COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 538,634
: Positions :
: 72,808 110,370 162,725 87,541 161,500 179,422 58,114 502,496 492,709: 36,138 45,926
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: 20,057) :
: 7,784 -8,023 11,623 -6,025 11,718 3,988 4,749 17,370 20,067: 2,687 -10
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.5 20.5 30.2 16.3 30.0 33.3 10.8 93.3 91.5: 6.7 8.5
: :
: Total Traders: 399 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 103 113 138 90 110 47 23 323 310:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 309,503
: Positions :
: 71,088 75,869 64,771 74,513 130,843 70,234 15,875 280,607 287,358: 28,897 22,145
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: 1,731) :
: -3,419 -8,315 3,848 1,328 6,623 -1,524 -1,161 232 995: 1,498 735
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.0 24.5 20.9 24.1 42.3 22.7 5.1 90.7 92.8: 9.3 7.2
: :
: Total Traders: 271 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 69 55 70 75 88 34 13 211 198:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 1,903,441
: Positions :
: 269,499 207,127 423,936 553,943 925,540 449,251 126,983 1,696,629 1,683,586: 206,812 219,854
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: 2,471) :
: 15,529 -17,095 4,845 -13,336 12,849 1,046 -43 8,083 555: -5,612 1,916
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.2 10.9 22.3 29.1 48.6 23.6 6.7 89.1 88.4: 10.9 11.6
: :
: Total Traders: 849 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 173 137 205 352 388 50 26 681 672:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 876,677
: Positions :
: 62,869 115,479 230,121 325,881 370,213 191,029 58,368 809,899 774,181: 66,777 102,496
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: -6,761) :
: -155 -11,397 -1,898 -412 5,838 -4,725 3,024 -7,190 -4,434: 429 -2,327
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.2 13.2 26.2 37.2 42.2 21.8 6.7 92.4 88.3: 7.6 11.7
: :
: Total Traders: 623 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 121 163 213 209 233 45 27 508 531:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 508,126
: Positions :
: 59,909 105,808 138,914 155,850 221,514 115,353 11,882 470,026 478,119: 38,100 30,007
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: -25,256) :
: -3,876 -547 -8,420 -4,513 -8,288 -7,584 -6,374 -24,394 -23,629: -862 -1,627
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.8 20.8 27.3 30.7 43.6 22.7 2.3 92.5 94.1: 7.5 5.9
: :
: Total Traders: 319 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 64 85 106 84 74 37 16 253 242:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 470,693
: Positions :
: 46,187 58,372 98,311 159,726 249,317 109,748 25,912 413,972 431,912: 56,722 38,781
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: -17,696) :
: 1,064 -3,166 -11,018 -5,388 -500 -2,051 -2,939 -17,393 -17,623: -303 -73
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.8 12.4 20.9 33.9 53.0 23.3 5.5 87.9 91.8: 12.1 8.2
: :
: Total Traders: 293 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 60 62 88 101 87 35 15 250 216:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 267,435
: Positions :
: 41,379 20,901 56,757 58,690 165,687 95,228 11,718 252,054 255,062: 15,381 12,373
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: -2,364) :
: -1,379 2,102 -224 -1,317 -4,808 1,969 -265 -951 -3,194: -1,413 830
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.5 7.8 21.2 21.9 62.0 35.6 4.4 94.2 95.4: 5.8 4.6
: :
: Total Traders: 274 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 84 64 89 52 65 45 17 228 199:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 261,819
: Positions :
: 39,485 25,374 76,482 32,663 106,398 87,885 13,865 236,515 222,118: 25,303 39,700
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: -25,266) :
: -1,451 140 -20,448 -248 -3,502 -3,057 -106 -25,204 -23,915: -62 -1,351
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.1 9.7 29.2 12.5 40.6 33.6 5.3 90.3 84.8: 9.7 15.2
: :
: Total Traders: 311 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 106 64 120 68 83 39 18 269 244:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 388,399
: Positions :
: 77,961 20,537 86,137 48,637 220,702 145,308 6,284 358,042 333,659: 30,357 54,739
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: 11,883) :
: 9,799 -2,184 3,450 -1,809 6,940 3,021 1,546 14,461 9,752: -2,577 2,131
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.1 5.3 22.2 12.5 56.8 37.4 1.6 92.2 85.9: 7.8 14.1
: :
: Total Traders: 433 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 119 66 138 116 168 48 16 355 338:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 57,852
: Positions :
: 7,019 15,385 16,319 8,863 9,286 16,604 1,596 48,804 42,585: 9,048 15,267
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: 491) :
: 440 -2,014 1,985 -131 -737 -569 314 1,724 -451: -1,234 942
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.1 26.6 28.2 15.3 16.1 28.7 2.8 84.4 73.6: 15.6 26.4
: :
: Total Traders: 183 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 43 43 58 42 45 29 10 147 135:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 277,665
: Positions :
: 39,209 51,592 56,474 109,988 140,188 60,781 21,999 266,452 270,253: 11,212 7,412
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: 2,368) :
: 2,592 -4,314 248 -1,653 6,885 2,019 902 3,206 3,722: -838 -1,354
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.1 18.6 20.3 39.6 50.5 21.9 7.9 96.0 97.3: 4.0 2.7
: :
: Total Traders: 224 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 65 65 62 43 45 34 16 178 157:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 1,010,485
: Positions :
: 79,009 156,267 213,910 343,861 527,012 294,796 50,806 931,576 947,995: 78,910 62,491
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: 17,846) :
: -287 26,212 615 20,921 -17,689 -4,677 1,766 16,572 10,904: 1,275 6,942
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.8 15.5 21.2 34.0 52.2 29.2 5.0 92.2 93.8: 7.8 6.2
: :
: Total Traders: 251 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 52 66 81 80 74 36 23 214 204:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 18, 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 318,487
: Positions :
: 26,034 86,934 79,743 130,733 117,845 65,965 26,874 302,475 311,396: 16,012 7,091
: :
: Changes from: December 11, 2018 (Change in open interest: 5,159) :
: 846 6,643 3,128 376 -5,770 -518 1,398 3,831 5,399: 1,328 -239
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.2 27.3 25.0 41.0 37.0 20.7 8.4 95.0 97.8: 5.0 2.2
: :
: Total Traders: 465 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 117 135 131 140 109 45 27 380 339:
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Updated December 20, 2018