  day of a calendar month.
 
    (5) All subscriptions are subject to acceptance or rejection by the
  General Partner in whole or in part for any reason and are irrevocable by
  Subscribers.
 
    (6) A Limited Partner may be able to invest in any member partnerships of
  the Dean Witter Spectrum Series formed subsequent to the date hereof by
  exchanging Units as provided in the Limited Partnership Agreements. Any
  such investment will be subject to a Limited Partner's prior receipt of,
  and will be subject to all of the terms and conditions described in, a
  prospectus or supplement to the Prospectus offering an investment in any
  such newly organized partnership.
 
    (7) During the Continuing Offering, Units are being offered for sale at
  "Monthly Closings" to be held as of the last day of each month. The Net
  Asset Value of a Unit may increase or decrease substantially between the
  date of this subscription and the date of the Monthly Closing at which this
  subscription is accepted by the General Partner; consequently, the
  undersigned Subscriber may receive more or fewer Units than would be
  received if the Monthly Closing were held on the date of this subscription.
 
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ACCEPTANCE OF THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
 
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  The Subscriber hereby agrees that as of the date that Subscriber's name is
entered on the books of a Partnership, Subscriber shall become a Limited
Partner of such Partnership. Subscriber hereby agrees to each and every term
of the Limited Partnership Agreement of such Partnership as if Subscriber's
signature were subscribed thereto. Subscriber further agrees that DWR may
receipt on Subscriber's behalf for the Units purchased by Subscriber hereunder
upon the issuance of such Units by the Partnership (although no certificate
evidencing Unit(s) will be issued to Subscriber).
 
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POWER OF ATTORNEY AND GOVERNING LAW
 
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  Subscriber hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Demeter Management
Corporation, the General Partner of each Partnership, as Subscriber's true and
lawful Attorney-in-Fact, with full power of substitution, in Subscriber's
name, place, and stead, to do all things necessary to admit it as a Limited
Partner of each Partnership requested below, and such other Partnership(s) of
the Dean Witter Spectrum Series as Subscriber may request from time to time,
and to admit others as additional or substituted Limited Partners to such
Partnerships so long as such admission is in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Limited Partnership Agreement or any amendment thereto, to file,
prosecute, defend, settle, or compromise any and all actions at law or suits
in equity for or on behalf of each Partnership in connection with any claim,
demand, or liability asserted or threatened by or against any Partnership, and
to execute, acknowledge, swear to, deliver, file, and record on Subscriber's
behalf and as necessary in the appropriate public offices, and publish: (a)
the Limited Partnership Agreements and the Certificates of Limited Partnership
and all amendments thereto permitted by the terms thereof; (b) all instruments
that the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate to reflect any
amendment, change, or modification of the Limited Partnership Agreements or
the Certificates of Limited Partnership made in accordance with the terms of
the Limited Partnership Agreements; (c) certificates of assumed name; and (d)
all instruments that the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate to
qualify or maintain the qualification of each Partnership to do business as a
foreign limited partnership in other jurisdictions;
 
  The Power of Attorney granted hereby shall be deemed to be coupled with an
interest and shall be irrevocable and survive the death, incapacity,
dissolution, liquidation, or termination of Subscriber.
 
  THIS SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
 
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RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTATION
 
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  The regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission require that the
undersigned Subscriber be given a copy of the Prospectus (which includes the
most current annual report for the Partnerships), as well as certain
additional documentation consisting of: (a) a supplement to the Prospectus,
which must be given to the undersigned if the Prospectus is dated more than
nine months prior to the date that the undersigned first receives the
Prospectus, and (b) the most current monthly account statement for the
Partnerships. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus
and the additional documentation referred to above, if any.
 
                                      B-5
<PAGE>
 
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                                      B-6
<PAGE>
 
                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
                     UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
A                         SUBSCRIPTION SIGNATURE PAGE
                   PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE. USE BLACK INK ONLY.
 
