Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 18, 2010 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PALLADIUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 100 TROY OUNCES) : CFTC Code #075651 Open Interest is 23,370 : : Positions : : 608 14,668 1,860 4,526 230 13,464 1,547 185 3,538 998 216 : : : : Changes from: May 11, 2010 : : -21 -974 -92 -739 118 -1,967 -151 5 -14 -102 -23 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 2.6 62.8 8.0 19.4 1.0 57.6 6.6 0.8 15.1 4.3 0.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 141 : : 8 20 9 10 4 48 9 4 27 12 4 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 18, 2010 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 50 TROY OUNCES) : CFTC Code #076651 Open Interest is 35,902 : : Positions : : 445 15,768 4,280 15,888 305 19,486 926 408 5,538 1,040 0 : : : : Changes from: May 11, 2010 : : -81 -482 -461 267 -70 209 -76 -12 353 -4 0 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 1.2 43.9 11.9 44.3 0.8 54.3 2.6 1.1 15.4 2.9 0.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 133 : : 4 20 9 11 6 55 5 . 23 7 0 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 18, 2010 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SILVER - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 TROY OUNCES) : CFTC Code #084691 Open Interest is 161,279 : : Positions : : 9,780 65,680 18,955 25,657 8,791 41,507 1,765 12,791 11,353 5,834 27,574 : : : : Changes from: May 11, 2010 : : -338 1,621 -992 3,595 1,360 3,069 -2,140 -629 443 445 711 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.1 40.7 11.8 15.9 5.5 25.7 1.1 7.9 7.0 3.6 17.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 184 : : 14 24 15 13 20 51 8 14 32 35 38 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 18, 2010 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLD - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (CONTRACTS OF 100 TROY OUNCES) : CFTC Code #088691 Open Interest is 836,014 : : Positions : : 74,937 311,829 84,458 171,864 89,738 234,181 3,759 60,100 62,896 18,549 145,289 : : : : Changes from: May 11, 2010 : : -734 1,956 3,787 1,007 3,662 378 -2,849 1,928 -6,713 -1,945 8,428 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.0 37.3 10.1 20.6 10.7 28.0 0.4 7.2 7.5 2.2 17.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 421 : : 22 40 22 15 26 140 18 56 121 58 101 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 18, 2010 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (CONTRACTS OF 25,000 POUNDS) : CFTC Code #085692 Open Interest is 129,554 : : Positions : : 6,539 52,981 48,727 6,244 7,606 29,229 17,329 8,859 5,974 10,640 11,200 : : : : Changes from: May 11, 2010 : : 425 -4,035 -706 -660 401 -1,278 831 588 351 1,566 -809 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.0 40.9 37.6 4.8 5.9 22.6 13.4 6.8 4.6 8.2 8.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 172 : : 15 24 17 9 12 25 30 28 10 36 27 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 18, 2010 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RANDOM LENGTH LUMBER - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 110,000 BOARD FEET) : CFTC Code #058643 Open Interest is 7,838 : : Positions : : 480 4,203 1,668 0 0 2,954 793 216 185 284 736 : : : : Changes from: May 11, 2010 : : -21 -1,419 -1 0 0 -308 567 -3 -157 138 26 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.1 53.6 21.3 0.0 0.0 37.7 10.1 2.8 2.4 3.6 9.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 54 : : 9 14 5 0 0 11 10 . 8 . 8 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 18, 2010 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SULFUR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT - CHICAGO CLIMATE FUTURES EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 25 U.S. EPA SO2 EMMIS : CFTC Code #006261 Open Interest is 16,859 : : Positions : : 3,411 10,482 183 5,159 862 4,841 280 0 7,547 71 0 : : : : Changes from: May 11, 2010 : : -1,337 -1,351 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 -5 0 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 20.2 62.2 1.1 30.6 5.1 28.7 1.7 0.0 44.8 0.4 0.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 26 : : 6 13 . . . . . 0 . . 0 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 18, 2010 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SULFUR FINANCIAL INSTR 2009 - CHICAGO CLIMATE FUTURES EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 25 U.S. EPA SO2 EMMIS : CFTC Code #006265 Open Interest is 31,301 : : Positions : : 8,370 17,367 426 6,616 171 8,758 0 49 13,433 7,067 16 : : : : Changes from: May 11, 2010 : : 1,173 1,178 -3 -22 6 7 0 7 -7 2 -4 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 26.7 55.5 1.4 21.1 0.5 28.0 0.0 0.2 42.9 22.6 0.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 31 : : 13 11 . . 4 . 0 . 6 . . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 18, 2010 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARBON FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT - CHICAGO CLIMATE FUTURES EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 1,000 METRIC TONS CCX : CFTC Code #006268 Open Interest is 3,857 : : Positions : : 4 1,660 0 659 30 894 383 259 1,712 62 743 : : : : Changes from: May 11, 2010 : : -1 -56 0 0 0 -49 -11 5 -9 5 -2 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 0.1 43.0 0.0 17.1 0.8 23.2 9.9 6.7 44.4 1.6 19.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 24 : : . . 0 . . . . . 18 . 5 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 27, 2010