COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 321,795
: Positions :
: 29,935 49,771 85,909 29,791 122,041 151,265 19,430 296,901 277,151: 24,894 44,645
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: 577) :
: -1,071 -4,679 -1,840 660 6,279 1,816 632 -435 392: 1,012 185
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.3 15.5 26.7 9.3 37.9 47.0 6.0 92.3 86.1: 7.7 13.9
: :
: Total Traders: 288 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 64 92 107 66 88 25 15 225 246:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 88,624
: Positions :
: 13,941 7,897 11,552 26,751 45,415 20,609 3,088 72,854 67,953: 15,771 20,672
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: 246) :
: 1,424 -735 96 -1,517 1,220 267 -6 270 575: -24 -329
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.7 8.9 13.0 30.2 51.2 23.3 3.5 82.2 76.7: 17.8 23.3
: :
: Total Traders: 125 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 24 18 27 43 53 18 5 101 91:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 1,239,047
: Positions :
: 72,313 93,608 415,734 336,414 498,203 273,415 33,858 1,097,876 1,041,404: 141,172 197,644
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: -15,750) :
: 2,706 -6,524 -12,593 -18,130 -3,966 4,149 -603 -23,868 -23,686: 8,118 7,936
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.8 7.6 33.6 27.2 40.2 22.1 2.7 88.6 84.0: 11.4 16.0
: :
: Total Traders: 599 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 121 140 207 234 264 24 14 493 535:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 379,052
: Positions :
: 33,534 19,110 119,613 74,863 166,636 104,678 10,699 332,688 316,058: 46,364 62,994
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: -41,226) :
: 1,981 -5,127 -20,883 -19,952 -10,079 -1,288 -4,497 -40,142 -40,587: -1,083 -639
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.8 5.0 31.6 19.8 44.0 27.6 2.8 87.8 83.4: 12.2 16.6
: :
: Total Traders: 305 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 87 58 125 82 97 24 13 260 257:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 245,171
: Positions :
: 13,944 32,798 66,903 93,958 122,131 47,553 4,630 222,358 226,461: 22,813 18,709
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: -8,999) :
: 1,080 -2,173 -5,818 -4,668 -47 -170 -411 -9,576 -8,448: 576 -551
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.7 13.4 27.3 38.3 49.8 19.4 1.9 90.7 92.4: 9.3 7.6
: :
: Total Traders: 195 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 32 39 79 47 53 17 6 154 162:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 196,756
: Positions :
: 19,390 15,650 63,571 29,722 100,127 69,501 6,197 182,184 185,544: 14,573 11,212
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,823) :
: 1,003 -47 1,072 -1,259 1,284 187 -15 1,003 2,294: 820 -471
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.9 8.0 32.3 15.1 50.9 35.3 3.1 92.6 94.3: 7.4 5.7
: :
: Total Traders: 197 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 67 43 58 51 51 25 8 167 139:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 178,493
: Positions :
: 29,673 32,963 41,170 17,826 68,088 73,153 9,414 161,822 151,636: 16,671 26,857
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: -744) :
: 437 1,760 994 -523 -3,062 588 1,928 1,497 1,620: -2,242 -2,365
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.6 18.5 23.1 10.0 38.1 41.0 5.3 90.7 85.0: 9.3 15.0
: :
: Total Traders: 195 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 43 71 63 32 47 20 5 134 155:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 257,709
: Positions :
: 24,522 39,470 70,514 43,694 105,039 100,645 2,188 239,375 217,211: 18,334 40,498
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: -508) :
: -160 -298 1,995 -1,297 418 456 -6 994 2,109: -1,502 -2,616
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.5 15.3 27.4 17.0 40.8 39.1 0.8 92.9 84.3: 7.1 15.7
: :
: Total Traders: 307 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 58 72 83 81 138 22 4 210 260:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 22,287
: Positions :
: 3,360 6,215 3,253 4,411 3,519 7,006 215 18,030 13,201: 4,257 9,085
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: 38) :
: 236 -294 22 -171 450 153 28 241 206: -203 -169
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.1 27.9 14.6 19.8 15.8 31.4 1.0 80.9 59.2: 19.1 40.8
: :
: Total Traders: 98 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 13 28 25 20 27 18 1 73 64:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 129,660
: Positions :
: 33,190 16,278 18,397 49,847 85,459 18,220 2,720 119,656 122,854: 10,004 6,806
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,595) :
: 1,787 564 1,963 -2,174 -522 394 304 1,971 2,309: 1,624 1,286
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 25.6 12.6 14.2 38.4 65.9 14.1 2.1 92.3 94.8: 7.7 5.2
: :
: Total Traders: 128 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 37 19 26 36 43 21 4 106 82:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 951,269
: Positions :
: 64,519 60,856 252,988 274,305 497,831 293,473 72,471 885,285 884,146: 65,984 67,123
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,695) :
: -798 277 2,550 -7,020 -6,565 1,485 1,692 -3,783 -2,046: 88 -1,649
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.8 6.4 26.6 28.8 52.3 30.9 7.6 93.1 92.9: 6.9 7.1
: :
: Total Traders: 223 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 44 67 71 74 75 23 14 189 183:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 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 161,748
: Positions :
: 11,303 29,179 49,497 57,333 73,309 36,629 2,676 154,762 154,662: 6,986 7,086
: :
: Changes from: December 22, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,896) :
: 75 1,516 452 1,122 153 249 243 1,898 2,363: -2 -467
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.0 18.0 30.6 35.4 45.3 22.6 1.7 95.7 95.6: 4.3 4.4
: :
: Total Traders: 320 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 77 88 89 109 97 23 7 257 240:
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Updated January 05, 2008