COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 622,514
: Positions :
: 96,016 255,306 172,837 149,467 119,116 156,679 28,015 574,998 575,273: 47,516 47,241
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: -29,812) :
: -5,038 -12,714 -15,765 -5,096 -1,295 -2,888 -452 -28,785 -30,226: -1,027 414
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.4 41.0 27.8 24.0 19.1 25.2 4.5 92.4 92.4: 7.6 7.6
: :
: Total Traders: 455 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 116 163 144 101 98 28 19 338 348:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT-HRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 342,709
: Positions :
: 90,937 122,728 55,181 111,290 128,467 58,943 14,788 316,351 321,165: 26,357 21,544
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: -1,702) :
: 2,908 2,962 -4,701 -940 59 1,454 1,541 -1,279 -140: -423 -1,562
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 26.5 35.8 16.1 32.5 37.5 17.2 4.3 92.3 93.7: 7.7 6.3
: :
: Total Traders: 306 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 98 73 88 79 75 21 9 237 215:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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CORN - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #002602 Open Interest is 1,852,922
: Positions :
: 232,479 471,395 430,319 560,183 675,888 389,279 63,453 1,612,260 1,641,055: 240,662 211,867
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: -27,489) :
: 4,999 -14,386 -30,664 -9 17,156 1,151 2,066 -24,523 -25,829: -2,966 -1,660
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.5 25.4 23.2 30.2 36.5 21.0 3.4 87.0 88.6: 13.0 11.4
: :
: Total Traders: 811 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 174 169 194 350 342 30 19 657 636:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #005602 Open Interest is 841,222
: Positions :
: 92,892 174,093 194,306 349,280 337,840 144,846 38,170 781,324 744,409: 59,898 96,813
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: -51,987) :
: 5,187 29,550 -26,305 -20,800 -42,978 -5,634 -4,966 -47,552 -44,699: -4,435 -7,288
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.0 20.7 23.1 41.5 40.2 17.2 4.5 92.9 88.5: 7.1 11.5
: :
: Total Traders: 615 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 160 155 226 187 201 28 18 495 517:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEAN OIL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #007601 Open Interest is 475,641
: Positions :
: 91,089 93,256 91,089 142,633 243,283 115,617 18,319 440,428 445,947: 35,214 29,694
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: -25,349) :
: -5,150 4,177 -22,862 2,593 -6,764 -1,222 -312 -26,640 -25,761: 1,291 412
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 19.2 19.6 19.2 30.0 51.1 24.3 3.9 92.6 93.8: 7.4 6.2
: :
: Total Traders: 312 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 83 86 100 82 80 23 12 246 236:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEAN MEAL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #026603 Open Interest is 425,347
: Positions :
: 75,102 43,874 72,622 129,666 265,918 107,794 17,070 385,183 399,484: 40,163 25,863
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: -19,834) :
: -5,965 11,306 -5,263 -3,322 -25,840 -1,650 1,406 -16,200 -18,392: -3,634 -1,442
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.7 10.3 17.1 30.5 62.5 25.3 4.0 90.6 93.9: 9.4 6.1
: :
: Total Traders: 273 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 70 56 87 91 85 23 12 238 204:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #033661 Open Interest is 333,773
: Positions :
: 117,376 19,058 58,011 56,650 232,044 84,259 12,623 316,296 321,736: 17,477 12,037
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: 15,999) :
: 7,551 1,271 6,184 2,482 8,147 2,187 590 18,405 16,192: -2,406 -193
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 35.2 5.7 17.4 17.0 69.5 25.2 3.8 94.8 96.4: 5.2 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 326 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 144 64 89 50 76 28 13 270 204:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LEAN HOGS - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #054642 Open Interest is 270,946
: Positions :
: 68,973 28,146 62,049 32,040 128,489 89,227 8,301 252,290 226,986: 18,656 43,960
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: 4,818) :
: -1,449 -3,386 2,281 887 3,436 1,021 1,157 2,739 3,488: 2,079 1,330
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 25.5 10.4 22.9 11.8 47.4 32.9 3.1 93.1 83.8: 6.9 16.2
: :
: Total Traders: 294 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 79 83 111 64 87 27 14 240 238:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #057642 Open Interest is 381,469
: Positions :
: 90,002 18,441 79,238 48,254 225,473 133,932 4,076 351,425 327,228: 30,044 54,241
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: -524) :
: -6,251 3,401 4,035 1,411 -5,927 307 -1,297 -499 212: -25 -736
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.6 4.8 20.8 12.6 59.1 35.1 1.1 92.1 85.8: 7.9 14.2
: :
: Total Traders: 413 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 123 76 126 115 158 27 8 331 317:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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FEEDER CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #061641 Open Interest is 64,327
: Positions :
: 15,928 11,608 17,629 6,660 14,667 13,544 172 53,761 44,075: 10,566 20,252
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: -528) :
: -1,617 420 -55 1,032 -926 -663 0 -1,302 -561: 775 33
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 24.8 18.0 27.4 10.4 22.8 21.1 0.3 83.6 68.5: 16.4 31.5
: :
: Total Traders: 234 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 49 56 77 54 75 22 2 180 176:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COCOA - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #073732 Open Interest is 304,987
: Positions :
: 63,006 85,782 56,479 119,170 136,302 43,908 15,433 282,562 293,996: 22,425 10,990
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: 12,562) :
: 3,982 6,707 4,140 4,387 1,393 -603 167 11,907 12,408: 654 154
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.7 28.1 18.5 39.1 44.7 14.4 5.1 92.6 96.4: 7.4 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 298 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 117 89 87 50 39 25 8 241 185:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SUGAR NO. 11 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #080732 Open Interest is 870,547
: Positions :
: 117,113 199,943 159,085 301,588 420,658 228,322 24,832 806,107 804,518: 64,440 66,029
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: -29,212) :
: -846 -23,574 -10,667 -11,429 8,281 -3,264 1,685 -26,206 -24,275: -3,006 -4,937
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.5 23.0 18.3 34.6 48.3 26.2 2.9 92.6 92.4: 7.4 7.6
: :
: Total Traders: 241 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 60 65 80 77 77 23 15 208 196:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 26, 2017
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COFFEE C - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #083731 Open Interest is 255,194
: Positions :
: 36,112 94,670 61,703 100,515 84,561 41,024 5,899 239,354 246,833: 15,840 8,361
: :
: Changes from: December 19, 2017 (Change in open interest: 3,160) :
: 1,612 2,109 -5,633 7,598 5,740 -178 429 3,399 2,644: -239 515
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.2 37.1 24.2 39.4 33.1 16.1 2.3 93.8 96.7: 6.2 3.3
: :
: Total Traders: 517 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 160 164 152 133 106 29 17 406 373:
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Updated December 29, 2017