COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 500,407 : Positions : : 49,720 80,312 148,314 51,133 186,732 221,760 29,799 470,926 445,156: 29,481 55,251 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: -9,222) : : -9,157 -178 553 1,590 -10,490 -1,490 -1,141 -8,504 -11,256: -718 2,035 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.9 16.0 29.6 10.2 37.3 44.3 6.0 94.1 89.0: 5.9 11.0 : : : Total Traders: 363 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 90 132 139 68 100 26 19 274 309: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 120,957 : Positions : : 20,086 8,420 19,939 32,882 58,319 32,002 1,646 104,908 88,324: 16,049 32,633 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,947) : : 475 151 1,142 376 886 247 601 2,241 2,780: 707 167 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.6 7.0 16.5 27.2 48.2 26.5 1.4 86.7 73.0: 13.3 27.0 : : : Total Traders: 171 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 34 27 32 48 77 16 6 112 130: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 2,109,630 : Positions : : 254,619 72,755 684,366 523,996 1,026,336 470,044 40,190 1,933,026 1,823,648: 176,604 285,983 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: -4,453) : : -4,076 -552 4,287 -547 -6,340 2,937 2,904 2,601 299: -7,053 -4,751 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.1 3.4 32.4 24.8 48.7 22.3 1.9 91.6 86.4: 8.4 13.6 : : : Total Traders: 862 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 232 146 272 275 395 28 19 657 739: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 648,088 : Positions : : 105,882 21,713 210,305 95,931 311,308 177,172 11,642 589,290 554,968: 58,799 93,120 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,886) : : -2,181 586 5,273 700 -2,447 -1,131 -525 2,660 2,886: 1,226 1,000 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.3 3.4 32.5 14.8 48.0 27.3 1.8 90.9 85.6: 9.1 14.4 : : : Total Traders: 515 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 154 108 188 110 194 27 17 377 445: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 299,502 : Positions : : 35,756 20,443 77,525 76,480 178,332 73,603 2,330 263,364 278,629: 36,138 20,873 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,049) : : 2,154 2,870 -3,200 -1,069 -2,078 -1,025 423 -3,140 -1,984: 2,091 935 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.9 6.8 25.9 25.5 59.5 24.6 0.8 87.9 93.0: 12.1 7.0 : : : Total Traders: 181 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 49 33 51 53 60 18 6 151 130: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 478,182 : Positions : : 45,055 26,703 162,136 133,750 261,939 114,001 12,785 454,942 463,562: 23,240 14,620 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: 8,503) : : -3,425 9,140 961 12,248 -6,959 2,007 5,013 11,791 8,154: -3,288 349 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.4 5.6 33.9 28.0 54.8 23.8 2.7 95.1 96.9: 4.9 3.1 : : : Total Traders: 330 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 138 81 120 66 66 23 10 280 234: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 286,963 : Positions : : 31,862 36,486 80,387 14,881 128,962 129,832 7,802 256,963 253,638: 30,000 33,325 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: 6,091) : : 683 30 3,447 -102 2,794 1,826 1,130 5,854 7,400: 238 -1,309 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.1 12.7 28.0 5.2 44.9 45.2 2.7 89.5 88.4: 10.5 11.6 : : : Total Traders: 253 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 75 86 111 22 47 25 10 197 196: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 373,650 : Positions : : 78,393 32,602 79,525 32,837 180,789 156,653 4,095 347,408 297,011: 26,241 76,638 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: 11,730) : : -2,177 -5,458 8,003 -130 5,231 5,438 1,094 11,134 8,871: 596 2,860 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 21.0 8.7 21.3 8.8 48.4 41.9 1.1 93.0 79.5: 7.0 20.5 : : : Total Traders: 392 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 108 76 103 87 171 26 10 270 319: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 32,865 : Positions : : 6,105 4,291 8,351 2,766 6,324 11,361 668 28,583 19,634: 4,282 13,231 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,933) : : -1,212 -1,364 -720 -705 -451 -68 0 -2,704 -2,535: -229 -398 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 18.6 13.1 25.4 8.4 19.2 34.6 2.0 87.0 59.7: 13.0 40.3 : : : Total Traders: 142 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 31 31 31 18 47 20 2 91 96: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 161,716 : Positions : : 47,354 29,557 19,861 51,970 106,330 30,734 895 149,919 156,643: 11,796 5,073 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,413) : : -1,665 548 1,235 546 -1,870 -1,404 -1,007 -1,288 -1,095: -125 -318 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 29.3 18.3 12.3 32.1 65.8 19.0 0.6 92.7 96.9: 7.3 3.1 : : : Total Traders: 161 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 57 25 38 42 47 19 5 138 102: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 1,266,144 : Positions : : 123,905 77,627 255,941 328,170 775,462 454,270 70,383 1,162,287 1,179,413: 103,858 86,731 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: 19,034) : : -7,735 4,055 9,031 14,673 -11,877 -644 1,379 15,325 2,588: 3,709 16,445 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.8 6.1 20.2 25.9 61.2 35.9 5.6 91.8 93.2: 8.2 6.8 : : : Total Traders: 261 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 81 53 82 79 84 25 15 222 201: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of May 27, 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 219,306 : Positions : : 28,580 13,924 75,021 44,188 121,519 61,162 1,040 208,951 211,504: 10,354 7,802 : : : Changes from: May 20, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,415) : : -1,109 2,259 2,281 1,990 -3,297 -920 163 2,243 1,407: 172 1,008 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.0 6.3 34.2 20.1 55.4 27.9 0.5 95.3 96.4: 4.7 3.6 : : : Total Traders: 375 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 138 73 107 98 117 25 6 313 260: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 30,2008