COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEAT - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 529,374 : Positions : : 69,267 84,528 145,948 54,632 210,663 213,835 15,838 483,682 456,977: 45,692 72,397 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 25,416) : : 4,803 7,123 9,256 5,458 8,886 3,092 -564 22,609 24,701: 2,808 716 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.1 16.0 27.6 10.3 39.8 40.4 3.0 91.4 86.3: 8.6 13.7 : : : Total Traders: 398 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 111 128 149 71 111 25 12 309 318: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 135,701 : Positions : : 41,573 6,910 10,716 32,007 88,005 32,313 151 116,609 105,781: 19,093 29,920 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 3,166) : : 2,763 -436 400 -869 2,839 -26 -127 2,269 2,675: 897 491 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 30.6 5.1 7.9 23.6 64.9 23.8 0.1 85.9 78.0: 14.1 22.0 : : : Total Traders: 176 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 45 27 21 47 81 15 1 118 119: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORN - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #002602 Open Interest is 1,538,786 : Positions : : 269,104 81,304 344,044 373,783 833,507 373,142 10,730 1,360,073 1,269,585: 178,713 269,201 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 93,757) : : 19,838 7,641 34,391 24,460 52,083 5,273 -551 83,962 93,564: 9,796 193 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.5 5.3 22.4 24.3 54.2 24.2 0.7 88.4 82.5: 11.6 17.5 : : : Total Traders: 726 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 189 140 210 242 320 25 12 572 582: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #005602 Open Interest is 774,709 : Positions : : 160,456 22,676 204,765 119,405 403,229 187,973 4,328 672,599 634,998: 102,110 139,711 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 14,632) : : 5,519 -8,887 4,606 -10,002 8,375 1,139 -129 1,263 3,965: 13,369 10,667 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 20.7 2.9 26.4 15.4 52.0 24.3 0.6 86.8 82.0: 13.2 18.0 : : : Total Traders: 543 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 192 88 174 137 200 27 12 433 423: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOYBEAN OIL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #007601 Open Interest is 335,195 : Positions : : 62,641 17,521 65,289 99,481 231,690 75,009 1,583 302,420 316,082: 32,775 19,112 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: -14,312) : : -8,241 29 -10,480 2,252 -3,324 301 -59 -16,169 -13,833: 1,856 -479 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 18.7 5.2 19.5 29.7 69.1 22.4 0.5 90.2 94.3: 9.8 5.7 : : : Total Traders: 200 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 64 37 54 51 63 17 5 163 137: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #033661 Open Interest is 335,977 : Positions : : 57,572 30,919 90,123 65,948 196,558 95,343 2,130 308,985 319,730: 26,992 16,247 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 8,847) : : 3,124 3,041 4,042 -1,952 922 751 -10 5,966 7,996: 2,881 851 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.1 9.2 26.8 19.6 58.5 28.4 0.6 92.0 95.2: 8.0 4.8 : : : Total Traders: 302 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 114 90 81 52 62 22 5 231 200: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEAN HOGS - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CFTC Code #054642 Open Interest is 227,370 : Positions : : 26,297 35,973 60,728 27,405 85,966 91,023 3,303 205,453 185,970: 21,917 41,400 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: -2,010) : : 1,080 -2,385 -397 -832 1,171 -257 419 -405 -1,192: -1,605 -818 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.6 15.8 26.7 12.1 37.8 40.0 1.5 90.4 81.8: 9.6 18.2 : : : Total Traders: 235 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 62 77 85 23 51 23 3 168 172: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CFTC Code #057642 Open Interest is 262,209 : Positions : : 39,025 43,418 47,943 32,390 115,754 120,286 393 239,644 207,508: 22,565 54,701 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 1,602) : : 3,098 -1,053 2,310 -4,527 -3,293 194 234 1,075 -1,802: 528 3,405 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.9 16.6 18.3 12.4 44.1 45.9 0.1 91.4 79.1: 8.6 20.9 : : : Total Traders: 330 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 57 99 79 74 132 25 2 204 275: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CFTC Code #061641 Open Interest is 31,317 : Positions : : 10,707 3,787 4,492 2,733 7,426 9,247 0 27,179 15,705: 4,138 15,612 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 1,105) : : 775 907 -49 55 -397 -216 0 566 461: 540 644 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 34.2 12.1 14.3 8.7 23.7 29.5 0.0 86.8 50.1: 13.2 49.9 : : : Total Traders: 139 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 31 36 30 23 46 16 0 89 97: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COCOA - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #073732 Open Interest is 172,876 : Positions : : 70,967 25,298 12,905 50,922 128,692 23,667 554 158,461 167,449: 14,414 5,427 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 12,369) : : 7,717 5,305 1,199 2,586 5,677 298 -46 11,800 12,136: 569 233 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 41.1 14.6 7.5 29.5 74.4 13.7 0.3 91.7 96.9: 8.3 3.1 : : : Total Traders: 183 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 81 31 33 30 42 19 1 149 92: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUGAR NO. 11 - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #080732 Open Interest is 1,083,984 : Positions : : 140,562 117,385 196,836 300,343 671,638 332,208 23,366 969,949 1,009,224: 114,035 74,760 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 29,473) : : 23,891 -17,431 10,857 -30,324 35,538 8,045 3,512 12,468 32,476: 17,005 -3,003 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.0 10.8 18.2 27.7 62.0 30.6 2.2 89.5 93.1: 10.5 6.9 : : : Total Traders: 249 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 77 58 64 72 70 24 9 210 169: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 2007 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COFFEE C - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #083731 Open Interest is 208,827 : Positions : : 56,943 18,052 59,856 27,627 121,857 49,943 663 194,369 200,428: 14,458 8,399 : : : Changes from: December 4, 2007 (Change in open interest: 7,264) : : 1,739 441 3,056 993 3,117 83 50 5,872 6,663: 1,392 600 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 27.3 8.6 28.7 13.2 58.4 23.9 0.3 93.1 96.0: 6.9 4.0 : : : Total Traders: 408 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 176 57 110 94 128 23 1 333 269: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated December 14, 2007