COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 403,994 : Positions : : 38,736 64,291 115,160 29,854 151,796 191,711 19,821 375,462 351,068: 28,532 52,926 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -14,194) : : -2,761 8,642 -5,000 292 -20,008 -5,977 1,459 -13,445 -14,907: -748 714 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.6 15.9 28.5 7.4 37.6 47.5 4.9 92.9 86.9: 7.1 13.1 : : : Total Traders: 357 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 84 126 136 67 102 26 16 263 309: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 97,698 : Positions : : 14,684 6,734 11,891 26,383 51,214 25,677 46 78,636 69,885: 19,062 27,813 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,987) : : -3,151 1,431 -466 -1,954 -4,895 -620 -1,666 -6,191 -5,596: 2,204 1,609 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.0 6.9 12.2 27.0 52.4 26.3 0.0 80.5 71.5: 19.5 28.5 : : : Total Traders: 135 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 25 14 24 47 59 19 3 105 95: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 1,700,368 : Positions : : 132,599 74,211 595,174 440,295 745,934 395,318 47,210 1,563,387 1,462,528: 136,982 237,840 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -65,013) : : -6,956 -3,013 -31,426 -13,459 -28,563 -3,026 11 -54,866 -62,991: -10,148 -2,023 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.8 4.4 35.0 25.9 43.9 23.2 2.8 91.9 86.0: 8.1 14.0 : : : Total Traders: 779 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 165 164 270 256 352 27 20 600 691: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 534,851 : Positions : : 70,913 29,166 182,750 76,027 226,964 153,844 14,595 483,534 453,474: 51,317 81,376 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -9,465) : : -2,678 -3,607 -2,247 -1,391 -4,257 -1,105 250 -7,420 -9,860: -2,045 395 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.3 5.5 34.2 14.2 42.4 28.8 2.7 90.4 84.8: 9.6 15.2 : : : Total Traders: 497 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 151 121 185 90 175 27 16 353 428: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 311,483 : Positions : : 20,400 29,443 84,897 104,122 169,936 79,931 6,148 289,350 290,425: 22,132 21,058 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,266) : : 788 2,088 -372 -1,850 -5,646 -504 -411 -1,938 -4,341: -1,328 1,074 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.5 9.5 27.3 33.4 54.6 25.7 2.0 92.9 93.2: 7.1 6.8 : : : Total Traders: 198 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 40 48 67 52 62 19 5 156 158: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 371,698 : Positions : : 30,286 34,815 132,983 80,686 178,987 106,827 9,305 350,782 356,091: 20,916 15,607 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,073) : : 580 -2,138 3,209 -1,786 -26 -1,387 -142 615 903: 458 171 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.1 9.4 35.8 21.7 48.2 28.7 2.5 94.4 95.8: 5.6 4.2 : : : Total Traders: 304 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 105 98 107 62 63 25 12 240 234: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 246,662 : Positions : : 28,230 26,863 66,887 13,283 114,855 114,438 4,631 222,838 213,235: 23,824 33,427 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -395) : : -4,545 3,003 1,949 2,253 -6,982 -266 1,935 -609 -94: 214 -301 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.4 10.9 27.1 5.4 46.6 46.4 1.9 90.3 86.4: 9.7 13.6 : : : Total Traders: 246 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 66 74 100 30 56 25 6 189 190: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 318,448 : Positions : : 50,157 54,620 68,485 30,267 133,004 146,849 4,641 295,758 260,750: 22,690 57,699 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,011) : : 1,463 5,240 638 -1,424 -4,750 -677 1,050 -0 2,177: 2,011 -166 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.8 17.2 21.5 9.5 41.8 46.1 1.5 92.9 81.9: 7.1 18.1 : : : Total Traders: 344 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 79 89 100 76 132 27 8 238 288: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 31,709 : Positions : : 6,188 7,795 8,952 3,742 3,416 7,762 1,651 26,644 21,814: 5,065 9,895 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,696) : : -1,220 969 -775 -1,384 -2,372 -68 344 -3,447 -1,833: -249 -1,863 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.5 24.6 28.2 11.8 10.8 24.5 5.2 84.0 68.8: 16.0 31.2 : : : Total Traders: 117 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 22 39 38 15 22 19 6 83 87: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 144,877 : Positions : : 37,529 30,009 16,284 53,345 90,520 25,545 2,685 132,703 139,497: 12,173 5,379 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,363) : : -2,445 -2,572 2,695 1,411 302 -775 790 885 1,216: 478 148 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 25.9 20.7 11.2 36.8 62.5 17.6 1.9 91.6 96.3: 8.4 3.7 : : : Total Traders: 149 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 55 18 30 36 41 21 4 124 88: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 1,160,354 : Positions : : 127,601 56,758 262,431 244,870 686,437 412,611 77,089 1,047,512 1,082,715: 112,841 77,639 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -16,547) : : -26,322 2,439 -9,777 23,827 -19,542 -5,114 -147 -17,386 -27,027: 838 10,479 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.0 4.9 22.6 21.1 59.2 35.6 6.6 90.3 93.3: 9.7 6.7 : : : Total Traders: 232 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 64 52 83 72 77 25 13 204 188: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 172,905 : Positions : : 32,783 15,190 46,169 29,630 106,426 59,106 2,660 167,688 170,445: 5,217 2,460 : : : Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -932) : : 3,926 -770 -872 -1,006 1,560 -797 94 1,251 13: -2,184 -945 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.0 8.8 26.7 17.1 61.6 34.2 1.5 97.0 98.6: 3.0 1.4 : : : Total Traders: 380 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 134 75 115 92 118 27 7 305 273: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated September 5, 2008