  The Subscriber named below, by execution and delivery of this Signature Page
and by payment of the purchase price for Units of Limited Partnership Interest
("Units") in the Dean Witter Spectrum Series (the "Partnerships"), hereby
subscribes for Units in the Partnership(s) specified below at a price equal to
100% of the Net Asset Value as of the close of business on the date of the
applicable Monthly Closing. Pages B-7 and B-8, the Subscription Signature
Pages should be delivered to the local Dean Witter Branch Office and must be
received by the General Partner at Two World Trade Center, 62nd Floor, New
York, New York 10048-0626.
 
  BY SUCH EXECUTION AND PAYMENT, THE SUBSCRIBER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE
PROSPECTUS OF THE PARTNERSHIPS DATED APRIL 25, 1997, INCLUDING THE LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND THIS SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND POWER
OF ATTORNEY, THE TERMS OF WHICH GOVERN THE INVESTMENT IN THE UNITS BEING
SUBSCRIBED FOR HEREBY, AND THE CURRENT MONTHLY REPORT FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS.
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 Item 1 -- SUBSCRIBER (Subscriber MUST Sign Below Tax Representation)
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                                                  FUND SYMBOL

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<S>                                    <C>                                          <C> 
 [_][_][_][-][_][_][_][_][_][_]        DWSB DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM BALANCED L.P.      $               .00
         DWR ACCOUNT NO.               DWSS DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.     $               .00
                                       DWST DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.     $               .00
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</TABLE> 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
TAXABLE INVESTORS                                                                  NON-TAXABLE INVESTORS
<S>                                         <C>                                    <C> 
[_][_][_]-[_][_]-[_][_][_][_]      OR       [_][_]-[_][_][_][_][_][_][_]     OR    [_][_][_][_][_][_][_][_][_][_][_]
Social Security Number of: (check one)      Taxpayer ID Number for: (check one)    Soc. Sec. #/Taxpayer ID # for: (check one)
[_] Individual Ownership                    [_] Trust other than Grantor or        [_] IRA (the DWR Branch Manager must sign     
                                                  Revocable Trust                        below for IRA accounts)          
[_] Joint Tenants with Rights of 
      Survivorship                          [_] Estate                         
[_] Tenants in Common                       [_] UGMA/UTMA (Minor)                  [_] Employee Benefit Plan (Participant-Directed) 
[_] Community Property                      [_] Partnership                        [_] Defined Benefit Plan (Other) 
[_] Grantor or other Revocable Trust        [_] Corporation                        [_]Other (specify) _______
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</TABLE> 

UNITED STATES TAXABLE INVESTORS ONLY:                NON-UNITED STATES
                                                     INVESTORS ONLY:
[_]Check box if Subscriber is subject to backup  
   withholding under the provisions of Section       Under penalties of
   3406(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.       perjury, by signature
                                                     below, the Subscriber
If Subscriber's taxable year is other than the       certifies that such
   calendar year, indicate the date on which         Subscriber is NOT
   Subscriber's taxable year                      
   ends .................                         OR (a) a citizen or resident
                                                         of the United States;
                                                  
Under penalties of perjury, by signing below, I
certify that the Social Security Number (or          (b) or, a United States
Taxpayer ID Number) above to be the true, correct        corporation,
and complete Social Security Number (or Taxpayer         partnership, estate
ID Number) and that all the information above is         or trust.
true, correct and complete.
X _________________________________________                ________________
(Signature of Subscriber or Officer, Partner or Trustee [or Branch Manager in
the case of IRAs])
                                                                 Date
If Subscriber is an Entity:
                     Type or Print Name of Entity: ........................
                     Name: ..................................  Date: ......
                     Title: ...............................................
Full Name of Account .......................................................
                     (Subscriber's Name or Name of Trust or Custodial
                     Account--do not use initials)
Subscriber is a resident of.........and a citizen of..................
                     (name of country)              (name of county)
Street Address .............................................................
                     (MUST be residence address--P.O. Box alone not
                     acceptable)
City.................State........ Zip Code.......Tel. No.(...).............
                                                  
 
[_] Check here if Subscriber is a non-resident alien individual, foreign
corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate that is a
dealer in commodities or otherwise engaged in a trade or business within the
U.S.A. to which income, gain or loss from the Partnership would be treated as
effectively connected. (Subscriber must complete Form W-8 which may be
obtained from a DWR Account Executive.)

