UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2017

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Delaware

000-26338

13-3782231

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

c/o Ceres Managed Futures LLC

522 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10036

(Address and Zip Code of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 672-4468

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Commodity Futures Customer Agreement

On July 25, 2017, Ceres Managed Futures LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Technical L.P. (the “Registrant”) and SECOR Master Fund L.P. (the “Master Fund”), acting on behalf of each of the Registrant and the Master Fund, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS&Co.”), entered into a supplement (the “Supplement”), dated as of July 25, 2017, to the commodity futures customer agreement (as amended from time to time) (the “Customer Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2013, by and between MS&Co. and the funds set forth on Appendix A thereto, pursuant to which certain terms and conditions relating to each of the Registrant’s and the Master Fund’s (and, indirectly, the Registrant’s) grant of a security interest in collateral to MS&Co. under the Customer Agreement and the ISDA Master Agreement (as amended from time to time), dated as of April 12, 2013, between MS&Co. and each of the Registrant and the Master Fund, were clarified.

There have been no changes to the fees paid to MS&Co. under the Customer Agreement pursuant to the Supplement, and, in all other respects, the Customer Agreement remains unchanged and of full force and effect in regards to each of the Registrant and the Master Fund (and, indirectly, the Registrant).

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report.


Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		Supplement, dated as of July 25, 2017, to the Commodity Futures Customer Agreement, between Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and the funds listed on Appendix A thereto, dated as of November 12, 2013.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.

By:		Ceres Managed Futures LLC,
		General Partner

By:		/s/ Patrick T. Egan
		Patrick T. Egan
		President and Director

Date: July 31, 2017

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY SPECTRUM TECHNICAL LP 8-K