Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 2012 : 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 21,576 : : Positions : : 706 12,622 5,879 1,647 655 9,421 3,108 706 1,905 1,440 463 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : -86 -29 -1,079 227 260 583 -270 -3 134 -46 -63 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.3 58.5 27.2 7.6 3.0 43.7 14.4 3.3 8.8 6.7 2.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 150 : : 8 22 12 11 8 37 20 5 25 15 6 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 2012 : 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 41,810 : : Positions : : 3,181 19,040 5,523 9,634 263 18,697 7,356 274 8,057 2,797 22 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : 96 915 -820 392 55 1,589 180 74 79 -190 -19 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.6 45.5 13.2 23.0 0.6 44.7 17.6 0.7 19.3 6.7 0.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 161 : : 10 19 12 10 6 37 25 7 32 19 . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 2012 : 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 110,862 : : Positions : : 18,175 53,356 20,730 9,292 3,545 18,353 8,793 5,849 8,502 2,478 15,515 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : -1,611 -2,877 -2,607 49 -1,676 -725 -571 -2,245 -1,333 -600 -2,212 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.4 48.1 18.7 8.4 3.2 16.6 7.9 5.3 7.7 2.2 14.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 143 : : 14 21 13 11 18 24 17 16 35 13 22 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 2012 : 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 411,972 : : Positions : : 79,198 228,645 45,266 73,822 29,120 119,865 9,809 12,155 49,703 19,366 18,876 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : 282 8,728 11 2,331 4,297 4,159 -2,547 3,085 406 1,713 1,207 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.2 55.5 11.0 17.9 7.1 29.1 2.4 3.0 12.1 4.7 4.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 287 : : 22 21 15 19 20 68 22 21 86 39 42 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 2012 : 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 144,241 : : Positions : : 9,521 46,396 57,057 13,534 10,603 34,702 19,137 3,983 6,702 18,377 10,468 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : -4,105 778 -27 -1,500 -5,413 4,186 -9,189 -3,383 -1,469 10,338 -4,026 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.6 32.2 39.6 9.4 7.4 24.1 13.3 2.8 4.6 12.7 7.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 201 : : 23 30 17 10 13 39 32 22 14 53 17 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 2012 : 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 8,927 : : Positions : : 772 3,219 1,835 0 182 3,031 1,418 3 700 1,903 658 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : 15 202 -58 0 8 -541 -717 -53 95 62 -22 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.6 36.1 20.6 0.0 2.0 34.0 15.9 0.0 7.8 21.3 7.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 76 : : 13 19 4 0 . 17 10 . 15 9 9 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 4, 2012