   SUBSCRIPTION  SIGNATURE PAGE                BUY
  
 
 
                                      B-7
<PAGE>
 
COMPLETE, IF APPLICABLE (MUST BE COMPLETED IF THERE IS A CO-SUBSCRIBER, TRUSTEE
                                 OR CUSTODIAN):
Name .....................................Telephone Number  )..................
                                          ( ..............
                The person or entity above is a/an: (check one)
 [_] Co-Subscriber      [_] Trustee or Custodian
                             [_] Authorized Person, if an Institutional Trustee
Street Address .................................................................
                        (P.O. Box alone not acceptable)
City......................................State.............. Zip Code.........
Co-Subscriber, Trustee or Custodian is a  and a citizen of.....................
resident of...............................
Minor (if not a gift) is a resident of....and a citizen of.....................
 
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Item 2 -- SIGNATURE(S) -- Subscriber(s) MUST Sign Under Tax Representation on
Preceding Page and Below
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(INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT SUBSCRIPTION, INCLUDING PARTICIPANT-DIRECTED EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN OR IRA SUBSCRIPTION)
 
If this subscription is for a joint or community property account, the
statements, representations, and warranties set forth in this Subscription
Agreement and Power of Attorney shall be deemed to have been made by each owner
of the account.
 
* If the Units will be owned by joint owners, tenants in common, or as
  community property, signatures of all owners are required.
* In the case of a participant-directed employee benefit plan or IRA, the
  beneficiary must sign immediately below and the trustee or custodian must
  sign below under "Entity Subscription".
 
X ______________________    _______     X ______________________       _______
(Signature of Subscriber)   Date        (Signature of Co-Subscriber)   Date
 
(ENTITY SUBSCRIPTION)
 
ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTION ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (INCLUDING IRAs)
IS IN NO RESPECT A REPRESENTATION BY THE GENERAL PARTNER OR DWR THAT THIS
INVESTMENT MEETS ALL RELEVANT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS BY
ANY PARTICULAR PLAN, OR THAT THIS INVESTMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PLAN.
The undersigned corporate officer, partner or trustee hereby certifies and
warrants that s/he has full power and authority from or on behalf of the entity
named below and its shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries to complete,
execute and deliver this Subscription and Exchange Agreement and Power of
Attorney on their behalf and that statements, representations, and warranties
made herein on their behalf, and that investment in the Partnership is
authorized under applicable law and the governing documents of the entity, has
been affirmatively authorized by the governing board or body, if any, of the
entity, and is legally permissible.
 
 .....................................   X ______________________       X _____
(Type or Print Name of Entity)          (Signature)                    Date
 
Print Name ..........................   Title .................................
 
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Item 3 -- Account Executive Use Only (Complete in Full and in Ink)
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                                        THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE MUST SIGN BELOW
THE UNDERSIGNED ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE       IN ORDER TO SUBSTANTIATE COMPLIANCE
HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:                  WITH NASD CONDUCT RULE 2810.
 
(1)the above signature(s) is/are true   X _____________________________________
 and correct;                                Account Executive's Signature
 
(2) s/he has informed the Subscriber    .......................................
    about the liquidity and               Type or Print Full Name of Account
    marketability of the Units as set                  Executive
    forth in the Prospectus.
 
