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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Valuation of Securities Using Fair Value Hierarchy) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Short-Term Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	$ 483,194,474	$ 484,298,065
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | United States Contracts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	55,721,680	37,435,507
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	483,194,474	484,298,065
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | United States Contracts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	55,721,680	37,435,507
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | United States Contracts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | United States Contracts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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