Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 29, 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 26,101 : : Positions : : 1,867 9,632 6,354 2,186 1,687 9,668 6,881 1,178 2,984 2,137 615 : : : : Changes from: May 22, 2012 : : 71 -377 -502 2 -550 562 210 271 -56 391 -80 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.2 36.9 24.3 8.4 6.5 37.0 26.4 4.5 11.4 8.2 2.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 167 : : 13 18 14 11 13 26 36 15 30 24 9 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 29, 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 52,728 : : Positions : : 5,039 19,878 6,117 8,263 2,402 21,041 13,920 1,501 10,862 3,022 473 : : : : Changes from: May 22, 2012 : : 605 1,507 -16 -706 16 1,117 196 247 406 435 17 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.6 37.7 11.6 15.7 4.6 39.9 26.4 2.8 20.6 5.7 0.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 185 : : 13 19 15 10 14 36 37 11 42 17 6 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 29, 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 157,233 : : Positions : : 22,223 56,114 22,081 6,565 16,941 18,877 13,965 11,210 8,718 1,711 33,785 : : : : Changes from: May 22, 2012 : : -868 873 1,238 362 -171 -148 -44 -312 -281 32 -2,227 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.1 35.7 14.0 4.2 10.8 12.0 8.9 7.1 5.5 1.1 21.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 159 : : 16 18 18 6 22 26 25 19 43 15 40 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 29, 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 674,096 : : Positions : : 114,740 236,030 50,569 53,318 120,279 119,117 41,792 30,186 43,670 19,529 139,043 : : : : Changes from: May 22, 2012 : : -8,810 -16,025 1,715 2,242 -10,955 2,656 2,649 -7,498 -2,905 2,631 -24,016 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.0 35.0 7.5 7.9 17.8 17.7 6.2 4.5 6.5 2.9 20.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 324 : : 26 24 15 17 24 69 49 58 93 43 80 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 29, 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 148,782 : : Positions : : 15,129 37,629 58,208 11,512 7,084 30,938 37,695 7,465 9,701 14,582 10,156 : : : : Changes from: May 22, 2012 : : 839 -464 686 -222 -3,403 -662 3,287 653 1,117 -1,292 46 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.2 25.3 39.1 7.7 4.8 20.8 25.3 5.0 6.5 9.8 6.8 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 204 : : 19 25 20 7 16 29 53 23 22 37 22 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 29, 2012 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOT ROLLED COIL STEEL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 20 SHORT TONS) : CFTC Code #192651 Open Interest is 14,940 : : Positions : : 686 2,236 7,010 0 330 0 530 180 6,136 11,443 170 : : : : Changes from: May 22, 2012 : : . . . . . . . . . . . : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.6 15.0 46.9 0.0 2.2 0.0 3.5 1.2 41.1 76.6 1.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 20 : : 5 5 . 0 . 0 . . 7 . . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of May 29, 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 9,881 : : Positions : : 669 3,695 1,759 0 169 2,929 1,034 5 1,080 2,188 1,506 : : : : Changes from: May 22, 2012 : : -93 185 6 0 -3 -260 -34 1 384 42 -18 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.8 37.4 17.8 0.0 1.7 29.6 10.5 0.0 10.9 22.1 15.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 87 : : 13 23 5 0 . 21 6 . 16 11 15 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated June 5, 2012