                                        Telephone Number ( ........ ) .........
(3) based on information obtained from
    the Subscriber concerning this
    Subscriber's investment
    objectives, other investments,
    financial situation, needs and any
    other relevant information, that
    s/he reasonably believes that:
 
                                        THE UNDERSIGNED BRANCH MANAGER HEREBY
                                        CERTIFIES THAT:
                                        (1) the above signature(s) is/are true
                                        and correct.
                                        (2) the above client(s) is/are
                                        suitable.
 (a) such Subscriber is or will be in
     a financial position appropriate
     to enable such Subscriber to
     realize the benefits of the
     Partnership as described in the
     Prospectus;
 
                                        X ____________________________________,
                                        Branch Manager's Signature
 
                                        .......................................
                                        Type or Print Full Name of Branch
                                        Manager
 (b) such Subscriber has a net worth
     sufficient to sustain the risk
     inherent in the Partnership
     (including loss of investment
     and lack of liquidity); and
 (c) the Partnership is otherwise a
     suitable investment for such
     Subscriber; and
(4) the Subscriber received the
    Prospectus at least five business
    days prior to the Closing.
 
                                      B-8
<PAGE>
 
                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
B
                            EXCHANGE SIGNATURE PAGE
 
                   PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE. USE BLACK INK ONLY.
 
  PAGES B-9 AND B-10, THE EXCHANGE SIGNATURE PAGES, SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO THE
LOCAL DEAN WITTER BRANCH OFFICE AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE GENERAL PARTNER AT
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER, 62ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048-0626, AT LEAST
FIVE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICABLE MONTHLY CLOSING.

  Redemption of units of any partnership for an exchange must be in whole
units, unless a limited partner is redeeming its entire interest in such
partnership. The Subscriber named below, by execution and delivery of this
Signature Page, hereby redeems the units of limited partnership interest of the
limited partnership(s) named in Item 1 below and, by application of the
proceeds of such redemption to the payment of the purchase price for Units of
Limited Partnership Interest ("Units") in one or more Partnerships in the Dean
Witter Spectrum Series (the "Partnerships"), hereby subscribes for Units in the
Partnership(s) specified below at a price equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value
per Unit of the applicable Partnership(s) as of the close of business on the
date of the applicable Monthly Closing.

  BY SUCH EXECUTION AND PAYMENT, THE SUBSCRIBER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE
PROSPECTUS OF THE PARTNERSHIPS DATED APRIL 25, 1997, INCLUDING THE LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND THIS SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND POWER OF
ATTORNEY, THE TERMS OF WHICH GOVERN THE INVESTMENT IN THE UNITS BEING
SUBSCRIBED FOR HEREBY, AND THE CURRENT MONTHLY REPORT FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Item 1 -- SUBSCRIBER (Subscriber MUST Sign Below Tax Representation)
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DWR ACCOUNT NO. [_][_][_][-][_][_][_][_][_][_]
 
<TABLE> 
 
 
<S>                             <C>                                                     <C>  
                                SPECIFY QUANTITY OF                                  
 SYMBOL OF FUND(S) FROM         UNITS TO BE REDEEMED                                 
 WHICH UNITS TO BE              (CHECK BOX IF ENTIRE INTEREST; INSERT                   SPECTRUM    
 REDEEMED                       NUMBER IF WHOLE UNITS)                                  FUND SYMBOL  

 [_][_][_][_][_]                [_] Entire Interest  or [           ] Whole Units    to [_][_][_][_] 
 [_][_][_][_][_]                [_] Entire Interest  or [           ] Whole Units    to [_][_][_][_] 
 [_][_][_][_][_]                [_] Entire Interest  or [           ] Whole Units    to [_][_][_][_]  
</TABLE> 
 
 
 The Subscriber hereby authorizes Demeter Management Corporation to redeem
 the above quantity of units of limited partnership interest set forth
 opposite the symbol for the partnership identified on the left above at the
 Net Asset Value thereof, as defined in the limited partnership agreement of
 such partnership, less any redemption charges, and to utilize the net
 proceeds thereof to purchase Units in the applicable Spectrum Series
 Partnership as indicated. Redemptions for an exchange may only be made in
 whole units of limited partnership interest, with a minimum redemption of 5
 units in a regular account for any partnership other than the Partnerships
 (50 Units in the case of the Partnerships), or 2 units in an IRA for any
 partnership other than the Spectrum Series Partnerships, unless a limited
 partner is liquidating his entire interest in a partnership.

