COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 578,381 : Positions : : 74,573 78,029 134,670 98,739 260,576 226,410 39,991 534,392 513,265: 43,988 65,115 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: -88,525) : : -2,185 2,737 -63,236 -14,003 -21,326 -7,944 -2,746 -87,367 -84,570: -1,157 -3,955 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.9 13.5 23.3 17.1 45.1 39.1 6.9 92.4 88.7: 7.6 11.3 : : : Total Traders: 450 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 140 142 172 78 118 28 18 349 363: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 206,781 : Positions : : 62,539 6,705 19,244 44,119 145,563 51,666 1,233 177,569 172,746: 29,212 34,035 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: -8,084) : : 5,686 636 -5,301 -6,560 -1,959 -2,304 -92 -8,479 -6,716: 395 -1,368 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 30.2 3.2 9.3 21.3 70.4 25.0 0.6 85.9 83.5: 14.1 16.5 : : : Total Traders: 212 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 66 26 42 47 86 18 6 148 149: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 1,822,805 : Positions : : 397,967 98,313 513,180 237,887 888,218 512,362 21,453 1,661,395 1,521,164: 161,410 301,642 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: -51,198) : : 22,874 -985 -44,589 -24,430 3,575 -8,919 -3,766 -55,065 -45,765: 3,867 -5,433 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 21.8 5.4 28.2 13.1 48.7 28.1 1.2 91.1 83.5: 8.9 16.5 : : : Total Traders: 938 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 262 184 298 210 395 28 21 645 790: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 659,521 : Positions : : 130,731 26,004 171,149 109,634 362,975 194,586 9,262 606,100 569,390: 53,421 90,130 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: -12,568) : : 138 -1,004 -8,380 -4,936 -2,418 657 -160 -12,521 -11,962: -48 -606 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.8 3.9 26.0 16.6 55.0 29.5 1.4 91.9 86.3: 8.1 13.7 : : : Total Traders: 542 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 190 101 167 101 195 27 18 391 426: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 313,603 : Positions : : 45,161 43,131 60,470 69,538 185,766 106,636 6,281 281,805 295,647: 31,798 17,955 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: -19,990) : : -9,739 4,803 -12,252 3,896 -8,921 -495 -553 -18,590 -16,923: -1,400 -3,067 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.4 13.8 19.3 22.2 59.2 34.0 2.0 89.9 94.3: 10.1 5.7 : : : Total Traders: 240 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 69 63 92 51 57 23 8 198 181: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 318,896 : Positions : : 78,975 11,569 66,997 71,061 221,267 79,906 9,449 296,939 309,282: 21,957 9,614 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: 16,521) : : 3,428 -187 4,102 9,035 9,121 -382 3,883 16,183 16,919: 337 -399 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 24.8 3.6 21.0 22.3 69.4 25.1 3.0 93.1 97.0: 6.9 3.0 : : : Total Traders: 284 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 146 40 77 56 64 26 12 260 163: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 248,105 : Positions : : 48,473 14,849 67,386 11,384 124,417 96,556 2,295 223,799 208,947: 24,307 39,158 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: 931) : : 277 -1,643 305 100 2,519 -1,166 646 -484 1,826: 1,415 -896 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.5 6.0 27.2 4.6 50.1 38.9 0.9 90.2 84.2: 9.8 15.8 : : : Total Traders: 259 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 98 57 105 32 60 24 5 216 184: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 439,303 : Positions : : 130,248 15,144 117,660 26,598 227,080 136,534 4,703 411,040 364,587: 28,263 74,716 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: 6,372) : : 6,916 -589 -279 -918 5,189 -383 1,260 5,336 5,581: 1,036 791 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 29.6 3.4 26.8 6.1 51.7 31.1 1.1 93.6 83.0: 6.4 17.0 : : : Total Traders: 448 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 168 57 110 75 185 25 8 316 322: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 41,818 : Positions : : 12,762 5,609 7,778 5,372 8,942 9,218 469 35,131 22,798: 6,687 19,020 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: -702) : : 875 603 -951 56 314 -410 -63 -430 -98: -272 -604 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 30.5 13.4 18.6 12.8 21.4 22.0 1.1 84.0 54.5: 16.0 45.5 : : : Total Traders: 140 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 42 23 36 27 42 18 4 109 88: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 131,395 : Positions : : 17,573 33,039 21,713 59,415 65,704 24,947 2,132 123,649 122,588: 7,745 8,807 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: 6,979) : : -1,235 9,620 530 7,341 -3,552 395 421 7,032 7,019: -53 -40 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.4 25.1 16.5 45.2 50.0 19.0 1.6 94.1 93.3: 5.9 6.7 : : : Total Traders: 172 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 50 48 34 43 40 22 12 129 122: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 877,084 : Positions : : 97,477 16,045 221,536 226,167 518,804 241,809 63,712 786,989 820,097: 90,095 56,987 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: 5,703) : : 3,624 1,460 -1,586 3,333 8,177 -1,402 1,396 3,969 9,447: 1,734 -3,744 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.1 1.8 25.3 25.8 59.2 27.6 7.3 89.7 93.5: 10.3 6.5 : : : Total Traders: 233 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 83 42 95 64 78 24 15 206 195: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 31, 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 196,270 : Positions : : 38,345 9,635 61,761 35,824 115,246 52,408 2,574 188,338 189,215: 7,932 7,055 : : : Changes from: August 24, 2010 (Change in open interest: -156) : : -708 -163 3,715 -350 -2,394 -1,919 299 739 1,457: -895 -1,613 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.5 4.9 31.5 18.3 58.7 26.7 1.3 96.0 96.4: 4.0 3.6 : : : Total Traders: 373 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 131 73 96 94 130 25 12 295 268: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated September 3, 2010