COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 606,226 : Positions : : 72,652 72,944 209,946 62,154 230,291 220,595 28,184 565,348 541,365: 40,878 64,860 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,737) : : -760 -2,256 4,275 -2,038 2,713 788 -1,221 2,266 3,512: -4,003 -5,249 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.0 12.0 34.6 10.3 38.0 36.4 4.6 93.3 89.3: 6.7 10.7 : : : Total Traders: 417 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 109 138 185 83 121 25 14 343 352: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 139,382 : Positions : : 32,491 4,402 17,419 35,889 80,395 30,690 301 116,488 102,516: 22,894 36,866 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -4,732) : : -3,175 -61 -1,062 -996 -3,470 1,202 44 -4,031 -4,549: -701 -183 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 23.3 3.2 12.5 25.7 57.7 22.0 0.2 83.6 73.6: 16.4 26.4 : : : Total Traders: 171 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 44 20 28 53 78 16 3 126 119: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 2,157,730 : Positions : : 328,541 73,403 666,303 497,276 1,076,089 442,223 30,316 1,934,343 1,846,112: 223,387 311,618 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 58,304) : : 11,783 -6,938 37,979 -8,859 38,522 18,576 -1,168 59,479 68,396: -1,176 -10,092 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.2 3.4 30.9 23.0 49.9 20.5 1.4 89.6 85.6: 10.4 14.4 : : : Total Traders: 823 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 248 116 268 285 369 25 15 664 693: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 878,378 : Positions : : 150,133 32,764 275,953 132,495 416,804 209,257 10,550 767,838 736,071: 110,540 142,308 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 37,133) : : 5,380 2,366 13,669 627 15,575 7,869 1,818 27,544 33,427: 9,589 3,706 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.1 3.7 31.4 15.1 47.5 23.8 1.2 87.4 83.8: 12.6 16.2 : : : Total Traders: 582 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 179 131 207 138 205 25 13 454 477: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 353,482 : Positions : : 52,589 22,979 86,910 103,175 224,885 73,137 841 315,810 335,615: 37,672 17,867 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 10,811) : : -654 1 -780 5,258 10,187 2,537 -11 6,360 9,396: 4,451 1,415 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.9 6.5 24.6 29.2 63.6 20.7 0.2 89.3 94.9: 10.7 5.1 : : : Total Traders: 220 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 69 49 63 52 64 16 5 181 151: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 381,346 : Positions : : 77,686 9,998 91,082 61,981 263,219 111,578 1,724 342,326 366,023: 39,020 15,323 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,811) : : 2,765 -1,475 1,334 -7,653 6,089 1,607 -3,007 -1,948 2,941: 3,758 -1,130 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 20.4 2.6 23.9 16.3 69.0 29.3 0.5 89.8 96.0: 10.2 4.0 : : : Total Traders: 308 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 156 51 93 52 68 23 7 277 176: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 242,822 : Positions : : 36,235 50,748 53,361 24,660 103,293 105,067 2,001 219,323 209,403: 23,499 33,419 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -10,650) : : -3,550 -826 -5,267 -4,404 -2,434 2,966 1,287 -10,255 -7,240: -395 -3,410 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.9 20.9 22.0 10.2 42.5 43.3 0.8 90.3 86.2: 9.7 13.8 : : : Total Traders: 246 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 65 82 94 19 47 24 4 175 183: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 298,648 : Positions : : 49,517 51,907 62,116 27,306 124,847 137,361 2,438 276,301 241,308: 22,348 57,341 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,492) : : -378 -656 1,020 -295 974 1,440 276 1,786 1,614: -294 -121 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.6 17.4 20.8 9.1 41.8 46.0 0.8 92.5 80.8: 7.5 19.2 : : : Total Traders: 350 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 72 95 82 74 142 25 5 219 287: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 44,061 : Positions : : 17,293 7,134 7,679 5,258 10,634 8,914 53 39,143 25,499: 4,917 18,561 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 71) : : 491 317 -464 172 448 -56 0 143 301: -72 -230 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 39.2 16.2 17.4 11.9 24.1 20.2 0.1 88.8 57.9: 11.2 42.1 : : : Total Traders: 166 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 35 35 38 39 60 18 1 117 117: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 192,412 : Positions : : 86,307 31,892 18,618 43,451 132,627 28,946 1,685 177,322 184,823: 15,090 7,589 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -8,525) : : -968 762 -787 -5,689 -3,480 -77 95 -7,521 -3,409: -1,004 -5,115 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 44.9 16.6 9.7 22.6 68.9 15.0 0.9 92.2 96.1: 7.8 3.9 : : : Total Traders: 192 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 93 27 32 36 43 20 3 163 95: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 1,364,541 : Positions : : 200,685 63,587 290,289 311,819 904,588 410,899 45,340 1,213,692 1,303,804: 150,849 60,737 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 73,336) : : -819 -10,222 45,919 -340 27,794 9,980 1,754 54,741 65,245: 18,595 8,091 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.7 4.7 21.3 22.9 66.3 30.1 3.3 88.9 95.5: 11.1 4.5 : : : Total Traders: 265 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 99 44 81 73 78 23 12 239 179: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of February 19, 2008 : 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 279,062 : Positions : : 69,538 13,721 81,250 46,237 176,394 67,073 689 264,098 272,055: 14,965 7,007 : : : Changes from: February 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 20,260) : : 222 610 8,356 8,621 12,959 2,771 -101 19,970 21,825: 290 -1,565 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 24.9 4.9 29.1 16.6 63.2 24.0 0.2 94.6 97.5: 5.4 2.5 : : : Total Traders: 425 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 196 58 111 88 131 24 6 354 269: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated February 22, 2008