COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 666,905 : Positions : : 76,758 75,292 197,906 112,742 281,901 234,354 42,737 621,760 597,835: 45,146 69,070 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: 10,355) : : 3,476 1,393 5,378 7,171 1,891 -3,605 -71 12,421 8,592: -2,065 1,763 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.5 11.3 29.7 16.9 42.3 35.1 6.4 93.2 89.6: 6.8 10.4 : : : Total Traders: 476 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 151 151 203 90 119 28 15 391 388: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 214,865 : Positions : : 56,853 6,069 24,546 50,679 147,522 53,970 1,325 186,048 179,462: 28,818 35,403 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: -3,871) : : 3,196 -1,387 -688 -3,822 719 -524 80 -1,838 -1,277: -2,034 -2,594 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 26.5 2.8 11.4 23.6 68.7 25.1 0.6 86.6 83.5: 13.4 16.5 : : : Total Traders: 206 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 69 20 46 61 84 18 8 162 147: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 1,874,004 : Positions : : 375,093 99,298 557,769 262,317 884,643 521,281 25,219 1,716,460 1,566,929: 157,543 307,075 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: -3,907) : : 4,423 -1,061 -743 -493 3,346 -479 -229 2,708 1,312: -6,615 -5,220 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 20.0 5.3 29.8 14.0 47.2 27.8 1.3 91.6 83.6: 8.4 16.4 : : : Total Traders: 899 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 256 170 286 239 388 29 18 648 767: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 672,089 : Positions : : 130,593 27,008 179,529 114,569 365,393 193,929 9,422 618,620 581,352: 53,469 90,737 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: -4,766) : : -12,875 -4,738 2,946 9,582 -4,662 -2,386 319 -2,732 -6,134: -2,033 1,369 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.4 4.0 26.7 17.0 54.4 28.9 1.4 92.0 86.5: 8.0 13.5 : : : Total Traders: 554 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 183 121 170 107 199 27 17 406 432: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 333,593 : Positions : : 54,900 38,328 72,722 65,642 194,687 107,131 6,834 300,395 312,571: 33,198 21,022 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: -45,368) : : -16,202 -1,005 -19,208 -1,547 -25,689 -4,593 912 -41,550 -44,989: -3,818 -379 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.5 11.5 21.8 19.7 58.4 32.1 2.0 90.0 93.7: 10.0 6.3 : : : Total Traders: 257 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 79 61 90 55 58 24 8 216 183: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 302,375 : Positions : : 75,547 11,756 62,894 62,026 212,146 80,288 5,566 280,755 292,362: 21,620 10,013 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: 5,610) : : 4,310 -653 -1,151 3,037 6,550 -244 -69 5,952 4,676: -342 934 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 25.0 3.9 20.8 20.5 70.2 26.6 1.8 92.8 96.7: 7.2 3.3 : : : Total Traders: 273 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 141 38 73 50 61 26 11 248 155: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 247,175 : Positions : : 48,196 16,492 67,081 11,284 121,898 97,722 1,649 224,283 207,121: 22,892 40,054 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: 19,324) : : 6,674 -1,202 7,899 2,961 9,736 1,142 279 18,676 16,713: 648 2,611 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.5 6.7 27.1 4.6 49.3 39.5 0.7 90.7 83.8: 9.3 16.2 : : : Total Traders: 250 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 90 58 100 30 59 24 4 208 175: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 432,931 : Positions : : 123,331 15,733 117,940 27,516 221,891 136,917 3,443 405,704 359,006: 27,228 73,925 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: 17,804) : : 11,462 -7,396 9,721 -2,864 13,020 1,643 -136 19,963 15,209: -2,159 2,595 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 28.5 3.6 27.2 6.4 51.3 31.6 0.8 93.7 82.9: 6.3 17.1 : : : Total Traders: 441 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 162 54 109 78 183 26 7 315 317: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 42,520 : Positions : : 11,887 5,006 8,729 5,316 8,628 9,628 532 35,561 22,896: 6,959 19,624 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: 5,847) : : 3,000 505 2,486 -519 962 500 -230 5,467 3,722: 380 2,124 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 28.0 11.8 20.5 12.5 20.3 22.6 1.3 83.6 53.8: 16.4 46.2 : : : Total Traders: 150 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 44 20 39 38 49 18 4 121 98: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 124,416 : Positions : : 18,808 23,419 21,183 52,074 69,255 24,552 1,711 116,617 115,569: 7,798 8,847 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: -625) : : -1,802 4,076 -1,227 2,446 -4,967 363 24 -220 -2,094: -405 1,469 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.1 18.8 17.0 41.9 55.7 19.7 1.4 93.7 92.9: 6.3 7.1 : : : Total Traders: 153 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 45 38 30 41 39 20 11 118 107: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 871,381 : Positions : : 93,853 14,585 223,121 222,834 510,628 243,211 62,316 783,019 810,650: 88,361 60,731 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: 35,941) : : -2,014 263 6,057 25,369 22,821 1,374 1,131 30,787 30,273: 5,154 5,668 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.8 1.7 25.6 25.6 58.6 27.9 7.2 89.9 93.0: 10.1 7.0 : : : Total Traders: 227 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 77 42 90 66 75 24 15 200 190: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 24, 2010 : 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 196,426 : Positions : : 39,053 9,798 58,045 36,174 117,640 54,327 2,275 187,599 187,758: 8,827 8,668 : : : Changes from: August 17, 2010 (Change in open interest: -12,639) : : -7,555 -495 -2,602 -1,283 -11,438 -859 559 -12,299 -13,975: -341 1,336 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.9 5.0 29.6 18.4 59.9 27.7 1.2 95.5 95.6: 4.5 4.4 : : : Total Traders: 376 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 136 68 89 97 131 25 12 299 261: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated August 27, 2010