Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 21,427 : : Positions : : 710 14,977 4,067 2,255 599 10,612 1,072 483 2,252 1,004 470 : : : : Changes from: February 14, 2012 : : -157 518 -122 -134 -548 157 -254 162 -155 15 -40 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.3 69.9 19.0 10.5 2.8 49.5 5.0 2.3 10.5 4.7 2.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 145 : : 8 20 11 12 12 44 10 6 28 12 5 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 49,194 : : Positions : : 2,079 25,567 3,925 13,683 3,101 23,271 2,301 1,069 8,688 1,091 394 : : : : Changes from: February 14, 2012 : : -247 -66 478 798 629 186 -162 302 85 195 -9 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.2 52.0 8.0 27.8 6.3 47.3 4.7 2.2 17.7 2.2 0.8 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 161 : : 6 19 8 15 12 53 12 9 36 9 7 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 156,007 : : Positions : : 12,928 59,236 15,402 12,117 17,978 30,960 2,935 11,138 4,655 2,928 37,309 : : : : Changes from: February 14, 2012 : : 475 1,729 421 1,274 -914 2,851 300 2,357 -704 375 556 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.3 38.0 9.9 7.8 11.5 19.8 1.9 7.1 3.0 1.9 23.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 180 : : 15 25 14 10 21 52 15 24 47 13 43 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 714,931 : : Positions : : 102,813 296,330 24,253 81,843 111,159 187,996 8,864 27,221 45,114 22,609 142,213 : : : : Changes from: February 14, 2012 : : 260 13,400 -315 10,092 2,674 16,612 437 3,840 2,259 598 9,381 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.4 41.4 3.4 11.4 15.5 26.3 1.2 3.8 6.3 3.2 19.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 372 : : 25 26 13 20 25 107 27 59 125 41 97 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 162,787 : : Positions : : 13,561 57,499 50,815 13,929 19,764 35,154 21,894 5,220 7,910 11,740 15,866 : : : : Changes from: February 14, 2012 : : -2,598 -4,163 -251 -390 1,506 -405 1,152 72 1,292 -21 -2,046 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.3 35.3 31.2 8.6 12.1 21.6 13.4 3.2 4.9 7.2 9.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 195 : : 20 28 16 9 17 41 33 22 22 31 29 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 10,141 : : Positions : : 378 3,025 2,051 0 308 3,614 1,755 66 526 1,465 1,363 : : : : Changes from: February 14, 2012 : : -40 -166 -13 0 82 268 74 -0 17 65 -282 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.7 29.8 20.2 0.0 3.0 35.6 17.3 0.6 5.2 14.4 13.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 80 : : 10 20 5 0 . 14 14 . 12 10 15 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated February 24, 2012