Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 21,730 : : Positions : : 2,340 11,584 3,262 2,551 355 10,508 3,914 197 2,833 1,624 545 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : -173 149 -1,372 593 -313 -116 -1,836 103 -462 -202 -118 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.8 53.3 15.0 11.7 1.6 48.4 18.0 0.9 13.0 7.5 2.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 136 : : 8 20 10 13 11 24 18 4 31 12 8 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 54,458 : : Positions : : 2,629 26,450 3,765 12,619 559 28,472 8,713 304 11,598 2,694 541 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : -343 1,048 -187 2,832 -87 1,796 -2,996 -131 -1,304 -288 -72 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.8 48.6 6.9 23.2 1.0 52.3 16.0 0.6 21.3 4.9 1.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 186 : : 11 22 9 16 7 51 19 7 46 15 8 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 121,777 : : Positions : : 15,788 60,627 15,390 9,125 6,861 29,366 5,052 9,302 10,342 6,018 12,830 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : -783 1,732 -2,874 708 -1,450 3,291 -4,368 -601 771 992 -1,821 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.0 49.8 12.6 7.5 5.6 24.1 4.1 7.6 8.5 4.9 10.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 168 : : 13 21 13 10 17 36 16 13 39 25 31 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 426,559 : : Positions : : 73,133 233,502 38,045 81,300 27,872 127,743 14,577 6,834 66,937 21,612 17,683 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : 848 17,985 -3,731 11,534 4,030 16,680 -4,901 115 7,220 994 -1,851 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.1 54.7 8.9 19.1 6.5 29.9 3.4 1.6 15.7 5.1 4.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 328 : : 19 26 14 18 23 96 22 23 103 30 49 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 145,214 : : Positions : : 12,915 44,397 57,062 11,549 6,990 33,200 29,943 3,107 8,445 19,798 11,948 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : -2,422 1,429 -254 1,206 329 963 -5,515 50 -91 1,604 -1,903 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.9 30.6 39.3 8.0 4.8 22.9 20.6 2.1 5.8 13.6 8.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 220 : : 20 31 20 7 16 34 51 19 17 46 21 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 9,690 : : Positions : : 910 4,706 1,650 198 0 3,950 610 9 530 2,124 783 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : 370 121 -14 -93 0 -288 -195 0 -73 105 104 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.4 48.6 17.0 2.0 0.0 40.8 6.3 0.1 5.5 21.9 8.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 95 : : 14 28 5 . 0 27 4 . 14 14 9 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated August 31, 2012