COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 423,223 : Positions : : 25,928 65,617 161,255 34,452 120,793 174,659 26,063 396,294 373,728: 26,929 49,495 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 7,486) : : -1,700 -2,591 12,186 1,216 -320 -5,620 -28 6,083 9,248: 1,403 -1,762 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.1 15.5 38.1 8.1 28.5 41.3 6.2 93.6 88.3: 6.4 11.7 : : : Total Traders: 315 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 60 121 125 66 90 25 15 237 280: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 97,231 : Positions : : 10,761 11,451 15,587 34,575 42,346 19,429 1,263 80,352 70,646: 16,879 26,585 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -89) : : -929 -39 313 1,689 -462 -662 -476 411 -665: -500 575 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.1 11.8 16.0 35.6 43.6 20.0 1.3 82.6 72.7: 17.4 27.3 : : : Total Traders: 134 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 21 20 25 50 56 20 5 105 98: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 1,725,221 : Positions : : 86,450 80,080 697,938 459,072 646,589 331,810 60,305 1,575,270 1,484,912: 149,951 240,309 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,684) : : -14,380 -4,180 13,069 4,479 -3,361 -10,818 3,461 -7,650 8,989: 3,966 -12,674 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.0 4.6 40.5 26.6 37.5 19.2 3.5 91.3 86.1: 8.7 13.9 : : : Total Traders: 708 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 132 182 260 268 312 26 16 589 633: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 589,260 : Positions : : 34,244 28,336 242,161 131,121 214,008 132,815 22,375 540,341 506,880: 48,919 82,380 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 13,759) : : -7,167 2,799 12,688 14,883 3,373 -3,927 1,452 16,477 20,313: -2,718 -6,554 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.8 4.8 41.1 22.3 36.3 22.5 3.8 91.7 86.0: 8.3 14.0 : : : Total Traders: 447 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 134 106 221 109 137 24 14 380 405: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 346,659 : Positions : : 16,585 28,367 106,523 132,019 180,455 71,267 8,714 326,393 324,058: 20,266 22,601 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 10,869) : : -751 2,291 12,657 5,405 -1,063 -2,889 374 14,422 14,259: -3,553 -3,390 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.8 8.2 30.7 38.1 52.1 20.6 2.5 94.2 93.5: 5.8 6.5 : : : Total Traders: 200 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 28 55 78 53 59 15 7 159 167: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 329,306 : Positions : : 20,312 26,564 135,410 77,112 147,208 82,833 8,119 315,667 317,301: 13,639 12,005 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -13,832) : : -2,010 -5,786 -3,039 -590 -4,882 -8,374 477 -14,012 -13,229: 180 -603 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.2 8.1 41.1 23.4 44.7 25.2 2.5 95.9 96.4: 4.1 3.6 : : : Total Traders: 277 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 98 78 106 66 62 23 10 235 213: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 205,833 : Positions : : 23,275 25,579 48,173 23,184 97,573 89,713 918 184,344 172,243: 21,490 33,590 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -318) : : 3,282 -4,310 -691 165 3,653 -4,200 -148 -1,444 -1,496: 1,126 1,178 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.3 12.4 23.4 11.3 47.4 43.6 0.4 89.6 83.7: 10.4 16.3 : : : Total Traders: 222 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 53 72 75 36 56 22 6 157 176: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 270,072 : Positions : : 33,701 44,778 57,550 39,356 115,115 121,582 2,390 252,189 219,832: 17,883 50,240 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,261) : : -1,467 -6,620 5,592 -1,777 -1,883 -5,641 276 -3,292 -2,635: -1,969 -2,627 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.5 16.6 21.3 14.6 42.6 45.0 0.9 93.4 81.4: 6.6 18.6 : : : Total Traders: 323 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 58 70 84 89 140 25 7 223 272: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 26,402 : Positions : : 3,515 8,711 4,343 6,776 2,387 6,816 1,234 21,450 16,675: 4,952 9,727 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,203) : : -95 -657 -613 387 307 -732 -122 -1,052 -1,085: -151 -118 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.3 33.0 16.4 25.7 9.0 25.8 4.7 81.2 63.2: 18.8 36.8 : : : Total Traders: 117 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 19 36 26 30 22 18 4 85 74: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 135,718 : Positions : : 24,281 20,410 22,517 63,399 80,610 21,760 8,375 131,957 131,911: 3,762 3,807 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,582) : : -863 -499 2,095 2,806 -2,763 -591 2,524 3,447 1,356: -1,865 225 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.9 15.0 16.6 46.7 59.4 16.0 6.2 97.2 97.2: 2.8 2.8 : : : Total Traders: 141 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 29 34 36 43 39 20 7 114 101: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 966,314 : Positions : : 74,800 65,568 243,859 251,595 524,234 328,789 62,645 899,043 896,306: 67,272 70,008 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 9,093) : : 289 2,472 7,464 15,100 -3,164 -14,733 -634 8,120 6,138: 972 2,955 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.7 6.8 25.2 26.0 54.3 34.0 6.5 93.0 92.8: 7.0 7.2 : : : Total Traders: 221 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 50 56 75 73 70 23 12 190 176: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 196,886 : Positions : : 10,783 27,165 70,252 61,495 89,349 48,240 3,684 190,770 190,450: 6,116 6,436 : : : Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -14,964) : : -547 -1,183 -8,515 -2,398 -3,997 -2,228 -81 -13,688 -13,776: -1,276 -1,188 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.5 13.8 35.7 31.2 45.4 24.5 1.9 96.9 96.7: 3.1 3.3 : : : Total Traders: 341 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 88 89 101 115 110 25 8 277 267: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated October 17, 2008