Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of March 6, 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 21,112 : : Positions : : 450 13,802 4,435 2,761 885 10,481 1,362 605 2,288 1,027 67 : : : : Changes from: February 28, 2012 : : -256 -1,874 371 195 286 -1,056 -52 9 -315 41 -101 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 2.1 65.4 21.0 13.1 4.2 49.6 6.5 2.9 10.8 4.9 0.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 129 : : 6 20 12 10 9 38 8 6 24 12 . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of March 6, 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 47,312 : : Positions : : 2,306 24,867 3,910 12,995 2,917 22,028 1,785 1,257 7,757 1,292 315 : : : : Changes from: February 28, 2012 : : 75 -2,017 -663 -929 -16 -558 -137 216 -682 303 -19 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.9 52.6 8.3 27.5 6.2 46.6 3.8 2.7 16.4 2.7 0.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 156 : : 11 20 9 15 11 52 9 11 31 11 6 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of March 6, 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 152,451 : : Positions : : 14,387 60,695 18,397 13,530 16,442 26,635 2,545 11,436 5,949 2,223 33,638 : : : : Changes from: February 28, 2012 : : -449 -4,410 3,397 -2,673 -1,972 -9,272 142 -314 228 -1,439 -690 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.4 39.8 12.1 8.9 10.8 17.5 1.7 7.5 3.9 1.5 22.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 160 : : 14 23 15 11 22 45 5 20 39 17 38 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of March 6, 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 676,087 : : Positions : : 104,819 273,041 33,899 76,968 105,935 157,407 11,410 27,916 43,924 17,898 136,152 : : : : Changes from: February 28, 2012 : : 3,212 -32,017 10,353 -18,744 -3,195 -48,118 3,437 -2,626 -4,368 -6,404 -3,942 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.5 40.4 5.0 11.4 15.7 23.3 1.7 4.1 6.5 2.6 20.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 351 : : 21 25 12 21 25 93 29 58 116 44 91 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of March 6, 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 152,925 : : Positions : : 10,538 55,780 52,306 14,307 13,679 36,249 22,634 5,855 8,446 10,494 13,546 : : : : Changes from: February 28, 2012 : : -94 -1,387 798 593 -1,531 -509 1,494 1,460 1,424 -1,679 -628 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.9 36.5 34.2 9.4 8.9 23.7 14.8 3.8 5.5 6.9 8.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 195 : : 21 30 16 10 16 41 33 19 23 33 25 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of March 6, 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 10,517 : : Positions : : 495 3,489 1,973 0 122 3,502 1,360 159 663 1,952 1,357 : : : : Changes from: February 28, 2012 : : -42 -185 -60 0 18 -74 -243 59 8 253 -260 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.7 33.2 18.8 0.0 1.2 33.3 12.9 1.5 6.3 18.6 12.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 78 : : 10 19 4 0 . 14 12 . 14 10 12 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated March 9, 2012