COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEAT - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 648,534 : Positions : : 103,033 85,852 196,396 80,928 270,237 225,833 39,982 606,190 592,467: 42,344 56,068 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 27,495) : : 2,654 2,013 13,398 9,664 10,210 952 3,229 26,669 28,850: 826 -1,355 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.9 13.2 30.3 12.5 41.7 34.8 6.2 93.5 91.4: 6.5 8.6 : : : Total Traders: 422 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 139 124 161 80 118 29 19 334 346: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 160,314 : Positions : : 44,712 9,892 15,755 34,456 104,914 41,520 3,680 136,443 134,240: 23,871 26,074 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: -1,527) : : 3,127 311 -1,276 -81 3,043 -2,027 -347 -257 1,730: -1,270 -3,257 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 27.9 6.2 9.8 21.5 65.4 25.9 2.3 85.1 83.7: 14.9 16.3 : : : Total Traders: 182 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 61 18 35 52 77 17 4 141 127: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORN - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #002602 Open Interest is 2,073,500 : Positions : : 335,526 54,884 726,947 385,780 941,297 431,625 72,473 1,879,878 1,795,601: 193,622 277,900 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 106,650) : : 37,526 2,264 47,936 9,584 48,572 2,702 2,797 97,748 101,570: 8,902 5,080 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.2 2.6 35.1 18.6 45.4 20.8 3.5 90.7 86.6: 9.3 13.4 : : : Total Traders: 903 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 264 162 295 299 405 29 22 704 781: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #005602 Open Interest is 1,231,055 : Positions : : 258,047 42,367 467,595 216,684 550,612 200,946 81,898 1,143,272 1,142,472: 87,783 88,583 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 90,506) : : 24,282 1,119 58,854 -5,141 24,588 4,700 1,549 82,695 86,110: 7,811 4,396 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 21.0 3.4 38.0 17.6 44.7 16.3 6.7 92.9 92.8: 7.1 7.2 : : : Total Traders: 682 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 259 162 268 166 217 28 18 575 551: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOYBEAN OIL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #007601 Open Interest is 391,665 : Positions : : 56,047 44,069 91,319 106,813 214,752 100,625 13,613 354,804 363,754: 36,861 27,911 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 6,579) : : 10,187 -4,563 4,899 -12,738 9,691 -764 -979 1,584 9,047: 4,995 -2,469 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.3 11.3 23.3 27.3 54.8 25.7 3.5 90.6 92.9: 9.4 7.1 : : : Total Traders: 284 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 69 78 110 73 68 20 13 241 219: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #033661 Open Interest is 272,242 : Positions : : 46,720 34,387 81,357 55,081 135,584 72,852 7,276 256,010 258,604: 16,232 13,638 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 320) : : 4,841 -1,469 539 -5,037 2,625 391 671 734 2,367: -414 -2,047 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.2 12.6 29.9 20.2 49.8 26.8 2.7 94.0 95.0: 6.0 5.0 : : : Total Traders: 302 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 126 75 94 53 60 27 16 244 213: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEAN HOGS - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CFTC Code #054642 Open Interest is 271,794 : Positions : : 48,079 39,824 85,790 17,653 107,477 93,836 1,881 245,358 234,972: 26,436 36,823 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: -11,868) : : -2,688 729 -7,982 -457 -4,085 -1,287 -324 -12,414 -11,662: 546 -206 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.7 14.7 31.6 6.5 39.5 34.5 0.7 90.3 86.5: 9.7 13.5 : : : Total Traders: 290 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 105 77 115 46 68 25 9 228 226: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CFTC Code #057642 Open Interest is 361,651 : Positions : : 62,793 45,247 93,918 56,896 166,038 120,575 1,400 334,181 306,603: 27,470 55,048 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: -3,481) : : -703 -6,846 -4,142 1,896 4,608 -501 583 -3,450 -5,796: -31 2,315 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.4 12.5 26.0 15.7 45.9 33.3 0.4 92.4 84.8: 7.6 15.2 : : : Total Traders: 412 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 122 96 144 88 144 26 9 307 338: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CFTC Code #061641 Open Interest is 50,091 : Positions : : 3,836 9,649 17,726 11,338 5,479 7,724 1,150 40,624 34,004: 9,467 16,087 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 1,494) : : -316 1,428 527 888 -83 66 136 1,165 2,007: 328 -514 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.7 19.3 35.4 22.6 10.9 15.4 2.3 81.1 67.9: 18.9 32.1 : : : Total Traders: 175 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 25 57 53 56 48 19 10 132 142: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COCOA - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #073732 Open Interest is 209,422 : Positions : : 42,177 37,224 39,577 79,601 124,811 35,559 1,169 196,914 202,781: 12,508 6,641 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: -82) : : 4,186 5,437 129 -3,434 -4,428 77 -259 959 879: -1,041 -961 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 20.1 17.8 18.9 38.0 59.6 17.0 0.6 94.0 96.8: 6.0 3.2 : : : Total Traders: 188 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 68 47 43 33 41 20 4 146 112: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUGAR NO. 11 - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #080732 Open Interest is 844,913 : Positions : : 76,845 75,427 163,094 247,528 495,297 278,122 29,073 765,589 762,891: 79,324 82,023 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 18,819) : : -8,605 21,515 6,317 16,870 -14,505 5,041 -1,045 19,622 12,282: -803 6,537 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.1 8.9 19.3 29.3 58.6 32.9 3.4 90.6 90.3: 9.4 9.7 : : : Total Traders: 212 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 54 51 73 74 75 24 17 186 184: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COFFEE C - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #083731 Open Interest is 191,063 : Positions : : 18,359 42,943 57,788 62,632 77,632 44,210 3,890 182,988 182,253: 8,075 8,809 : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 875) : : 646 7,702 -1,105 183 -4,765 304 -721 29 1,111: 846 -236 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.6 22.5 30.2 32.8 40.6 23.1 2.0 95.8 95.4: 4.2 4.6 : : : Total Traders: 383 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 93 117 102 117 112 27 12 288 303: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated August 24, 2012