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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Short-Term Investments	$ 39,349,534	$ 19,346,002
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts
Foreign Contracts	(568,660)	(916,570)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Short-Term Investments	39,349,534	19,346,002
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts
Foreign Contracts	(568,660)	(916,570)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Short-Term Investments	0	0
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts
Foreign Contracts	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Short-Term Investments	0	0
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts
Foreign Contracts	$ 0	$ 0

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Unrealized gain (loss) on open commodity futures contracts.

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Investments which are intended to be sold in the short term (usually less than one year or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) including trading securities, available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities, and other short-term investments not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 7

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph g



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.2)

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