COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 569,779
: Positions :
: 86,172 82,300 150,639 95,621 221,677 194,584 65,413 527,016 520,029: 42,764 49,751
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: -90,959) :
: -17,110 -8,373 -51,281 -9,632 -16,141 -10,571 -14,885 -88,593 -90,680: -2,366 -279
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.1 14.4 26.4 16.8 38.9 34.2 11.5 92.5 91.3: 7.5 8.7
: :
: Total Traders: 436 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 110 128 155 101 125 43 26 349 354:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 280,351
: Positions :
: 69,584 27,730 47,726 60,722 163,531 77,537 14,686 255,570 253,673: 24,781 26,678
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: -32,846) :
: -6,848 -7,364 -10,145 -11,316 -15,141 -3,340 -269 -31,649 -32,919: -1,197 73
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 24.8 9.9 17.0 21.7 58.3 27.7 5.2 91.2 90.5: 8.8 9.5
: :
: Total Traders: 269 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 76 42 80 66 91 32 11 213 198:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 2,049,082
: Positions :
: 275,653 357,838 502,944 668,765 824,649 400,837 129,566 1,848,199 1,814,998: 200,883 234,084
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: -158,164) :
: -13,474 33,374 -84,729 -43,173 -81,488 -14,199 -19,509 -155,575 -152,352: -2,588 -5,812
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.5 17.5 24.5 32.6 40.2 19.6 6.3 90.2 88.6: 9.8 11.4
: :
: Total Traders: 898 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 186 164 215 389 408 46 30 731 726:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 984,531
: Positions :
: 78,420 175,839 263,050 371,984 361,109 201,301 82,076 914,755 882,073: 69,776 102,457
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: -7,127) :
: -4,839 8,657 -7,184 14,776 -11,118 -12,399 -2,343 -9,645 -11,988: 2,519 4,861
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.0 17.9 26.7 37.8 36.7 20.4 8.3 92.9 89.6: 7.1 10.4
: :
: Total Traders: 680 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 150 184 218 209 223 43 28 529 550:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 558,494
: Positions :
: 71,001 152,068 150,117 183,636 200,713 114,051 21,036 518,804 523,934: 39,691 34,561
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: -13,897) :
: 2,393 -4,810 -6,544 -8,472 -2,778 -559 834 -13,182 -13,299: -715 -598
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.7 27.2 26.9 32.9 35.9 20.4 3.8 92.9 93.8: 7.1 6.2
: :
: Total Traders: 348 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 69 109 111 85 73 36 18 265 266:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 563,031
: Positions :
: 72,941 49,814 134,863 188,319 303,873 114,403 32,460 510,526 521,009: 52,504 42,021
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: 6,883) :
: -14,443 17,093 502 22,049 -19,720 -1,936 3,090 6,172 966: 711 5,917
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.0 8.8 24.0 33.4 54.0 20.3 5.8 90.7 92.5: 9.3 7.5
: :
: Total Traders: 332 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 85 64 110 111 106 32 11 288 253:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 337,242
: Positions :
: 75,606 9,493 67,980 79,940 231,745 97,658 17,711 321,183 326,930: 16,059 10,313
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: 161) :
: -1,615 977 -275 2,043 708 390 78 543 1,489: -382 -1,328
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 22.4 2.8 20.2 23.7 68.7 29.0 5.3 95.2 96.9: 4.8 3.1
: :
: Total Traders: 303 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 131 45 85 62 74 42 15 267 192:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 297,490
: Positions :
: 43,761 63,667 94,875 25,979 81,318 113,034 18,640 277,648 258,500: 19,841 38,990
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: 8,242) :
: -1,195 -7,230 2,452 1,849 8,499 3,450 1,829 6,556 5,550: 1,686 2,692
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.7 21.4 31.9 8.7 27.3 38.0 6.3 93.3 86.9: 6.7 13.1
: :
: Total Traders: 321 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 85 98 127 69 77 39 19 266 264:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 341,842
: Positions :
: 67,960 30,365 68,726 46,511 191,928 128,174 4,967 311,371 295,986: 30,471 45,857
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: 3,721) :
: -1,167 2,112 5,997 -18 -1,907 505 305 5,316 6,507: -1,596 -2,787
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 19.9 8.9 20.1 13.6 56.1 37.5 1.5 91.1 86.6: 8.9 13.4
: :
: Total Traders: 401 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 105 89 139 112 142 46 15 333 322:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 59,603
: Positions :
: 7,445 12,420 17,175 9,516 13,924 17,972 1,205 52,108 44,724: 7,495 14,878
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: -210) :
: -540 892 -273 1,135 963 -100 82 222 1,665: -432 -1,874
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.5 20.8 28.8 16.0 23.4 30.2 2.0 87.4 75.0: 12.6 25.0
: :
: Total Traders: 197 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 49 56 60 42 47 27 7 154 141:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 279,560
: Positions :
: 47,426 53,515 55,893 112,275 140,202 52,941 21,047 268,534 270,657: 11,026 8,903
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: 4,233) :
: 2,117 -1,423 2,571 -8,560 4,348 8,265 -1,442 4,392 4,054: -159 179
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.0 19.1 20.0 40.2 50.2 18.9 7.5 96.1 96.8: 3.9 3.2
: :
: Total Traders: 214 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 73 51 66 46 41 28 10 178 144:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 1,209,619
: Positions :
: 114,500 307,225 285,817 357,818 434,620 359,685 105,695 1,117,820 1,133,357: 91,799 76,262
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: -4,174) :
: -14,132 -3,436 -2,000 -772 -307 4,572 2,180 -12,332 -3,562: 8,158 -612
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.5 25.4 23.6 29.6 35.9 29.7 8.7 92.4 93.7: 7.6 6.3
: :
: Total Traders: 278 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 54 91 96 85 72 33 20 235 223:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 28, 2018
: 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 372,462
: Positions :
: 39,569 141,447 99,009 142,562 95,534 71,879 27,408 353,019 363,398: 19,442 9,064
: :
: Changes from: August 21, 2018 (Change in open interest: 1,161) :
: -899 -5,126 -808 -2,493 3,506 4,971 2,956 771 528: 390 633
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.6 38.0 26.6 38.3 25.6 19.3 7.4 94.8 97.6: 5.2 2.4
: :
: Total Traders: 540 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 185 154 149 135 99 44 23 439 359:
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Updated August 31, 2018