COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 449,902
: Positions :
: 42,643 67,702 135,817 36,768 155,771 204,186 33,106 419,413 392,396: 30,490 57,507
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: 13,593) :
: 686 -3,060 10,932 4,025 5,116 -3,076 -1,636 12,566 11,352: 1,027 2,241
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.5 15.0 30.2 8.2 34.6 45.4 7.4 93.2 87.2: 6.8 12.8
: :
: Total Traders: 373 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 90 129 151 71 97 28 17 287 318:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 105,626
: Positions :
: 13,470 10,109 17,976 29,988 46,340 24,959 672 86,393 75,098: 19,232 30,528
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: -265) :
: 1,725 -607 1,620 -3,268 -4,510 -2,602 -303 -2,526 -3,801: 2,261 3,535
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.8 9.6 17.0 28.4 43.9 23.6 0.6 81.8 71.1: 18.2 28.9
: :
: Total Traders: 149 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 30 20 34 49 59 20 6 115 111:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 1,960,640
: Positions :
: 157,644 80,328 705,412 519,026 840,585 414,052 49,288 1,796,134 1,675,614: 164,507 285,027
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: 20,888) :
: -18,234 8,925 16,721 14,696 -27,245 -3,177 4,464 10,005 2,865: 10,883 18,023
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.0 4.1 36.0 26.5 42.9 21.1 2.5 91.6 85.5: 8.4 14.5
: :
: Total Traders: 815 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 176 156 268 277 388 29 19 624 726:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 547,771
: Positions :
: 79,361 28,882 171,070 86,592 251,867 161,314 12,214 498,337 464,034: 49,434 83,737
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: -4,838) :
: -2,997 1,143 964 3,422 -6,701 -1,182 -1,548 206 -6,142: -5,044 1,304
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.5 5.3 31.2 15.8 46.0 29.4 2.2 91.0 84.7: 9.0 15.3
: :
: Total Traders: 516 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 154 118 182 103 191 28 16 369 443:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 299,973
: Positions :
: 25,234 26,396 73,786 101,755 168,934 73,165 7,302 273,940 276,418: 26,032 23,554
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,681) :
: -7,230 3,076 -10,248 20,723 4,127 1,564 3,330 4,810 286: -1,129 3,396
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.4 8.8 24.6 33.9 56.3 24.4 2.4 91.3 92.1: 8.7 7.9
: :
: Total Traders: 190 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 39 41 60 54 62 19 6 153 148:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 380,635
: Positions :
: 31,724 36,903 132,118 82,981 185,669 113,065 9,501 359,888 364,191: 20,747 16,444
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: 860) :
: -5,192 5,749 6,150 1,824 -12,806 -494 502 2,288 -405: -1,428 1,265
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.3 9.7 34.7 21.8 48.8 29.7 2.5 94.5 95.7: 5.5 4.3
: :
: Total Traders: 299 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 103 97 110 56 61 25 12 232 235:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 264,722
: Positions :
: 34,386 32,551 70,779 14,959 125,599 116,584 2,115 236,708 231,045: 28,014 33,677
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: 8,702) :
: 2,482 -770 7,015 335 4,142 -275 149 9,557 10,538: -854 -1,835
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.0 12.3 26.7 5.7 47.4 44.0 0.8 89.4 87.3: 10.6 12.7
: :
: Total Traders: 247 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 82 63 96 35 50 25 7 197 179:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 341,514
: Positions :
: 50,028 48,691 81,613 32,390 146,241 150,914 2,719 314,946 279,265: 26,568 62,249
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: -15,046) :
: 1,337 5,918 -13,003 -1,275 -3,979 -2,605 -1,120 -15,547 -12,184: 501 -2,861
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.6 14.3 23.9 9.5 42.8 44.2 0.8 92.2 81.8: 7.8 18.2
: :
: Total Traders: 362 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 81 79 108 90 148 27 7 261 302:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 38,356
: Positions :
: 8,350 5,290 9,104 6,368 6,386 8,670 2,394 32,491 23,173: 5,866 15,183
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,405) :
: 967 -794 324 1,946 1,361 -348 79 2,889 970: 516 2,435
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.8 13.8 23.7 16.6 16.6 22.6 6.2 84.7 60.4: 15.3 39.6
: :
: Total Traders: 135 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 28 33 38 29 39 20 5 106 94:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 156,327
: Positions :
: 42,887 29,454 16,108 58,851 103,389 27,801 2,931 145,647 151,882: 10,680 4,444
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: -12,047) :
: -3,029 -2,601 -6,002 748 -2,732 -983 258 -9,266 -11,077: -2,781 -970
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 27.4 18.8 10.3 37.6 66.1 17.8 1.9 93.2 97.2: 6.8 2.8
: :
: Total Traders: 164 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 54 29 39 40 41 22 5 139 101:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 1,152,172
: Positions :
: 133,351 59,462 273,717 219,386 674,530 421,192 77,772 1,047,647 1,085,481: 104,526 66,691
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: 34,548) :
: 5,930 -15,020 18,977 -6,208 23,776 -72 2,212 18,627 29,946: 15,921 4,602
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.6 5.2 23.8 19.0 58.5 36.6 6.7 90.9 94.2: 9.1 5.8
: :
: Total Traders: 235 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 70 48 77 68 77 26 15 204 184:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 5, 2008
: 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 196,805
: Positions :
: 29,815 13,754 58,702 37,454 112,184 62,631 3,976 188,602 188,615: 8,203 8,190
: :
: Changes from: July 29, 2008 (Change in open interest: -4,209) :
: 3,101 1,131 -6,602 -1,463 -1,131 1,427 776 -3,536 -5,826: -672 1,617
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.1 7.0 29.8 19.0 57.0 31.8 2.0 95.8 95.8: 4.2 4.2
: :
: Total Traders: 389 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 147 74 118 107 115 27 7 323 281:
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Updated August 8, 2008