COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 543,520 : Positions : : 58,459 55,039 176,791 56,578 217,700 217,066 36,413 508,895 485,943: 34,625 57,577 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -19,785) : : -1,110 -4,152 -11,629 2,459 -3,628 -8,755 -1,094 -19,035 -20,503: -751 718 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.8 10.1 32.5 10.4 40.1 39.9 6.7 93.6 89.4: 6.4 10.6 : : : Total Traders: 370 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 86 125 150 75 115 26 20 292 318: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 121,676 : Positions : : 26,282 4,024 13,239 34,128 73,173 31,183 572 104,832 91,008: 16,844 30,668 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,678) : : -2,250 -583 417 -254 -2,369 -477 5 -2,565 -2,530: 887 852 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 21.6 3.3 10.9 28.0 60.1 25.6 0.5 86.2 74.8: 13.8 25.2 : : : Total Traders: 167 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 37 18 29 49 80 17 3 115 120: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 2,069,835 : Positions : : 225,759 79,611 636,682 553,652 1,056,810 468,193 34,307 1,884,286 1,807,410: 185,550 262,426 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -46,296) : : -39,574 -2,787 6,784 9,143 -41,685 -12,461 3,163 -36,108 -34,524: -10,188 -11,773 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.9 3.8 30.8 26.7 51.1 22.6 1.7 91.0 87.3: 9.0 12.7 : : : Total Traders: 805 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 223 129 253 290 369 27 18 648 683: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 789,241 : Positions : : 113,291 36,298 281,751 165,513 384,053 185,715 10,578 746,270 712,681: 42,971 76,560 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -17,425) : : -2,909 -810 7,041 -13,127 -19,457 -3,477 -2,073 -12,471 -15,298: -4,954 -2,127 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.4 4.6 35.7 21.0 48.7 23.5 1.3 94.6 90.3: 5.4 9.7 : : : Total Traders: 531 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 158 116 181 120 201 26 16 392 446: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 355,200 : Positions : : 28,747 24,082 104,631 125,268 214,761 71,969 625 330,615 344,099: 24,586 11,101 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: 836) : : -3,589 1,583 2,541 6,559 -2,457 -2,026 -21 3,485 1,646: -2,648 -809 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.1 6.8 29.5 35.3 60.5 20.3 0.2 93.1 96.9: 6.9 3.1 : : : Total Traders: 183 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 50 38 55 53 61 17 6 152 137: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 541,058 : Positions : : 58,082 4,670 211,729 123,356 303,886 117,655 7,250 510,822 527,535: 30,236 13,524 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -24,568) : : -5,259 -1,881 -6,644 2,602 -3,696 -1,856 124 -11,157 -12,096: -13,411 -12,472 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.7 0.9 39.1 22.8 56.2 21.7 1.3 94.4 97.5: 5.6 2.5 : : : Total Traders: 295 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 146 35 113 63 70 24 11 272 201: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 249,987 : Positions : : 35,920 44,337 50,851 29,773 115,455 108,673 2,316 225,218 212,960: 24,769 37,027 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,798) : : -65 -3,139 2,588 260 3,613 975 1,226 3,759 4,289: -961 -1,491 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.4 17.7 20.3 11.9 46.2 43.5 0.9 90.1 85.2: 9.9 14.8 : : : Total Traders: 241 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 67 83 95 23 43 25 10 174 190: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 311,845 : Positions : : 67,337 47,962 54,761 27,122 144,899 138,343 1,520 287,563 249,142: 24,282 62,703 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,544) : : 5,887 -5,031 -6,323 -1,273 8,189 -2,748 -51 -4,456 -3,215: 912 -328 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 21.6 15.4 17.6 8.7 46.5 44.4 0.5 92.2 79.9: 7.8 20.1 : : : Total Traders: 356 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 84 85 78 88 149 25 6 238 284: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 40,637 : Positions : : 16,453 9,477 5,262 4,285 8,749 10,296 858 36,296 24,346: 4,341 16,291 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,812) : : 191 -273 -632 -566 371 351 37 -656 -497: -1,157 -1,315 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 40.5 23.3 12.9 10.5 21.5 25.3 2.1 89.3 59.9: 10.7 40.1 : : : Total Traders: 151 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 36 39 33 26 48 18 3 96 110: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 173,702 : Positions : : 44,135 15,516 30,343 54,577 117,913 29,796 1,485 158,851 165,257: 14,851 8,446 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -13,691) : : -15,987 -7,932 1,705 3,056 -7,726 -2,348 -45 -13,574 -13,998: -117 306 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 25.4 8.9 17.5 31.4 67.9 17.2 0.9 91.5 95.1: 8.5 4.9 : : : Total Traders: 155 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 58 17 41 39 46 18 3 137 96: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 1,332,433 : Positions : : 144,671 44,929 333,464 331,659 851,253 420,665 53,679 1,230,459 1,283,325: 101,974 49,109 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -41,175) : : 540 -6,196 -6,277 -1,372 -20,937 -11,881 776 -18,991 -32,634: -22,185 -8,541 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.9 3.4 25.0 24.9 63.9 31.6 4.0 92.3 96.3: 7.7 3.7 : : : Total Traders: 266 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 94 43 77 84 84 24 12 235 187: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of March 25, 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 257,582 : Positions : : 35,367 7,222 96,317 54,951 147,344 60,367 1,411 247,002 252,295: 10,580 5,287 : : : Changes from: March 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,959) : : -5,159 637 1,323 1,588 -6,982 -1,618 137 -3,866 -4,885: -2,093 -1,074 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.7 2.8 37.4 21.3 57.2 23.4 0.5 95.9 97.9: 4.1 2.1 : : : Total Traders: 366 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 147 53 101 105 119 25 7 315 252: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated March 28, 2008