COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 402,722
: Positions :
: 28,452 66,054 130,963 32,277 130,064 185,639 23,375 377,331 350,456: 25,392 52,266
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,184) :
: -1,922 -62 860 2,001 -5,602 -2,620 800 -1,682 -4,005: -502 1,821
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.1 16.4 32.5 8.0 32.3 46.1 5.8 93.7 87.0: 6.3 13.0
: :
: Total Traders: 322 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 71 114 125 70 94 26 15 244 283:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 95,512
: Positions :
: 12,143 11,866 13,444 31,099 46,889 22,632 312 79,318 72,512: 16,194 23,000
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,273) :
: -1,351 1,040 1,222 2,416 -1,670 -903 0 1,384 592: -3,658 -2,866
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.7 12.4 14.1 32.6 49.1 23.7 0.3 83.0 75.9: 17.0 24.1
: :
: Total Traders: 137 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 27 17 24 49 62 21 5 107 100:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 1,685,800
: Positions :
: 115,113 74,200 624,104 444,931 684,008 353,967 48,128 1,538,116 1,430,440: 147,683 255,360
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,317) :
: -11,301 10,713 11,367 13,806 -38,594 -11,042 1,047 2,831 -15,467: -1,513 16,784
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.8 4.4 37.0 26.4 40.6 21.0 2.9 91.2 84.9: 8.8 15.1
: :
: Total Traders: 732 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 168 147 242 260 334 26 17 572 644:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 555,265
: Positions :
: 41,944 28,806 215,412 100,770 209,525 145,511 15,419 503,638 469,162: 51,628 86,103
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: 16,875) :
: -8,930 249 16,670 11,784 -5,165 -3,833 683 15,690 12,436: 1,185 4,439
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.6 5.2 38.8 18.1 37.7 26.2 2.8 90.7 84.5: 9.3 15.5
: :
: Total Traders: 457 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 140 103 197 99 152 25 14 359 402:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 319,854
: Positions :
: 20,253 29,149 91,502 110,290 167,689 76,496 7,421 298,541 295,761: 21,313 24,093
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,566) :
: 1,529 -1,622 2,727 -8,348 -6,231 433 -460 -3,659 -5,586: 92 2,019
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.3 9.1 28.6 34.5 52.4 23.9 2.3 93.3 92.5: 6.7 7.5
: :
: Total Traders: 201 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 37 58 77 51 57 18 7 161 165:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 359,892
: Positions :
: 23,217 33,177 143,353 82,209 160,570 96,168 8,594 344,947 345,695: 14,945 14,197
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,590) :
: -3,113 -2,003 3,144 -2,488 -5,638 -1,591 193 -4,047 -4,303: -1,542 -1,286
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.5 9.2 39.8 22.8 44.6 26.7 2.4 95.8 96.1: 4.2 3.9
: :
: Total Traders: 298 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 99 90 105 72 65 25 10 242 229:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 216,467
: Positions :
: 23,655 30,717 51,283 21,307 100,188 96,215 272 192,459 182,460: 24,007 34,006
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,008) :
: -1,658 1,771 -3,159 3,131 -3,829 -2,437 -705 -4,122 -5,922: 1,115 2,915
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.9 14.2 23.7 9.8 46.3 44.4 0.1 88.9 84.3: 11.1 15.7
: :
: Total Traders: 240 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 62 78 83 36 55 24 6 174 186:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 291,455
: Positions :
: 41,440 55,627 57,092 36,950 118,333 131,520 3,081 267,002 234,132: 24,453 57,322
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: -6,061) :
: -3,210 -4,286 -579 1,504 -1,940 -3,969 15 -6,254 -6,790: 193 728
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.2 19.1 19.6 12.7 40.6 45.1 1.1 91.6 80.3: 8.4 19.7
: :
: Total Traders: 343 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 59 98 93 86 139 27 7 232 292:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 28,697
: Positions :
: 4,406 9,933 5,729 6,277 2,256 7,469 1,489 23,881 19,407: 4,816 9,290
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: -945) :
: 147 44 -652 -358 -178 187 95 -676 -691: -270 -254
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.4 34.6 20.0 21.9 7.9 26.0 5.2 83.2 67.6: 16.8 32.4
: :
: Total Traders: 124 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 26 39 26 27 20 20 3 86 79:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 137,900
: Positions :
: 29,156 21,220 18,787 56,118 87,275 24,577 4,431 128,638 131,713: 9,262 6,187
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: -782) :
: -2,469 -4,606 2,156 1,637 767 -911 753 413 -930: -1,195 147
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.1 15.4 13.6 40.7 63.3 17.8 3.2 93.3 95.5: 6.7 4.5
: :
: Total Traders: 152 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 44 30 31 40 40 21 4 120 97:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 979,169
: Positions :
: 94,474 51,469 223,391 230,304 581,236 361,823 61,641 909,992 917,737: 69,177 61,432
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: -22,202) :
: -1,537 1,542 10,082 -10,400 -28,861 -6,041 1,209 -7,896 -16,028: -14,306 -6,174
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.6 5.3 22.8 23.5 59.4 37.0 6.3 92.9 93.7: 7.1 6.3
: :
: Total Traders: 216 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 54 47 74 68 76 24 11 188 172:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 30, 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 194,219
: Positions :
: 21,800 25,206 58,646 54,694 101,789 53,780 2,965 188,920 188,607: 5,299 5,612
: :
: Changes from: September 23, 2008 (Change in open interest: 15,902) :
: -1,302 671 4,274 13,798 9,945 -1,243 -148 15,527 14,742: 375 1,160
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.2 13.0 30.2 28.2 52.4 27.7 1.5 97.3 97.1: 2.7 2.9
: :
: Total Traders: 357 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 104 84 100 108 119 26 7 280 275:
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Updated October 3, 2008