Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 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 24,208 : : Positions : : 760 12,675 4,721 1,888 2,425 10,336 3,067 1,239 2,333 1,425 550 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : -78 -24 -1,081 173 390 633 -210 -9 83 -51 14 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.1 52.4 19.5 7.8 10.0 42.7 12.7 5.1 9.6 5.9 2.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 152 : : 10 22 12 11 14 39 18 12 28 14 8 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 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 44,623 : : Positions : : 3,471 19,075 4,710 9,231 2,550 18,632 7,444 1,032 8,274 2,721 146 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : 311 913 -1,249 248 560 1,524 83 167 91 -199 -10 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.8 42.7 10.6 20.7 5.7 41.8 16.7 2.3 18.5 6.1 0.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 162 : : 12 19 10 12 13 37 25 9 34 18 . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 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 143,447 : : Positions : : 21,009 57,104 19,886 10,396 13,494 18,834 8,269 8,801 8,754 1,626 30,174 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : -2,328 -3,404 -2,110 401 -4,451 -855 -664 -3,100 -1,053 -390 -7,234 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.6 39.8 13.9 7.2 9.4 13.1 5.8 6.1 6.1 1.1 21.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 156 : : 15 21 14 10 21 29 15 20 41 18 39 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 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 648,716 : : Positions : : 101,478 249,888 40,054 78,494 110,362 126,625 10,564 24,704 49,106 17,792 132,182 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : -3,827 8,908 -495 -235 2,849 6,858 -1,604 1,604 579 1,114 -3,566 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.6 38.5 6.2 12.1 17.0 19.5 1.6 3.8 7.6 2.7 20.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 328 : : 26 25 15 19 26 77 27 52 103 48 83 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 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 144,300 : : Positions : : 9,523 46,412 57,057 13,534 10,603 34,702 19,120 4,007 6,702 18,377 10,468 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : -4,106 734 -27 -1,500 -5,413 4,186 -9,179 -3,398 -1,469 10,338 -4,026 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.6 32.2 39.5 9.4 7.3 24.0 13.3 2.8 4.6 12.7 7.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 201 : : 23 30 17 10 13 39 32 22 14 53 17 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 1, 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 9,158 : : Positions : : 775 3,338 1,835 0 182 3,029 1,379 45 707 1,798 824 : : : : Changes from: April 24, 2012 : : 5 220 -58 0 8 -583 -756 -14 135 65 -69 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.5 36.5 20.0 0.0 2.0 33.1 15.1 0.5 7.7 19.6 9.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 76 : : 14 20 4 0 . 17 10 . 14 10 11 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 4, 2012