Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 24,092 : : Positions : : 914 11,337 6,464 2,117 1,714 8,696 3,846 1,134 2,773 1,659 904 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 154 -1,338 1,743 229 -711 -1,640 778 -104 440 234 355 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.8 47.1 26.8 8.8 7.1 36.1 16.0 4.7 11.5 6.9 3.8 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 160 : : 12 20 14 9 14 27 29 14 32 18 10 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 45,985 : : Positions : : 3,573 18,729 5,794 8,879 2,259 18,875 9,198 1,200 8,941 2,637 294 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 102 -345 1,084 -352 -291 243 1,754 167 668 -84 148 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.8 40.7 12.6 19.3 4.9 41.0 20.0 2.6 19.4 5.7 0.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 173 : : 13 19 13 10 12 37 29 11 40 16 6 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 150,237 : : Positions : : 23,043 55,932 21,249 8,791 14,376 18,632 11,473 9,030 9,783 2,447 31,592 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 2,034 -1,173 1,363 -1,604 882 -202 3,204 229 1,029 821 1,418 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.3 37.2 14.1 5.9 9.6 12.4 7.6 6.0 6.5 1.6 21.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 168 : : 17 19 16 9 22 27 21 21 45 20 41 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 667,617 : : Positions : : 106,961 237,781 43,363 63,738 119,644 115,878 23,380 27,280 49,410 20,929 144,537 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 5,482 -12,107 3,308 -14,756 9,282 -10,748 12,816 2,576 304 3,136 12,355 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.0 35.6 6.5 9.5 17.9 17.4 3.5 4.1 7.4 3.1 21.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 352 : : 27 26 16 19 27 73 45 63 106 52 92 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 144,652 : : Positions : : 10,989 46,028 55,968 13,715 11,584 36,648 21,192 3,573 6,271 18,196 9,818 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 1,467 -384 -1,089 181 981 1,946 2,072 -434 -431 -181 -650 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.6 31.8 38.7 9.5 8.0 25.3 14.7 2.5 4.3 12.6 6.8 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 203 : : 22 29 16 9 11 41 34 22 11 57 18 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 8, 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 9,240 : : Positions : : 921 3,273 1,822 0 182 2,891 1,371 48 706 1,877 1,101 : : : : Changes from: May 1, 2012 : : 146 -65 -13 0 0 -138 -8 4 -1 79 278 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.0 35.4 19.7 0.0 2.0 31.3 14.8 0.5 7.6 20.3 11.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 83 : : 15 21 4 0 . 17 10 . 17 11 13 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 11, 2012