COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 563,305 : Positions : : 59,569 59,191 188,420 54,119 221,328 225,821 37,506 527,929 506,446: 35,376 56,859 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,881) : : -2,773 -1,874 9,025 3,578 5,494 -997 -2,659 8,833 9,987: -3,953 -5,106 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.6 10.5 33.4 9.6 39.3 40.1 6.7 93.7 89.9: 6.3 10.1 : : : Total Traders: 386 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 98 129 159 73 116 26 18 306 325: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 123,354 : Positions : : 28,532 4,607 12,823 34,381 75,542 31,661 566 107,397 93,538: 15,957 29,816 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,913) : : -1,447 -222 477 202 -1,678 188 182 -580 -1,241: -2,333 -1,672 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 23.1 3.7 10.4 27.9 61.2 25.7 0.5 87.1 75.8: 12.9 24.2 : : : Total Traders: 171 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 40 19 32 47 78 17 3 118 121: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 2,116,132 : Positions : : 265,333 82,398 629,898 544,509 1,098,495 480,654 31,143 1,920,394 1,841,933: 195,738 274,198 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -796) : : -37,999 4,751 38,280 26,937 -17,058 4,464 1,267 31,683 27,239: -32,479 -28,035 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.5 3.9 29.8 25.7 51.9 22.7 1.5 90.8 87.0: 9.2 13.0 : : : Total Traders: 816 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 233 128 255 281 367 27 15 649 678: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 806,666 : Positions : : 116,200 37,108 274,710 178,639 403,510 189,192 12,651 758,741 727,979: 47,926 78,688 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: 14,975) : : 1,203 3,339 44,887 28,075 18,174 -5,138 1,574 69,027 67,974: -54,052 -52,999 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.4 4.6 34.1 22.1 50.0 23.5 1.6 94.1 90.2: 5.9 9.8 : : : Total Traders: 541 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 174 107 179 126 205 26 16 395 457: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 354,364 : Positions : : 32,336 22,499 102,090 118,708 217,218 73,995 646 327,130 342,453: 27,234 11,911 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,259) : : -9,525 2,399 6,612 9,754 -4,967 -600 171 6,240 4,215: -7,500 -5,474 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.1 6.3 28.8 33.5 61.3 20.9 0.2 92.3 96.6: 7.7 3.4 : : : Total Traders: 192 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 52 39 58 55 62 18 5 160 140: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 565,626 : Positions : : 63,341 6,551 218,373 120,755 307,581 119,511 7,126 521,979 539,631: 43,647 25,995 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,000) : : -9,820 -2,813 -164 3,312 -7,000 -2,366 -67 -9,037 -10,044: 2,037 3,044 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.2 1.2 38.6 21.3 54.4 21.1 1.3 92.3 95.4: 7.7 4.6 : : : Total Traders: 307 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 144 52 112 60 68 24 10 282 199: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 247,189 : Positions : : 35,985 47,476 48,263 29,512 111,842 107,698 1,090 221,459 208,671: 25,730 38,517 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,291) : : -2,756 -2,648 4,566 1,201 1,916 -923 -2,992 2,088 842: 1,203 2,449 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.6 19.2 19.5 11.9 45.2 43.6 0.4 89.6 84.4: 10.4 15.6 : : : Total Traders: 250 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 68 98 96 23 44 25 8 176 196: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 315,389 : Positions : : 61,449 52,993 61,084 28,395 136,711 141,091 1,571 292,019 252,358: 23,369 63,031 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,272) : : 5,537 -686 -5,237 607 1,417 -3,129 -135 -2,222 -4,641: -1,050 1,369 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.5 16.8 19.4 9.0 43.3 44.7 0.5 92.6 80.0: 7.4 20.0 : : : Total Traders: 365 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 84 91 83 81 146 26 6 236 293: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 42,449 : Positions : : 16,262 9,750 5,894 4,851 8,378 9,945 821 36,952 24,843: 5,497 17,606 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: 465) : : 773 218 409 -901 -327 547 -11 828 290: -363 175 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 38.3 23.0 13.9 11.4 19.7 23.4 1.9 87.0 58.5: 13.0 41.5 : : : Total Traders: 155 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 32 46 36 31 47 19 3 103 115: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 187,394 : Positions : : 60,121 23,448 28,638 51,522 125,639 32,144 1,530 172,425 179,254: 14,969 8,140 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,337) : : -10,243 -3,755 1,081 4,950 -3,091 -74 178 -4,286 -5,586: -1,051 249 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 32.1 12.5 15.3 27.5 67.0 17.2 0.8 92.0 95.7: 8.0 4.3 : : : Total Traders: 178 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 77 23 41 40 45 20 3 155 100: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 1,373,609 : Positions : : 144,131 51,125 339,741 333,031 872,190 432,547 52,903 1,249,450 1,315,959: 124,159 57,650 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -30,409) : : -23,917 1,599 -567 6,681 -26,999 534 -3,323 -17,269 -29,289: -13,140 -1,120 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.5 3.7 24.7 24.2 63.5 31.5 3.9 91.0 95.8: 9.0 4.2 : : : Total Traders: 264 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 89 51 78 77 82 24 11 228 188: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 18, 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 263,541 : Positions : : 40,526 6,585 94,994 53,364 154,326 61,985 1,275 250,868 257,180: 12,673 6,361 : : : Changes from: March 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -12,932) : : -15,638 -3,121 -1,250 6,967 -9,061 -2,938 184 -12,859 -13,248: -74 316 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.4 2.5 36.0 20.2 58.6 23.5 0.5 95.2 97.6: 4.8 2.4 : : : Total Traders: 376 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 150 56 111 103 121 25 6 326 256: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated March 21, 2008