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): December 831, 2017

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Delaware

000-26280

13-3782225

(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 51.~~03.~~02 ~~Amendments~~Termination ~~to Articles~~ of ~~Incorporation~~a orMaterial ~~Bylaws;~~Definitive ~~Change in Fiscal Year.~~Agreement

AsEffective of December 8 31, 2017, Ceres Managed Futures LLC, the general partner of the Registrant, ~~amended~~(the ~~and~~“General ~~restated~~Partner”), terminated the ~~Registrant’s~~management ~~limited partnership~~ agreement, ~~made~~dated as of ~~May~~ December 273, ~~1994~~2013, ~~which~~as ~~was previously~~ amended, by and ~~restated~~among asPGR ofCapital ~~May 31,~~LLP ~~1998~~(“PGR”), ~~February 28,~~ ~~2000, April 25,~~the ~~2005, April 2,~~General ~~2007~~Partner and ~~January 1,~~the ~~2016~~Registrant, inpursuant ~~order~~ to ~~reflect~~which ~~changes~~PGR ~~required to~~traded ~~conform~~a toportion of the ~~rules~~Registrant’s ~~governing~~assets. ~~federal~~Consequently, ~~tax~~PGR ~~audits~~ceased ofall ~~entities~~futures ~~that~~interest trading ~~are~~on ~~treated~~behalf asof ~~partnerships~~the ~~for U~~Registrant.S. ~~federal income tax purposes.~~

AThe ~~copy~~General ofPartner ~~the Sixth~~has ~~Amended~~reallocated ~~and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of~~ the ~~Registrant~~assets isformerly ~~filed~~allocated ~~herewith~~to asPGR ~~Exhibit~~among ~~3.1~~the ~~and~~remaining ~~incorporated~~trading advisors ~~herein~~of bythe ~~reference~~Registrant.

~~Item~~SIGNATURES ~~9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~

~~(d) Exhibits~~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.

~~The~~MORGAN ~~following~~STANLEY ~~exhibit~~SMITH isBARNEY ~~filed herewith~~SPECTRUM STRATEGIC L.P. By: Ceres Managed Futures LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Patrick T. Egan Patrick T. Egan President and Director

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant, dated as of December 8, 2017.

Date: January 4, 2018

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 STRATEGIC L.P. By: Ceres Managed Futures LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Patrick T. Egan Patrick T. Egan President and Director

Date: December 11, 2017

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