COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 411,176
: Positions :
: 57,724 146,302 109,604 82,972 100,537 124,861 13,972 375,161 370,415: 36,015 40,761
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: -14,586) :
: 5,682 -16,150 -3,720 -13,344 6,097 -2,246 345 -13,629 -13,428: -958 -1,158
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.0 35.6 26.7 20.2 24.5 30.4 3.4 91.2 90.1: 8.8 9.9
: :
: Total Traders: 388 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 108 123 128 96 105 26 14 301 307:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT-HRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 192,222
: Positions :
: 35,966 76,453 25,898 67,458 63,823 41,894 967 171,216 167,142: 21,006 25,080
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: -6,374) :
: -1,894 -10,360 210 -5,017 3,543 317 547 -6,385 -6,059: 12 -315
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 18.7 39.8 13.5 35.1 33.2 21.8 0.5 89.1 87.0: 10.9 13.0
: :
: Total Traders: 223 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 41 64 51 68 64 19 5 163 164:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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CORN - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #002602 Open Interest is 1,544,832
: Positions :
: 188,558 273,595 346,053 419,344 668,900 423,278 51,015 1,377,233 1,339,563: 167,599 205,269
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: -10,281) :
: 1,212 -31,718 3,259 -8,589 16,509 -2,880 784 -6,998 -11,166: -3,283 885
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.2 17.7 22.4 27.1 43.3 27.4 3.3 89.2 86.7: 10.8 13.3
: :
: Total Traders: 726 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 139 173 183 293 326 26 14 566 601:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #005602 Open Interest is 878,010
: Positions :
: 80,776 154,367 250,055 331,444 365,742 145,154 28,197 807,428 798,362: 70,581 79,648
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: 2,728) :
: -10,201 11,782 7,567 7,244 -16,728 -3,906 -131 704 2,491: 2,024 237
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.2 17.6 28.5 37.7 41.7 16.5 3.2 92.0 90.9: 8.0 9.1
: :
: Total Traders: 582 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 149 185 248 159 168 23 14 480 501:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEAN OIL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #007601 Open Interest is 480,175
: Positions :
: 99,906 31,896 128,343 116,337 275,898 92,192 12,943 436,778 449,080: 43,397 31,095
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: 5,880) :
: 890 -3,578 11,750 -5,231 -821 -3,235 -2,528 4,174 4,823: 1,706 1,057
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.8 6.6 26.7 24.2 57.5 19.2 2.7 91.0 93.5: 9.0 6.5
: :
: Total Traders: 323 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 103 67 128 73 76 20 9 280 230:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEAN MEAL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #026603 Open Interest is 483,004
: Positions :
: 55,853 109,015 102,281 195,432 211,328 71,629 17,422 425,196 440,046: 57,808 42,958
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: 5,723) :
: -5,656 7,178 3,924 4,923 -5,947 -1,755 777 1,436 5,932: 4,287 -209
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.6 22.6 21.2 40.5 43.8 14.8 3.6 88.0 91.1: 12.0 8.9
: :
: Total Traders: 314 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 68 97 102 96 80 20 10 250 243:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #033661 Open Interest is 234,069
: Positions :
: 77,491 21,892 34,934 41,815 163,340 64,224 2,403 218,463 222,569: 15,606 11,500
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: -1,811) :
: -1,702 -2,494 1,358 -355 -590 -88 50 -788 -1,676: -1,023 -135
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 33.1 9.4 14.9 17.9 69.8 27.4 1.0 93.3 95.1: 6.7 4.9
: :
: Total Traders: 298 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 118 76 83 50 66 23 8 232 198:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LEAN HOGS - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #054642 Open Interest is 261,356
: Positions :
: 40,435 54,798 101,175 34,146 67,810 65,287 7,787 241,043 231,570: 20,313 29,786
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: -765) :
: -165 -563 2,293 -1,114 -720 -1,083 390 -69 1,400: -696 -2,165
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.5 21.0 38.7 13.1 25.9 25.0 3.0 92.2 88.6: 7.8 11.4
: :
: Total Traders: 294 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 98 88 111 65 67 23 11 238 234:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #057642 Open Interest is 350,837
: Positions :
: 51,795 58,779 110,047 90,227 128,673 68,310 3,781 320,380 301,280: 30,457 49,557
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: 8,770) :
: 564 -4,736 8,073 -1,327 5,145 393 432 7,704 8,915: 1,066 -145
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.8 16.8 31.4 25.7 36.7 19.5 1.1 91.3 85.9: 8.7 14.1
: :
: Total Traders: 384 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 95 103 125 122 135 22 6 307 316:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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FEEDER CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #061641 Open Interest is 48,887
: Positions :
: 10,963 9,320 13,158 8,556 8,738 5,963 218 38,640 31,434: 10,247 17,453
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: 2,877) :
: 413 -306 1,860 -193 832 -130 -232 1,950 2,154: 927 723
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 22.4 19.1 26.9 17.5 17.9 12.2 0.4 79.0 64.3: 21.0 35.7
: :
: Total Traders: 186 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 35 60 50 51 49 17 4 139 138:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COCOA - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #073732 Open Interest is 289,647
: Positions :
: 92,940 34,779 68,225 86,186 164,172 28,876 14,828 276,227 282,005: 13,420 7,642
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: -1,660) :
: -2,244 -1,087 2,758 -1,440 -3,683 134 253 -793 -1,759: -867 99
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 32.1 12.0 23.6 29.8 56.7 10.0 5.1 95.4 97.4: 4.6 2.6
: :
: Total Traders: 242 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 109 55 74 37 42 20 8 207 147:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SUGAR NO. 11 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #080732 Open Interest is 1,110,817
: Positions :
: 192,129 42,518 243,548 304,474 738,228 275,994 34,069 1,016,144 1,058,364: 94,673 52,454
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: -57,778) :
: -17,420 802 -27,176 2,118 -30,029 -6,542 -372 -49,020 -56,776: -8,758 -1,002
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.3 3.8 21.9 27.4 66.5 24.8 3.1 91.5 95.3: 8.5 4.7
: :
: Total Traders: 229 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 76 41 76 71 75 23 12 208 171:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 15, 2015
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COFFEE C - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #083731 Open Interest is 196,684
: Positions :
: 26,343 42,207 46,127 81,903 95,024 31,227 5,006 185,599 188,363: 11,085 8,321
: :
: Changes from: December 8, 2015 (Change in open interest: 692) :
: 907 1,987 -2,273 2,021 263 -420 277 235 254: 457 438
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.4 21.5 23.5 41.6 48.3 15.9 2.5 94.4 95.8: 5.6 4.2
: :
: Total Traders: 388 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 118 111 104 117 105 23 9 307 285:
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Updated December 18, 2015