UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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OMB Number:3235-0006
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hours per response:23.8
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
12-31-2013
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:
CTC Alternative Strategies, Ltd.
Address:
440 SOUTH LASALLE ST.
4TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60605
Form 13F File Number:
028-15476

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.


Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:
Joseph Harriman
Title:
Director
Phone:
312-863-4525


Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Joseph Harriman
                         [Signature]
Chicago, ILLINOIS
                 [City, State]
02-12-2014
                           [Date]
                          

Report Type (Check only one.):

☒ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) 

☐ 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) 

☐ 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)


Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
0
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:
153
Form 13F Information table Value Total:
106890233
          (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.]

  
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
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