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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

/X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
    OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

                                       OR

/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________________ to ______________________

Commission file number: 0-25785

                         WORLD MONITOR TRUST--SERIES A
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                        13-3985040
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(State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation or organization)                No.)

One New York Plaza, 13th Floor, New York, New York          10292
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(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 778-7866

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                  None
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                            Limited Interests
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                            (Title of class)

   Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes CK No __

   Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K [CK]

   Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Yes __ No CK

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

   Registrant's Annual Report to Interest holders for the year ended December
31, 2002 is incorporated by reference into Parts II and IV of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K

                              Index to exhibits can be found on pages 10 and 11.

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                         WORLD MONITOR TRUST--SERIES A
                          (a Delaware Business Trust)

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
<Table>
<Caption>
PART I                                                                                         PAGE
<S>        <C>                                                                                <C>
Item  1    Business.........................................................................     3
Item  2    Properties.......................................................................     4
Item  3    Legal Proceedings................................................................     4
Item  4    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Interest Holders..............................     4

<Caption>
PART II
<S>        <C>                                                                                <C>
Item  5    Market for the Registrant's Interests and Related Interest Holder Matters........     4
Item  6    Selected Financial Data..........................................................     5
Item  7    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
             Operations.....................................................................     5
Item 7A    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.......................     5
Item  8    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data......................................     5
Item  9    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
             Disclosure.....................................................................     6

<Caption>
PART III
<S>        <C>                                                                                <C>
Item 10    Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant...............................     6
Item 11    Executive Compensation...........................................................     8
Item 12    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management...................     8
Item 13    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions...................................     9
Item 14    Controls and Procedures..........................................................     9

<Caption>
PART IV
<S>        <C>                                                                                <C>
Item 15    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.................    10
           Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules...........................    10
           Exhibits.........................................................................    10
           Reports on Form 8-K..............................................................    11

SIGNATURES..................................................................................    12

Certifications..............................................................................    13
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                                     PART I

Item 1. Business

General

   World Monitor Trust (the 'Trust') is a business trust organized under the
laws of Delaware on December 17, 1997. The Trust commenced trading operations on
June 10, 1998 and will terminate on December 31, 2047 unless terminated sooner
as provided in the Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust
Agreement (the 'Trust Agreement'). The Trust consists of three separate and
distinct series ('Series'): Series A, B and C. The assets of each Series are
segregated from those of the other Series, separately valued and independently
managed. Each Series was formed to engage in the speculative trading of a
diversified portfolio of futures, forward and options contracts and may, from
time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions. The trustee of the Trust is
Wilmington Trust Company. The Trust's fiscal year for book and tax purposes ends
on December 31.

   World Monitor Trust--Series A (the 'Registrant') is engaged solely in the
business of commodity futures and forward trading; therefore, presentation of
industry segment information is not applicable.

The Offering

   Beneficial interests in each Series ('Interests') were offered once each week
until each Series' subscription maximum was met either through sale or exchange
or until the managing owner of the Registrant, Prudential Securities Futures
Management Inc. (the 'Managing Owner'), suspended the offering of Interests. On
June 10, 1998, a sufficient number of subscriptions for each Series had been
received and accepted by the Managing Owner to permit each Series to commence
trading. The Registrant completed its initial offering with gross proceeds of
$6,039,177 from the sale of 59,631.775 limited interests and 760.000 general
interests. General interests were sold exclusively to the Managing Owner.

   The Registrant was offered until it achieved its subscription maximum of
$34,000,000 during November 1999. Interests in World Monitor Trust--Series B
('Series B') and World Monitor Trust--Series C ('Series C') continued to be
offered on a weekly basis at the then current net asset value per Interest until
the Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interests for each Series. The
Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interests in Series B and Series C and
allowed all selling registrations to expire by April 30, 2002. As such,
Interests owned in one series of the Trust may no longer be exchanged for
Interests of one or more other Series. While the Managing Owner does not
anticipate doing so, it may, at its election, reinstate the offering of
Interests in Series B and Series C in the future.

Managing Owner and its Affiliates

   The Managing Owner of the Registrant is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Prudential Securities Incorporated ('PSI') which, in turn, is an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. ('Prudential'). PSI is the
selling agent for the Registrant as well as its commodity broker. In February
2003, Prudential and Wachovia Corp. ('Wachovia') announced an agreement to
combine each company's respective retail securities brokerage and clearing
operations within a new firm, which will be headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Under the agreement, Prudential will have a 38% ownership interest in the new
firm and Wachovia will own 62%. The transaction, which includes the securities
brokerage, securities clearing, and debt capital markets operations of PSI, but
does not include the equity sales, trading and research operations or commodity
brokerage and derivative operations of PSI, is anticipated to close in the third
quarter of 2003. The Managing Owner, as well as the commodity broker, will
continue to be indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Prudential.

