COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 419,486
: Positions :
: 34,197 73,957 128,928 34,998 133,391 186,630 21,285 384,753 357,562: 34,733 61,924
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 17,453) :
: -82 7,680 6,743 3,295 -9,038 -2,582 1,252 7,374 6,636: 10,079 10,817
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.2 17.6 30.7 8.3 31.8 44.5 5.1 91.7 85.2: 8.3 14.8
: :
: Total Traders: 352 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 84 124 129 66 96 26 15 248 309:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 99,108
: Positions :
: 13,634 9,631 12,504 28,506 49,241 24,985 313 79,629 71,690: 19,479 27,419
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,070) :
: 466 2,255 587 509 -2,572 -49 100 1,513 370: 2,557 3,699
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.8 9.7 12.6 28.8 49.7 25.2 0.3 80.3 72.3: 19.7 27.7
: :
: Total Traders: 142 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 27 20 25 48 62 22 4 110 101:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 1,710,581
: Positions :
: 127,360 76,654 613,806 440,239 720,113 381,206 50,308 1,562,610 1,460,881: 147,971 249,699
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 25,467) :
: 1,485 1,622 17,240 1,892 -4,569 -7,718 2,464 12,899 16,757: 12,568 8,711
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.4 4.5 35.9 25.7 42.1 22.3 2.9 91.3 85.4: 8.7 14.6
: :
: Total Traders: 766 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 186 148 263 258 344 27 18 594 677:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 562,180
: Positions :
: 50,780 33,073 207,171 98,307 222,139 153,591 14,873 509,850 477,256: 52,331 84,925
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 15,158) :
: -9,501 -4,039 12,025 6,364 3,565 3,497 371 12,386 11,922: 2,772 3,237
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.0 5.9 36.9 17.5 39.5 27.3 2.6 90.7 84.9: 9.3 15.1
: :
: Total Traders: 490 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 141 126 198 96 166 26 16 362 430:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 341,022
: Positions :
: 13,816 34,416 99,570 124,997 171,405 80,605 10,124 318,988 315,515: 22,034 25,508
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 10,826) :
: -2,611 1,572 5,892 5,031 -569 564 2,822 8,876 9,716: 1,950 1,110
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 4.1 10.1 29.2 36.7 50.3 23.6 3.0 93.5 92.5: 6.5 7.5
: :
: Total Traders: 206 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 31 56 70 55 62 19 8 156 173:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 373,141
: Positions :
: 27,084 36,756 139,977 83,015 166,905 103,918 11,617 353,994 355,255: 19,147 17,886
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,052) :
: 1,418 -2,295 481 -3,006 -4,593 -1,917 783 -3,024 -5,623: -27 2,571
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.3 9.9 37.5 22.2 44.7 27.8 3.1 94.9 95.2: 5.1 4.8
: :
: Total Traders: 301 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 105 95 105 65 61 25 13 240 232:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 231,033
: Positions :
: 27,987 29,960 56,435 15,909 104,068 104,438 3,099 204,770 193,562: 26,263 37,471
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -11,365) :
: 1,903 2,140 -12,146 933 -1,376 -4,437 -1,287 -13,747 -12,670: 2,382 1,305
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.1 13.0 24.4 6.9 45.0 45.2 1.3 88.6 83.8: 11.4 16.2
: :
: Total Traders: 246 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 76 73 96 33 51 26 9 183 196:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 317,184
: Positions :
: 48,716 62,143 65,840 34,587 125,395 140,825 3,090 289,968 256,468: 27,216 60,716
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 6,158) :
: -1,443 1,860 2,334 2,160 -253 -633 -50 2,419 3,892: 3,739 2,266
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.4 19.6 20.8 10.9 39.5 44.4 1.0 91.4 80.9: 8.6 19.1
: :
: Total Traders: 348 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 69 98 98 83 137 27 12 239 301:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 29,177
: Positions :
: 5,050 9,350 5,501 5,126 2,095 7,893 1,374 23,570 18,320: 5,607 10,857
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -519) :
: -310 838 -1,075 871 -202 16 -537 -498 -976: -21 457
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.3 32.0 18.9 17.6 7.2 27.1 4.7 80.8 62.8: 19.2 37.2
: :
: Total Traders: 127 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 26 40 33 26 18 20 4 89 83:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 141,935
: Positions :
: 33,284 28,121 17,674 56,671 86,338 24,347 3,587 131,977 135,719: 9,958 6,216
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,163) :
: -2,650 -2,112 79 1,196 -1,325 -350 42 -1,726 -3,316: -437 1,153
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.5 19.8 12.5 39.9 60.8 17.2 2.5 93.0 95.6: 7.0 4.4
: :
: Total Traders: 150 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 43 29 31 40 39 22 3 122 92:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 1,041,011
: Positions :
: 103,969 59,444 211,810 243,054 625,239 388,329 62,023 947,161 958,517: 93,850 82,494
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -101,838) :
: -6,700 5,737 -55,183 -24,720 -49,565 -9,027 -6,286 -95,631 -105,297: -6,207 3,459
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.0 5.7 20.3 23.3 60.1 37.3 6.0 91.0 92.1: 9.0 7.9
: :
: Total Traders: 225 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 55 53 76 69 76 25 13 193 180:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 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 177,977
: Positions :
: 24,340 22,886 49,040 40,189 96,702 57,523 3,203 171,092 171,830: 6,885 6,146
: :
: Changes from: September 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 5,475) :
: -4,154 7,572 2,324 7,555 -7,228 -1,754 551 3,970 3,218: 1,505 2,256
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.7 12.9 27.6 22.6 54.3 32.3 1.8 96.1 96.5: 3.9 3.5
: :
: Total Traders: 367 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 112 84 102 106 119 27 7 288 275:
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Updated September 19, 2008