COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 418,187
: Positions :
: 41,497 55,649 120,160 29,562 171,804 197,688 18,362 388,907 365,975: 29,280 52,213
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: -19,670) :
: 653 -1,892 -17,258 -1,377 3,740 276 -797 -17,706 -16,206: -1,964 -3,464
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.9 13.3 28.7 7.1 41.1 47.3 4.4 93.0 87.5: 7.0 12.5
: :
: Total Traders: 367 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 87 107 165 66 99 25 16 291 317:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 101,685
: Positions :
: 17,835 5,303 12,357 28,338 56,109 26,297 1,712 84,826 75,481: 16,859 26,204
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: -4,548) :
: 1,081 -703 -2,400 -3,275 660 2,345 922 -2,250 -1,521: -2,298 -3,026
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.5 5.2 12.2 27.9 55.2 25.9 1.7 83.4 74.2: 16.6 25.8
: :
: Total Traders: 137 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 25 13 28 55 62 19 5 115 100:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 1,765,382
: Positions :
: 139,555 77,224 626,600 453,754 774,496 398,344 47,199 1,618,253 1,525,519: 147,129 239,862
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: -168,290) :
: -13,339 -8,295 -105,473 -45,082 -44,597 -2,237 -3,008 -166,131 -161,373: -2,159 -6,917
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.9 4.4 35.5 25.7 43.9 22.6 2.7 91.7 86.4: 8.3 13.6
: :
: Total Traders: 818 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 163 172 310 276 363 27 19 655 740:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 544,315
: Positions :
: 73,591 32,773 184,996 77,418 231,221 154,948 14,344 490,954 463,334: 53,361 80,981
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: -21,782) :
: 3,979 -1,430 -11,604 -18,282 -10,986 297 262 -25,610 -23,758: 3,829 1,976
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.5 6.0 34.0 14.2 42.5 28.5 2.6 90.2 85.1: 9.8 14.9
: :
: Total Traders: 497 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 135 134 183 92 178 27 16 353 427:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 314,749
: Positions :
: 19,612 27,355 85,270 105,972 175,582 80,435 6,559 291,288 294,765: 23,460 19,984
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,492) :
: 1,065 590 -3,153 -1,316 518 163 -422 -3,241 -2,466: 1,749 974
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.2 8.7 27.1 33.7 55.8 25.6 2.1 92.5 93.7: 7.5 6.3
: :
: Total Traders: 199 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 39 40 66 57 64 19 5 156 161:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 370,625
: Positions :
: 29,706 36,953 129,774 82,472 179,014 108,215 9,447 350,167 355,188: 20,458 15,437
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,114) :
: -61 -39 1,109 1,287 5,280 148 563 2,483 6,914: 1,631 -2,800
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.0 10.0 35.0 22.3 48.3 29.2 2.5 94.5 95.8: 5.5 4.2
: :
: Total Traders: 301 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 101 98 107 60 63 25 12 236 234:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 247,057
: Positions :
: 32,775 23,859 64,938 11,030 121,837 114,704 2,695 223,447 213,329: 23,610 33,728
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,175) :
: -1,030 -4,936 -3,056 -383 -851 -5 1,308 -4,474 -7,535: -702 2,360
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.3 9.7 26.3 4.5 49.3 46.4 1.1 90.4 86.3: 9.6 13.7
: :
: Total Traders: 237 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 73 64 91 28 55 26 8 186 175:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 316,437
: Positions :
: 48,694 49,380 67,847 31,691 137,754 147,526 3,591 295,758 258,573: 20,679 57,865
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,221) :
: -855 1,395 -228 -887 -2,047 1,206 -333 -765 -1,213: -1,456 -1,008
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.4 15.6 21.4 10.0 43.5 46.6 1.1 93.5 81.7: 6.5 18.3
: :
: Total Traders: 342 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 77 82 93 77 142 27 9 234 285:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 35,405
: Positions :
: 7,408 6,825 9,727 5,126 5,788 7,830 1,307 30,091 23,647: 5,313 11,757
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,078) :
: -705 1,245 -309 -417 -876 40 -280 -1,390 -220: 312 -859
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.9 19.3 27.5 14.5 16.3 22.1 3.7 85.0 66.8: 15.0 33.2
: :
: Total Traders: 123 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 26 35 36 23 33 19 5 91 91:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 143,513
: Positions :
: 39,975 32,581 13,589 51,934 90,217 26,321 1,895 131,818 138,282: 11,695 5,232
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,836) :
: 1,388 1,002 -585 -1,019 6,064 277 -1,208 61 5,272: 1,775 -3,436
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 27.9 22.7 9.5 36.2 62.9 18.3 1.3 91.9 96.4: 8.1 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 146 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 40 30 30 37 40 21 4 120 87:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 1,176,901
: Positions :
: 153,923 54,319 272,208 221,043 705,979 417,724 77,236 1,064,898 1,109,742: 112,003 67,160
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: 22,816) :
: 16,083 -3,378 4,490 -3,339 26,154 1,030 -750 18,264 26,516: 4,551 -3,701
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.1 4.6 23.1 18.8 60.0 35.5 6.6 90.5 94.3: 9.5 5.7
: :
: Total Traders: 238 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 72 52 87 71 75 26 14 214 188:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 26, 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 173,837
: Positions :
: 28,857 15,960 47,041 30,636 104,866 59,903 2,565 166,437 170,432: 7,401 3,405
: :
: Changes from: August 19, 2008 (Change in open interest: 143) :
: 4,828 -2,016 150 -6,368 6,770 -139 -346 -1,529 4,558: 1,672 -4,416
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.6 9.2 27.1 17.6 60.3 34.5 1.5 95.7 98.0: 4.3 2.0
: :
: Total Traders: 380 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 129 85 107 92 116 27 7 294 276:
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Updated August 29, 2008