COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 404,906
: Positions :
: 30,375 66,116 130,103 30,276 135,666 188,259 22,575 379,013 354,461: 25,893 50,445
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -14,580) :
: -3,823 -7,841 1,175 -4,722 2,276 1,629 1,290 -5,741 -3,101: -8,839 -11,479
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.5 16.3 32.1 7.5 33.5 46.5 5.6 93.6 87.5: 6.4 12.5
: :
: Total Traders: 331 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 71 121 123 68 98 25 15 243 290:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 97,785
: Positions :
: 13,494 10,826 12,222 28,683 48,559 23,535 312 77,934 71,919: 19,851 25,866
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,323) :
: -140 1,195 -282 177 -682 -1,450 -1 -1,695 230: 372 -1,553
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.8 11.1 12.5 29.3 49.7 24.1 0.3 79.7 73.5: 20.3 26.5
: :
: Total Traders: 142 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 28 20 24 50 62 21 4 111 101:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 1,684,482
: Positions :
: 126,414 63,487 612,737 431,125 722,601 365,009 47,081 1,535,285 1,445,907: 149,197 238,576
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -26,098) :
: -945 -13,168 -1,069 -9,114 2,489 -16,197 -3,227 -27,324 -14,975: 1,226 -11,123
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.5 3.8 36.4 25.6 42.9 21.7 2.8 91.1 85.8: 8.9 14.2
: :
: Total Traders: 733 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 161 148 246 266 340 26 17 578 650:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 538,390
: Positions :
: 50,875 28,557 198,743 88,986 214,690 149,344 14,737 487,948 456,726: 50,442 81,664
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -23,791) :
: 94 -4,516 -8,428 -9,321 -7,449 -4,247 -136 -21,902 -20,530: -1,889 -3,261
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.4 5.3 36.9 16.5 39.9 27.7 2.7 90.6 84.8: 9.4 15.2
: :
: Total Traders: 473 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 129 127 195 100 161 25 14 358 416:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 323,420
: Positions :
: 18,724 30,771 88,775 118,638 173,920 76,063 7,881 302,199 301,347: 21,221 22,074
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -17,602) :
: 4,908 -3,645 -10,795 -6,359 2,515 -4,542 -2,243 -16,788 -14,168: -813 -3,434
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.8 9.5 27.4 36.7 53.8 23.5 2.4 93.4 93.2: 6.6 6.8
: :
: Total Traders: 190 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 34 46 65 52 59 18 7 148 156:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 365,481
: Positions :
: 26,330 35,180 140,209 84,696 166,208 97,758 8,401 348,994 349,998: 16,488 15,484
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,660) :
: -754 -1,576 231 1,682 -697 -6,159 -3,216 -5,000 -5,257: -2,659 -2,403
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.2 9.6 38.4 23.2 45.5 26.7 2.3 95.5 95.8: 4.5 4.2
: :
: Total Traders: 299 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 111 85 105 69 62 24 10 243 226:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 219,474
: Positions :
: 25,313 28,947 54,442 18,176 104,017 98,651 977 196,582 188,383: 22,892 31,092
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -11,559) :
: -2,674 -1,013 -1,993 2,266 -51 -5,786 -2,122 -8,188 -5,180: -3,371 -6,379
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.5 13.2 24.8 8.3 47.4 44.9 0.4 89.6 85.8: 10.4 14.2
: :
: Total Traders: 245 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 78 70 89 37 55 25 8 177 198:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 297,516
: Positions :
: 44,650 59,912 57,671 35,447 120,273 135,488 3,065 273,256 240,922: 24,260 56,594
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -19,668) :
: -4,067 -2,231 -8,168 859 -5,122 -5,336 -25 -16,712 -15,546: -2,956 -4,122
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.0 20.1 19.4 11.9 40.4 45.5 1.0 91.8 81.0: 8.2 19.0
: :
: Total Traders: 345 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 60 102 97 88 136 26 9 239 297:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 29,643
: Positions :
: 4,259 9,889 6,381 6,635 2,434 7,282 1,394 24,557 20,098: 5,086 9,545
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: 465) :
: -791 539 880 1,509 339 -611 20 987 1,778: -521 -1,312
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.4 33.4 21.5 22.4 8.2 24.6 4.7 82.8 67.8: 17.2 32.2
: :
: Total Traders: 136 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 26 46 35 31 24 20 3 95 94:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 138,682
: Positions :
: 31,625 25,825 16,631 54,481 86,508 25,488 3,678 128,225 132,643: 10,457 6,039
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,253) :
: -1,659 -2,295 -1,044 -2,190 171 1,141 92 -3,752 -3,076: 499 -177
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 22.8 18.6 12.0 39.3 62.4 18.4 2.7 92.5 95.6: 7.5 4.4
: :
: Total Traders: 149 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 36 39 30 40 40 22 4 117 97:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 1,001,371
: Positions :
: 96,011 49,927 213,309 240,705 610,097 367,864 60,432 917,888 933,765: 83,483 67,606
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: -39,640) :
: -7,958 -9,518 1,499 -2,349 -15,142 -20,465 -1,591 -29,273 -24,752: -10,367 -14,888
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.6 5.0 21.3 24.0 60.9 36.7 6.0 91.7 93.2: 8.3 6.8
: :
: Total Traders: 221 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 54 49 77 71 77 24 11 192 178:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 23, 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 178,317
: Positions :
: 23,102 24,536 54,372 40,895 91,844 55,023 3,113 173,393 173,865: 4,924 4,452
: :
: Changes from: September 16, 2008 (Change in open interest: 340) :
: -1,238 1,650 5,333 706 -4,858 -2,500 -90 2,301 2,035: -1,961 -1,695
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.0 13.8 30.5 22.9 51.5 30.9 1.7 97.2 97.5: 2.8 2.5
: :
: Total Traders: 375 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 113 89 106 110 119 26 7 293 285:
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Updated September 26, 2008