COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 438,234
: Positions :
: 43,249 72,076 124,287 34,121 156,490 209,408 33,347 411,065 386,199: 27,170 52,035
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: 321) :
: 1,336 -5,555 2,237 -237 1,208 -1,539 2,374 1,797 265: -1,476 56
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.9 16.4 28.4 7.8 35.7 47.8 7.6 93.8 88.1: 6.2 11.9
: :
: Total Traders: 366 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 92 124 139 69 99 27 16 280 303:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 107,262
: Positions :
: 10,857 11,777 15,276 35,840 52,188 28,302 939 90,275 80,180: 16,987 27,082
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,137) :
: 962 700 937 2,106 762 -303 52 3,701 2,451: -1,564 -314
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.1 11.0 14.2 33.4 48.7 26.4 0.9 84.2 74.8: 15.8 25.2
: :
: Total Traders: 158 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 25 23 30 53 64 20 7 115 115:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 2,058,725
: Positions :
: 183,689 92,628 737,306 547,952 904,339 432,662 46,104 1,901,610 1,780,377: 157,116 278,349
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: 32,449) :
: -26,255 -1,563 44,393 29,990 -15,685 -15,583 149 32,545 27,295: -96 5,154
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.9 4.5 35.8 26.6 43.9 21.0 2.2 92.4 86.5: 7.6 13.5
: :
: Total Traders: 845 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 191 173 282 263 385 29 19 631 740:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 607,051
: Positions :
: 94,559 31,932 193,653 102,319 284,185 163,630 13,521 554,162 523,290: 52,888 83,761
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: -24,411) :
: -16,632 1,766 5,830 8,680 -24,425 -10,345 -171 -12,467 -17,001: -11,944 -7,410
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.6 5.3 31.9 16.9 46.8 27.0 2.2 91.3 86.2: 8.7 13.8
: :
: Total Traders: 528 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 158 121 190 110 191 28 16 392 444:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 310,471
: Positions :
: 32,784 22,421 88,804 88,167 175,492 72,229 3,178 281,984 289,894: 28,487 20,577
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: 6,717) :
: -2,328 5,532 6,113 8,508 -8,452 -2,591 852 9,702 4,045: -2,985 2,672
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.6 7.2 28.6 28.4 56.5 23.3 1.0 90.8 93.4: 9.2 6.6
: :
: Total Traders: 188 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 44 31 66 58 59 19 6 165 142:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 378,315
: Positions :
: 35,920 32,372 125,173 80,304 196,078 114,002 9,155 355,399 362,778: 22,916 15,537
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,260) :
: -6,948 4,203 237 1,227 -10,498 85 618 -5,400 -5,441: 140 181
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.5 8.6 33.1 21.2 51.8 30.1 2.4 93.9 95.9: 6.1 4.1
: :
: Total Traders: 305 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 112 90 110 57 64 25 12 238 235:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 263,875
: Positions :
: 37,773 30,688 64,214 14,159 121,715 118,903 10,878 235,049 227,494: 28,826 36,381
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,042) :
: -6,089 -10,143 5,361 -1,052 -1,012 -3,483 -1,784 -5,262 -7,577: -1,780 535
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.3 11.6 24.3 5.4 46.1 45.1 4.1 89.1 86.2: 10.9 13.8
: :
: Total Traders: 264 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 88 73 102 33 51 25 9 207 194:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 361,907
: Positions :
: 52,926 36,333 98,039 31,930 154,366 151,743 4,158 334,638 292,895: 27,270 69,013
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: 81) :
: -6,842 7,179 6,649 3,412 -9,734 -3,001 -2,320 219 1,774: -138 -1,693
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.6 10.0 27.1 8.8 42.7 41.9 1.1 92.5 80.9: 7.5 19.1
: :
: Total Traders: 387 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 112 72 116 85 153 27 9 278 314:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 36,911
: Positions :
: 6,555 6,281 9,085 4,623 6,211 10,322 1,058 30,584 22,636: 6,326 14,275
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: 954) :
: 1,173 -661 535 -177 8 -1,175 -17 355 -134: 599 1,088
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.8 17.0 24.6 12.5 16.8 28.0 2.9 82.9 61.3: 17.1 38.7
: :
: Total Traders: 135 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 29 32 37 31 38 20 6 108 91:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 166,055
: Positions :
: 51,389 32,306 22,645 50,194 102,052 29,068 3,093 153,297 160,095: 12,758 5,960
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,360) :
: -4,073 -1,985 3,037 9,629 3,474 -2,725 520 5,869 5,046: -1,508 -685
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 30.9 19.5 13.6 30.2 61.5 17.5 1.9 92.3 96.4: 7.7 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 166 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 61 23 41 36 43 22 5 145 96:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 1,123,635
: Positions :
: 129,776 70,985 249,555 228,739 658,030 420,256 74,879 1,028,326 1,053,449: 95,310 70,186
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: -33,363) :
: -20,129 2,554 -735 15,641 -35,231 -9,177 -5,395 -14,400 -38,808: -18,962 5,445
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.5 6.3 22.2 20.4 58.6 37.4 6.7 91.5 93.8: 8.5 6.2
: :
: Total Traders: 243 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 64 59 79 72 80 26 15 209 192:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of July 22, 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 199,888
: Positions :
: 29,569 9,119 63,133 36,356 118,504 61,570 3,179 190,628 193,936: 9,260 5,952
: :
: Changes from: July 15, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,588) :
: -570 1,701 1,615 2,233 -3,763 -2,172 28 1,106 -420: -2,694 -1,168
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.8 4.6 31.6 18.2 59.3 30.8 1.6 95.4 97.0: 4.6 3.0
: :
: Total Traders: 376 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 126 74 111 107 121 27 8 315 270:
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Updated July 25, 2008