COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 319,843
: Positions :
: 26,935 64,064 89,923 30,559 97,641 149,415 20,811 296,832 272,440: 23,011 47,404
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 6,414) :
: 2,146 4,592 6,426 315 -6,513 -1,800 420 7,087 4,924: -673 1,490
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.4 20.0 28.1 9.6 30.5 46.7 6.5 92.8 85.2: 7.2 14.8
: :
: Total Traders: 296 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 53 116 113 62 83 24 13 220 258:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 82,643
: Positions :
: 10,899 9,393 10,610 27,827 39,227 18,862 2,477 68,198 61,707: 14,445 20,936
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 226) :
: 218 -1,077 170 356 75 -716 404 28 -429: 198 654
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.2 11.4 12.8 33.7 47.5 22.8 3.0 82.5 74.7: 17.5 25.3
: :
: Total Traders: 124 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 24 18 23 43 48 20 6 97 88:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 1,246,848
: Positions :
: 71,235 107,536 413,795 358,582 484,726 269,288 41,769 1,112,901 1,047,826: 133,947 199,021
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 29,699) :
: 2,207 -4,709 36,172 -8,284 -6,208 -1,229 3,829 28,867 29,084: 832 615
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.7 8.6 33.2 28.8 38.9 21.6 3.3 89.3 84.0: 10.7 16.0
: :
: Total Traders: 614 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 102 179 208 231 261 24 14 500 536:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 449,615
: Positions :
: 31,872 28,309 154,380 111,183 183,051 106,297 15,908 403,733 381,648: 45,882 67,966
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 9,458) :
: 507 575 5,978 9,760 4,560 -2,405 468 13,839 11,582: -4,381 -2,124
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.1 6.3 34.3 24.7 40.7 23.6 3.5 89.8 84.9: 10.2 15.1
: :
: Total Traders: 345 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 82 102 143 91 104 24 16 285 299:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 257,072
: Positions :
: 6,177 30,296 64,948 109,683 125,680 50,961 7,379 231,770 228,302: 25,302 28,769
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -13,719) :
: -1,002 2,818 -6,470 -5,871 -10,155 -2,506 -1,083 -15,849 -14,891: 2,131 1,172
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 2.4 11.8 25.3 42.7 48.9 19.8 2.9 90.2 88.8: 9.8 11.2
: :
: Total Traders: 173 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 23 48 63 47 49 15 10 131 148:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 201,747
: Positions :
: 18,055 17,771 64,385 32,062 97,232 71,294 6,196 185,796 185,585: 15,952 16,163
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,492) :
: -976 -673 1,580 538 -1,888 -878 778 263 -204: 3,229 3,695
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.9 8.8 31.9 15.9 48.2 35.3 3.1 92.1 92.0: 7.9 8.0
: :
: Total Traders: 197 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 66 45 54 52 53 24 8 162 141:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 193,757
: Positions :
: 32,827 27,538 46,287 21,049 89,072 75,469 2,959 175,632 165,856: 18,125 27,901
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -179) :
: 887 -755 -1,650 1,015 2,362 653 -316 905 -359: -1,084 179
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.9 14.2 23.9 10.9 46.0 39.0 1.5 90.6 85.6: 9.4 14.4
: :
: Total Traders: 202 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 58 59 67 37 51 22 5 153 153:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 252,794
: Positions :
: 24,938 40,342 63,657 45,098 103,933 99,674 1,736 233,367 209,668: 19,427 43,126
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: -21,112) :
: 679 2,545 -13,983 -3,425 -8,349 -4,698 -1,777 -21,427 -21,565: 314 452
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.9 16.0 25.2 17.8 41.1 39.4 0.7 92.3 82.9: 7.7 17.1
: :
: Total Traders: 304 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 59 73 78 86 138 22 4 210 257:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 23,017
: Positions :
: 3,273 7,298 3,521 4,778 2,363 6,816 389 18,388 13,572: 4,629 9,445
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,131) :
: -157 -242 837 358 177 -221 -88 817 684: 315 447
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.2 31.7 15.3 20.8 10.3 29.6 1.7 79.9 59.0: 20.1 41.0
: :
: Total Traders: 98 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 13 28 25 22 22 17 2 71 64:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 121,252
: Positions :
: 28,680 19,822 15,317 53,877 76,437 15,791 3,522 113,666 115,098: 7,586 6,154
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,346) :
: 198 464 -214 -1,637 1,933 1,801 -635 148 1,548: 1,198 -202
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.7 16.3 12.6 44.4 63.0 13.0 2.9 93.7 94.9: 6.3 5.1
: :
: Total Traders: 130 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 31 29 25 37 40 18 3 99 87:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 960,745
: Positions :
: 68,396 65,664 248,763 271,918 494,461 295,672 74,475 884,748 883,363: 75,997 77,383
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 22,707) :
: -5,568 21,511 8,775 19,515 -17,294 -2,249 2,774 20,472 15,766: 2,235 6,941
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.1 6.8 25.9 28.3 51.5 30.8 7.8 92.1 91.9: 7.9 8.1
: :
: Total Traders: 226 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 47 67 68 75 74 23 13 188 183:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 9, 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 155,477
: Positions :
: 10,494 28,510 44,721 57,085 71,868 36,341 2,195 148,642 147,295: 6,835 8,182
: :
: Changes from: December 2, 2008 (Change in open interest: 11,010) :
: -458 2,315 7,196 5,818 2,029 -306 17 12,250 11,557: -1,240 -547
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.7 18.3 28.8 36.7 46.2 23.4 1.4 95.6 94.7: 4.4 5.3
: :
: Total Traders: 331 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 80 89 89 112 102 23 5 259 250:
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Updated December 12, 2008