COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 434,511 : Positions : : 27,898 56,877 180,982 34,529 124,434 160,570 22,247 403,980 384,540: 30,531 49,971 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,321) : : 4,745 -5,170 -3,086 -1,339 9,379 -4,387 -3,927 -4,067 -2,804: 8,388 7,125 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.4 13.1 41.7 7.9 28.6 37.0 5.1 93.0 88.5: 7.0 11.5 : : : Total Traders: 320 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 78 103 136 72 84 24 15 262 276: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 95,890 : Positions : : 12,372 11,285 15,290 32,752 43,154 18,526 1,973 78,940 71,701: 16,950 24,189 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: -258) : : -260 -870 279 -876 276 234 -26 -623 -342: 365 84 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.9 11.8 15.9 34.2 45.0 19.3 2.1 82.3 74.8: 17.7 25.2 : : : Total Traders: 128 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 19 22 28 46 55 18 6 102 99: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 1,714,300 : Positions : : 81,217 103,756 689,373 466,017 619,650 312,727 72,491 1,549,333 1,485,271: 164,967 229,029 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: 17,188) : : -188 2,868 2,913 -3,240 712 -3,722 1,811 -4,238 8,303: 21,426 8,885 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.7 6.1 40.2 27.2 36.1 18.2 4.2 90.4 86.6: 9.6 13.4 : : : Total Traders: 709 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 135 196 257 277 302 24 16 603 626: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 412,958 : Positions : : 34,044 16,362 130,639 87,233 190,403 113,827 10,588 365,744 347,992: 47,214 64,966 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: -6,180) : : 5,651 -4,390 9,159 -16,461 -1,222 -1,512 -1,153 -3,162 2,395: -3,018 -8,575 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.2 4.0 31.6 21.1 46.1 27.6 2.6 88.6 84.3: 11.4 15.7 : : : Total Traders: 334 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 99 65 124 87 121 23 15 264 289: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 331,137 : Positions : : 11,403 25,058 102,728 129,487 169,180 64,277 10,223 307,895 307,188: 23,243 23,949 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,564) : : -655 -8,928 -115 -2,773 5,925 -3,207 496 -6,750 -2,622: 1,186 -2,942 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.4 7.6 31.0 39.1 51.1 19.4 3.1 93.0 92.8: 7.0 7.2 : : : Total Traders: 201 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 34 48 75 59 60 15 9 163 167: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 304,540 : Positions : : 20,373 23,570 117,125 74,175 142,730 79,667 9,375 291,339 292,800: 13,201 11,740 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,680) : : 301 -1,923 -3,969 -2,247 146 -624 66 -6,540 -5,679: 860 -1 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.7 7.7 38.5 24.4 46.9 26.2 3.1 95.7 96.1: 4.3 3.9 : : : Total Traders: 278 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 100 74 98 68 65 23 10 232 211: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 197,204 : Positions : : 30,146 25,526 46,580 20,633 89,920 82,556 4,688 179,914 166,714: 17,290 30,491 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: 7,011) : : 3,856 741 2,188 1,600 487 -592 2,590 7,052 6,006: -41 1,005 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.3 12.9 23.6 10.5 45.6 41.9 2.4 91.2 84.5: 8.8 15.5 : : : Total Traders: 218 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 52 69 74 34 54 21 10 153 175: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 266,244 : Positions : : 35,131 41,155 67,531 35,906 108,371 111,563 4,528 250,131 221,586: 16,113 44,659 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: 5,367) : : 3,461 -3,068 5,025 -801 3,536 -581 -30 7,104 5,463: -1,737 -96 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.2 15.5 25.4 13.5 40.7 41.9 1.7 93.9 83.2: 6.1 16.8 : : : Total Traders: 310 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 59 74 89 80 134 23 9 217 265: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 20,739 : Positions : : 4,496 7,300 2,048 4,140 2,089 6,312 718 16,996 12,155: 3,744 8,584 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,875) : : 482 -948 -1,518 -1,279 107 -28 -326 -2,343 -2,685: -532 -190 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 21.7 35.2 9.9 20.0 10.1 30.4 3.5 81.9 58.6: 18.1 41.4 : : : Total Traders: 90 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 21 24 22 19 14 18 3 70 52: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 163,060 : Positions : : 29,091 22,699 35,037 69,838 82,587 25,190 18,266 159,156 158,589: 3,904 4,471 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: -982) : : -1,126 -2,162 1,537 -1,132 -594 -887 182 -1,608 -1,037: 626 56 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.8 13.9 21.5 42.8 50.6 15.4 11.2 97.6 97.3: 2.4 2.7 : : : Total Traders: 135 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 33 29 35 41 37 19 6 109 98: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 950,267 : Positions : : 80,362 49,562 247,736 242,083 518,292 312,136 70,901 882,318 886,491: 67,949 63,776 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: 13,997) : : 8,277 -16,692 7,988 -4,507 23,329 -3,341 2,282 8,417 16,906: 5,580 -2,909 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.5 5.2 26.1 25.5 54.5 32.8 7.5 92.8 93.3: 7.2 6.7 : : : Total Traders: 216 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 49 57 67 71 69 23 12 185 168: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 4, 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 196,089 : Positions : : 11,676 25,025 72,494 62,207 88,061 42,929 4,084 189,306 189,665: 6,783 6,424 : : : Changes from: October 28, 2008 (Change in open interest: -6,497) : : 1,737 -1,309 -6,498 -1,703 1,509 -1,287 -434 -7,751 -6,733: 1,254 236 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.0 12.8 37.0 31.7 44.9 21.9 2.1 96.5 96.7: 3.5 3.3 : : : Total Traders: 351 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 103 81 108 113 109 23 9 292 267: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated November 7, 2008