Exhibit 31.1

                               MLM INDEX(TM) FUND


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                                 SECTION 302 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Timothy J. Rudderow, certify that:

1)   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of MLM Index(TM) Fund.

2)   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
     a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
     were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
     report;

3)   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4)   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) and internal control over
     financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
     15d015(f)) for the registrant and we have:

     a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or cause such
         disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
         supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
         registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
         us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
         which this report is being prepared;
     b)  designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
         internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
         supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
         of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
         external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
         principles;
     c)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
         procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
         effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
         of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     d)  disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
         control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
         fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
         likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
         financial reporting; and

5)   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
     committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
     equivalent function);

     a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
         control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
         adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize
         and report financial information; and


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     b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
         employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
         control over financial reporting


                           By: /s/ Timothy J. Rudderow
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                           Timothy J. Rudderow, President of
                           Mount Lucas Management Corporation

Date:  May 16, 2005



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