COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEAT-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 697,047 : Positions : : 99,092 231,122 234,781 150,433 153,612 163,969 28,396 648,276 647,913: 48,771 49,134 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: -6,991) : : 2,358 2,438 -4,616 -1,281 -2,779 -3,345 -1,893 -6,883 -6,849: -108 -141 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.2 33.2 33.7 21.6 22.0 23.5 4.1 93.0 93.0: 7.0 7.0 : : : Total Traders: 453 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 117 166 168 98 103 26 16 354 357: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEAT-HRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 332,484 : Positions : : 82,604 106,738 59,481 109,619 132,917 53,858 8,381 305,562 307,518: 26,922 24,966 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: 1,082) : : -1,200 6,806 -2,340 2,668 -5,685 276 2,234 -596 1,015: 1,678 68 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 24.8 32.1 17.9 33.0 40.0 16.2 2.5 91.9 92.5: 8.1 7.5 : : : Total Traders: 296 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 88 71 83 89 79 20 6 232 211: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORN - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #002602 Open Interest is 2,082,562 : Positions : : 238,587 488,370 545,658 647,103 730,987 399,396 78,858 1,830,744 1,843,872: 251,818 238,690 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: -45,273) : : 4,952 -9,614 -19,171 -30,137 -954 5,943 2,515 -38,414 -27,224: -6,858 -18,049 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.5 23.5 26.2 31.1 35.1 19.2 3.8 87.9 88.5: 12.1 11.5 : : : Total Traders: 831 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 202 182 221 353 341 27 16 693 665: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #005602 Open Interest is 833,552 : Positions : : 94,814 108,464 208,254 322,342 394,238 148,009 30,835 773,418 741,792: 60,134 91,760 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: 8,801) : : -11,120 -8,879 1,798 10,874 13,293 3,932 5,269 5,485 11,480: 3,317 -2,679 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.4 13.0 25.0 38.7 47.3 17.8 3.7 92.8 89.0: 7.2 11.0 : : : Total Traders: 622 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 139 179 236 185 217 26 14 496 529: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOYBEAN OIL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #007601 Open Interest is 515,462 : Positions : : 97,574 54,742 130,232 130,805 277,725 122,189 24,356 480,799 487,054: 34,662 28,407 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: 7,223) : : -2,557 1,334 2,092 5,777 -843 3,006 3,073 8,318 5,656: -1,095 1,567 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 18.9 10.6 25.3 25.4 53.9 23.7 4.7 93.3 94.5: 6.7 5.5 : : : Total Traders: 311 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 87 75 116 74 79 22 11 256 235: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOYBEAN MEAL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CFTC Code #026603 Open Interest is 442,489 : Positions : : 57,942 43,625 84,008 148,478 259,795 106,759 22,759 397,188 410,187: 45,301 32,302 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: 4,996) : : 2,621 -6,347 1,693 -543 14,305 1,649 191 5,419 9,842: -423 -4,845 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 13.1 9.9 19.0 33.6 58.7 24.1 5.1 89.8 92.7: 10.2 7.3 : : : Total Traders: 280 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 70 62 92 96 93 21 13 238 221: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #033661 Open Interest is 266,311 : Positions : : 73,334 22,373 43,557 55,251 180,100 79,245 7,308 251,386 253,338: 14,925 12,973 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: 2,713) : : 7,065 389 -1,186 -4,370 5,865 1,269 -388 2,779 4,680: -66 -1,967 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 27.5 8.4 16.4 20.7 67.6 29.8 2.7 94.4 95.1: 5.6 4.9 : : : Total Traders: 293 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 103 70 86 53 73 29 11 233 201: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEAN HOGS - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CFTC Code #054642 Open Interest is 304,790 : Positions : : 81,323 29,482 80,551 31,602 142,384 90,541 4,693 284,017 257,109: 20,774 47,681 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: -20,913) : : -11,403 -3,143 -6,599 -335 -8,262 -1,960 -176 -20,296 -18,181: -617 -2,732 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 26.7 9.7 26.4 10.4 46.7 29.7 1.5 93.2 84.4: 6.8 15.6 : : : Total Traders: 323 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 106 73 128 70 91 26 12 270 257: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CFTC Code #057642 Open Interest is 439,490 : Positions : : 129,951 15,815 103,761 44,270 254,049 131,754 2,421 409,736 376,046: 29,754 63,444 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: -4,723) : : -11,303 -1,842 2,024 798 -3,151 2,165 880 -6,316 -2,090: 1,593 -2,634 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 29.6 3.6 23.6 10.1 57.8 30.0 0.6 93.2 85.6: 6.8 14.4 : : : Total Traders: 453 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 146 73 153 116 179 28 7 367 357: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CFTC Code #061641 Open Interest is 64,344 : Positions : : 23,312 10,995 16,136 3,951 16,078 12,829 215 56,227 43,423: 8,117 20,921 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: -7,606) : : -4,493 -1,708 -2,024 -1,144 -1,844 53 -58 -7,608 -5,634: 2 -1,972 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 36.2 17.1 25.1 6.1 25.0 19.9 0.3 87.4 67.5: 12.6 32.5 : : : Total Traders: 238 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 63 50 69 43 83 21 3 168 180: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COCOA - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #073732 Open Interest is 260,233 : Positions : : 59,125 53,559 41,490 97,515 145,535 44,258 12,085 242,389 252,669: 17,845 7,564 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: -7,020) : : -3,484 -1,622 -4,761 144 -1,767 600 1,050 -7,500 -7,100: 480 80 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 22.7 20.6 15.9 37.5 55.9 17.0 4.6 93.1 97.1: 6.9 2.9 : : : Total Traders: 257 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 102 65 70 44 42 28 7 208 157: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUGAR NO. 11 - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #080732 Open Interest is 804,303 : Positions : : 135,962 146,414 115,385 258,229 461,710 221,797 20,670 731,372 744,178: 72,931 60,125 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: -23,418) : : -2,858 -18,790 -20,161 -2,248 22,317 1,156 -759 -24,111 -17,394: 693 -6,024 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.9 18.2 14.3 32.1 57.4 27.6 2.6 90.9 92.5: 9.1 7.5 : : : Total Traders: 224 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 54 57 72 73 74 22 11 190 181: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 21, 2017 : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COFFEE C - ICE FUTURES U.S. CFTC Code #083731 Open Interest is 227,813 : Positions : : 35,832 84,695 55,092 79,792 75,327 42,875 4,493 213,591 219,607: 14,222 8,206 : : : Changes from: November 14, 2017 (Change in open interest: -15,396) : : -572 1,692 -4,282 -7,039 -7,529 -3,261 -4,987 -15,154 -15,106: -242 -290 : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.7 37.2 24.2 35.0 33.1 18.8 2.0 93.8 96.4: 6.2 3.6 : : : Total Traders: 479 Number of Traders in Each Category : : 150 152 137 121 97 26 16 374 340: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated November 24, 2017