COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 552,704
: Positions :
: 61,680 146,746 124,291 77,411 186,686 255,900 37,818 519,282 495,540: 33,422 57,164
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: -32,127) :
: 9,810 -1,829 -26,202 -8,388 -8,252 -5,267 2,519 -30,047 -33,764: -2,080 1,637
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.2 26.6 22.5 14.0 33.8 46.3 6.8 94.0 89.7: 6.0 10.3
: :
: Total Traders: 400 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 98 160 150 73 97 28 20 294 344:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 149,047
: Positions :
: 25,250 34,199 19,369 45,283 59,957 42,167 7,643 132,069 121,168: 16,977 27,878
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: -4,221) :
: -1,859 1,213 -1,189 -1,462 -4,291 362 -90 -4,148 -4,358: -73 136
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.9 22.9 13.0 30.4 40.2 28.3 5.1 88.6 81.3: 11.4 18.7
: :
: Total Traders: 168 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 30 51 39 49 50 20 10 128 130:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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CORN - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #002602 Open Interest is 1,739,626
: Positions :
: 223,146 173,494 490,846 372,892 685,203 486,404 78,797 1,573,288 1,428,340: 166,338 311,286
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: -125,488) :
: -18,464 28,290 -72,404 -23,452 -63,942 -6,903 -10,556 -121,223 -118,612: -4,265 -6,876
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.8 10.0 28.2 21.4 39.4 28.0 4.5 90.4 82.1: 9.6 17.9
: :
: Total Traders: 742 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 183 176 260 244 314 28 20 581 657:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #005602 Open Interest is 1,077,314
: Positions :
: 248,999 35,525 322,552 222,394 545,246 208,014 57,463 1,001,960 960,785: 75,355 116,529
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: -60,034) :
: 5,557 1,989 -57,928 -6,928 -1,267 -1,841 -4,006 -61,140 -61,212: 1,106 1,179
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.1 3.3 29.9 20.6 50.6 19.3 5.3 93.0 89.2: 7.0 10.8
: :
: Total Traders: 626 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 230 126 251 151 203 28 18 529 510:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEAN OIL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #007601 Open Interest is 417,438
: Positions :
: 89,167 56,870 75,170 89,424 241,408 120,784 18,193 374,544 391,640: 42,894 25,798
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: -29,310) :
: -2,915 2,539 -15,923 -5,418 -10,468 -4,680 -6,002 -28,936 -29,854: -375 544
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.4 13.6 18.0 21.4 57.8 28.9 4.4 89.7 93.8: 10.3 6.2
: :
: Total Traders: 294 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 91 78 97 57 66 23 15 237 215:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #033661 Open Interest is 247,473
: Positions :
: 46,542 36,771 54,799 49,697 136,415 78,598 4,030 229,636 232,014: 17,836 15,458
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: 1,334) :
: 3,453 -6,804 5,682 -7,733 2,480 956 1,779 2,359 3,137: -1,025 -1,804
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 18.8 14.9 22.1 20.1 55.1 31.8 1.6 92.8 93.8: 7.2 6.2
: :
: Total Traders: 272 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 103 75 88 51 59 25 14 220 198:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LEAN HOGS - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #054642 Open Interest is 329,016
: Positions :
: 45,762 61,760 103,452 42,891 109,464 104,920 9,655 297,024 284,330: 31,992 44,686
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: 7,932) :
: -6,529 -4,599 8,391 3,147 628 1,114 1,488 6,122 5,907: 1,810 2,025
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.9 18.8 31.4 13.0 33.3 31.9 2.9 90.3 86.4: 9.7 13.6
: :
: Total Traders: 305 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 89 102 126 53 67 24 13 233 258:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #057642 Open Interest is 463,110
: Positions :
: 93,346 67,496 132,674 71,969 187,484 128,878 10,548 426,866 398,201: 36,243 64,909
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: 14,756) :
: 1,569 1,165 11,265 1,040 3,469 -742 370 13,132 16,268: 1,624 -1,512
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.2 14.6 28.6 15.5 40.5 27.8 2.3 92.2 86.0: 7.8 14.0
: :
: Total Traders: 431 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 113 127 149 96 149 24 13 306 376:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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FEEDER CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #061641 Open Interest is 50,581
: Positions :
: 11,140 7,091 12,337 9,399 9,090 8,722 1,447 41,598 29,965: 8,983 20,615
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: 2,035) :
: -610 1,235 458 1,452 -198 -444 -370 856 1,125: 1,179 910
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 22.0 14.0 24.4 18.6 18.0 17.2 2.9 82.2 59.2: 17.8 40.8
: :
: Total Traders: 181 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 35 50 42 44 61 18 5 119 141:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COCOA - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #073732 Open Interest is 189,960
: Positions :
: 11,998 41,424 34,686 94,745 99,392 38,184 3,867 179,613 179,370: 10,346 10,590
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: 3,400) :
: -705 -3,526 2,442 -184 5,771 945 -812 2,497 3,875: 903 -475
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.3 21.8 18.3 49.9 52.3 20.1 2.0 94.6 94.4: 5.4 5.6
: :
: Total Traders: 189 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 43 74 48 42 41 20 7 140 137:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SUGAR NO. 11 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #080732 Open Interest is 863,138
: Positions :
: 109,772 95,521 148,974 229,165 498,502 297,092 40,551 785,003 783,549: 78,135 79,590
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: 13,771) :
: -8,325 13,660 11,274 11,990 -19,707 3,441 1,429 18,381 6,656: -4,610 7,115
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.7 11.1 17.3 26.6 57.8 34.4 4.7 90.9 90.8: 9.1 9.2
: :
: Total Traders: 234 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 68 59 83 68 74 27 20 211 190:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 24, 2012
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COFFEE C - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #083731 Open Interest is 209,539
: Positions :
: 21,263 40,296 67,815 65,884 85,445 47,308 8,276 202,270 201,832: 7,269 7,707
: :
: Changes from: April 17, 2012 (Change in open interest: 3,117) :
: 2,697 -447 731 -1,855 1,181 1,423 1,509 2,996 2,974: 121 143
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.1 19.2 32.4 31.4 40.8 22.6 3.9 96.5 96.3: 3.5 3.7
: :
: Total Traders: 378 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 97 111 116 115 119 26 18 298 313:
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Updated April 27, 2012