COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 596,902
: Positions :
: 82,498 157,122 207,722 101,512 162,900 158,981 19,628 550,713 547,372: 46,189 49,530
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: 24,074) :
: -1,847 11,073 17,869 10,118 -2,096 -5,008 -6,101 21,132 20,745: 2,942 3,330
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.8 26.3 34.8 17.0 27.3 26.6 3.3 92.3 91.7: 7.7 8.3
: :
: Total Traders: 444 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 122 136 173 109 110 29 15 354 361:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 284,055
: Positions :
: 87,180 47,071 53,634 63,467 151,442 54,557 3,859 258,837 256,006: 25,218 28,049
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: -2,482) :
: -3,099 13,374 4,694 2,252 -13,460 -5,513 -6,394 -1,665 -1,785: -816 -696
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 30.7 16.6 18.9 22.3 53.3 19.2 1.4 91.1 90.1: 8.9 9.9
: :
: Total Traders: 268 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 80 56 73 77 83 21 8 205 199:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 1,792,103
: Positions :
: 230,346 265,034 469,216 501,216 784,832 370,016 33,955 1,570,794 1,553,037: 221,309 239,066
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: 24,203) :
: -1,458 31,740 26,772 19,474 -21,606 -16,052 -20,236 28,735 16,671: -4,533 7,532
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.9 14.8 26.2 28.0 43.8 20.6 1.9 87.7 86.7: 12.3 13.3
: :
: Total Traders: 814 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 202 172 239 344 328 28 22 698 656:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 858,554
: Positions :
: 79,494 126,479 252,596 323,720 350,614 148,071 29,649 803,880 759,337: 54,674 99,218
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: 62,075) :
: -1,797 18,033 40,645 25,697 917 -3,224 -981 61,321 58,614: 754 3,461
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.3 14.7 29.4 37.7 40.8 17.2 3.5 93.6 88.4: 6.4 11.6
: :
: Total Traders: 644 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 168 185 230 175 216 27 16 497 536:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 449,596
: Positions :
: 95,573 60,984 102,084 105,534 241,689 112,814 13,094 416,005 417,850: 33,591 31,746
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: 5,865) :
: -4,695 5,728 9,283 4,354 -15,790 2,607 1,411 11,549 632: -5,684 5,232
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.3 13.6 22.7 23.5 53.8 25.1 2.9 92.5 92.9: 7.5 7.1
: :
: Total Traders: 300 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 78 75 111 72 75 21 10 244 229:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 406,823
: Positions :
: 45,226 74,162 75,365 152,581 201,398 94,786 24,118 367,957 375,043: 38,866 31,779
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: 18,853) :
: 478 11,691 8,224 7,997 -2,485 460 1,472 17,159 18,902: 1,694 -49
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.1 18.2 18.5 37.5 49.5 23.3 5.9 90.4 92.2: 9.6 7.8
: :
: Total Traders: 267 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 62 59 78 89 82 23 12 216 204:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 272,658
: Positions :
: 59,310 31,622 56,495 66,477 162,841 77,482 4,151 259,764 255,109: 12,894 17,549
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: 3,085) :
: -3,129 258 1,838 2,180 -1,491 2,036 422 2,924 1,027: 161 2,058
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.8 11.6 20.7 24.4 59.7 28.4 1.5 95.3 93.6: 4.7 6.4
: :
: Total Traders: 285 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 94 79 90 60 62 28 15 228 207:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 339,299
: Positions :
: 96,587 33,873 95,679 31,093 157,224 90,913 4,047 314,272 290,822: 25,027 48,477
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: 16,884) :
: 8,762 2,950 5,106 -1,463 6,167 3,171 1,099 15,576 15,321: 1,308 1,563
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 28.5 10.0 28.2 9.2 46.3 26.8 1.2 92.6 85.7: 7.4 14.3
: :
: Total Traders: 365 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 124 100 142 73 88 29 9 323 257:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 362,030
: Positions :
: 96,866 22,774 67,505 45,703 216,646 123,019 2,074 333,094 309,000: 28,936 53,029
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: -12,925) :
: -9,358 3,488 -1,109 689 -11,058 -2,434 -1,530 -12,212 -10,208: -713 -2,717
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 26.8 6.3 18.6 12.6 59.8 34.0 0.6 92.0 85.4: 8.0 14.6
: :
: Total Traders: 401 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 133 62 132 113 151 28 10 327 316:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 72,140
: Positions :
: 17,176 6,598 24,164 6,896 17,287 14,491 814 62,726 48,862: 9,414 23,278
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: -3,630) :
: -1,837 -575 888 -1,609 -1,586 -696 -687 -3,254 -1,960: -376 -1,670
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.8 9.1 33.5 9.6 24.0 20.1 1.1 87.0 67.7: 13.0 32.3
: :
: Total Traders: 225 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 52 48 71 59 84 21 5 177 176:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 250,987
: Positions :
: 40,846 78,584 47,614 108,409 98,346 37,358 16,280 234,227 240,824: 16,760 10,162
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: -17,591) :
: 951 6,748 -7,212 -3,816 -8,847 -4,908 -4,308 -14,986 -13,619: -2,605 -3,971
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.3 31.3 19.0 43.2 39.2 14.9 6.5 93.3 96.0: 6.7 4.0
: :
: Total Traders: 257 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 74 91 76 46 37 23 12 189 181:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 977,006
: Positions :
: 114,257 223,956 212,343 369,720 427,120 211,725 32,500 908,045 895,918: 68,960 81,087
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: 36,495) :
: -1,050 31,572 4,190 25,938 -10,978 8,319 7,546 37,396 32,330: -901 4,165
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.7 22.9 21.7 37.8 43.7 21.7 3.3 92.9 91.7: 7.1 8.3
: :
: Total Traders: 262 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 69 75 87 79 73 22 12 217 207:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 15, 2017
: 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 219,011
: Positions :
: 33,974 38,094 52,189 78,207 109,206 45,353 11,128 209,723 210,618: 9,287 8,393
: :
: Changes from: August 8, 2017 (Change in open interest: -35,635) :
: -1,748 -2,188 -19,297 -14,807 -14,286 830 543 -35,022 -35,228: -613 -407
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.5 17.4 23.8 35.7 49.9 20.7 5.1 95.8 96.2: 4.2 3.8
: :
: Total Traders: 424 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 121 119 144 126 116 29 14 354 332:
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Updated August 18, 2017