VIX FUTURES - CBOE FUTURES EXCHANGE Code-1170E1
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 29, 2006
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: Total : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Positions
: Open : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Total :
: Interest : Long : Short : Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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: : ($100 X VBI) :
: : :
All : 43,376: 1,860 8,924 400 36,055 33,076 38,315 42,400: 5,061 976
Old : 43,376: 1,860 8,924 400 36,055 33,076 38,315 42,400: 5,061 976
Other: 0: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0: 0 0
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 22, 2006 :
: .: . . . . . . .: . .
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 4.3 20.6 0.9 83.1 76.3 88.3 97.7: 11.7 2.3
Old : 100.0: 4.3 20.6 0.9 83.1 76.3 88.3 97.7: 11.7 2.3
Other: 100.0: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0: 0.0 0.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 20: 5 4 1 11 4 16 9:
Old : 20: 5 4 1 11 4 16 9:
Other: 0: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:
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: Percent of Open Interest Held by the Indicated Number of the Largest Traders
: By Gross Position By Net Position
: 4 or Less Traders 8 or Less Traders 4 or Less Traders 8 or Less Traders
: Long: Short Long Short: Long Short Long Short
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All : 76.6 89.1 83.1 96.8 75.9 85.4 80.8 92.3
Old : 76.6 89.1 83.1 96.8 75.9 85.4 80.8 92.3
Other: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Updated September 1, 2006