   The Managing Owner is required to maintain at least a 1% interest in the
capital, profits and losses of each Series so long as it is acting as the
Managing Owner.

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The Trading Advisor

   Each Series has its own independent commodity trading advisor that makes that
Series' trading decisions. The Managing Owner has allocated 100% of the proceeds
from the initial and continuous offering of the Registrant to its trading
advisor. The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Registrant, initially entered into
an advisory agreement (the 'Initial Advisory Agreement') with Eagle Trading
Systems, Inc. (the 'Trading Advisor') to make the trading decisions for the
Registrant utilizing both the Eagle-Global System and the Eagle-FX System.

   Effective December 6, 1999, the Eagle-Global System became the exclusive
trading program used by the Trading Advisor to trade the Registrant's assets. In
conjunction with this change, the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisor
voluntarily agreed to terminate the Initial Advisory Agreement and enter into a
new advisory agreement (the 'New Advisory Agreement') effective March 21, 2000.

   Pursuant to the New Advisory Agreement, the Trading Advisor was to be paid a
weekly management fee at an annual rate of 1% of the Registrant's net asset
value until the net asset value per Interest was at least $80 for a period of at
least 10 consecutive business days, at which time the weekly management fee was
to be increased to an annual rate of 2% (i.e. the rate pursuant to the Initial
Advisory Agreement). Effective October 31, 2001, the Registrant sustained a net
asset value per Interest greater than $80 for 10 consecutive business days. As a
result, the Trading Advisor has been paid a weekly management fee at an annual
rate of 2% since November 1, 2001. The Registrant also pays its Trading Advisor
a quarterly incentive fee equal to 23% of the Registrant's 'New High Net Trading
Profits' (as defined in the New Advisory Agreement). The incentive fee accrues
weekly. Additionally, although the term of the New Advisory Agreement commenced
on March 21, 2000, the Trading Advisor must recoup all trading losses incurred
under the Initial Advisory Agreement before an incentive fee is paid.
Furthermore, the New Advisory Agreement resets the net asset value for purposes
of its termination provisions. The New Advisory Agreement may be terminated for
a variety of reasons, including at the discretion of the Managing Owner.

Competition

   The Managing Owner and its affiliates have formed, and may continue to form,
various entities to engage in the speculative trading of futures, forward and
options contracts which have certain of the same investment policies as the
Registrant.

   The Registrant was an open-end fund which solicited the sale of Interests on
a weekly basis until its subscription maximum was reached. As such, the
Registrant no longer competes with other entities to attract new participants.
However, to the extent that the Trading Advisor recommends similar or identical
trades to the Registrant and other accounts which it manages, the Registrant may
compete with those accounts for the execution of the same or similar trades, as
well as with other market participants.

Employees

   The Registrant has no employees. Management and administrative services for
the Registrant are performed by the Managing Owner and its affiliates pursuant
to the Trust Agreement, as further discussed in Notes A, C and D to the
Registrant's financial statements included in its annual report to limited
owners for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the 'Registrant's 2002 Annual
Report'), which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

Item 2. Properties

   The Registrant does not own or lease any property.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

   There are no material legal proceedings pending by or against the Registrant
or the Managing Owner.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Interest Holders

   None

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                                    PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Interests and Related Interest Holder
        Matters

   Information with respect to the offering of Interests and the use of proceeds
is incorporated by reference to Note A to the Registrant's 2002 Annual Report,
which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

   A significant secondary market for the Interests has not developed, and it is
not expected that one will develop in the future. There are also certain
restrictions set forth in the Trust Agreement limiting the ability of an
interest holder to transfer Interests. However, Interests may be redeemed on a
weekly basis. Additionally, Interests owned in one series of the Trust (Series
A, B or C) may no longer be exchanged for Interests of one or more other Series,
as further discussed in Item 1, Business. Redemptions are calculated based on
the applicable Series' then current net asset value per Interest as of the close
of business on the Friday immediately preceding the week in which the redemption
request is effected.

   There are no material restrictions upon the Registrant's present or future
ability to make distributions in accordance with the provisions of the Trust
Agreement. No distributions have been made since inception and no distributions
are anticipated in the future.

