Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 27, 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 18,842 : : Positions : : 1,875 10,155 4,282 1,972 899 8,209 2,997 413 1,888 1,069 80 : : : : Changes from: December 20, 2011 : : -438 -549 -382 -223 -90 107 -82 54 -76 46 -12 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.0 53.9 22.7 10.5 4.8 43.6 15.9 2.2 10.0 5.7 0.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 117 : : 12 16 8 14 10 21 18 10 21 11 . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 27, 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 43,945 : : Positions : : 2,463 17,889 3,903 10,221 1,334 20,491 9,112 236 8,679 1,231 284 : : : : Changes from: December 20, 2011 : : 295 3 -952 -1,213 -2,170 225 476 -335 -416 -22 150 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.6 40.7 8.9 23.3 3.0 46.6 20.7 0.5 19.8 2.8 0.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 161 : : 9 18 11 12 15 39 30 11 34 12 6 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 27, 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 138,611 : : Positions : : 14,126 47,923 23,638 8,379 15,288 17,223 11,023 6,605 7,600 2,770 32,443 : : : : Changes from: December 20, 2011 : : -318 -645 906 79 311 -393 650 -505 390 -70 -2,259 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.2 34.6 17.1 6.0 11.0 12.4 8.0 4.8 5.5 2.0 23.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 171 : : 16 22 18 8 23 29 17 19 50 17 46 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 27, 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 624,191 : : Positions : : 110,347 262,733 50,400 67,580 87,225 126,992 15,073 19,757 41,904 17,917 125,636 : : : : Changes from: December 20, 2011 : : -466 -5,228 1,717 2,486 -8,655 -4,094 1,138 -6,651 -1,683 -1,918 -19,545 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.7 42.1 8.1 10.8 14.0 20.3 2.4 3.2 6.7 2.9 20.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 344 : : 25 27 19 16 27 72 33 52 115 48 90 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 27, 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 117,257 : : Positions : : 7,886 39,143 51,675 10,072 7,630 21,996 26,014 4,192 6,679 6,269 6,902 : : : : Changes from: December 20, 2011 : : 85 525 -254 294 147 678 -759 141 -348 -273 345 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.7 33.4 44.1 8.6 6.5 18.8 22.2 3.6 5.7 5.3 5.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 165 : : 22 27 19 6 12 23 42 19 13 27 19 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 27, 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 9,741 : : Positions : : 1,122 1,779 1,994 0 64 3,100 4,305 56 422 563 1,174 : : : : Changes from: December 20, 2011 : : -50 69 -10 0 -199 -1 -430 0 -196 16 221 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.5 18.3 20.5 0.0 0.7 31.8 44.2 0.6 4.3 5.8 12.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 81 : : 17 16 5 0 . 9 19 . 10 12 15 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated December 30, 2011