<TABLE> 
<S>                                      <C>                                      <C> 

TAXABLE INVESTORS                                                                 NON-TAXABLE INVESTORS 
[_][_][_]-[_][_]-[_][_][_][_]     OR     [_][_]-[_][_][_][_][_][_][_]      OR     [_][_][_][_][_][_][_][_][_][_][_]  
Social Security Number of: (check one)   Taxpayer ID Number for: (check one)      Soc. Sec. #/Taxpayer ID # for: (check one)
 
[_]Individual Ownership                  [_]Trust other than Grantor              [_]IRA (the DWR Branch below for IRA accounts) 
[_]Joint Tenants with Rights of             or Revocable Trust                    [_]Employee Benefit Plan 
        Survivorship                     [_]UGMA/UTMA (Minor)                        (Participant-
       Manager mustsign                  [_]Partnership                              Directed)     
[_]Tenants in Common                     [_]Corporation                           [_]Defined Benefit Plan    
[_]Community Property                                                                  (Other)               
[_]Grantor or other Revocable Trust                                               [_]Other (specify) ________ 
</TABLE> 
                                 
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UNITED STATES TAXABLE INVESTORS ONLY:               NON-UNITED STATES
                                                    INVESTORS ONLY:
 
                                                 OR Under penalties of
                                                    perjury, by signature
[_Check]box if Subscriber is subject to backup      below, the Subscriber
  withholding under the provisions of Section       certifies that such
  3406(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.       Subscriber is NOT
If Subscriber's taxable year is other than the
  calendar year, indicate the date on which         (a) a citizen or resident
  Subscriber's taxable year                             of the United States;
  ends .................
                                                    (b) or, a United States
Under penalties of perjury, by signing below, I         corporation,
certify that the Social Security Number (or             partnership, estate or
Taxpayer ID Number) above to be the true,               trust.
correct and complete Social Security Number (or
Taxpayer ID Number) and that all the information
above is true, correct and complete.
X ______________________________________                    ______________
(Signature of Subscriber or Officer, Partner or Trustee [or Branch Manager in
the case of IRAs])
                                                                 Date
If Subscriber is an Entity:
                     Type or Print Name of Entity: .......................
                     Name: .................................  Date: ......
                     Title: ..............................................
 
 EXCHANGE SIGNATURE PAGE____________________________EXG
 
                                      B-9
<PAGE>
 
Full Name of Account .......................................................
                     (Subscriber's Name or Name of Trust or Custodial
                     Account--do not use initials)
Subscriber is a resident of.........and a citizen of..................
                     (name of country)              (name of county)
Street Address (P.O. Box alone not acceptable)..............................
City.................State........ Zip Code.......Tel. No.   ).............
                                                  (........
[_] Check here if Subscriber is a non-resident alien individual, foreign
corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate that is a
dealer in commodities or otherwise engaged in a trade or business within the
U.S.A. to which income, gain or loss from the Partnership would be treated as
effectively connected. (Subscriber must complete Form W-8 which may be
obtained from a DWR Account Executive.)
    COMPLETE, IF APPLICABLE (MUST BE COMPLETED IF THERE IS A CO-SUBSCRIBER,
                            TRUSTEE OR CUSTODIAN):
Name ......................................Telephone Number  ).................
                                           ( ...............
                The person or entity above is a/an: (check one)
 [_] Co-Subscriber       [_] Trustee or Custodian
                             [_] Authorized Person, if an Institutional Trustee
Street Address (P.O. Box alone not acceptable) ................................
City.......................................State.............. Zip Code........
Co-Subscriber, Trustee or Custodian is a   and a citizen of....................
resident of................................
Minor (if not a gift) is a resident of.....and a citizen of....................
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Item 2 -- SIGNATURE(S) -- Subscriber(s) MUST Sign Under Tax Representation on
Preceding Page and Below
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
(INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT SUBSCRIPTION, INCLUDING PARTICIPANT-DIRECTED EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN OR IRA SUBSCRIPTION)
 
If this subscription is for a joint or community property account, the
statements, representations, and warranties set forth in this Subscription and
Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney shall be deemed to have been made by
each owner of the account.
 
