COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 402,033
: Positions :
: 34,280 66,278 122,185 31,703 142,429 189,212 20,033 377,380 350,926: 24,653 51,107
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,961) :
: -4,457 1,987 7,025 1,849 -9,367 -2,500 212 1,918 -142: -3,879 -1,819
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.5 16.5 30.4 7.9 35.4 47.1 5.0 93.9 87.3: 6.1 12.7
: :
: Total Traders: 348 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 68 132 132 66 97 26 16 251 306:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 95,039
: Positions :
: 13,168 7,376 11,917 27,997 51,814 25,034 213 78,116 71,319: 16,922 23,719
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,659) :
: -1,516 642 25 1,614 600 -643 167 -519 1,434: -2,140 -4,093
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.9 7.8 12.5 29.5 54.5 26.3 0.2 82.2 75.0: 17.8 25.0
: :
: Total Traders: 136 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 25 16 22 46 62 20 4 103 98:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 1,685,113
: Positions :
: 125,875 75,032 596,566 438,347 724,681 388,923 47,845 1,549,710 1,444,124: 135,403 240,989
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -15,255) :
: -6,724 822 1,392 -1,949 -21,252 -6,395 635 -13,676 -18,404: -1,579 3,149
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.5 4.5 35.4 26.0 43.0 23.1 2.8 92.0 85.7: 8.0 14.3
: :
: Total Traders: 762 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 184 140 256 259 349 27 19 590 673:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 547,022
: Positions :
: 60,281 37,112 195,146 91,943 218,574 150,094 14,502 497,463 465,334: 49,559 81,688
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 12,171) :
: -10,631 7,946 12,396 15,915 -8,390 -3,750 -93 13,930 11,859: -1,758 312
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.0 6.8 35.7 16.8 40.0 27.4 2.7 90.9 85.1: 9.1 14.9
: :
: Total Traders: 486 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 135 134 183 91 169 26 16 351 418:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 330,196
: Positions :
: 16,427 32,844 93,678 119,966 171,974 80,041 7,302 310,112 305,798: 20,084 24,397
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 18,713) :
: -3,974 3,401 8,781 15,844 2,038 110 1,154 20,762 15,374: -2,048 3,339
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.0 9.9 28.4 36.3 52.1 24.2 2.2 93.9 92.6: 6.1 7.4
: :
: Total Traders: 195 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 29 53 65 54 59 19 5 150 158:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 376,193
: Positions :
: 25,667 39,050 139,496 86,021 171,497 105,835 10,833 357,018 360,877: 19,174 15,315
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,495) :
: -4,619 4,236 6,513 5,335 -7,490 -993 1,528 6,236 4,787: -1,741 -292
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.8 10.4 37.1 22.9 45.6 28.1 2.9 94.9 95.9: 5.1 4.1
: :
: Total Traders: 303 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 98 102 109 65 62 25 13 239 239:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 242,398
: Positions :
: 26,084 27,820 68,582 14,977 105,444 108,874 4,386 218,517 206,233: 23,882 36,165
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -4,264) :
: -2,147 958 1,695 1,694 -9,411 -5,564 -244 -4,321 -7,002: 57 2,738
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.8 11.5 28.3 6.2 43.5 44.9 1.8 90.1 85.1: 9.9 14.9
: :
: Total Traders: 244 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 65 81 99 30 52 26 9 182 197:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 311,026
: Positions :
: 50,159 60,284 63,505 32,427 125,648 141,458 3,140 287,549 252,576: 23,477 58,450
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,422) :
: 2 5,664 -4,980 2,160 -7,355 -5,391 -1,501 -8,209 -8,173: 787 751
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.1 19.4 20.4 10.4 40.4 45.5 1.0 92.5 81.2: 7.5 18.8
: :
: Total Traders: 348 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 71 99 100 81 134 27 8 242 293:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 29,697
: Positions :
: 5,361 8,512 6,576 4,255 2,298 7,877 1,911 24,069 19,297: 5,628 10,400
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,012) :
: -828 717 -2,376 513 -1,118 115 260 -2,576 -2,517: 564 505
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 18.1 28.7 22.1 14.3 7.7 26.5 6.4 81.0 65.0: 19.0 35.0
: :
: Total Traders: 119 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 26 36 39 21 19 19 4 87 84:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 144,098
: Positions :
: 35,935 30,232 17,596 55,475 87,662 24,697 3,544 133,703 139,035: 10,395 5,063
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -779) :
: -1,595 223 1,312 2,130 -2,857 -848 859 999 -463: -1,778 -316
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 24.9 21.0 12.2 38.5 60.8 17.1 2.5 92.8 96.5: 7.2 3.5
: :
: Total Traders: 150 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 47 26 30 39 40 21 4 123 91:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 1,142,849
: Positions :
: 110,668 53,708 266,993 267,774 674,804 397,356 68,309 1,042,792 1,063,814: 100,057 79,035
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -17,505) :
: -16,932 -3,050 4,562 22,905 -11,633 -15,255 -8,780 -4,721 -18,901: -12,784 1,396
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.7 4.7 23.4 23.4 59.0 34.8 6.0 91.2 93.1: 8.8 6.9
: :
: Total Traders: 235 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 65 48 83 75 81 25 14 206 192:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 9, 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 172,502
: Positions :
: 28,494 15,315 46,716 32,634 103,929 59,277 2,652 167,122 168,612: 5,380 3,890
: :
: Changes from: September 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -403) :
: -4,289 124 547 3,004 -2,496 171 -8 -566 -1,833: 163 1,430
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.5 8.9 27.1 18.9 60.2 34.4 1.5 96.9 97.7: 3.1 2.3
: :
: Total Traders: 376 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 136 63 110 101 121 27 7 301 273:
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Updated September 12, 2008