COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 532,905 : Positions : : 63,086 64,953 166,007 42,288 205,772 222,220 37,453 493,602 474,185: 39,303 58,720 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -30,310) : : -8,621 -2,766 -10,658 -8,690 -13,484 -1,481 2,650 -29,450 -24,258: -860 -6,052 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.8 12.2 31.2 7.9 38.6 41.7 7.0 92.6 89.0: 7.4 11.0 : : : Total Traders: 381 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 96 132 149 75 114 25 18 302 318: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 124,348 : Positions : : 30,974 4,571 12,783 31,952 74,865 31,131 378 106,840 92,597: 17,508 31,751 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,098) : : -600 840 706 -970 -3,031 528 75 -337 -1,410: -2,761 -1,688 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 24.9 3.7 10.3 25.7 60.2 25.0 0.3 85.9 74.5: 14.1 25.5 : : : Total Traders: 173 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 44 17 27 49 79 17 2 123 116: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 2,088,241 : Positions : : 319,204 78,243 572,765 500,141 1,105,083 467,168 33,761 1,859,278 1,789,853: 228,963 298,388 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 24,881) : : -4,360 4,215 8,764 3,834 12,478 14,210 1,385 22,447 26,842: 2,434 -1,961 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.3 3.7 27.4 24.0 52.9 22.4 1.6 89.0 85.7: 11.0 14.3 : : : Total Traders: 832 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 254 109 258 279 374 27 15 660 687: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 812,030 : Positions : : 126,598 31,132 239,003 134,178 395,515 206,103 10,294 705,882 675,945: 106,148 136,085 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,397) : : -14,159 1,985 -653 5,540 -12,423 -171 1,840 -9,442 -9,250: 2,045 1,853 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.6 3.8 29.4 16.5 48.7 25.4 1.3 86.9 83.2: 13.1 16.8 : : : Total Traders: 559 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 178 128 193 118 207 25 15 411 467: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 351,499 : Positions : : 50,277 22,463 85,997 97,772 222,889 74,946 496 308,992 331,845: 42,507 19,655 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,362) : : -4,883 2,665 7,878 -2,744 -5,639 1,578 7 1,830 4,911: 2,532 -549 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.3 6.4 24.5 27.8 63.4 21.3 0.1 87.9 94.4: 12.1 5.6 : : : Total Traders: 213 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 67 44 64 54 64 17 3 182 144: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 546,650 : Positions : : 87,394 9,305 186,386 106,947 319,032 122,916 11,628 503,643 526,352: 43,007 20,298 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 93,483) : : -11,295 2,948 67,335 30,980 4,946 -1,614 9,654 85,406 84,883: 8,077 8,600 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.0 1.7 34.1 19.6 58.4 22.5 2.1 92.1 96.3: 7.9 3.7 : : : Total Traders: 358 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 188 58 125 58 75 24 9 323 218: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 246,390 : Positions : : 33,177 55,439 48,722 29,142 99,423 109,476 7,468 220,517 211,052: 25,873 35,338 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,481) : : 570 2,322 -5,089 1,515 -1,966 3,100 4,774 95 41: 1,386 1,439 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.5 22.5 19.8 11.8 40.4 44.4 3.0 89.5 85.7: 10.5 14.3 : : : Total Traders: 249 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 64 92 89 23 46 25 5 172 190: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 317,498 : Positions : : 54,094 55,270 69,239 25,606 131,811 145,734 2,452 294,672 258,772: 22,826 58,726 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 7,117) : : -1,279 3,946 2,451 2,458 742 5,977 146 9,607 7,285: -2,490 -168 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.0 17.4 21.8 8.1 41.5 45.9 0.8 92.8 81.5: 7.2 18.5 : : : Total Traders: 363 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 75 100 88 74 143 27 8 229 297: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 42,414 : Positions : : 15,474 8,266 5,999 5,568 9,505 9,418 760 36,460 24,530: 5,955 17,884 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -568) : : -523 1,027 -1,356 284 -386 472 707 -1,123 -9: 555 -559 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 36.5 19.5 14.1 13.1 22.4 22.2 1.8 86.0 57.8: 14.0 42.2 : : : Total Traders: 158 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 34 36 34 33 55 18 2 103 116: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 198,467 : Positions : : 75,543 29,933 27,969 47,221 132,282 32,211 1,364 182,943 191,548: 15,523 6,919 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,580) : : -5,144 -2,205 4,574 1,509 -865 583 99 1,522 1,604: 58 -24 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 38.1 15.1 14.1 23.8 66.7 16.2 0.7 92.2 96.5: 7.8 3.5 : : : Total Traders: 199 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 88 30 43 39 45 20 3 171 105: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 1,429,622 : Positions : : 192,513 53,060 340,679 324,007 916,133 426,196 58,130 1,283,395 1,368,002: 146,227 61,620 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -12,600) : : -5,936 -3,045 18,159 -19,311 -26,141 4,492 4,449 -2,596 -6,579: -10,004 -6,021 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.5 3.7 23.8 22.7 64.1 29.8 4.1 89.8 95.7: 10.2 4.3 : : : Total Traders: 271 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 104 46 87 72 75 24 12 241 185: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 4, 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 284,067 : Positions : : 64,544 11,244 97,186 41,773 166,746 65,530 1,072 269,033 276,249: 15,034 7,819 : : : Changes from: February 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 10,499) : : -3,663 -2,439 12,054 2,779 -934 -2,168 395 9,001 9,076: 1,498 1,423 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 22.7 4.0 34.2 14.7 58.7 23.1 0.4 94.7 97.2: 5.3 2.8 : : : Total Traders: 423 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 190 55 106 88 135 25 6 342 273: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated March 7, 2008