* If the Units will be owned by joint owners, tenants in common, or as
  community property, signatures of all owners are required.
* In the case of a participant-directed employee benefit plan or IRA, the
  beneficiary must sign immediately below and the trustee or custodian must
  sign below under "Entity Subscription".
X _____________________  ____________    X _____________________     __________
(Signature of Subscriber)     Date       (Signature of Co-Subscriber)  Date
 
(ENTITY SUBSCRIPTION)
 
ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTION ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (INCLUDING
IRAs) IS IN NO RESPECT A REPRESENTATION BY THE GENERAL PARTNER OR DWR THAT
THIS INVESTMENT MEETS ALL RELEVANT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO
INVESTMENTS BY ANY PARTICULAR PLAN, OR THAT THIS INVESTMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR
ANY PARTICULAR PLAN.
The undersigned corporate officer, partner or trustee hereby certifies and
warrants that s/he has full power and authority from or on behalf of the
entity named below and its shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries to
complete, execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and Power of
Attorney on their behalf and that statements, representations, and warranties
made herein on their behalf, and that investment in the Partnership is
authorized under applicable law and the governing documents of the entity, has
been affirmatively authorized by the governing board or body, if any, of the
entity, and is legally permissible.
 
 ......................................   X _____________________     __________
(Type or Print Name of Entity)           (Signature)                   Date
 
Print Name ...........................   Title ................................
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Item 3 -- Branch Manager and Account Executive Use Only (Complete in Full and
in Ink)
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THE UNDERSIGNED ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE        THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE MUST SIGN BELOW
HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:                   IN ORDER TO SUBSTANTIATE COMPLIANCE
                                         WITH NASD CONDUCT RULE 2810.
(1) the above signature(s) is/are true
    and correct.                         X ____________________________________
                                             Account Executive's Signature
(2) s/he has informed the Subscriber
    about the liquidity and
    marketability of the Units as set
    forth in the Prospectus.             ......................................
                                           Type or Print Full Name of Account
(3) based on information obtained from                 Executive
    the Subscriber concerning this       Telephone Number ( ........ ) ........
    Subscriber's investment
    objectives, other investments,
    financial situation, needs and any
    other relevant information, that
    s/he reasonably believes that:
 (a) such Subscriber is or will be in
     a financial position appropriate    THE UNDERSIGNED BRANCH MANAGER HEREBY
     to enable such Subscriber to        CERTIFIES THAT:
     realize the benefits of the         (1) the above signature(s) is/are
     Partnership as described in the         true and correct.
     Prospectus;                         (2) the above client(s) is/are
                                             suitable.
                                         X ____________________________________
                                         Branch Manager's Signature
 (b) such Subscriber has a net worth     ......................................
     sufficient to sustain the risk      Type or Print Full Name of Branch
     inherent in the Partnership         Manager
     (including loss of investment and
     lack of liquidity); and
 (c) the Partnership is otherwise a
     suitable investment for such
     Subscriber; and
(4) the Subscriber has received the
    Prospectus at least five business
    days prior to the Closing.
 
                                     B-10
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                                           Filed pursuant to SEC Rule 424(b)(3);
                                           SEC File No. 333-3222
                                    

                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
 
               SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 25, 1997 AND
           SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
                 FOR DISTRIBUTION SOLELY IN THE STATE OF MAINE
 
  Supplementing "Summary of the Prospectus--The Offering--Subscription
Procedure" and "Subscription Procedure" in the Prospectus, and the
Subscription and Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney included as Exhibit
B to the Prospectus, Maine residents are hereby notified that a subscriber in
Maine may revoke his Subscription and Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney
and receive a full refund of the subscription amount and any accrued interest
thereon (or in the case of a Series Exchange or Non-Series Exchange, revoke
his Subscription and Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney and the
redemption of units of limited partnership interest of the other limited
partnership), within five business days after execution of such Agreement, or
not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of the applicable
closing, whichever comes first, by delivering written notice to his DWR
account executive.
 
