Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 22,652 : : Positions : : 987 9,627 7,272 1,282 931 8,349 5,885 766 2,347 1,892 666 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : 173 -1,682 396 -274 241 137 1,998 84 -38 235 -3 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.4 42.5 32.1 5.7 4.1 36.9 26.0 3.4 10.4 8.4 2.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 162 : : 10 19 14 9 6 27 34 9 30 17 7 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 45,020 : : Positions : : 3,693 18,751 6,627 8,272 293 19,190 11,329 290 9,304 2,795 285 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : 389 60 231 -721 4 360 2,136 37 529 111 86 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.2 41.7 14.7 18.4 0.7 42.6 25.2 0.6 20.7 6.2 0.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 179 : : 10 18 14 10 5 39 34 7 36 18 6 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 114,208 : : Positions : : 19,785 51,143 21,548 6,098 4,232 18,221 12,518 6,172 9,030 3,259 15,562 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : -114 -709 -627 -2,023 824 191 391 927 -948 -59 644 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.3 44.8 18.9 5.3 3.7 16.0 11.0 5.4 7.9 2.9 13.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 156 : : 17 21 16 8 19 20 29 16 34 19 29 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 422,091 : : Positions : : 81,982 212,571 46,907 55,235 41,727 112,920 32,822 12,198 51,131 17,087 23,231 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : -715 -3,823 2,732 -6,698 7,562 -387 9,887 1,137 -1,692 -2,805 -2,248 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 19.4 50.4 11.1 13.1 9.9 26.8 7.8 2.9 12.1 4.0 5.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 309 : : 28 22 14 20 22 63 40 30 94 37 50 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 147,934 : : Positions : : 13,943 43,690 57,274 12,902 10,682 33,163 28,330 3,921 8,694 17,385 9,206 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : 2,956 -2,309 1,306 -813 -902 -3,485 7,138 348 2,423 -811 -612 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.4 29.5 38.7 8.7 7.2 22.4 19.2 2.7 5.9 11.8 6.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 209 : : 22 28 17 8 15 33 46 24 23 46 18 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 9,217 : : Positions : : 756 3,227 1,817 0 168 2,853 1,248 0 715 1,830 1,345 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : -163 74 -5 0 -14 -40 -166 -3 3 -158 426 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.2 35.0 19.7 0.0 1.8 31.0 13.5 0.0 7.8 19.9 14.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 83 : : 13 20 4 0 . 17 9 0 13 14 14 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 21, 2012