Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of October 18, 2011 : 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 21,257 : : Positions : : 921 11,200 4,726 1,367 1,850 9,493 2,764 323 2,287 1,606 410 : : : : Changes from: October 11, 2011 : : 3 265 -16 -67 146 260 194 -5 -23 -423 43 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.3 52.7 22.2 6.4 8.7 44.7 13.0 1.5 10.8 7.6 1.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 138 : : 9 17 11 11 11 25 25 8 23 18 4 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of October 18, 2011 : 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 42,277 : : Positions : : 2,276 16,310 3,490 12,457 3,958 17,031 3,947 725 9,145 1,629 255 : : : : Changes from: October 11, 2011 : : -700 384 -201 -741 -82 391 -175 -32 -228 -246 10 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.4 38.6 8.3 29.5 9.4 40.3 9.3 1.7 21.6 3.9 0.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 149 : : 9 15 10 12 12 37 24 7 32 13 . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of October 18, 2011 : 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 160,153 : : Positions : : 14,063 47,917 23,307 14,377 17,856 16,352 5,715 8,098 7,085 2,223 49,386 : : : : Changes from: October 11, 2011 : : 1,083 602 1,344 -592 -65 -750 186 724 -728 248 930 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.8 29.9 14.6 9.0 11.1 10.2 3.6 5.1 4.4 1.4 30.8 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 174 : : 17 22 15 10 20 28 13 17 50 26 61 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of October 18, 2011 : 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 794,999 : : Positions : : 136,462 310,463 54,309 74,476 124,646 139,993 12,304 31,839 46,764 14,468 193,100 : : : : Changes from: October 11, 2011 : : 1,046 -949 831 -6,985 -2,734 -3,724 223 -111 -3,824 265 -2,676 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.2 39.1 6.8 9.4 15.7 17.6 1.5 4.0 5.9 1.8 24.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 372 : : 24 28 18 20 28 87 30 68 131 48 107 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of October 18, 2011 : 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 129,217 : : Positions : : 19,135 43,393 47,036 9,302 9,271 19,730 28,024 6,239 8,380 5,375 6,551 : : : : Changes from: October 11, 2011 : : 1,556 3,174 1,644 898 -668 338 -857 2,147 -199 -731 617 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.8 33.6 36.4 7.2 7.2 15.3 21.7 4.8 6.5 4.2 5.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 178 : : 21 26 15 7 12 27 50 22 18 19 21 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of October 18, 2011 : 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 10,464 : : Positions : : 1,232 2,188 2,179 0 113 3,486 4,445 0 588 475 1,123 : : : : Changes from: October 11, 2011 : : 115 -15 -10 0 63 163 24 -27 -283 -58 -131 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.8 20.9 20.8 0.0 1.1 33.3 42.5 0.0 5.6 4.5 10.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 92 : : 19 18 5 0 . 13 24 0 15 10 16 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated October 21, 2011