Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 4, 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 26,199 : : Positions : : 748 15,161 2,024 5,281 2,049 14,809 673 929 3,210 1,193 157 : : : : Changes from: November 27, 2012 : : -395 1,419 -348 564 -238 2,574 -729 359 -674 186 -416 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 2.9 57.9 7.7 20.2 7.8 56.5 2.6 3.5 12.3 4.6 0.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 153 : : 10 21 9 14 13 50 4 9 34 16 4 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 4, 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 64,713 : : Positions : : 2,169 36,418 5,510 16,736 1,974 32,728 4,241 951 12,729 1,697 1,051 : : : : Changes from: November 27, 2012 : : -1,203 285 16 -842 -171 1,161 -65 282 -257 -364 -228 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.4 56.3 8.5 25.9 3.0 50.6 6.6 1.5 19.7 2.6 1.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 186 : : 13 18 11 13 14 65 12 11 45 14 9 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 4, 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 173,134 : : Positions : : 12,842 64,116 15,040 26,387 19,513 39,658 2,806 14,134 11,186 3,426 29,682 : : : : Changes from: November 27, 2012 : : -938 -2,991 -199 33 -2,338 -713 -237 -879 -863 -289 -917 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.4 37.0 8.7 15.2 11.3 22.9 1.6 8.2 6.5 2.0 17.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 178 : : 14 21 13 16 24 42 9 19 50 18 48 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 4, 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 610,268 : : Positions : : 61,779 237,800 41,086 91,758 97,365 141,467 15,394 29,996 63,039 16,810 95,826 : : : : Changes from: November 27, 2012 : : 3,408 -20,651 1,356 -26,674 -1,030 -34,054 8,111 -548 -3,328 596 996 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.1 39.0 6.7 15.0 16.0 23.2 2.5 4.9 10.3 2.8 15.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 379 : : 23 25 18 20 27 96 27 55 137 40 84 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 4, 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 144,234 : : Positions : : 5,447 58,480 60,172 9,375 5,628 33,312 19,831 4,151 10,979 15,424 11,836 : : : : Changes from: November 27, 2012 : : -3,350 3,944 774 2,794 358 4,110 -10,924 538 2,055 5,074 -4,490 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.8 40.5 41.7 6.5 3.9 23.1 13.7 2.9 7.6 10.7 8.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 227 : : 20 34 18 7 13 42 35 17 27 55 22 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 4, 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 11,178 : : Positions : : 507 2,972 3,979 227 318 0 311 147 5,220 6,414 609 : : : : Changes from: November 27, 2012 : : . . . . . . . . . . . : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.5 26.6 35.6 2.0 2.8 0.0 2.8 1.3 46.7 57.4 5.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 20 : : . 4 . . . 0 . . 7 4 . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 4, 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 10,905 : : Positions : : 1,623 5,982 1,326 50 69 3,753 810 64 562 1,251 796 : : : : Changes from: November 27, 2012 : : -330 -335 -63 -74 39 37 99 28 -185 -134 104 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.9 54.9 12.2 0.5 0.6 34.4 7.4 0.6 5.2 11.5 7.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 106 : : 22 33 4 . . 29 6 . 15 11 10 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated December 7, 2012