UNITED STATES 
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                             WASHINGTON D.C. 20549


                                  FORM 10-Q  


                Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) 
                    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                 For the Quarterly period ended March 31, 1998


                       Commission File Number:  2-73692

                      The Balanced Opportunity Fund L.P. 
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Illinois                           36-3655854
     (State or other jurisdiction of    (I.R.S Employer
     incorporation or organization)     Identification No.)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(312) 984-5900


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) 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__X__           No_____<PAGE>



                      The Balanced Opportunity Fund L.P.

                                     Index

                                                                          Page 


Part I - Financial Information

Item 1.   Financial Statements

     Statements of Financial Condition (unaudited)
     as of March 31, 1998 and March 31, 1997                3

     Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three
     month and nine month periods ended March 31, 1998 
     and 1997                                               4

     Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (unaudited)
     for the nine month period ended March 31, 1998 and the
     year ended December 31, 1997                           5

     Note to Unaudited Financial Statements - 
     March 31, 1998                                         6

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
          Condition and Results of Operations               7

Part II - Other Information                                 8

Item 3.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                   8

Signatures                                                  9<PAGE>



Part I. Financial Information 

Item 1. Financial Statements 

                        The Balanced Opportunity Fund 
                       Statement of Financial Condition 

                                                        March 31,              
                                                          1998        June 30  
Assets                                                (Unaudited)      1997    

Equity in futures and forward trading accounts: 
 Cash                                                  $  762,308   $  714,000 
 Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts             100,272      103,000 
                                                         --------     -------- 
   Total equity in futures and forward trading account    862,580      817,000 

Guaranteed yield pool, at market                        2,590,656    2,783,000 

Other receivable                                            2,489        5,000 
                                                         --------     -------- 
Total Assets                                            $3,455,724  $3,605,000 

Liabilities and Partners' Capital 

Liabilities: 
 Accrued administrative expenses                        $  31,865    $  20,000 
 Accrued brokerage commission and fees                     23,289       24,000 
 Accrued management fees                                    5,634            - 
 Accrued incentive fees                                         -            - 
 Redemption Payable                                             -            - 
 Miscellaneous payables                                     2,985            - 
                                                         --------     -------- 
                                                           63,773       44,000 

Partners' Capital 
 Limited Partners (units outstanding 1,374.8557; 
   1,967.8520)                                          3,178,772    3,371,000 
 General Partner (units outstanding : 111.1143)           213,179      190,000 
                                                         --------     -------- 
                                                        3,391,951    3,561,000 
                                                         --------     -------- 
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital                $3,455,724   $3,605,000 
                                                         ========     ======== 
Net Asset Value per Unit                               $ 1,918.56   $ 1,712.76 

See Note to the unaudited financial statements <PAGE>



                      The Balanced Opportunity Fund L.P. 
                           Statement of Operations 
                                 (unaudited) 

                                      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                           March 31,           March 31, 
Revenues                                 1998      1997      1998      1997 

Trading profit/(loss): 
 Realized                              $70,941  $182,000  $340,226    $359,000 
 Change in unrealized                   88,538   (50,000)   (2,701)    (20,000)
Foreign currency gain/(loss)              (178)   (4,000)   (2,811)     (3,000)
                                      --------  --------  --------    -------- 
     Total trading profit and 
       foreign currency gain/(loss)    159,301   128,000   334,714     336,000 

Guaranteed yield pool: 
 Accrued Interest                       45,155   102,000   146,702     498,000 
 Unrealized market value gain (loss)     4,186   (69,000)   90,547    (322,000)
                                      --------  --------  --------    -------- 
     Total guaranteed yield pool revenue49,341    33,000    37,249     176,000 


Interest Income                          9,038    21,000    26,726      29,000 
                                      --------  --------  --------    -------- 
Total Assets                           217,680   182,000   598,689     541,000 

Expenses 

Brokerage commissions                 $ 34,125  $ 51,000  $105,623    $170,000 
Management fees                          8,373    12,000    25,801      40,000 
Other administrative expenses           19,500     7,000    75,557      37,000 
State taxes                                  -         -     1,305           - 
                                      --------  --------  --------    -------- 
                                        61,998    70,000   208,286     247,000 
                                      --------  --------  --------    -------- 
Net Income/(Loss)                    $ 155,682 $ 112,000 $ 390,403    $294,000 
                                      ========  ========  ========    ======== 

Net Income/(Loss) Allocated To: 
 Limited Partners                    $ 145,898 $ 109,000 $ 367,536    $285,000 
                                      ========  ========  ========    ======== 
 General Partners                    $   9,784 $   3,000 $  22,867    $  9,000 
                                      ========  ========  ========    ======== 
Net Income/(Loss) per unit 
  outstanding for entire period      $   88.06 $   26.99 $  205.80    $  79.46 
                                     =========  ========  ========    ======== 