   As of March 21, 2003, there were 530 holders of record owning 49,633.986
Interests, which includes 542.000 general interests.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

   The following table presents selected financial data of the Registrant. This
data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the
Registrant and the notes thereto on pages 2 through 11 of the Registrant's 2002
Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

<Table>
<Caption>
                                    Year ended December 31,                  Period from June 10, 1998
                      ---------------------------------------------------   (commencement of operations)
                         2002         2001         2000          1999           to December 31, 1998
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------   ----------------------------
<S>                   <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
Total revenues
  (including
  interest)           $1,931,469   $  949,217   $  (277,351)  $(3,514,892)          $    343,726
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
Net income (loss)     $1,255,259   $  344,316   $(1,894,682)  $(5,211,460)          $   (171,858)
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
Net income (loss)
  per weighted
  average Interest    $    20.59   $     3.84   $     (7.42)  $    (27.31)          $      (1.96)
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
Total assets          $5,109,844   $5,636,106   $ 9,286,501   $27,511,754           $ 11,266,863
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
Net asset value per
  Interest            $    97.87   $    78.23   $     75.76   $     77.25           $      98.31
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
                      ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------       ----------------
</Table>

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

   This information is incorporated by reference to pages 12 through 16 of the
Registrant's 2002 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   Information regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market
risk is not required pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

   The financial statements are incorporated by reference to pages 2 through 11
of the Registrant's 2002 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

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   Selected unaudited quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31,
2002 and 2001 are summarized below:

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                                              For the period     For the period
                                     For the period      For the period       from June 29,      from September
                                    from January 1,      from March 30,          2002 to           28, 2002 to
                                     2002 to March      2002 to June 28,      September 27,       December 31,
                                        29, 2002              2002                 2002               2002
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
<S>                                 <C>                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>
Total Revenues (including
  interest)                           $   (156,202)        $ 1,264,216         $  1,597,645        $  (774,190)
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
Total Revenues (including
  interest) less commissions          $   (253,374)        $ 1,169,596         $  1,444,221        $  (844,497)
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
Net income (loss)                     $   (278,414)        $ 1,145,214         $  1,296,040        $  (907,581)
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
Net income (loss) per weighted
  average Interest                    $      (4.01)        $     17.81         $      22.46        $    (17.22)
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
</Table>

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                                              For the period     For the period
                                     For the period      For the period       from June 30,      from September
                                    from January 1,      from March 31,          2001 to           29, 2001 to
                                     2001 to March      2001 to June 29,      September 28,       December 31,
                                        30, 2001              2001                 2001               2001
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
<S>                                 <C>                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>
Total Revenues (including
  interest)                            $1,242,288          $(1,041,318)         $  572,871         $   175,376
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
Total Revenues (including
  interest) less commissions           $1,065,113          $(1,164,930)         $  465,700         $    56,038
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
Net income (loss)                      $1,042,286          $(1,180,855)         $  451,891         $    30,994
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
Net income (loss) per weighted
  average Interest                     $     8.91          $    (13.35)         $     5.62         $      0.42
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                    ----------------    -----------------    ----------------    ---------------
</Table>

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
        Financial Disclosure

   None

                                    PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

   There are no directors or executive officers of the Registrant. The
Registrant is managed by the Managing Owner.

   The Managing Owner's directors and executive officers and any person holding
more than ten percent of the Registrant's Interests ('Ten Percent Owners') are
required to report their initial ownership of such Interests and any subsequent
changes in that ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC')
on Forms 3, 4 or 5. Such executive officers, directors and Ten Percent Owners
are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Registrant with copies of all
Forms 3, 4 or 5 they file. All of these filing requirements were satisfied on a
timely basis. In making these disclosures, the Registrant has relied solely on
written representations of the Managing Owner's directors and executive officers
and Ten Percent Owners or copies of the reports that they have filed with the
SEC during and with respect to its most recent fiscal year.

