Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 25,112 : : Positions : : 2,375 11,629 2,702 2,711 3,026 10,927 3,940 199 3,134 1,584 1,023 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : -171 156 -1,293 469 645 -56 -1,923 103 -633 -242 88 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.5 46.3 10.8 10.8 12.1 43.5 15.7 0.8 12.5 6.3 4.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 137 : : 9 20 10 13 16 24 18 5 33 11 10 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 58,013 : : Positions : : 2,894 26,876 3,581 13,276 2,236 28,755 8,683 913 12,112 2,537 915 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : -296 1,155 -53 2,726 267 1,682 -3,026 36 -1,485 -369 14 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.0 46.3 6.2 22.9 3.9 49.6 15.0 1.6 20.9 4.4 1.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 189 : : 14 23 9 16 16 52 20 12 48 13 9 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 156,558 : : Positions : : 19,635 65,548 14,697 10,644 16,407 30,436 4,909 11,614 10,426 5,090 29,862 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : -1,471 1,450 -3,278 1,620 -3,032 3,804 -4,271 -1,481 1,518 940 -4,379 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.5 41.9 9.4 6.8 10.5 19.4 3.1 7.4 6.7 3.3 19.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 185 : : 14 21 12 11 20 42 15 20 50 26 51 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 670,216 : : Positions : : 92,446 253,035 31,591 87,768 107,852 144,705 13,018 29,361 58,650 23,218 131,594 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : 445 16,873 -2,417 15,352 777 16,577 -4,486 1,949 6,337 407 -3,771 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.8 37.8 4.7 13.1 16.1 21.6 1.9 4.4 8.8 3.5 19.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 362 : : 22 28 13 19 26 114 19 55 113 40 93 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 145,284 : : Positions : : 12,921 44,399 57,062 11,549 6,990 33,200 29,940 3,118 8,445 19,798 11,948 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : -2,422 1,430 -254 1,206 329 963 -5,521 52 -91 1,604 -1,910 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.9 30.6 39.3 7.9 4.8 22.9 20.6 2.1 5.8 13.6 8.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 220 : : 20 31 20 7 16 34 51 19 17 47 21 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 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 10,060 : : Positions : : 942 4,890 1,650 198 0 3,934 610 25 532 1,945 1,100 : : : : Changes from: August 21, 2012 : : 374 102 -14 -93 0 -284 -195 -4 -92 117 92 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.4 48.6 16.4 2.0 0.0 39.1 6.1 0.2 5.3 19.3 10.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 96 : : 15 28 5 . 0 27 4 . 14 15 11 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated August 31, 2012