COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 558,425 : Positions : : 62,342 61,066 179,395 50,541 215,833 226,818 40,165 519,096 496,459: 39,329 61,966 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: 25,520) : : -744 -3,887 13,387 8,253 10,061 4,597 2,713 25,494 22,274: 26 3,246 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.2 10.9 32.1 9.1 38.7 40.6 7.2 93.0 88.9: 7.0 11.1 : : : Total Traders: 374 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 95 124 148 78 116 25 18 299 314: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 126,267 : Positions : : 29,979 4,829 12,346 34,179 77,219 31,473 385 107,977 94,779: 18,290 31,488 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,919) : : -995 258 -437 2,227 2,354 342 6 1,137 2,182: 783 -263 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 23.7 3.8 9.8 27.1 61.2 24.9 0.3 85.5 75.1: 14.5 24.9 : : : Total Traders: 172 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 43 16 28 47 79 17 2 118 117: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 2,116,928 : Positions : : 303,331 77,647 591,617 517,572 1,115,553 476,189 29,877 1,888,710 1,814,694: 228,217 302,234 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: 28,687) : : -15,872 -596 18,852 17,431 10,469 9,021 -3,885 29,432 24,841: -746 3,846 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.3 3.7 27.9 24.4 52.7 22.5 1.4 89.2 85.7: 10.8 14.3 : : : Total Traders: 832 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 247 118 253 282 375 27 14 657 684: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 791,692 : Positions : : 114,996 33,769 229,824 150,565 385,336 194,329 11,077 689,714 660,005: 101,978 131,687 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: -20,338) : : -11,601 2,637 -9,180 16,387 -10,180 -11,774 782 -16,168 -15,940: -4,170 -4,399 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.5 4.3 29.0 19.0 48.7 24.5 1.4 87.1 83.4: 12.9 16.6 : : : Total Traders: 551 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 178 111 181 123 207 25 16 397 463: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 355,624 : Positions : : 41,861 20,100 95,479 108,954 222,185 74,596 476 320,890 338,239: 34,734 17,385 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,124) : : -8,416 -2,363 9,482 11,182 -704 -350 -20 11,898 6,394: -7,773 -2,270 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.8 5.7 26.8 30.6 62.5 21.0 0.1 90.2 95.1: 9.8 4.9 : : : Total Traders: 196 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 61 37 58 50 59 17 5 166 135: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 572,626 : Positions : : 73,161 9,364 218,537 117,442 314,581 121,877 7,193 531,016 549,675: 41,610 22,951 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: 25,976) : : -14,233 59 32,150 10,495 -4,451 -1,039 -4,435 27,373 23,323: -1,397 2,653 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.8 1.6 38.2 20.5 54.9 21.3 1.3 92.7 96.0: 7.3 4.0 : : : Total Traders: 335 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 176 52 123 61 70 23 11 311 212: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 243,898 : Positions : : 38,741 50,124 43,697 28,311 109,926 108,621 4,082 219,371 207,829: 24,527 36,068 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,492) : : 5,565 -5,315 -5,025 -831 10,503 -855 -3,386 -1,146 -3,223: -1,346 730 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.9 20.6 17.9 11.6 45.1 44.5 1.7 89.9 85.2: 10.1 14.8 : : : Total Traders: 251 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 64 103 91 21 42 25 6 173 190: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 318,660 : Positions : : 55,913 53,679 66,320 27,788 135,294 144,220 1,706 294,241 256,999: 24,420 61,662 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,163) : : 1,819 -1,592 -2,919 2,182 3,483 -1,514 -746 -431 -1,773: 1,594 2,936 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.5 16.8 20.8 8.7 42.5 45.3 0.5 92.3 80.6: 7.7 19.4 : : : Total Traders: 367 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 79 97 85 83 146 27 7 236 299: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 41,984 : Positions : : 15,489 9,532 5,485 5,752 8,705 9,398 832 36,124 24,554: 5,860 17,430 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: -430) : : 15 1,266 -515 184 -800 -20 72 -335 23: -95 -453 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 36.9 22.7 13.1 13.7 20.7 22.4 2.0 86.0 58.5: 14.0 41.5 : : : Total Traders: 156 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 32 43 37 34 50 18 2 104 119: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 192,730 : Positions : : 70,364 27,203 27,557 46,572 128,729 32,218 1,351 176,711 184,840: 16,020 7,890 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,736) : : -5,178 -2,730 -412 -649 -3,553 7 -13 -6,232 -6,708: 496 972 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 36.5 14.1 14.3 24.2 66.8 16.7 0.7 91.7 95.9: 8.3 4.1 : : : Total Traders: 189 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 84 26 40 38 45 20 3 163 100: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 1,404,018 : Positions : : 168,048 49,526 340,308 326,350 899,189 432,013 56,226 1,266,719 1,345,248: 137,299 58,770 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: -25,604) : : -24,465 -3,534 -371 2,343 -16,944 5,817 -1,904 -16,676 -22,754: -8,928 -2,850 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.0 3.5 24.2 23.2 64.0 30.8 4.0 90.2 95.8: 9.8 4.2 : : : Total Traders: 274 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 105 45 81 76 80 24 12 239 188: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 11, 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 276,473 : Positions : : 56,164 9,706 96,244 46,396 163,387 64,922 1,091 263,726 270,428: 12,747 6,045 : : : Changes from: March 4, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,594) : : -8,380 -1,538 -943 4,623 -3,359 -607 19 -5,307 -5,821: -2,287 -1,773 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 20.3 3.5 34.8 16.8 59.1 23.5 0.4 95.4 97.8: 4.6 2.2 : : : Total Traders: 406 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 175 56 114 97 131 25 6 339 276: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated March 14, 2008