COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 403,994
: Positions :
: 38,736 64,291 115,160 29,854 151,796 191,711 19,821 375,462 351,068: 28,532 52,926
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -14,194) :
: -2,761 8,642 -5,000 292 -20,008 -5,977 1,459 -13,445 -14,907: -748 714
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.6 15.9 28.5 7.4 37.6 47.5 4.9 92.9 86.9: 7.1 13.1
: :
: Total Traders: 357 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 84 126 136 67 102 26 16 263 309:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 97,698
: Positions :
: 14,684 6,734 11,891 26,383 51,214 25,677 46 78,636 69,885: 19,062 27,813
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,987) :
: -3,151 1,431 -466 -1,954 -4,895 -620 -1,666 -6,191 -5,596: 2,204 1,609
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.0 6.9 12.2 27.0 52.4 26.3 0.0 80.5 71.5: 19.5 28.5
: :
: Total Traders: 135 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 25 14 24 47 59 19 3 105 95:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 1,700,368
: Positions :
: 132,599 74,211 595,174 440,295 745,934 395,318 47,210 1,563,387 1,462,528: 136,982 237,840
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -65,013) :
: -6,956 -3,013 -31,426 -13,459 -28,563 -3,026 11 -54,866 -62,991: -10,148 -2,023
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.8 4.4 35.0 25.9 43.9 23.2 2.8 91.9 86.0: 8.1 14.0
: :
: Total Traders: 779 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 165 164 270 256 352 27 20 600 691:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 534,851
: Positions :
: 70,913 29,166 182,750 76,027 226,964 153,844 14,595 483,534 453,474: 51,317 81,376
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -9,465) :
: -2,678 -3,607 -2,247 -1,391 -4,257 -1,105 250 -7,420 -9,860: -2,045 395
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.3 5.5 34.2 14.2 42.4 28.8 2.7 90.4 84.8: 9.6 15.2
: :
: Total Traders: 497 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 151 121 185 90 175 27 16 353 428:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 311,483
: Positions :
: 20,400 29,443 84,897 104,122 169,936 79,931 6,148 289,350 290,425: 22,132 21,058
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,266) :
: 788 2,088 -372 -1,850 -5,646 -504 -411 -1,938 -4,341: -1,328 1,074
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.5 9.5 27.3 33.4 54.6 25.7 2.0 92.9 93.2: 7.1 6.8
: :
: Total Traders: 198 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 40 48 67 52 62 19 5 156 158:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 371,698
: Positions :
: 30,286 34,815 132,983 80,686 178,987 106,827 9,305 350,782 356,091: 20,916 15,607
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,073) :
: 580 -2,138 3,209 -1,786 -26 -1,387 -142 615 903: 458 171
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.1 9.4 35.8 21.7 48.2 28.7 2.5 94.4 95.8: 5.6 4.2
: :
: Total Traders: 304 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 105 98 107 62 63 25 12 240 234:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 246,662
: Positions :
: 28,230 26,863 66,887 13,283 114,855 114,438 4,631 222,838 213,235: 23,824 33,427
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -395) :
: -4,545 3,003 1,949 2,253 -6,982 -266 1,935 -609 -94: 214 -301
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.4 10.9 27.1 5.4 46.6 46.4 1.9 90.3 86.4: 9.7 13.6
: :
: Total Traders: 246 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 66 74 100 30 56 25 6 189 190:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 318,448
: Positions :
: 50,157 54,620 68,485 30,267 133,004 146,849 4,641 295,758 260,750: 22,690 57,699
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,011) :
: 1,463 5,240 638 -1,424 -4,750 -677 1,050 -0 2,177: 2,011 -166
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.8 17.2 21.5 9.5 41.8 46.1 1.5 92.9 81.9: 7.1 18.1
: :
: Total Traders: 344 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 79 89 100 76 132 27 8 238 288:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 31,709
: Positions :
: 6,188 7,795 8,952 3,742 3,416 7,762 1,651 26,644 21,814: 5,065 9,895
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,696) :
: -1,220 969 -775 -1,384 -2,372 -68 344 -3,447 -1,833: -249 -1,863
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 19.5 24.6 28.2 11.8 10.8 24.5 5.2 84.0 68.8: 16.0 31.2
: :
: Total Traders: 117 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 22 39 38 15 22 19 6 83 87:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 144,877
: Positions :
: 37,529 30,009 16,284 53,345 90,520 25,545 2,685 132,703 139,497: 12,173 5,379
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,363) :
: -2,445 -2,572 2,695 1,411 302 -775 790 885 1,216: 478 148
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 25.9 20.7 11.2 36.8 62.5 17.6 1.9 91.6 96.3: 8.4 3.7
: :
: Total Traders: 149 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 55 18 30 36 41 21 4 124 88:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 1,160,354
: Positions :
: 127,601 56,758 262,431 244,870 686,437 412,611 77,089 1,047,512 1,082,715: 112,841 77,639
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -16,547) :
: -26,322 2,439 -9,777 23,827 -19,542 -5,114 -147 -17,386 -27,027: 838 10,479
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.0 4.9 22.6 21.1 59.2 35.6 6.6 90.3 93.3: 9.7 6.7
: :
: Total Traders: 232 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 64 52 83 72 77 25 13 204 188:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of September 2, 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 172,905
: Positions :
: 32,783 15,190 46,169 29,630 106,426 59,106 2,660 167,688 170,445: 5,217 2,460
: :
: Changes from: August 26, 2008 (Change in open interest: -932) :
: 3,926 -770 -872 -1,006 1,560 -797 94 1,251 13: -2,184 -945
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 19.0 8.8 26.7 17.1 61.6 34.2 1.5 97.0 98.6: 3.0 1.4
: :
: Total Traders: 380 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 134 75 115 92 118 27 7 305 273:
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Updated September 5, 2008