COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 652,326
: Positions :
: 101,053 268,020 188,601 154,562 120,411 159,567 28,466 603,784 605,499: 48,543 46,828
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 7,978) :
: 1,116 -104 2,749 3,639 824 1,157 4,815 8,660 8,285: -683 -307
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.5 41.1 28.9 23.7 18.5 24.5 4.4 92.6 92.8: 7.4 7.2
: :
: Total Traders: 475 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 134 169 155 102 99 27 18 352 365:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 344,410
: Positions :
: 88,029 119,767 59,883 112,230 128,408 57,489 13,247 317,631 321,305: 26,780 23,106
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 5,184) :
: 3,080 376 -257 -1,737 -286 3,124 4,805 4,209 4,638: 975 546
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 25.6 34.8 17.4 32.6 37.3 16.7 3.8 92.2 93.3: 7.8 6.7
: :
: Total Traders: 296 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 92 73 81 77 74 20 9 227 208:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 1,880,411
: Positions :
: 227,480 485,781 460,983 560,192 658,732 388,128 61,387 1,636,783 1,666,883: 243,628 213,528
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 44,228) :
: 1,931 22,168 23,189 17,433 -2,908 -5,371 3,277 37,182 45,726: 7,046 -1,497
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.1 25.8 24.5 29.8 35.0 20.6 3.3 87.0 88.6: 13.0 11.4
: :
: Total Traders: 825 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 191 172 206 343 338 28 18 669 644:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 893,209
: Positions :
: 87,705 144,543 220,611 370,081 380,817 150,480 43,136 828,877 789,108: 64,333 104,101
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 46,590) :
: -9,567 38,687 19,554 29,651 -27,568 3,520 13,540 43,158 44,213: 3,432 2,377
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.8 16.2 24.7 41.4 42.6 16.8 4.8 92.8 88.3: 7.2 11.7
: :
: Total Traders: 624 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 164 163 239 196 210 27 18 513 535:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 500,990
: Positions :
: 96,239 89,079 113,950 140,039 250,047 116,839 18,631 467,068 471,708: 33,923 29,282
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 6,689) :
: -369 5,717 4,470 -807 -6,450 3,009 2,831 6,304 6,568: 385 121
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 19.2 17.8 22.7 28.0 49.9 23.3 3.7 93.2 94.2: 6.8 5.8
: :
: Total Traders: 324 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 89 85 115 86 84 22 12 266 249:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 445,181
: Positions :
: 81,068 32,568 77,885 132,987 291,759 109,443 15,664 401,384 417,876: 43,797 27,304
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: -11,561) :
: -14,519 2,659 -305 9,178 -15,906 -1,715 2,684 -7,361 -10,868: -4,199 -693
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 18.2 7.3 17.5 29.9 65.5 24.6 3.5 90.2 93.9: 9.8 6.1
: :
: Total Traders: 277 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 84 52 88 90 89 22 10 244 203:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 317,774
: Positions :
: 109,825 17,787 51,826 54,169 223,897 82,071 12,033 297,891 305,544: 19,883 12,230
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 9,421) :
: 10,171 735 -2,958 -1,764 10,418 2,742 2,363 8,191 10,557: 1,230 -1,136
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 34.6 5.6 16.3 17.0 70.5 25.8 3.8 93.7 96.2: 6.3 3.8
: :
: Total Traders: 317 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 130 67 82 53 78 28 13 259 202:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 266,128
: Positions :
: 70,423 31,532 59,768 31,153 125,054 88,207 7,144 249,551 223,498: 16,577 42,630
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: -31,261) :
: -7,505 -1,077 -19,572 1,377 -7,491 -2,930 -682 -28,631 -28,823: -2,630 -2,438
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 26.5 11.8 22.5 11.7 47.0 33.1 2.7 93.8 84.0: 6.2 16.0
: :
: Total Traders: 301 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 87 81 111 65 88 27 12 243 241:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 381,993
: Positions :
: 96,253 15,040 75,203 46,843 231,400 133,625 5,373 351,924 327,016: 30,069 54,977
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: -4,119) :
: -6,619 1,180 1,682 887 -5,904 440 368 -3,610 -2,674: -510 -1,445
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 25.2 3.9 19.7 12.3 60.6 35.0 1.4 92.1 85.6: 7.9 14.4
: :
: Total Traders: 409 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 125 70 122 114 160 27 9 328 314:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 64,854
: Positions :
: 17,545 11,188 17,683 5,628 15,592 14,207 172 55,063 44,636: 9,791 20,218
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 1,032) :
: -1,470 578 823 1,079 -133 -247 -57 185 1,211: 847 -180
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 27.1 17.3 27.3 8.7 24.0 21.9 0.3 84.9 68.8: 15.1 31.2
: :
: Total Traders: 239 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 54 53 76 53 77 22 2 181 178:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 292,425
: Positions :
: 59,023 79,075 52,338 114,782 134,909 44,510 15,266 270,655 281,589: 21,771 10,836
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 7,274) :
: 1,957 5,981 3,165 2,294 -3,439 -912 1,131 6,504 6,839: 770 435
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.2 27.0 17.9 39.3 46.1 15.2 5.2 92.6 96.3: 7.4 3.7
: :
: Total Traders: 284 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 116 76 78 51 42 25 8 234 172:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 899,759
: Positions :
: 117,959 223,518 169,751 313,017 412,377 231,587 23,147 832,313 828,793: 67,446 70,966
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 22,126) :
: 2,359 20,432 320 16,739 -3,836 2,748 2,921 22,165 19,836: -40 2,290
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.1 24.8 18.9 34.8 45.8 25.7 2.6 92.5 92.1: 7.5 7.9
: :
: Total Traders: 250 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 68 65 81 76 77 23 15 211 202:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 19, 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 252,035
: Positions :
: 34,501 92,562 67,336 92,917 78,822 41,202 5,470 235,955 244,189: 16,079 7,846
: :
: Changes from: December 12, 2017 (Change in open interest: 3,186) :
: 567 3,138 727 3,579 -1,595 -1,817 1,225 3,056 3,494: 130 -308
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.7 36.7 26.7 36.9 31.3 16.3 2.2 93.6 96.9: 6.4 3.1
: :
: Total Traders: 518 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 171 154 150 133 104 29 17 407 368:
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Updated December 22, 2017