COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 430,190
: Positions :
: 23,153 62,047 184,068 35,868 115,055 164,958 26,174 408,047 387,344: 22,143 42,846
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,284) :
: -1,581 -3,385 8,751 -580 -234 -5,046 -1,483 1,544 3,649: -2,828 -4,933
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.4 14.4 42.8 8.3 26.7 38.3 6.1 94.9 90.0: 5.1 10.0
: :
: Total Traders: 309 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 54 121 123 68 84 25 14 237 272:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 96,149
: Positions :
: 12,632 12,155 15,011 33,628 42,878 18,292 1,999 79,563 72,043: 16,585 24,106
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: 43) :
: 1,518 314 -411 -778 -60 -587 -45 -258 -202: 301 245
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.1 12.6 15.6 35.0 44.6 19.0 2.1 82.8 74.9: 17.2 25.1
: :
: Total Traders: 132 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 20 23 27 46 57 19 6 102 102:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 1,697,112
: Positions :
: 81,405 100,889 686,460 469,257 618,938 316,449 70,681 1,553,571 1,476,968: 143,541 220,144
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: -9,924) :
: 1,347 13,898 -7,190 6,400 -15,153 -6,963 6,893 -6,407 -1,552: -3,518 -8,372
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 4.8 5.9 40.4 27.7 36.5 18.6 4.2 91.5 87.0: 8.5 13.0
: :
: Total Traders: 687 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 134 178 253 264 297 26 16 576 615:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 419,138
: Positions :
: 28,393 20,752 121,480 103,694 191,624 115,339 11,741 368,906 345,597: 50,232 73,541
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: -134,331) :
: 1,528 -8,345 -86,873 -38,839 -30,371 -15,678 -11,438 -139,862 -137,027: 5,531 2,696
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.8 5.0 29.0 24.7 45.7 27.5 2.8 88.0 82.5: 12.0 17.5
: :
: Total Traders: 322 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 89 69 109 95 118 24 15 252 284:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 336,701
: Positions :
: 12,059 33,986 102,842 132,260 163,255 67,484 9,727 314,645 309,810: 22,057 26,891
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: -4,988) :
: -2,364 -3,550 2,822 -3,196 -8,578 -2,038 1,189 -4,776 -8,118: -212 3,131
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 3.6 10.1 30.5 39.3 48.5 20.0 2.9 93.4 92.0: 6.6 8.0
: :
: Total Traders: 197 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 33 49 70 57 61 15 10 153 168:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 310,220
: Positions :
: 20,072 25,493 121,094 76,422 142,584 80,291 9,308 297,879 298,480: 12,342 11,741
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: -4,698) :
: -2,087 -445 -3,995 -1,240 -537 3,565 1,104 -3,757 -3,873: -942 -825
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.5 8.2 39.0 24.6 46.0 25.9 3.0 96.0 96.2: 4.0 3.8
: :
: Total Traders: 270 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 98 70 99 68 63 24 9 229 206:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 190,193
: Positions :
: 26,290 24,785 44,391 19,032 89,433 83,148 2,098 172,862 160,708: 17,331 29,485
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: -872) :
: -1,083 893 3,244 787 -3,264 -1,437 378 1,511 1,251: -2,383 -2,123
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.8 13.0 23.3 10.0 47.0 43.7 1.1 90.9 84.5: 9.1 15.5
: :
: Total Traders: 210 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 47 60 74 37 58 21 5 149 169:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 260,878
: Positions :
: 31,671 44,222 62,506 36,707 104,835 112,144 4,559 243,027 216,123: 17,850 44,755
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,613) :
: -2,952 -4,043 3,871 -1,625 -5,104 -5,498 1,981 -6,204 -3,295: 591 -2,319
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.1 17.0 24.0 14.1 40.2 43.0 1.7 93.2 82.8: 6.8 17.2
: :
: Total Traders: 310 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 55 75 85 77 133 25 8 212 263:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 23,614
: Positions :
: 4,013 8,248 3,567 5,419 1,982 6,340 1,044 19,339 14,840: 4,275 8,774
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,250) :
: 59 -515 192 -718 -286 -279 -128 -747 -737: -503 -512
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.0 34.9 15.1 22.9 8.4 26.8 4.4 81.9 62.8: 18.1 37.2
: :
: Total Traders: 103 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 14 36 24 24 16 18 3 74 64:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 164,042
: Positions :
: 30,216 24,861 33,500 70,970 83,182 26,078 18,084 160,764 159,626: 3,277 4,415
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: 17,091) :
: 3,106 1,376 6,645 2,851 5,667 6,241 4,348 18,843 18,036: -1,752 -945
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 18.4 15.2 20.4 43.3 50.7 15.9 11.0 98.0 97.3: 2.0 2.7
: :
: Total Traders: 140 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 32 35 31 43 40 20 8 109 103:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 936,270
: Positions :
: 72,085 66,254 239,749 246,590 494,963 315,477 68,619 873,900 869,585: 62,370 66,685
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: -11,556) :
: -1,144 -1,240 173 -5,675 -14,781 -3,398 4,953 -10,044 -10,894: -1,512 -662
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.7 7.1 25.6 26.3 52.9 33.7 7.3 93.3 92.9: 6.7 7.1
: :
: Total Traders: 218 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 43 65 70 70 69 23 11 183 173:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 28, 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 202,586
: Positions :
: 9,939 26,334 78,992 63,910 86,553 44,216 4,518 197,058 196,398: 5,528 6,188
: :
: Changes from: October 21, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,782) :
: -362 -1,216 5,791 1,514 -512 -2,455 506 4,488 4,569: 294 214
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 4.9 13.0 39.0 31.5 42.7 21.8 2.2 97.3 96.9: 2.7 3.1
: :
: Total Traders: 348 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 99 82 100 116 108 26 8 281 270:
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Updated October 31, 2008