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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (Details Textual) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Annual Fee Payable For Transfer Agency Services | $ 20,000 |
Brokerage commissions | 4,109 | 8,402
Rebalancing Cost | 3,702 | 2,164
Percentage of rebalancing cost | 90.09% | 25.76%
Creation and Redemption Activity Costs | 407 | 6,238
Percentage of creation and redemption activity costs | 9.91% | 74.24%
Percentage Of Average Daily Assets Net Total | 0.06% | 0.08%
Maximum [Member] |  |
Transaction fees per transaction | 15 |
Commission Per Round Turn | 15 |
Minimum [Member] |  |
Annual Fee Payable For Transfer Agency Services | 75,000 |
Transaction fees per transaction | 7 |
Commission Per Round Turn | 7 |
First $500 Million Of The Related Public Funds’, Combined Net Assets [Member] |  |
Fee percentage | 0.06% |
First $500 Million Of The Related Public Funds’, Combined Net Assets [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | 500,000,000 |
Related Public Funds’ Combined Net Assets Greater Than $500 Million But Less Than $1 Billion [Member] |  |
Fee percentage | 0.0465% |
Related Public Funds’ Combined Net Assets Greater Than $500 Million But Less Than $1 Billion [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | 1,000,000,000 |
Related Public Funds’ Combined Net Assets Greater Than $500 Million But Less Than $1 Billion [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | 500,000,000 |
Related Public Funds’ Combined Net Assets Exceed $1 Billion [Member] |  |
Fee percentage | 0.035% |
Related Public Funds’ Combined Net Assets Exceed $1 Billion [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | 1,000,000,000 |
Marketing Agreement [Member] | BNO's assets up to $3 billion [Member] |  |
Fee percentage | 0.06% |
Marketing Agreement [Member] | BNO's assets up to $3 billion [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | 3,000,000,000 |
Marketing Agreement [Member] | BNO's assets in excess of $3 billion [Member] |  |
Fee percentage | 0.04% |
Marketing Agreement [Member] | BNO's assets in excess of $3 billion [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Base amount for determining fee percentage | $ 3,000,000,000 |

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