COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 621,040
: Positions :
: 100,379 83,839 182,998 71,264 260,027 224,881 36,753 579,521 563,617: 41,518 57,423
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: -17,580) :
: -4,162 626 -5,638 -1,242 -10,479 -6,239 -3,638 -17,281 -19,129: -300 1,549
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.2 13.5 29.5 11.5 41.9 36.2 5.9 93.3 90.8: 6.7 9.2
: :
: Total Traders: 417 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 135 123 155 82 120 29 20 331 341:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 161,841
: Positions :
: 41,585 9,581 17,031 34,538 101,871 43,547 4,027 136,700 132,510: 25,140 29,331
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: 205) :
: -518 -389 1,624 -2,157 -2,602 882 191 -169 -1,176: 374 1,382
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 25.7 5.9 10.5 21.3 62.9 26.9 2.5 84.5 81.9: 15.5 18.1
: :
: Total Traders: 179 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 55 22 39 55 72 18 8 145 130:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 1,966,851
: Positions :
: 298,000 52,620 679,011 376,196 892,725 428,923 69,675 1,782,131 1,694,031: 184,720 272,820
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: 22,092) :
: 17,531 -244 9,662 -12,061 5,619 5,230 4,945 20,361 19,981: 1,731 2,111
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.2 2.7 34.5 19.1 45.4 21.8 3.5 90.6 86.1: 9.4 13.9
: :
: Total Traders: 855 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 237 156 281 289 393 29 22 668 747:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 1,140,549
: Positions :
: 233,765 41,248 408,741 221,825 526,025 196,245 80,349 1,060,577 1,056,362: 79,972 84,187
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: 471) :
: 2,071 -1,461 7,606 -8,433 -7,108 -1,730 -2,495 -485 -3,457: 956 3,928
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.5 3.6 35.8 19.4 46.1 17.2 7.0 93.0 92.6: 7.0 7.4
: :
: Total Traders: 645 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 252 139 249 162 209 28 17 534 529:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 385,087
: Positions :
: 45,860 48,632 86,420 119,551 205,061 101,389 14,593 353,220 354,706: 31,867 30,380
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: 1,675) :
: 552 -11,853 10,346 -9,650 6,802 -1,802 -1,583 -554 3,713: 2,230 -2,037
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.9 12.6 22.4 31.0 53.3 26.3 3.8 91.7 92.1: 8.3 7.9
: :
: Total Traders: 271 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 61 80 104 70 66 20 14 224 216:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 271,922
: Positions :
: 41,880 35,856 80,818 60,118 132,959 72,461 6,605 255,276 256,237: 16,646 15,685
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: -405) :
: -3,447 -2,023 1,964 3,086 -1,602 -1,191 -363 413 -2,024: -818 1,619
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.4 13.2 29.7 22.1 48.9 26.6 2.4 93.9 94.2: 6.1 5.8
: :
: Total Traders: 302 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 109 90 88 53 61 27 17 239 213:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 283,662
: Positions :
: 50,766 39,095 93,772 18,110 111,562 95,123 2,205 257,772 246,634: 25,890 37,028
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: 13,121) :
: 4,344 3,421 8,943 198 1,011 -1,599 1,057 11,887 14,432: 1,234 -1,311
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.9 13.8 33.1 6.4 39.3 33.5 0.8 90.9 86.9: 9.1 13.1
: :
: Total Traders: 302 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 110 83 114 45 69 25 10 235 229:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 365,132
: Positions :
: 63,496 52,093 98,060 55,000 161,430 121,076 817 337,632 312,399: 27,501 52,733
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: 4,253) :
: 5,357 -662 2,804 -2,866 5,693 1,222 -30 6,516 7,805: -2,263 -3,552
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.4 14.3 26.9 15.1 44.2 33.2 0.2 92.5 85.6: 7.5 14.4
: :
: Total Traders: 407 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 113 107 142 93 143 26 9 306 338:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 48,598
: Positions :
: 4,151 8,221 17,199 10,450 5,563 7,658 1,014 39,459 31,997: 9,139 16,601
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: -1,336) :
: -285 -404 515 -933 -451 95 -74 -608 -413: -728 -923
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.5 16.9 35.4 21.5 11.4 15.8 2.1 81.2 65.8: 18.8 34.2
: :
: Total Traders: 167 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 21 55 49 55 45 19 12 128 134:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 209,504
: Positions :
: 37,991 31,787 39,448 83,034 129,239 35,482 1,428 195,955 201,902: 13,549 7,602
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: 1,170) :
: 5,707 2,771 -3,022 -404 2,770 -2,088 -1,719 193 800: 978 371
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 18.1 15.2 18.8 39.6 61.7 16.9 0.7 93.5 96.4: 6.5 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 183 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 62 48 50 38 41 20 5 149 118:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 826,095
: Positions :
: 85,451 53,911 156,778 230,658 509,802 273,081 30,118 745,967 750,609: 80,127 75,486
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: 20,809) :
: -13,929 18,321 11,787 22,981 -16,421 -3,887 -2,586 16,952 11,101: 3,858 9,708
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.3 6.5 19.0 27.9 61.7 33.1 3.6 90.3 90.9: 9.7 9.1
: :
: Total Traders: 211 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 60 43 74 76 76 24 16 191 180:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 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 190,188
: Positions :
: 17,712 35,241 58,893 62,448 82,397 43,905 4,611 182,959 181,142: 7,229 9,046
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2012 (Change in open interest: -29,486) :
: 88 6,803 -25,378 -4,950 -12,295 944 917 -29,297 -29,953: -189 467
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.3 18.5 31.0 32.8 43.3 23.1 2.4 96.2 95.2: 3.8 4.8
: :
: Total Traders: 372 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 88 111 107 114 115 27 15 284 307:
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Updated August 17, 2012