Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 22,559 : : Positions : : 706 15,676 4,064 2,566 599 11,537 1,414 596 2,603 986 168 : : : : Changes from: February 21, 2012 : : -4 698 -3 312 -0 925 342 113 351 -18 -302 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.1 69.5 18.0 11.4 2.7 51.1 6.3 2.6 11.5 4.4 0.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 146 : : 10 20 10 12 7 51 7 6 29 11 . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 49,771 : : Positions : : 2,231 26,884 4,572 13,924 2,934 22,586 1,922 1,041 8,439 989 334 : : : : Changes from: February 21, 2012 : : 152 1,317 648 241 -167 -685 -379 -28 -248 -102 -60 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.5 54.0 9.2 28.0 5.9 45.4 3.9 2.1 17.0 2.0 0.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 162 : : 7 21 8 15 12 58 10 12 34 8 4 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 164,356 : : Positions : : 14,836 65,105 15,000 16,203 18,414 35,907 2,404 11,750 5,721 3,662 34,328 : : : : Changes from: February 21, 2012 : : 1,908 5,869 -402 4,086 436 4,947 -531 613 1,066 734 -2,981 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.0 39.6 9.1 9.9 11.2 21.8 1.5 7.1 3.5 2.2 20.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 177 : : 12 25 14 12 21 55 9 20 44 15 35 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 737,521 : : Positions : : 101,607 305,059 23,545 95,711 109,130 205,525 7,973 30,542 48,292 24,302 140,093 : : : : Changes from: February 21, 2012 : : -1,206 8,729 -708 13,868 -2,029 17,530 -891 3,321 3,177 1,693 -2,120 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.8 41.4 3.2 13.0 14.8 27.9 1.1 4.1 6.5 3.3 19.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 370 : : 24 27 12 21 26 117 23 57 117 40 85 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 153,520 : : Positions : : 10,632 57,167 51,508 13,714 15,210 36,758 21,140 4,394 7,022 12,173 14,174 : : : : Changes from: February 21, 2012 : : -2,929 -331 693 -215 -4,554 1,604 -754 -826 -888 433 -1,692 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.9 37.2 33.6 8.9 9.9 23.9 13.8 2.9 4.6 7.9 9.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 199 : : 18 27 18 9 14 49 30 18 20 34 23 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of February 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 10,621 : : Positions : : 538 3,674 2,033 0 104 3,576 1,603 100 655 1,699 1,617 : : : : Changes from: February 21, 2012 : : 159 648 -18 0 -204 -38 -152 35 129 234 254 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.1 34.6 19.1 0.0 1.0 33.7 15.1 0.9 6.2 16.0 15.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 88 : : 14 22 4 0 . 15 14 4 16 10 16 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated March 2, 2012