COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 447,612
: Positions :
: 25,753 55,728 182,084 42,514 120,098 164,498 34,303 414,849 392,213: 32,763 55,399
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: 6,654) :
: 3,963 -3,003 -8,465 5,482 5,660 3,184 9,074 4,163 3,265: 2,491 3,389
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.8 12.5 40.7 9.5 26.8 36.8 7.7 92.7 87.6: 7.3 12.4
: :
: Total Traders: 345 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 70 116 160 69 83 24 17 282 304:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 98,274
: Positions :
: 10,895 9,734 13,306 31,836 43,715 18,859 2,135 74,896 68,890: 23,378 29,384
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,927) :
: -1,001 -1,722 -1,467 -59 944 -668 69 -3,195 -2,176: 1,268 249
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.1 9.9 13.5 32.4 44.5 19.2 2.2 76.2 70.1: 23.8 29.9
: :
: Total Traders: 120 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 20 14 23 48 55 19 6 99 92:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 1,615,398
: Positions :
: 72,708 117,775 629,751 456,208 582,610 299,777 75,792 1,458,444 1,405,928: 156,954 209,470
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -96,972) :
: -4,315 -3,633 -71,910 -18,230 -10,381 -5,196 -3,173 -99,651 -89,097: 2,679 -7,875
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 4.5 7.3 39.0 28.2 36.1 18.6 4.7 90.3 87.0: 9.7 13.0
: :
: Total Traders: 707 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 140 178 274 278 293 25 17 612 632:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 423,940
: Positions :
: 30,405 20,520 145,004 90,583 179,611 110,764 12,585 376,756 357,719: 47,184 66,221
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,184) :
: 857 1 2,961 -203 -2,012 -2,585 1,453 1,030 2,403: -2,214 -3,587
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.2 4.8 34.2 21.4 42.4 26.1 3.0 88.9 84.4: 11.1 15.6
: :
: Total Traders: 340 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 92 82 139 93 111 24 15 282 295:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 327,226
: Positions :
: 7,509 22,091 110,558 128,803 156,485 58,857 11,742 305,726 300,876: 21,499 26,350
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,601) :
: -3,298 -929 2,549 -7,475 -10,219 -861 -473 -9,085 -9,071: 1,483 1,470
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 2.3 6.8 33.8 39.4 47.8 18.0 3.6 93.4 91.9: 6.6 8.1
: :
: Total Traders: 190 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 30 48 76 56 58 15 9 158 164:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 201,926
: Positions :
: 20,663 21,797 58,509 36,520 102,988 73,596 5,553 189,289 188,847: 12,637 13,078
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -10,495) :
: 954 -1,768 1,433 -8,295 -8,372 -2,578 -1,085 -8,486 -9,792: -2,008 -703
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.2 10.8 29.0 18.1 51.0 36.4 2.8 93.7 93.5: 6.3 6.5
: :
: Total Traders: 207 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 62 57 58 49 57 23 7 159 156:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 196,255
: Positions :
: 32,225 28,209 47,640 20,130 84,649 78,247 4,732 178,242 165,230: 18,014 31,026
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,421) :
: 670 449 1,338 -191 -2,029 -839 1,935 978 1,692: 442 -272
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.4 14.4 24.3 10.3 43.1 39.9 2.4 90.8 84.2: 9.2 15.8
: :
: Total Traders: 217 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 53 67 81 32 48 22 9 156 174:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 273,079
: Positions :
: 28,736 39,540 71,970 45,885 112,702 106,691 4,117 253,283 228,329: 19,796 44,750
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: 9,114) :
: -4,678 1,036 8,600 7,029 937 -2,990 326 7,961 10,900: 1,152 -1,786
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.5 14.5 26.4 16.8 41.3 39.1 1.5 92.8 83.6: 7.2 16.4
: :
: Total Traders: 314 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 58 74 87 94 144 23 10 227 272:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 21,900
: Positions :
: 4,026 6,823 2,387 3,890 2,785 6,811 539 17,114 12,533: 4,786 9,367
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,370) :
: -321 101 525 125 194 128 -24 457 796: 913 574
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 18.4 31.2 10.9 17.8 12.7 31.1 2.5 78.1 57.2: 21.9 42.8
: :
: Total Traders: 93 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 17 26 22 18 21 19 2 69 58:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 116,001
: Positions :
: 27,976 19,402 14,548 54,338 67,746 13,114 7,997 109,975 109,693: 6,026 6,308
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -6,839) :
: 813 -1,814 -2,573 -4,222 -783 -781 -761 -6,764 -5,932: -76 -908
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 24.1 16.7 12.5 46.8 58.4 11.3 6.9 94.8 94.6: 5.2 5.4
: :
: Total Traders: 121 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 25 29 19 39 35 17 4 92 78:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 935,967
: Positions :
: 70,308 52,043 242,129 247,247 504,824 306,996 66,216 866,681 865,212: 69,287 70,756
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -21,808) :
: -4,497 -3,636 -8,299 -2,174 -9,561 -8,415 -4,518 -23,384 -26,014: 1,576 4,206
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.5 5.6 25.9 26.4 53.9 32.8 7.1 92.6 92.4: 7.4 7.6
: :
: Total Traders: 220 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 47 59 73 72 73 23 13 188 179:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 18, 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 144,399
: Positions :
: 11,073 25,416 34,949 53,121 73,095 37,424 2,063 136,567 135,523: 7,831 8,876
: :
: Changes from: November 11, 2008 (Change in open interest: -50,595) :
: -3,023 -3,702 -32,061 -13,847 -16,379 -3,348 -1,106 -52,278 -53,247: 1,683 2,652
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.7 17.6 24.2 36.8 50.6 25.9 1.4 94.6 93.9: 5.4 6.1
: :
: Total Traders: 324 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 83 80 84 107 108 22 6 251 246:
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Updated Novenber 21, 2008