COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 423,223
: Positions :
: 25,928 65,617 161,255 34,452 120,793 174,659 26,063 396,294 373,728: 26,929 49,495
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 7,486) :
: -1,700 -2,591 12,186 1,216 -320 -5,620 -28 6,083 9,248: 1,403 -1,762
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.1 15.5 38.1 8.1 28.5 41.3 6.2 93.6 88.3: 6.4 11.7
: :
: Total Traders: 315 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 60 121 125 66 90 25 15 237 280:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 97,231
: Positions :
: 10,761 11,451 15,587 34,575 42,346 19,429 1,263 80,352 70,646: 16,879 26,585
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -89) :
: -929 -39 313 1,689 -462 -662 -476 411 -665: -500 575
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.1 11.8 16.0 35.6 43.6 20.0 1.3 82.6 72.7: 17.4 27.3
: :
: Total Traders: 134 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 21 20 25 50 56 20 5 105 98:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 1,725,221
: Positions :
: 86,450 80,080 697,938 459,072 646,589 331,810 60,305 1,575,270 1,484,912: 149,951 240,309
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,684) :
: -14,380 -4,180 13,069 4,479 -3,361 -10,818 3,461 -7,650 8,989: 3,966 -12,674
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.0 4.6 40.5 26.6 37.5 19.2 3.5 91.3 86.1: 8.7 13.9
: :
: Total Traders: 708 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 132 182 260 268 312 26 16 589 633:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 589,260
: Positions :
: 34,244 28,336 242,161 131,121 214,008 132,815 22,375 540,341 506,880: 48,919 82,380
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 13,759) :
: -7,167 2,799 12,688 14,883 3,373 -3,927 1,452 16,477 20,313: -2,718 -6,554
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.8 4.8 41.1 22.3 36.3 22.5 3.8 91.7 86.0: 8.3 14.0
: :
: Total Traders: 447 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 134 106 221 109 137 24 14 380 405:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 346,659
: Positions :
: 16,585 28,367 106,523 132,019 180,455 71,267 8,714 326,393 324,058: 20,266 22,601
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 10,869) :
: -751 2,291 12,657 5,405 -1,063 -2,889 374 14,422 14,259: -3,553 -3,390
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 4.8 8.2 30.7 38.1 52.1 20.6 2.5 94.2 93.5: 5.8 6.5
: :
: Total Traders: 200 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 28 55 78 53 59 15 7 159 167:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 329,306
: Positions :
: 20,312 26,564 135,410 77,112 147,208 82,833 8,119 315,667 317,301: 13,639 12,005
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -13,832) :
: -2,010 -5,786 -3,039 -590 -4,882 -8,374 477 -14,012 -13,229: 180 -603
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.2 8.1 41.1 23.4 44.7 25.2 2.5 95.9 96.4: 4.1 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 277 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 98 78 106 66 62 23 10 235 213:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 205,833
: Positions :
: 23,275 25,579 48,173 23,184 97,573 89,713 918 184,344 172,243: 21,490 33,590
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -318) :
: 3,282 -4,310 -691 165 3,653 -4,200 -148 -1,444 -1,496: 1,126 1,178
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.3 12.4 23.4 11.3 47.4 43.6 0.4 89.6 83.7: 10.4 16.3
: :
: Total Traders: 222 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 53 72 75 36 56 22 6 157 176:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 270,072
: Positions :
: 33,701 44,778 57,550 39,356 115,115 121,582 2,390 252,189 219,832: 17,883 50,240
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,261) :
: -1,467 -6,620 5,592 -1,777 -1,883 -5,641 276 -3,292 -2,635: -1,969 -2,627
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.5 16.6 21.3 14.6 42.6 45.0 0.9 93.4 81.4: 6.6 18.6
: :
: Total Traders: 323 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 58 70 84 89 140 25 7 223 272:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 26,402
: Positions :
: 3,515 8,711 4,343 6,776 2,387 6,816 1,234 21,450 16,675: 4,952 9,727
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,203) :
: -95 -657 -613 387 307 -732 -122 -1,052 -1,085: -151 -118
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.3 33.0 16.4 25.7 9.0 25.8 4.7 81.2 63.2: 18.8 36.8
: :
: Total Traders: 117 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 19 36 26 30 22 18 4 85 74:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 135,718
: Positions :
: 24,281 20,410 22,517 63,399 80,610 21,760 8,375 131,957 131,911: 3,762 3,807
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,582) :
: -863 -499 2,095 2,806 -2,763 -591 2,524 3,447 1,356: -1,865 225
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.9 15.0 16.6 46.7 59.4 16.0 6.2 97.2 97.2: 2.8 2.8
: :
: Total Traders: 141 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 29 34 36 43 39 20 7 114 101:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 966,314
: Positions :
: 74,800 65,568 243,859 251,595 524,234 328,789 62,645 899,043 896,306: 67,272 70,008
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: 9,093) :
: 289 2,472 7,464 15,100 -3,164 -14,733 -634 8,120 6,138: 972 2,955
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.7 6.8 25.2 26.0 54.3 34.0 6.5 93.0 92.8: 7.0 7.2
: :
: Total Traders: 221 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 50 56 75 73 70 23 12 190 176:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 14, 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 196,886
: Positions :
: 10,783 27,165 70,252 61,495 89,349 48,240 3,684 190,770 190,450: 6,116 6,436
: :
: Changes from: October 7, 2008 (Change in open interest: -14,964) :
: -547 -1,183 -8,515 -2,398 -3,997 -2,228 -81 -13,688 -13,776: -1,276 -1,188
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.5 13.8 35.7 31.2 45.4 24.5 1.9 96.9 96.7: 3.1 3.3
: :
: Total Traders: 341 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 88 89 101 115 110 25 8 277 267:
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Updated October 17, 2008