April 25, 1997
<PAGE>

                                           Filed pursuant to SEC Rule 424(b)(3);
                                           SEC File No. 333-3222

 
                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
 
                 SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 25, 1997
                             AND CUSTOMER BROCHURE
 
               FOR DISTRIBUTION SOLELY IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI
 
  . Investors should be aware that Spectrum Strategic had underperformed,
while Spectrum Balanced and Spectrum Technical had outperformed, the U.S.
Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (All Urban
Consumers--U.S. City Average--All Items) through January 1997. As regards the
21 other commodity pools operated by the General Partner (other than four
privately-offered pools exempt from disclosure under CFTC Rule 4.7), 7
underperformed and 14 outperformed such Index through January 1997 (or, in the
case of four such pools, the date of dissolution). See "The Spectrum Series--
Performance Records" and, as regards such other pools, the summary performance
information under "The General Partner--Description and Performance
Information of Commodity Pools Operated by the General Partner" in the
Prospectus.
 
  . Investors should note, however, that the assets of most of such other
pools have been managed in whole or in part by persons other than the Trading
Advisors for the Partnerships, and, even where such pools have been managed by
one of the Trading Advisors, such pools either have different fee structures
or different trading programs have been employed. See "The Trading Advisors"
in the Prospectus for performance information regarding the Partnerships'
Trading Advisors.
 
                         -----------------------------
 
  Certain tables in the brochure to which this Supplement is attached reflect
historical performance results for managed futures, derived from the "Barclay
CTA Index" (the "Index"), as prepared by the Barclay Trading Group, Ltd. of
Fairfield, Iowa ("Barclay"). The Index is an unweighted index of the composite
performance of all commodity trading advisor programs included in Barclay's
database, each advisor having at least four years' prior performance history,
and each program having at least two years' performance results (321 programs
were included in the database in 1996).
 
  Investors should be aware, however, that the Index reflects performance
results not only of public managed futures funds (such as the Spectrum
Series), but private managed futures funds, managed accounts and proprietary
accounts, which may have materially different fee structures and trading
strategies than public managed futures funds in general, and the Spectrum
Series in particular.
 
  Accordingly, while it is believed that the Index accurately reflects the
performance of managed futures in general, it is not necessarily
representative of the performance of public managed futures funds as a
subclass of managed futures, and the inclusion of information from the Index
in the brochure is not intended to represent the results which may be achieved
by the Spectrum Series. See "The Spectrum Series--Performance Records" and
"The Trading Advisors" in the Prospectus for performance information regarding
the Partnerships and the Trading Advisors.
 
     PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
 
April 25, 1997


<PAGE>
 
                                  
                                           Filed pursuant to SEC Rule 424(b)(3);
                                           SEC File No. 333-3222
                                  


                          DEAN WITTER SPECTRUM SERIES
 
  SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 25, 1997 AND SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE
                        AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
             FOR DISTRIBUTION SOLELY IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS
 
  Supplementing "Summary of the Prospectus--The Offering--Subscription
Procedure" and "Subscription Procedure" in the Prospectus, and the Subscription
and Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney included as Exhibit B to the
Prospectus, Massachusetts residents are hereby notified that a subscriber in
Massachusetts may revoke his Subscription and Exchange Agreement and Power of
Attorney and receive a full refund of the subscription amount and any accrued
interest thereon (or in the case of a Series Exchange or Non-Series Exchange,
revoke his Subscription and Exchange Agreement and Power of Attorney and the
redemption of units of limited partnership interest of the other limited
partnership), within five business days after execution of such Agreement, or
no later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of the applicable
closing, whichever comes first, by delivering written notice to his DWR account
executive.
 
April 25, 1997


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