Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 25,307 : : Positions : : 1,143 9,744 6,932 1,900 2,098 8,945 5,923 1,200 2,728 1,897 924 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : 229 -1,594 469 -216 383 249 2,077 66 -46 238 19 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.5 38.5 27.4 7.5 8.3 35.3 23.4 4.7 10.8 7.5 3.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 166 : : 11 19 14 9 12 30 33 16 31 18 9 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 48,529 : : Positions : : 4,006 18,793 6,377 8,751 1,891 19,678 11,340 1,288 9,442 2,747 509 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : 433 64 583 -128 -368 803 2,142 88 500 110 214 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.3 38.7 13.1 18.0 3.9 40.5 23.4 2.7 19.5 5.7 1.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 180 : : 12 18 14 10 14 39 34 9 38 17 8 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 156,119 : : Positions : : 23,257 55,883 21,142 6,246 16,422 18,856 12,163 10,487 8,536 2,542 35,138 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : 214 -48 -107 -2,545 2,046 224 690 1,457 -1,247 95 3,546 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.9 35.8 13.5 4.0 10.5 12.1 7.8 6.7 5.5 1.6 22.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 171 : : 18 21 16 8 22 24 28 20 43 22 47 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 699,370 : : Positions : : 110,207 234,998 46,222 52,383 140,054 112,676 34,057 32,165 43,834 18,629 154,539 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : 3,246 -2,784 2,859 -11,356 20,410 -3,202 10,677 4,885 -5,577 -2,300 10,002 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.8 33.6 6.6 7.5 20.0 16.1 4.9 4.6 6.3 2.7 22.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 347 : : 30 27 14 20 27 69 50 62 100 52 93 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 148,020 : : Positions : : 13,946 43,735 57,274 12,902 10,682 33,163 28,330 3,921 8,694 17,385 9,206 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : 2,957 -2,293 1,306 -813 -902 -3,485 7,138 348 2,423 -811 -612 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.4 29.5 38.7 8.7 7.2 22.4 19.1 2.6 5.9 11.7 6.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 209 : : 22 28 17 8 15 33 46 24 23 46 18 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 15, 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 9,474 : : Positions : : 766 3,366 1,817 0 168 2,887 1,248 4 724 1,718 1,526 : : : : Changes from: May 8, 2012 : : -155 93 -5 0 -14 -4 -123 -45 18 -159 425 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.1 35.5 19.2 0.0 1.8 30.5 13.2 0.0 7.6 18.1 16.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 83 : : 14 21 4 0 . 17 9 . 13 14 16 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 21, 2012