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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / item
Marketing Agreement |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Marketing fee exclusive of the incentive fee | $ 425,000
Marketing Agreement | USOF's assets from $0- $500 million |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Fee percentage | 0.00%
Marketing Agreement | USOF's assets from $0- $500 million | Minimum |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | $ 0
Marketing Agreement | USOF's assets from $0- $500 million | Maximum |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | $ 500,000,000
Marketing Agreement | USOF's assets from $500 million - $4 billion |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Fee percentage | 0.04%
Marketing Agreement | USOF's assets from $500 million - $4 billion | Minimum |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | $ 500,000,000
Marketing Agreement | USOF's assets from $500 million - $4 billion | Maximum |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | $ 4,000,000,000
Marketing Agreement | USOF's assets in excess of $4 billion |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Fee percentage | 0.03%
Ratio of expense to Average Net Assets | 10.00%
Marketing Agreement | USOF's assets in excess of $4 billion | Minimum |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | $ 4,000,000,000
Brokerage and Futures Commission Merchant Agreements | Minimum |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Commissions per round-turn trade, including applicable exchange and NFA fees for Oil Futures Contracts and options on Oil Futures Contracts | $ / item | 7
Brokerage and Futures Commission Merchant Agreements | Maximum |
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee |
Commissions per round-turn trade, including applicable exchange and NFA fees for Oil Futures Contracts and options on Oil Futures Contracts | $ / item | 8

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