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   The directors and executive officers of the Managing Owner and their
positions with respect to the Registrant are as follows:

<Table>
<Caption>
            Name                                      Position
<S>                             <C>
Alex H. Ladouceur               Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director
Eleanor L. Thomas               President and Director
Steven Weinreb                  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Guy S. Scarpaci                 Director
Tamara B. Wright                Senior Vice President and Director
Thomas T. Bales                 Vice President
Paul Waldman                    Secretary
</Table>

   ALEX H. LADOUCEUR, born 1960, has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and
a Director of the Managing Owner since November 2001 and also has held such
positions with Seaport Futures Management, Inc. ('Seaport Futures'), an
affiliate of the Managing Owner, since such date. Mr. Ladouceur joined PSI in
August 2001 and is an Executive Vice President, Head of the Global Derivatives
Division. He is responsible for all operating activities of PSI's Global
Derivatives Division including sales and trading, foreign exchange, base and
precious metals, and the trading floors. Mr. Ladouceur joined PSI from Credit
Lyonnais Rouse Ltd. ('CLR'), where he served as president of their United States
operations since 1992 and as a main board director of CLR in London since 1994.
In 1998, he was appointed managing director of Global Cash Markets at CLR with
responsibility for leading global market-making and sales for OTC products,
including structured derivative products. Mr. Ladouceur earned his bachelor's
degree in Economics from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and his
master's degree in European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges,
Belgium.

   ELEANOR L. THOMAS, born 1954, has been a Director and President of the
Managing Owner since September 2000 and was a Director and Executive Vice
President from April 1999 to September 2000. She was a First Vice President of
the Managing Owner and Seaport Futures from October 1998 to April 1999 and a
Director and the President of Seaport Futures since such date. Ms. Thomas is a
Senior Vice President and the Director of Alternative Investment Strategies at
PSI. She is responsible for origination, asset allocation, due diligence,
marketing and sales for the group's product offerings. Prior to joining PSI in
March 1993, she was with MC Baldwin Financial Company from June 1990 through
February 1993 and Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1986 through May 1990. She
graduated Summa Cum Laude from Long Island University with a B.A. in English
Literature, and graduated Baruch College in 1986 with an M.B.A. in Accounting.
Ms. Thomas is a Certified Public Accountant.

   STEVEN WEINREB, born 1962, became the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
of the Managing Owner in May 2002, at which time he also became the Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer of Seaport Futures. He is a Senior Vice President
and Controller of PSI. Prior to joining PSI in May 1991, he was with the public
accounting firms Deloitte & Touche from 1986 to 1991 and from 1984 to 1986 with
Laventhol & Horwath. Mr. Weinreb graduated in 1984 from the State University of
New York at Albany with a B.S. in Accounting. Mr. Weinreb is a Certified Public
Accountant.

   GUY S. SCARPACI, born 1947, has been a Director of the Managing Owner since
July 1987 and was Assistant Treasurer from May 1988 until December 1989. In
addition, Mr. Scarpaci has been a Director of Seaport Futures since May 1989.
Mr. Scarpaci was first affiliated with the Managing Owner in July 1987. Mr.
Scarpaci has been employed by PSI in positions of increasing responsibility
since August 1974, and he is currently a Senior Vice President of the Global
Derivatives division.

   TAMARA B. WRIGHT, born 1959, has been a Senior Vice President of the Managing
Owner and Seaport Futures since October 1998 and a Director of the Managing
Owner since December 1998. She is also a Senior Vice President and the Chief
Administrative Officer for the International Division at PSI. In this capacity,
her responsibilities include financial management, risk management, systems
implementation, employment matters and internal control policies and procedures.
Previously, Mrs. Wright served as Director of Consumer Markets Risk Management,
where she led the Domestic and International Branch efforts in

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ensuring the timely resolution of audit, compliance and legal concerns. Prior to
joining the firm, Mrs. Wright was a manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in
its Management Consulting division in New York, New York.

   THOMAS T. BALES, born 1959, is a Vice President of the Managing Owner. He is
also a Senior Vice President of Futures Administration in the Global Derivatives
division for PSI, and he serves in various capacities for other affiliated
companies. Prior to joining the Global Derivatives division, Mr. Bales served as
in-house counsel in the Law Department of PSI from October 1987 through May
1996. Mr. Bales joined PSI in November 1981 as an Analyst in the Credit Analysis
Department and later served as a Section Manager.

   PAUL WALDMAN, born 1957, became the Secretary of the Managing Owner in
November 2002, at which time he also became the Secretary of Seaport Futures.
Prior to being elected Secretary, Mr. Waldman had served as Assistant Secretary
for both the Managing Owner and Seaport Futures since December 1997. He is a
First Vice President and Associate General Counsel of PSI. Mr. Waldman is
responsible for the day-to-day corporate governance of PSI and its subsidiary
companies. Prior to joining PSI in September 1988, Mr. Waldman worked for E.A.
Sheslow & Co., a specialist firm on the NYSE and American Stock Exchange in
1986, and for F.P. Quinn & Co., a member firm of the Chicago Board Options
Exchange, from 1984 to 1985. Mr. Waldman received a B.A. in Journalism from the
University of Georgia in 1979, an M.A. in Political Science from Boston
University in 1981, and a Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1992. He is
admitted to the New York and Connecticut bars.

