COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 509,629
: Positions :
: 58,877 80,490 147,761 49,543 197,221 223,250 30,940 479,430 456,412: 30,199 53,217
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: 8,449) :
: 3,685 4,816 1,054 2,555 -407 2,262 2,402 9,556 7,865: -1,106 584
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.6 15.8 29.0 9.7 38.7 43.8 6.1 94.1 89.6: 5.9 10.4
: :
: Total Traders: 378 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 89 135 139 72 107 26 19 287 312:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 118,010
: Positions :
: 19,610 8,269 18,797 32,506 57,433 31,754 1,045 102,668 85,544: 15,342 32,466
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,514) :
: -132 463 1,519 2,494 363 -181 84 3,700 2,429: 815 2,085
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.6 7.0 15.9 27.5 48.7 26.9 0.9 87.0 72.5: 13.0 27.5
: :
: Total Traders: 173 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 36 23 31 52 79 17 6 117 129:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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CORN - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #002602 Open Interest is 2,114,083
: Positions :
: 258,696 73,308 680,079 524,543 1,032,676 467,107 37,286 1,930,425 1,823,349: 183,658 290,734
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: -23,932) :
: -3,142 -8,239 3,294 -289 -16,332 -15,740 591 -15,877 -20,685: -8,055 -3,247
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.2 3.5 32.2 24.8 48.8 22.1 1.8 91.3 86.2: 8.7 13.8
: :
: Total Traders: 864 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 224 161 272 274 394 28 18 657 736:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #005602 Open Interest is 644,202
: Positions :
: 108,063 21,127 205,033 95,231 313,755 178,303 12,167 586,630 552,082: 57,572 92,121
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,300) :
: 1,859 -2,372 3,896 -2,800 -5,901 -3,989 710 -1,035 -3,666: -4,265 -1,634
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.8 3.3 31.8 14.8 48.7 27.7 1.9 91.1 85.7: 8.9 14.3
: :
: Total Traders: 511 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 159 98 179 109 199 27 18 370 438:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEAN OIL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #007601 Open Interest is 300,551
: Positions :
: 33,602 17,573 80,725 77,549 180,410 74,628 1,907 266,504 280,614: 34,047 19,937
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: -10,192) :
: -3,496 797 932 -9,615 -16,802 -1,157 173 -13,336 -14,901: 3,144 4,709
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.2 5.8 26.9 25.8 60.0 24.8 0.6 88.7 93.4: 11.3 6.6
: :
: Total Traders: 178 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 50 31 54 49 56 18 5 150 126:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #033661 Open Interest is 469,680
: Positions :
: 48,479 17,563 161,176 121,502 268,898 111,994 7,772 443,152 455,409: 26,528 14,271
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: 8,548) :
: 1,680 2,045 1,765 4,729 3,996 -1,630 165 6,543 7,969: 2,005 579
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.3 3.7 34.3 25.9 57.3 23.8 1.7 94.4 97.0: 5.6 3.0
: :
: Total Traders: 328 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 151 62 120 62 69 23 10 283 226:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LEAN HOGS - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #054642 Open Interest is 280,872
: Positions :
: 31,179 36,456 76,941 14,983 126,168 128,007 6,673 251,110 246,238: 29,762 34,634
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,250) :
: -1,416 758 937 -1,861 -1,257 131 -1,787 -2,209 -1,348: 960 99
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.1 13.0 27.4 5.3 44.9 45.6 2.4 89.4 87.7: 10.6 12.3
: :
: Total Traders: 253 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 72 91 109 22 46 25 9 197 193:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #057642 Open Interest is 361,919
: Positions :
: 80,570 38,059 71,522 32,967 175,558 151,215 3,001 336,274 288,141: 25,645 73,779
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,631) :
: -6,267 1,182 1 1,484 -3,565 496 91 -4,287 -2,292: 656 -1,339
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 22.3 10.5 19.8 9.1 48.5 41.8 0.8 92.9 79.6: 7.1 20.4
: :
: Total Traders: 386 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 101 75 98 89 174 26 10 259 322:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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FEEDER CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #061641 Open Interest is 35,798
: Positions :
: 7,317 5,656 9,071 3,471 6,775 11,429 668 31,288 22,170: 4,511 13,629
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: 167) :
: 190 -1,630 1,132 -643 621 250 -5 929 118: -762 49
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.4 15.8 25.3 9.7 18.9 31.9 1.9 87.4 61.9: 12.6 38.1
: :
: Total Traders: 155 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 32 38 40 28 51 20 2 106 111:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COCOA - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #073732 Open Interest is 163,129
: Positions :
: 49,019 29,009 18,626 51,425 108,200 32,138 1,903 151,207 157,738: 11,922 5,391
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,116) :
: -2,517 1,049 2,077 2,536 632 1,034 306 3,129 4,064: -13 -948
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 30.0 17.8 11.4 31.5 66.3 19.7 1.2 92.7 96.7: 7.3 3.3
: :
: Total Traders: 171 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 69 19 38 44 45 20 4 147 100:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SUGAR NO. 11 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #080732 Open Interest is 1,247,111
: Positions :
: 131,640 73,571 246,910 313,497 787,339 454,914 69,004 1,146,962 1,176,825: 100,149 70,285
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: 8,192) :
: -5,228 1,985 4,090 17,222 -613 -5,860 872 10,225 6,335: -2,034 1,856
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.6 5.9 19.8 25.1 63.1 36.5 5.5 92.0 94.4: 8.0 5.6
: :
: Total Traders: 259 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 82 54 79 73 82 25 14 219 193:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 20, 2008
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COFFEE C - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #083731 Open Interest is 216,891
: Positions :
: 29,689 11,665 72,740 42,198 124,815 62,082 877 206,709 210,097: 10,182 6,794
: :
: Changes from: May 13, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,805) :
: -59 167 4,527 142 1,549 -245 -90 4,365 6,153: 440 -1,348
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.7 5.4 33.5 19.5 57.5 28.6 0.4 95.3 96.9: 4.7 3.1
: :
: Total Traders: 373 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 142 66 105 99 119 25 6 315 256:
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Updated May 23, 2008