COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 326,010
: Positions :
: 30,685 54,335 91,646 31,053 113,137 147,476 20,742 300,859 279,860: 25,151 46,150
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 6,167) :
: 3,749 -9,729 1,723 493 15,496 -1,939 -69 4,027 7,421: 2,140 -1,254
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.4 16.7 28.1 9.5 34.7 45.2 6.4 92.3 85.8: 7.7 14.2
: :
: Total Traders: 290 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 68 96 108 61 83 24 14 223 244:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 85,840
: Positions :
: 12,625 9,354 10,445 28,567 42,290 19,475 3,031 71,112 65,121: 14,728 20,719
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,197) :
: 1,726 -39 -165 740 3,063 613 554 2,914 3,414: 284 -216
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.7 10.9 12.2 33.3 49.3 22.7 3.5 82.8 75.9: 17.2 24.1
: :
: Total Traders: 125 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 26 19 22 46 50 18 6 101 88:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 1,279,967
: Positions :
: 81,162 100,500 433,393 352,665 504,788 266,111 38,503 1,133,331 1,077,184: 146,636 202,782
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 33,119) :
: 9,928 -7,037 19,598 -5,917 20,063 -3,178 -3,266 20,430 29,358: 12,689 3,761
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.3 7.9 33.9 27.6 39.4 20.8 3.0 88.5 84.2: 11.5 15.8
: :
: Total Traders: 613 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 133 147 208 233 259 24 14 502 537:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 442,111
: Positions :
: 32,056 25,908 148,875 104,945 183,918 105,294 15,563 391,169 374,264: 50,941 67,847
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,504) :
: 183 -2,401 -5,505 -6,238 867 -1,004 -345 -12,563 -7,385: 5,059 -119
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.3 5.9 33.7 23.7 41.6 23.8 3.5 88.5 84.7: 11.5 15.3
: :
: Total Traders: 343 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 96 81 144 102 110 24 15 298 296:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 261,880
: Positions :
: 9,796 26,923 71,683 108,988 129,660 48,677 6,492 239,144 234,758: 22,736 27,122
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,808) :
: 3,619 -3,372 6,735 -695 3,980 -2,284 -887 7,374 6,455: -2,566 -1,647
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 3.7 10.3 27.4 41.6 49.5 18.6 2.5 91.3 89.6: 8.7 10.4
: :
: Total Traders: 184 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 31 38 73 46 51 17 9 143 156:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 201,242
: Positions :
: 18,655 16,173 65,053 31,415 98,095 70,511 6,416 185,633 185,737: 15,609 15,506
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -505) :
: 600 -1,597 668 -647 862 -783 220 -163 152: -342 -657
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.3 8.0 32.3 15.6 48.7 35.0 3.2 92.2 92.3: 7.8 7.7
: :
: Total Traders: 194 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 60 47 55 50 52 25 9 162 139:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 177,910
: Positions :
: 28,779 29,835 40,927 17,938 78,120 73,522 2,754 161,166 151,637: 16,744 26,273
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -15,847) :
: -4,048 2,297 -5,360 -3,111 -10,951 -1,947 -205 -14,465 -14,219: -1,381 -1,628
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.2 16.8 23.0 10.1 43.9 41.3 1.5 90.6 85.2: 9.4 14.8
: :
: Total Traders: 191 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 48 59 61 32 49 20 5 135 150:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 255,260
: Positions :
: 25,226 39,550 66,864 44,713 103,652 98,861 1,926 235,663 211,992: 19,596 43,268
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,466) :
: 287 -792 3,207 -385 -281 -814 190 2,296 2,324: 169 141
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.9 15.5 26.2 17.5 40.6 38.7 0.8 92.3 83.0: 7.7 17.0
: :
: Total Traders: 291 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 57 67 74 83 134 22 4 201 245:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 22,663
: Positions :
: 3,130 7,449 3,245 4,699 2,362 6,701 308 17,775 13,364: 4,887 9,298
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -354) :
: -143 150 -276 -79 -1 -115 -81 -613 -207: 259 -147
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.8 32.9 14.3 20.7 10.4 29.6 1.4 78.4 59.0: 21.6 41.0
: :
: Total Traders: 99 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 15 31 26 20 19 18 2 72 65:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 122,881
: Positions :
: 28,511 16,331 15,990 52,800 82,932 17,183 1,913 114,484 117,166: 8,397 5,715
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,629) :
: -169 -3,491 673 -1,077 6,495 1,392 -1,609 818 2,068: 811 -439
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.2 13.3 13.0 43.0 67.5 14.0 1.6 93.2 95.3: 6.8 4.7
: :
: Total Traders: 128 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 28 28 28 36 41 21 4 101 87:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 938,447
: Positions :
: 67,557 51,802 244,285 277,082 509,533 284,541 73,003 873,464 878,622: 64,983 59,825
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: -22,298) :
: -839 -13,862 -4,478 5,163 15,072 -11,130 -1,473 -11,284 -4,741: -11,014 -17,557
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.2 5.5 26.0 29.5 54.3 30.3 7.8 93.1 93.6: 6.9 6.4
: :
: Total Traders: 225 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 55 58 70 76 73 23 13 195 177:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 16, 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 156,807
: Positions :
: 10,906 26,377 47,125 55,038 72,486 35,887 2,342 148,957 148,331: 7,851 8,477
: :
: Changes from: December 9, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,331) :
: 412 -2,133 2,404 -2,047 618 -454 147 315 1,036: 1,016 295
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.0 16.8 30.1 35.1 46.2 22.9 1.5 95.0 94.6: 5.0 5.4
: :
: Total Traders: 309 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 81 72 81 111 98 23 5 249 227:
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Updated December 19, 2008