See Note to the unaudited financial statements<PAGE>



                      The Balanced Opportunity Fund L.P.
                  Statement of Changes in Partners' Capital 

                                   Total Units 
                                of Partnership   Limited   General 
                                      Interest  Partners  Partners       Total 

Partners Capital June 30, 1996         3,504  $5,305,000 $ 174,000  $5,479,000 

Redemption                            (1,425) (2,356,000)           (2,356,000)
Net Income (loss)                                422,000    16,000     438,000 
                                     -------   --------- ---------   --------- 

Partners Capital December 31,1997      2,079  $3,371,000 $ 190,000  $3,561,000 

Redemption                              (311)   (559,223)             (559,223)
Net Income (loss)                                367,536    22,867     390,403 
                                     -------   --------- ---------   --------- 
Partners Capital March 31,1998         1,768  $3,179,313 $ 212,867  $3,392,180 
                                     =======   ========= =========   ========= <PAGE>



                      The Balanced Opportunity Fund L.P.

             Note to Unaudited Financial Statements March 31, 1998


Note - Basis of Presentation

     The unaudited financial statements of The Balanced Opportunity Fund L.P.
(the "Partnership) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they
do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally
accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  In the
opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair
presentation of the financial condition and results of operations of the
Partnership for the periods presented have been included.  For further
information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included
in the Partnership's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30,
1997.<PAGE>



Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 Capital Resources

     The purpose of the Partnership is to trade commodity interests; as such,
the Partnership does not have, nor does it expect to make, any capital
expenditures or have any capital assets that are not operating capital or
assets.  The Partnership's use of assets is solely to provide necessary margin
or premiums for, and to pay any losses incurred in connection with, its trading
activity.  The Net Asset Values are calculated and equity reports are reviewed
by the General Partner on a daily basis to monitor the trading advisors'
activity to maximize the market and credit risks of the Fund.  The General
Partner also monitors the trading advisors' compliance with investment
objectives as set forth in the prospectus.  Redemption of additional units in
the future will impact the amount of funds available for trading commodity
interest.  The amount of funds available was reduced by $139,118 from
redemptions of units during the quarter ended March 31, 1998 and by $559,223
for the nine months ended March 31, 1998.

Liquidity

     Most United States commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in commodity
futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as
"daily price fluctuation limits" or "daily limits".  During a single trading
day, no trades may be executed at a price beyond the daily limit.  Once the
price of a futures contract has reached the daily limit for that day, positions
in that contract can neither be taken nor liquidated.  Commodity futures prices
have occasionally reached the daily limit for several consecutive days with
little or no trading.  Similar occurrences could prevent the Partnership from
promptly liquidation unfavorable positions and subject the Partnership to
substantial losses which could exceed the margin initially committed to such
trades.  In addition, even if commodity futures prices have not reached the
daily limit, the Partnership may not be able to execute futures trades at
favorable prices if little trading in such contracts is taking place.  Other
than these limitations on liquidity, which are inherent in the Partnership's
trading of commodity interests, the Partnership's assets are highly liquid and
are expected to remain so.  The counterparty for all exchange traded and
over-the counter contracts was Rand Financial Services.  A portion of the
Fund's assets have been invested in certain United States treasury obligations.
This investment is designed to provide ultimate repayment of the investors'
initial contributions.  These securities are not used for trading purposes.


Results of Operations

     Given the volatility of the markets in which the Partnership trades, its
quarterly results can fluctuate significantly and are not indicative of the
expected results for the fiscal year.     In the three month and nine month
periods ending March 31, 1998, the Fund experienced trading profits of  
$155,682 and $390,403 respectively compared to $112,000 and $294,000 for the
same periods in 1997.  In the three month and nine month periods ending March
31, 1998, the total guaranteed yield pool revenue was $49,341 and $237,249
respectively compared to $33,000 and $176,000 for the same periods in 1997.

       At March 31, 1998 there was no material credit risk exposure exceeding
10% of total assets for either exchange traded or over-the-counter contracts.<PAGE>



   Brokerage commissions and advisory fees, which are based on the net assets
of the Fund, declined as a direct result of redemptions.

Part II - Other Information

Item 3.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     No reports were filed on Form 8-K during the nine months ended March 31,
1998.
     <PAGE>



Signatures
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of  Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and to the extent possible due to the acquisition of the
registrant by the undersigned on April 24, 1998; the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
 
The Balanced Opportunity Fund L.P. (Registrant)


By:  Rodman & Renshaw Futures Management, Inc., General Partner     

By:  /s/ J. Robert Collins
     ------------------------
     J. Robert Collins, President


Date:  August 10, 1998<PAGE>