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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Short-Term Investments	$ 97,939,316	$ 64,945,289
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts
Foreign Contracts	8,453,250	(7,442,340)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Short-Term Investments	97,939,316	64,945,289
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts
Foreign Contracts	8,453,250	(7,442,340)
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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