   Effective May 2002, Steven Weinreb was elected by the Board of Directors of
the Managing Owner as Chief Financial Officer replacing Barbara Brooks.

   Effective November 2002, Paul Waldman was elected by the Board of Directors
of the Managing Owner as Secretary replacing David Buchalter.

   There are no family relationships among any of the foregoing directors or
executive officers. All of the foregoing directors and/or executive officers
have indefinite terms.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

   The Registrant does not pay or accrue any fees, salaries or any other form of
compensation to directors and officers of the Managing Owner for their services.
Certain directors and officers of the Managing Owner receive compensation from
affiliates of the Managing Owner, not from the Registrant, for services
performed for various affiliated entities, which may include services performed
for the Registrant; however, the Managing Owner believes that any compensation
attributable to services performed for the Registrant is immaterial. (See also
Item 13, Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, for information
regarding compensation to the Managing Owner.)

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

   As of March 21, 2003, no director or executive officer of the Managing Owner
owns directly or beneficially any interest in the voting securities of the
Managing Owner.

   As of March 21, 2003, no director or executive officer of the Managing Owner
owns directly or beneficially any of the Interests issued by the Registrant.

   As of March 21, 2003, the following owner of limited interests beneficially
owns more than five percent (5%) of the limited interests issued by the
Registrant:

<Table>
<Caption>
      Title             Name and Address of           Amount and Nature of        Percent of
     of Class             Beneficial Owner            Beneficial Ownership           Class
------------------    ------------------------    ----------------------------    -----------
<S>                   <C>                         <C>                             <C>
Limited interests     HT Ardinger                 2,578.648 limited interests        5.25%
                      1 NY Plaza, 12th Floor
                      New York, NY 10292-0001
</Table>

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

   The Registrant has and will continue to have certain relationships with the
Managing Owner and its affiliates. However, there have been no direct financial
transactions between the Registrant and the directors or officers of the
Managing Owner.

   Reference is made to Notes A, C and D to the financial statements in the
Registrant's 2002 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto, which
identify the related parties and discuss the services provided by these parties
and the amounts paid or payable, if any, for their services.

Item 14. Controls and Procedures

   Within the 90 days prior to the date of this report the Managing Owner
carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of
the officers of the Managing Owner, including the Managing Owner's Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures.
Based upon that evaluation, the Managing Owner's Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures are effective. There were no significant changes in the Registrant's
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these
controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

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                                    PART IV

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                                                         Annual Report
                                                                                          Page Number
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<S>  <C>       <C>                                                                       <C>
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)       1.   Financial Statements and Report of Independent
               Accountants--incorporated by reference to the Registrant's 2002 Annual
               Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto

               Report of Independent Accountants                                               2

               Financial Statements:

               Statements of Financial Condition--December 31, 2002 and 2001                   3

               Condensed Schedules of Investments--At December 31, 2002 and 2001               4

               Statements of Operations--Three years ended December 31, 2002                   5

               Statements of Changes in Trust Capital--Three years ended December 31,
               2002                                                                            5

               Notes to Financial Statements                                                   6

          2.   Financial Statement Schedules

               All schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or the
               required information is included in the financial statements or notes
               thereto.

          3.   Exhibits

               Description:

         3.1   Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of
         and   World Monitor Trust dated as of March 17, 1998 (incorporated by
         4.1   reference to Exhibits 3.1 and 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration
               Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998)

         4.2   Form of Request for Redemption (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
               4.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.
               333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998)

         4.3   Form of Exchange Request (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to
               the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033
               dated as of March 23, 1998)

         4.4   Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
               4.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.
               333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998)

        10.1   Form of Escrow Agreement among the Trust, Prudential Securities Futures
               Management Inc., Prudential Securities Incorporated and The Bank of New
               York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's
               Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of
               March 23, 1998)

        10.2   Form of Brokerage Agreement among the Trust and Prudential Securities
               Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
               Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033
               dated as of March 23, 1998)
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<S>  <C>       <C>                                                                       <C>
        10.3   Form of Advisory Agreement among the Registrant, Prudential Securities
               Futures Management Inc., and the Trading Advisor (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
               Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998)

        10.4   Form of Representation Agreement Concerning the Registration Statement
               and the Prospectus among the Trust, Prudential Securities Futures
               Management Inc., Prudential Securities Incorporated, Wilmington Trust
               Company and the Trading Advisor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
               10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.
               333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998)

