Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 21,816 : : Positions : : 814 11,309 6,876 1,556 690 8,212 3,887 682 2,385 1,657 669 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 108 -1,313 997 -91 35 -1,209 779 -24 480 217 206 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.7 51.8 31.5 7.1 3.2 37.6 17.8 3.1 10.9 7.6 3.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 157 : : 11 20 14 9 7 26 29 7 31 17 8 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 43,091 : : Positions : : 3,304 18,691 6,396 8,993 289 18,830 9,193 253 8,775 2,684 199 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 123 -349 873 -641 26 133 1,837 -21 718 -113 177 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.7 43.4 14.8 20.9 0.7 43.7 21.3 0.6 20.4 6.2 0.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 172 : : 11 19 13 10 5 37 29 9 38 17 6 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 113,549 : : Positions : : 19,899 51,852 22,175 8,121 3,408 18,030 12,127 5,245 9,978 3,318 14,918 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 1,724 -1,504 1,445 -1,171 -137 -323 3,334 -604 1,476 840 -597 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.5 45.7 19.5 7.2 3.0 15.9 10.7 4.6 8.8 2.9 13.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 154 : : 16 19 15 10 19 22 23 16 35 19 25 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 417,798 : : Positions : : 82,697 216,394 44,175 61,933 34,165 113,307 22,935 11,061 52,823 19,892 25,479 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 3,499 -12,251 -1,091 -11,889 5,045 -6,558 13,126 -1,094 3,120 526 6,603 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.8 51.8 10.6 14.8 8.2 27.1 5.5 2.6 12.6 4.8 6.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 310 : : 25 21 18 17 21 64 40 30 87 43 51 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 144,583 : : Positions : : 10,987 45,999 55,968 13,715 11,584 36,648 21,192 3,573 6,271 18,196 9,818 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 1,466 -397 -1,089 181 981 1,946 2,055 -410 -431 -181 -650 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.6 31.8 38.7 9.5 8.0 25.3 14.7 2.5 4.3 12.6 6.8 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 203 : : 22 29 16 9 11 41 34 22 11 57 18 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 8,996 : : Positions : : 919 3,153 1,822 0 182 2,893 1,414 3 712 1,988 919 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 147 -66 -13 0 0 -138 -4 0 12 85 261 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.2 35.0 20.3 0.0 2.0 32.2 15.7 0.0 7.9 22.1 10.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 83 : : 15 21 4 0 . 17 10 . 16 12 11 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 11, 2012