Company: DEFI
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: POS AM
Source: 0001839882-25-010345
Chunk: 173

Company: Tidal Commodities Trust I
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: POS AM
Chunk 173
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 is then use available cash from Creation Orders to acquire the largest quantity of whole MBT Contracts. All Bitcoin Futures Contracts will be held by the Fund’s FCMs. The Fund’s policy is to maintain cash for margin requirements of Bitcoin Futures Contracts, as discussed below, and any remaining cash after acquisition of MBT Contracts to be invested in cash equivalents. Margin accounts will be maintained by the Fund’s FCMs. Any remaining Fund cash and cash equivalents will be maintained by the Cash Custodian on behalf of the Fund.

Conversely, in connection with a Redemption Order, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Fund, may engage in an EFP Transaction to exchange its spot bitcoin position for a long futures position and, subsequently sell Bitcoin Futures Contracts in an amount equivalent to the redemption distribution. The Fund’s policy is to convert through EFP transactions the smallest quantity of bitcoin to BTC Contracts that then will be sold for cash so that, when aggregated with the Fund’s liquidation proceeds from any MBT Contract and cash equivalent disposition and any other cash held by the Fund, the BTC Contract sale proceeds will be equal to the settlement payment for a Redemption Order; provided that bitcoin will constitute at least 95% of the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund’s policy in connection with redemptions is to first liquidate cash equivalents and then liquidate the Fund’s Bitcoin Futures Contracts.

In general, the Fund expects that it will be required to post approximately 32% of the previous day settlement price of a Bitcoin Futures Contracts as initial margin. Ongoing margin and collateral payments will generally be required for exchange-traded bitcoin interests based on changes in the value of the bitcoin interests. In light of the differing requirements for initial payments under exchange-traded bitcoin interests and the fluctuating nature of ongoing margin and collateral payments, it is not possible to estimate what portion of the Fund’s assets will be posted as margin or collateral at any given time. Cash and cash equivalents held by the Fund constitute reserves that are available to meet ongoing margin and collateral requirements or pay current obligations of the Fund. All interest or other income is used for the Fund’s benefit.

An FCM, counterparty, government agency or exchange could increase margin or collateral requirements applicable to the Fund to hold trading positions at any time. Moreover, margin is merely a security deposit and has no bearing on the profit or loss potential for any positions held.

The approximate 8-10% of the Fund’s assets held by the FCM are held in segregation pursuant to the CEA and CFTC