CUSTOMER AGREEMENT CITIGROUP DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND L.P.
Exhibit 10.1
CITIGROUP DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND L.P.
This Agreement made and entered into as of the 12th day of February, 2003, by and between CITIGROUP DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND L.P., a New York limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX INC., a New York corporation (“SSB”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Partnership has been organized to engage in the speculative trading of commodity interests, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, swaps, commodity options, forward contracts; and
WHEREAS, the Partnership and SSB wish to enter into this Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions upon which SSB will perform brokerage and other services for the Partnership;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, it is agreed as follows:
1. Appointment of Broker/Dealer and Opening of Account. The Partnership hereby appoints SSB as its commodity broker/dealer through whom the Partnership will execute trades in commodity interests including futures contracts, swaps, commodity options and forward contracts. As soon as practicable following the conclusion of the Initial Offering Period (as defined in the Selling Agreement) of the units of limited partnership interest in the Partnership (the “Units”), provided at least 25,000 Units are sold, the Partnership shall deposit or cause to be deposited the partners’ capital contributions in a commodity brokerage account with SSB, and will maintain all of its assets, as they from time to time exist, in such account except for such amounts as may be necessary or desirable to be maintained in a bank account to facilitate the payment of Partnership expenses, redemptions or distributions. The Partnership shall execute such other documents as shall be necessary or appropriate to permit SSB to perform its services hereunder.
2. Services of SSB. SSB agrees to use its best efforts to effect transactions for the Partnership’s account and agrees to assist the Partnership or its general partner, Xxxxx Xxxxxx Futures Management LLC (the “General Partner”), in (a) calculating the Partnership’s Net Assets and Net Asset Value (as such terms are defined in the Partnership’s Limited Partnership Agreement) at such times as may be required, (b) calculating any fees due the Partnership’s trading advisors (the “Advisors”, each individually an “Advisor”), (c) preparing and confirming financial information for annual or interim audits and reports, and (d) establishing procedures for effecting redemptions, cash distributions and the liquidation of the Partnership upon termination. SSB further agrees to furnish clerical and bookkeeping support for the administration of the Partnership.
3. (a) Brokerage and Other Fees. The Partnership shall pay to SSB a monthly brokerage fee equal to an annual rate of 5.5% of month-end Net Assets of the Partnership
allocated to the Advisors (0.4583% per month) in lieu of brokerage commissions on a per trade basis. The Partnership shall also pay all National Futures Association, exchange, clearing, user, give-up, and floor brokerage fees, or shall reimburse SSB for all such fees previously paid by SSB on behalf of the Partnership. This fee may be increased or decreased at any time at SSB’s discretion upon notice to the Partnership.
(b) Reimbursement of Offering Expenses. The Partnership shall reimburse SSB for the total amount of the offering and organizational expenses of the Initial Offering Period, plus interest at the prime rate quoted by JPMorgan Chase Bank in installments over the first 36 months after trading commences.
4. Payment of Interest. At SSB’s discretion, the assets of the Partnership which are deposited in the Partnership’s accounts at SSB will be either deposited and maintained in cash or placed in 90-day U.S. Treasury bills. During the term of this Agreement, SSB will, within ten (10) days following the end of each calendar month, credit the Partnership’s brokerage accounts with an amount representing the sum of (i) interest on eighty percent (80%) of the average daily equity maintained in cash in such accounts during such month (i.e., the sum of the daily cash balances in such accounts divided by the total number of calendar days in that month) at a 30-day Treasury xxxx rate determined weekly by SSB based on the average non-competitive yield on 3-month U. S. Treasury bills maturing in 30 days (or on the maturity date closest thereto) from the date on which such weekly rate is determined, and (ii) 80% of the interest earned during such month on any 90-day U.S. Treasury bills purchased by SSB on behalf of the Partnership. The equity maintained in cash in the account on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays shall be the equity maintained in cash in the account as of the close of business on the next preceding business day.
5. Trading Authorization. The General Partner has entered into Management Agreements with each of Xxxxx Capital, Inc., Xxxxxx Capital Management, L.P., Xxxx X. Xxxxx & Company, Inc. and Willowbridge Associates, Inc. as the Partnership’s Advisors pursuant to which the Advisor shall have discretion to order purchases and sales of commodity interests including futures contracts, swaps, commodity options and forward contracts. SSB is hereby authorized to execute all orders placed by the Advisors for the account of the Partnership until notified by the General Partner to the contrary, and shall have no obligation to inquire into the reason for or method of determining such orders, nor any obligation to monitor such orders in relation to the Partnership’s trading policies. The provisions of this Paragraph 5 shall apply with equal force and effect to any other commodity trading advisor designated in the future by the General Partner.
6. Terms of the Account. The following terms and conditions shall be applicable to the Partnership’s account:
(a) The word “property” is used herein to mean securities of all kinds, monies, options, commodities and contracts for the future delivery of, or otherwise relating to, commodities or securities and all property usually and customarily dealt in by brokerage firms.
(b) All transactions for the Partnership’s account shall be subject to the regulations of all applicable federal, state and self-regulatory agencies including, but not limited
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8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by either party hereto upon notice to the other, in which event the brokerage accounts shall be closed and all positions open at such time shall be liquidated or shall be transferred to another broker as directed by the Partnership.
9. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.
CITIGROUP DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND L.P. | ||
By: |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Futures Management LLC (General Partner) | |
By: |
/S/ XXXXX X. XXXXX | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx President and Director |
XXXXXXX XXXXX BARNEY INC. | ||
By: |
/S/ XXXXX X. XXXXX | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx Title: Managing Director |
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