COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 535,557
: Positions :
: 56,438 59,168 169,311 56,314 216,928 218,225 33,234 500,289 478,642: 35,268 56,915
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,503) :
: 316 3,522 398 -177 -2,889 2,530 1,623 3,066 2,654: -1,563 -1,151
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.5 11.0 31.6 10.5 40.5 40.7 6.2 93.4 89.4: 6.6 10.6
: :
: Total Traders: 382 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 83 138 150 79 117 25 17 298 323:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 119,447
: Positions :
: 19,287 4,847 16,480 35,245 66,051 31,140 710 102,152 88,088: 17,295 31,359
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,164) :
: -1,482 227 448 439 -1,714 -191 75 -786 -964: -1,378 -1,200
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.1 4.1 13.8 29.5 55.3 26.1 0.6 85.5 73.7: 14.5 26.3
: :
: Total Traders: 168 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 35 21 28 48 82 17 7 114 126:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 2,280,549
: Positions :
: 273,793 76,943 761,666 526,888 1,084,273 493,814 48,635 2,056,162 1,971,518: 224,387 309,031
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: 80,400) :
: 18,776 -880 51,079 3,644 15,678 2,021 1,179 75,520 67,055: 4,880 13,344
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.0 3.4 33.4 23.1 47.5 21.7 2.1 90.2 86.4: 9.8 13.6
: :
: Total Traders: 881 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 254 124 299 313 393 27 17 720 753:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 778,709
: Positions :
: 106,892 26,634 289,921 127,978 344,847 185,987 13,495 710,778 674,896: 67,931 103,812
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: 22,111) :
: 4,476 -3,861 13,199 -5,540 8,496 9,879 2,390 22,013 20,224: 98 1,887
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.7 3.4 37.2 16.4 44.3 23.9 1.7 91.3 86.7: 8.7 13.3
: :
: Total Traders: 544 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 175 98 214 126 202 26 16 421 472:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 350,329
: Positions :
: 31,817 22,275 103,416 107,354 210,520 77,257 903 319,844 337,114: 30,485 13,215
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: -7,943) :
: 8,140 -218 -8,315 -11,083 5,074 1,706 -1,275 -9,553 -4,735: 1,610 -3,208
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.1 6.4 29.5 30.6 60.1 22.1 0.3 91.3 96.2: 8.7 3.8
: :
: Total Traders: 187 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 45 43 70 53 58 19 4 165 142:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 472,583
: Positions :
: 55,728 11,275 157,392 110,311 285,160 118,522 6,130 441,953 459,957: 30,631 12,626
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: -55,716) :
: 2,178 -955 -49,066 -11,484 -4,603 1,424 -1,528 -56,949 -56,152: 1,233 436
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.8 2.4 33.3 23.3 60.3 25.1 1.3 93.5 97.3: 6.5 2.7
: :
: Total Traders: 301 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 145 42 105 64 67 24 10 273 195:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 246,427
: Positions :
: 32,863 37,613 53,316 19,120 114,836 115,536 6,801 220,835 212,565: 25,592 33,862
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,953) :
: 569 -4,336 -1,664 -4,931 2,581 1,467 1,775 -4,559 -1,643: 1,606 -1,310
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.3 15.3 21.6 7.8 46.6 46.9 2.8 89.6 86.3: 10.4 13.7
: :
: Total Traders: 226 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 69 71 88 22 43 24 8 160 178:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 329,229
: Positions :
: 80,704 46,983 57,840 22,562 153,520 145,792 2,995 306,898 261,338: 22,331 67,891
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: 10,628) :
: 2,777 -3,218 6,044 -655 5,622 3,143 964 11,309 9,413: -681 1,216
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 24.5 14.3 17.6 6.9 46.6 44.3 0.9 93.2 79.4: 6.8 20.6
: :
: Total Traders: 362 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 93 76 81 70 154 26 7 220 296:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 41,163
: Positions :
: 14,936 9,755 6,410 4,311 7,710 10,764 769 36,421 24,644: 4,742 16,518
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: -700) :
: -510 -503 45 -461 -324 -25 -10 -951 -792: 251 92
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 36.3 23.7 15.6 10.5 18.7 26.1 1.9 88.5 59.9: 11.5 40.1
: :
: Total Traders: 154 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 32 41 29 28 51 19 3 98 107:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 146,833
: Positions :
: 47,460 16,226 13,797 47,806 109,277 26,628 1,509 135,691 140,808: 11,142 6,025
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: -2,499) :
: 5,851 1,562 -3,256 -4,221 -691 202 93 -1,424 -2,292: -1,075 -207
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 32.3 11.1 9.4 32.6 74.4 18.1 1.0 92.4 95.9: 7.6 4.1
: :
: Total Traders: 151 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 59 20 26 41 42 19 2 131 80:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 1,265,996
: Positions :
: 150,040 60,235 253,729 280,572 826,693 455,409 64,514 1,139,750 1,205,171: 126,246 60,825
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: -66,634) :
: 12,023 5,715 -56,796 -55,410 -25,675 10,390 -2,961 -89,794 -79,717: 23,160 13,083
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.9 4.8 20.0 22.2 65.3 36.0 5.1 90.0 95.2: 10.0 4.8
: :
: Total Traders: 248 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 80 42 69 78 83 24 13 220 176:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of April 15, 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 229,083
: Positions :
: 31,947 9,806 67,182 56,774 143,525 60,139 920 216,043 221,433: 13,040 7,650
: :
: Changes from: April 8, 2008 (Change in open interest: -15,253) :
: -2,346 -2,129 -20,257 1,933 4,351 296 -58 -20,374 -18,093: 5,120 2,840
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.9 4.3 29.3 24.8 62.7 26.3 0.4 94.3 96.7: 5.7 3.3
: :
: Total Traders: 359 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 147 49 95 104 118 25 7 311 244:
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Updated April 18, 2008