COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 534,649 : Positions : : 57,574 53,741 174,530 57,299 218,952 209,367 31,176 498,770 478,400: 35,879 56,249 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -8,871) : : -886 -1,298 -2,261 721 1,253 -7,699 -5,237 -10,124 -7,543: 1,254 -1,328 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.8 10.1 32.6 10.7 41.0 39.2 5.8 93.3 89.5: 6.7 10.5 : : : Total Traders: 366 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 84 124 148 75 113 25 20 287 316: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 123,863 : Positions : : 21,657 4,287 15,347 37,339 70,643 31,374 726 105,717 91,002: 18,147 32,861 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,187) : : -4,625 263 2,107 3,212 -2,530 191 154 884 -6: 1,303 2,193 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.5 3.5 12.4 30.1 57.0 25.3 0.6 85.3 73.5: 14.7 26.5 : : : Total Traders: 164 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 32 21 26 49 79 17 5 111 119: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 2,144,353 : Positions : : 227,271 80,694 688,714 533,648 1,050,969 481,797 42,782 1,931,430 1,863,159: 212,922 281,194 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 74,517) : : 1,513 1,083 52,032 -20,004 -5,841 13,604 8,475 47,145 55,749: 27,373 18,768 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.6 3.8 32.1 24.9 49.0 22.5 2.0 90.1 86.9: 9.9 13.1 : : : Total Traders: 823 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 228 132 268 299 372 27 18 671 701: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 770,413 : Positions : : 102,568 39,930 278,162 143,954 341,561 181,525 10,368 706,209 670,021: 64,205 100,392 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -18,828) : : -10,723 3,632 -3,589 -21,559 -42,492 -4,190 -210 -40,061 -42,659: 21,233 23,831 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.3 5.2 36.1 18.7 44.3 23.6 1.3 91.7 87.0: 8.3 13.0 : : : Total Traders: 538 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 161 116 200 125 202 28 16 409 460: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 376,178 : Positions : : 30,248 21,496 120,060 124,168 212,113 71,451 2,843 345,926 356,512: 30,251 19,666 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 20,977) : : 1,500 -2,586 15,429 -1,100 -2,648 -518 2,217 15,312 12,413: 5,666 8,565 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.0 5.7 31.9 33.0 56.4 19.0 0.8 92.0 94.8: 8.0 5.2 : : : Total Traders: 186 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 50 41 63 52 58 18 7 161 140: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 537,160 : Positions : : 52,966 11,989 212,620 124,398 290,190 116,238 7,333 506,222 522,132: 30,938 15,028 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,898) : : -5,115 7,319 891 1,042 -13,696 -1,417 83 -4,600 -5,403: 702 1,504 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.9 2.2 39.6 23.2 54.0 21.6 1.4 94.2 97.2: 5.8 2.8 : : : Total Traders: 316 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 140 60 127 67 70 24 12 292 221: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 252,308 : Positions : : 33,685 45,734 54,623 29,188 111,598 110,976 3,955 228,472 215,911: 23,836 36,397 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,322) : : -2,235 1,397 3,772 -585 -3,857 2,303 1,639 3,255 2,951: -933 -629 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.4 18.1 21.6 11.6 44.2 44.0 1.6 90.6 85.6: 9.4 14.4 : : : Total Traders: 247 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 61 95 98 23 45 25 8 170 199: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 320,721 : Positions : : 75,264 51,740 54,523 26,002 148,346 140,470 1,973 296,259 256,583: 24,462 64,138 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 8,876) : : 7,928 3,778 -238 -1,121 3,447 2,127 453 8,696 7,440: 180 1,436 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 23.5 16.1 17.0 8.1 46.3 43.8 0.6 92.4 80.0: 7.6 20.0 : : : Total Traders: 366 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 89 85 81 80 153 25 7 232 296: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 41,487 : Positions : : 16,456 9,659 5,613 4,174 9,069 10,753 875 36,996 25,216: 4,492 16,271 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 851) : : 2 182 351 -111 320 457 17 700 870: 151 -19 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 39.7 23.3 13.5 10.1 21.9 25.9 2.1 89.2 60.8: 10.8 39.2 : : : Total Traders: 154 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 35 38 35 26 52 19 5 99 114: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 166,276 : Positions : : 39,421 14,085 28,217 55,518 114,733 29,376 1,259 152,532 158,294: 13,744 7,981 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,427) : : -4,714 -1,430 -2,126 941 -3,180 -420 -226 -6,319 -6,962: -1,108 -465 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 23.7 8.5 17.0 33.4 69.0 17.7 0.8 91.7 95.2: 8.3 4.8 : : : Total Traders: 154 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 55 19 38 41 47 19 2 135 95: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 1,330,378 : Positions : : 130,872 47,001 319,865 336,900 841,133 442,367 67,995 1,230,005 1,275,994: 100,373 54,384 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,055) : : -13,799 2,071 -13,598 5,241 -10,120 21,702 14,316 -454 -7,330: -1,601 5,275 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.8 3.5 24.0 25.3 63.2 33.3 5.1 92.5 95.9: 7.5 4.1 : : : Total Traders: 256 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 87 40 76 79 83 25 13 226 183: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 1, 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 248,206 : Positions : : 34,736 11,225 89,909 56,950 141,305 60,217 1,276 241,812 243,715: 6,394 4,491 : : : Changes from: March 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -9,376) : : -630 4,003 -6,408 1,999 -6,039 -150 -135 -5,190 -8,580: -4,186 -796 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.0 4.5 36.2 22.9 56.9 24.3 0.5 97.4 98.2: 2.6 1.8 : : : Total Traders: 383 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 159 59 107 105 118 25 7 327 263: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated April 4, 2008