Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 24,291 : : Positions : : 2,513 11,435 4,634 1,958 668 10,624 5,750 94 3,295 1,826 663 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : 270 1,077 -672 313 346 697 -1,380 -131 -787 -362 82 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.3 47.1 19.1 8.1 2.7 43.7 23.7 0.4 13.6 7.5 2.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 137 : : 8 15 14 9 7 25 22 . 31 11 9 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 54,526 : : Positions : : 2,972 25,402 3,952 9,787 646 26,676 11,709 435 12,902 2,982 613 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -695 2,351 -1,146 2,646 259 3,977 -3,958 -162 -1,500 75 -103 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.5 46.6 7.2 17.9 1.2 48.9 21.5 0.8 23.7 5.5 1.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 189 : : 11 21 10 16 5 49 19 7 51 15 8 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 127,776 : : Positions : : 16,571 58,895 18,264 8,417 8,311 26,075 9,420 9,903 9,571 5,026 14,651 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -2,597 2,567 -2,295 1,616 241 2,614 -3,487 -877 715 1,203 -1,694 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.0 46.1 14.3 6.6 6.5 20.4 7.4 7.8 7.5 3.9 11.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 166 : : 12 19 16 7 15 32 22 17 38 23 31 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 398,747 : : Positions : : 72,285 215,517 41,776 69,766 23,842 111,063 19,478 6,719 59,717 20,618 19,534 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -2,114 8,750 -8,403 8,015 1,002 15,585 -9,344 -482 -6,240 2,309 1,417 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 18.1 54.0 10.5 17.5 6.0 27.9 4.9 1.7 15.0 5.2 4.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 315 : : 20 26 15 18 24 82 27 23 100 28 47 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 149,461 : : Positions : : 15,337 42,968 57,316 10,343 6,661 32,237 35,458 3,057 8,536 18,194 13,851 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -5,518 -893 -1,093 494 707 3,047 -4,497 672 -1,157 1,495 -3,683 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.3 28.7 38.3 6.9 4.5 21.6 23.7 2.0 5.7 12.2 9.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 220 : : 22 30 18 5 14 39 51 28 18 45 28 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 10,070 : : Positions : : 540 4,585 1,664 291 0 4,238 805 9 603 2,019 679 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -248 -142 49 -6 0 216 18 7 74 114 130 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.4 45.5 16.5 2.9 0.0 42.1 8.0 0.1 6.0 20.0 6.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 102 : : 13 29 5 . 0 30 5 . 14 16 11 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated August 24, 2012