        10.5   Form of Net Worth Agreement between Prudential Securities Futures
               Management Inc. and Prudential Securities Incorporated (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
               Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998)

        10.6   Form of Foreign Currency Addendum to Brokerage Agreement between the
               Trust and Prudential Securities Incorporated (incorporated by reference
               to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File
               No. 333-43033, for the quarter ended March 31, 1998)

        10.7   Form of Advisory Agreement among the Registrant, Prudential Securities
               Futures Management Inc., and the Trading Advisor dated March 21, 2000
               (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 on the Registrant's Form
               10-K, File No. 0-25785, for the year ended December 31, 1999)

        13.1   Registrant's 2002 Annual Report (with the exception of the information
               and data incorporated by reference in Items 5, 7 and 8 of this Annual
               Report on Form 10-K, no other information or data appearing in the
               Registrant's 2002 Annual Report is to be deemed filed as part of this
               report) (filed herewith)

        99.1   Certificate pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to
               Section 906 of the SARBANES-OXLEY Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

(b)            Reports on Form 8-K--None
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                                   SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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<S>                                               <C>
World Monitor Trust--Series A

By: Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc.
    A Delaware corporation, Managing Owner

     By: /s/ Steven Weinreb                       Date: March 28, 2003
     ----------------------------------------
     Steven Weinreb
     Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities (with respect to the Managing Owner) and on the
dates indicated.

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<S>                                               <C>
By: Prudential Securities Futures Management
Inc.A Delaware corporation, Managing Owner

    By: /s/ Alex H. Ladouceur                     Date: March 28, 2003
    -----------------------------------------
    Alex H. Ladouceur
    Chairman of the Board of Directors and
    Director

    By: /s/ Eleanor L. Thomas                     Date: March 28, 2003
    -----------------------------------------
    Eleanor L. Thomas
    President and Director

    By: /s/ Steven Weinreb                        Date: March 28, 2003
    -----------------------------------------
    Steven Weinreb
    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
    (chief accounting officer)

    By: /s/ Guy S. Scarpaci                       Date: March 28, 2003
    -----------------------------------------
    Guy S. Scarpaci
    Director

    By:                                           Date:
    -----------------------------------------
    Tamara B. Wright
    Senior Vice President and Director
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                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Eleanor L. Thomas, certify that:

   1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of World Monitor
       Trust--Series A ('Series A');

   2.  Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

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

   4.  Series A'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) for Series A and we
       have:

        a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
            that material information relating to Series A, including its
            consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
            within those entities, particularly during the period in
            which this annual report is being prepared;

        b)  evaluated the effectiveness of Series A's disclosure controls
            and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
            filing date of this annual report (the 'Evaluation Date');
            and

        c)  presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
            effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
            on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

   5.  Series A's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
       most recent evaluation, to Series A's auditors and the board of directors
       of the managing owner of Series A:

        a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
            internal controls which could adversely affect Series A's
            ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
            data and have identified for Series A's auditors any material
            weaknesses in internal controls; and

        b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
            or other employees who have a significant role in Series A's
            internal controls; and

   6.  Series A's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual
       report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
       or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
       subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
       corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
       weaknesses.

Date:  March 28, 2003                /s/ Eleanor L. Thomas
                                     --------------------------------------
                                     Eleanor L. Thomas
                                     President (chief executive officer)
                                       of the managing owner of Series A

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I, Steven Weinreb, certify that:

   1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of World Monitor
       Trust--Series A ('Series A');

   2.  Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

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

   4.  Series A'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) for Series A and we
       have:

        a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
            that material information relating to Series A, including its
            consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
            within those entities, particularly during the period in
            which this annual report is being prepared;

        b)  evaluated the effectiveness of Series A's disclosure controls
            and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
            filing date of this annual report (the 'Evaluation Date');
            and

        c)  presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
            effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
            on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

   5.  Series A's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
       most recent evaluation, to Series A's auditors and the board of directors
       of the managing owner of Series A:

        a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
            internal controls which could adversely affect Series A's
            ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
            data and have identified for Series A's auditors any material
            weaknesses in internal controls; and

        b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
            or other employees who have a significant role in Series A's
            internal controls; and

   6.  Series A's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual
       report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
       or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
       subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
       corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
       weaknesses.

Date:  March 28, 2003                   /s/ Steven Weinreb
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Steven Weinreb
                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                          of the managing owner of Series A

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