COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 650,366
: Positions :
: 87,570 183,682 236,323 120,990 162,834 156,283 18,317 601,166 601,156: 49,199 49,210
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 53,464) :
: 5,072 26,560 28,601 19,478 -65 -2,698 -1,312 50,453 53,784: 3,011 -320
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.5 28.2 36.3 18.6 25.0 24.0 2.8 92.4 92.4: 7.6 7.6
: :
: Total Traders: 466 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 129 149 173 116 115 28 14 368 370:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 310,503
: Positions :
: 87,909 62,659 61,772 76,076 144,360 58,145 13,354 283,902 282,144: 26,601 28,359
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 26,448) :
: 729 15,588 8,138 12,610 -7,083 3,588 9,495 25,065 26,138: 1,383 310
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 28.3 20.2 19.9 24.5 46.5 18.7 4.3 91.4 90.9: 8.6 9.1
: :
: Total Traders: 277 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 78 58 80 80 83 21 6 212 207:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 1,874,724
: Positions :
: 227,441 309,170 498,045 538,611 785,670 380,952 42,897 1,645,050 1,635,782: 229,674 238,942
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 82,621) :
: -2,905 44,136 28,830 37,396 838 10,936 8,942 74,256 82,745: 8,364 -125
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.1 16.5 26.6 28.7 41.9 20.3 2.3 87.7 87.3: 12.3 12.7
: :
: Total Traders: 806 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 203 169 238 339 323 30 20 698 644:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 877,727
: Positions :
: 82,552 138,674 261,799 327,163 345,428 151,042 35,095 822,555 780,995: 55,172 96,732
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 19,172) :
: 3,058 12,196 9,203 3,444 -5,186 2,971 5,446 18,675 21,658: 497 -2,486
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.4 15.8 29.8 37.3 39.4 17.2 4.0 93.7 89.0: 6.3 11.0
: :
: Total Traders: 649 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 163 194 242 171 214 27 16 503 545:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 454,813
: Positions :
: 85,701 54,032 110,286 108,104 243,059 113,640 16,056 417,731 423,433: 37,082 31,381
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 5,217) :
: -9,872 -6,952 8,202 2,570 1,370 825 2,962 1,726 5,582: 3,491 -365
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 18.8 11.9 24.2 23.8 53.4 25.0 3.5 91.8 93.1: 8.2 6.9
: :
: Total Traders: 301 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 71 83 115 73 74 21 9 248 228:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 427,563
: Positions :
: 43,860 81,702 87,289 158,164 196,460 93,983 26,948 383,296 392,399: 44,267 35,164
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 20,741) :
: -1,365 7,540 11,924 5,584 -4,938 -803 2,830 15,339 17,356: 5,401 3,385
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.3 19.1 20.4 37.0 45.9 22.0 6.3 89.6 91.8: 10.4 8.2
: :
: Total Traders: 265 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 57 65 77 90 82 23 12 215 202:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 275,381
: Positions :
: 58,546 37,374 55,269 70,803 161,820 77,798 4,393 262,417 258,857: 12,964 16,524
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 2,723) :
: -763 5,753 -1,226 4,326 -1,021 316 243 2,653 3,748: 71 -1,025
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.3 13.6 20.1 25.7 58.8 28.3 1.6 95.3 94.0: 4.7 6.0
: :
: Total Traders: 284 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 92 80 87 60 62 26 14 222 209:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 309,010
: Positions :
: 87,695 31,110 77,805 28,662 149,177 91,748 4,864 285,909 262,955: 23,101 46,055
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: -30,289) :
: -8,893 -2,763 -17,874 -2,431 -8,047 834 817 -28,363 -27,866: -1,926 -2,423
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 28.4 10.1 25.2 9.3 48.3 29.7 1.6 92.5 85.1: 7.5 14.9
: :
: Total Traders: 338 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 104 94 131 72 88 27 7 284 254:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 371,127
: Positions :
: 96,223 22,371 73,529 47,477 217,206 125,987 4,304 343,217 317,410: 27,910 53,716
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 9,097) :
: -643 -404 6,024 1,773 560 2,969 2,230 10,123 8,410: -1,026 687
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 25.9 6.0 19.8 12.8 58.5 33.9 1.2 92.5 85.5: 7.5 14.5
: :
: Total Traders: 403 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 126 70 138 117 154 27 9 331 324:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 71,054
: Positions :
: 16,367 7,154 24,750 6,831 16,580 14,216 582 62,164 49,066: 8,889 21,987
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: -1,087) :
: -809 556 587 -65 -707 -275 -232 -562 204: -525 -1,291
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.0 10.1 34.8 9.6 23.3 20.0 0.8 87.5 69.1: 12.5 30.9
: :
: Total Traders: 226 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 52 50 70 60 82 21 5 176 175:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 264,461
: Positions :
: 46,019 93,569 50,593 112,203 94,654 37,559 16,020 246,374 254,835: 18,087 9,626
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 13,474) :
: 5,173 14,984 2,979 3,795 -3,692 201 -260 12,148 14,011: 1,327 -537
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.4 35.4 19.1 42.4 35.8 14.2 6.1 93.2 96.4: 6.8 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 277 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 91 92 83 48 37 24 11 211 186:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 1,001,556
: Positions :
: 117,638 244,603 225,683 373,528 420,675 214,896 34,466 931,746 925,427: 69,810 76,129
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: 24,550) :
: 3,381 20,647 13,340 3,809 -6,445 3,170 1,966 23,700 29,509: 850 -4,959
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.7 24.4 22.5 37.3 42.0 21.5 3.4 93.0 92.4: 7.0 7.6
: :
: Total Traders: 266 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 76 70 90 82 73 22 11 224 209:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 22, 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 214,970
: Positions :
: 30,265 49,277 49,167 79,624 97,185 45,429 11,455 204,485 207,083: 10,484 7,887
: :
: Changes from: August 15, 2017 (Change in open interest: -4,041) :
: -3,708 11,183 -3,022 1,417 -12,022 76 326 -5,238 -3,535: 1,197 -506
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.1 22.9 22.9 37.0 45.2 21.1 5.3 95.1 96.3: 4.9 3.7
: :
: Total Traders: 429 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 122 131 133 120 110 28 13 340 328:
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Updated August 25, 2017