COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 323,676
: Positions :
: 24,832 51,016 93,674 28,249 108,679 147,930 21,385 294,685 274,754: 28,992 48,922
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -123,936) :
: -920 -4,712 -88,409 -14,266 -11,419 -16,569 -12,918 -120,164 -117,458: -3,771 -6,477
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.7 15.8 28.9 8.7 33.6 45.7 6.6 91.0 84.9: 9.0 15.1
: :
: Total Traders: 295 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 54 98 126 56 81 24 15 226 261:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 83,969
: Positions :
: 10,521 10,149 10,370 28,354 40,066 19,390 2,061 68,635 62,646: 15,334 21,322
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -14,305) :
: -374 415 -2,936 -3,482 -3,648 531 -74 -6,261 -6,244: -8,044 -8,062
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.5 12.1 12.4 33.8 47.7 23.1 2.5 81.7 74.6: 18.3 25.4
: :
: Total Traders: 121 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 19 15 24 46 53 20 6 98 91:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 1,256,683
: Positions :
: 68,351 109,635 385,145 371,210 497,368 270,764 37,797 1,095,471 1,029,945: 161,212 226,738
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -358,715) :
: -4,357 -8,140 -244,606 -84,998 -85,242 -29,012 -37,996 -362,973 -375,983: 4,258 17,268
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.4 8.7 30.6 29.5 39.6 21.5 3.0 87.2 82.0: 12.8 18.0
: :
: Total Traders: 596 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 105 143 212 237 257 24 15 499 531:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 427,552
: Positions :
: 33,691 22,303 138,576 95,501 180,798 108,137 15,159 375,905 356,836: 51,647 70,716
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,612) :
: 3,286 1,784 -6,428 4,918 1,187 -2,627 2,574 -851 -883: 4,463 4,495
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.9 5.2 32.4 22.3 42.3 25.3 3.5 87.9 83.5: 12.1 16.5
: :
: Total Traders: 341 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 89 85 131 95 116 24 15 280 291:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 276,863
: Positions :
: 7,364 22,247 79,537 111,143 138,535 53,567 7,247 251,611 247,565: 25,252 29,298
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -50,362) :
: -145 156 -31,021 -17,660 -17,950 -5,290 -4,495 -54,115 -53,311: 3,753 2,948
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 2.7 8.0 28.7 40.1 50.0 19.3 2.6 90.9 89.4: 9.1 10.6
: :
: Total Traders: 172 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 29 37 65 50 49 15 9 138 145:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 195,132
: Positions :
: 18,665 22,547 59,308 32,262 95,864 72,001 5,338 182,236 183,057: 12,896 12,075
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -6,794) :
: -1,999 750 799 -4,258 -7,123 -1,595 -215 -7,053 -5,790: 259 -1,004
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.6 11.6 30.4 16.5 49.1 36.9 2.7 93.4 93.8: 6.6 6.2
: :
: Total Traders: 202 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 59 58 52 47 49 24 8 155 145:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 193,245
: Positions :
: 31,604 27,782 48,502 19,513 84,620 75,238 3,575 174,857 164,479: 18,388 28,766
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,010) :
: -621 -427 862 -617 -29 -3,009 -1,157 -3,385 -751: 375 -2,259
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.4 14.4 25.1 10.1 43.8 38.9 1.8 90.5 85.1: 9.5 14.9
: :
: Total Traders: 205 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 47 60 69 34 50 22 7 149 158:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 272,530
: Positions :
: 24,199 36,530 76,322 47,100 112,274 105,046 4,104 252,666 229,230: 19,864 43,300
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -549) :
: -4,537 -3,010 4,351 1,215 -428 -1,645 -13 -617 901: 68 -1,450
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.9 13.4 28.0 17.3 41.2 38.5 1.5 92.7 84.1: 7.3 15.9
: :
: Total Traders: 309 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 57 71 82 93 144 24 9 219 268:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 21,040
: Positions :
: 3,429 7,389 2,354 4,092 1,999 6,932 324 16,807 12,066: 4,233 8,974
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -861) :
: -597 566 -33 202 -786 121 -215 -307 -468: -553 -393
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.3 35.1 11.2 19.4 9.5 32.9 1.5 79.9 57.3: 20.1 42.7
: :
: Total Traders: 95 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 17 27 22 19 18 19 2 70 58:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 118,801
: Positions :
: 28,941 19,827 14,579 55,961 71,704 13,024 6,746 112,505 112,856: 6,296 5,946
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,800) :
: 966 425 31 1,623 3,958 -89 -1,251 2,530 3,163: 270 -363
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 24.4 16.7 12.3 47.1 60.4 11.0 5.7 94.7 95.0: 5.3 5.0
: :
: Total Traders: 129 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 31 30 20 39 38 16 4 96 83:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 933,085
: Positions :
: 71,467 46,212 242,619 246,050 510,779 300,651 66,706 860,786 866,316: 72,299 66,769
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,882) :
: 1,158 -5,831 491 -1,198 5,956 -6,346 490 -5,895 1,105: 3,012 -3,987
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.7 5.0 26.0 26.4 54.7 32.2 7.1 92.3 92.8: 7.7 7.2
: :
: Total Traders: 220 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 49 59 70 71 72 23 13 188 175:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of November 25, 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 141,009
: Positions :
: 11,263 24,967 35,951 49,565 70,011 36,821 2,145 133,600 133,073: 7,410 7,936
: :
: Changes from: November 18, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,389) :
: 190 -449 1,002 -3,556 -3,084 -603 82 -2,968 -2,449: -422 -940
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.0 17.7 25.5 35.2 49.6 26.1 1.5 94.7 94.4: 5.3 5.6
: :
: Total Traders: 325 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 80 83 85 110 107 22 6 253 247:
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Updated December 01, 2008