Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 20, 2011 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PALLADIUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 100 TROY OUNCES) : CFTC Code #075651 Open Interest is 19,593 : : Positions : : 2,314 10,705 4,664 2,195 990 8,103 3,079 359 1,964 1,023 92 : : : : Changes from: December 13, 2011 : : 379 -11 -63 312 97 -279 32 144 35 -296 -18 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.8 54.6 23.8 11.2 5.1 41.4 15.7 1.8 10.0 5.2 0.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 120 : : 13 18 11 11 11 21 19 11 22 12 . : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 20, 2011 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 50 TROY OUNCES) : CFTC Code #076651 Open Interest is 46,718 : : Positions : : 2,167 17,887 4,854 11,434 3,504 20,266 8,636 570 9,095 1,253 134 : : : : Changes from: December 13, 2011 : : 285 -927 112 700 455 323 532 110 -351 21 -66 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 4.6 38.3 10.4 24.5 7.5 43.4 18.5 1.2 19.5 2.7 0.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 163 : : 11 18 10 15 16 39 31 11 34 11 4 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 20, 2011 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SILVER - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 TROY OUNCES) : CFTC Code #084691 Open Interest is 139,802 : : Positions : : 14,445 48,568 22,732 8,299 14,978 17,616 10,374 7,110 7,210 2,840 34,701 : : : : Changes from: December 13, 2011 : : 2,893 -517 1,541 -526 2,186 -514 4,108 1,815 -967 601 2,196 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.3 34.7 16.3 5.9 10.7 12.6 7.4 5.1 5.2 2.0 24.8 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 171 : : 17 23 17 8 23 29 17 21 44 22 47 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 20, 2011 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLD - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (CONTRACTS OF 100 TROY OUNCES) : CFTC Code #088691 Open Interest is 666,530 : : Positions : : 110,812 267,961 48,683 65,094 95,879 131,086 13,935 26,408 43,588 19,835 145,181 : : : : Changes from: December 13, 2011 : : 2,983 -12,138 8,798 -2,665 3,465 -14,468 3,498 2,476 -1,286 3,012 14,414 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.6 40.2 7.3 9.8 14.4 19.7 2.1 4.0 6.5 3.0 21.8 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 344 : : 24 27 19 14 27 72 38 54 111 54 91 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 20, 2011 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (CONTRACTS OF 25,000 POUNDS) : CFTC Code #085692 Open Interest is 116,162 : : Positions : : 7,801 38,618 51,929 9,778 7,483 21,318 26,773 4,051 7,027 6,542 6,557 : : : : Changes from: December 13, 2011 : : 814 -1,709 267 -629 -1,232 824 2,889 280 470 -1 -424 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.7 33.2 44.7 8.4 6.4 18.4 23.0 3.5 6.0 5.6 5.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 167 : : 21 27 18 6 13 26 41 19 13 28 18 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of December 20, 2011 : Reportable Positions : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Producer/Merchant : : : : : Processor/User : Swap Dealers : Managed Money : Other Reportables : : Long : Short : Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short :Spreading : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RANDOM LENGTH LUMBER - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 110,000 BOARD FEET) : CFTC Code #058643 Open Interest is 10,249 : : Positions : : 1,172 1,710 2,004 0 263 3,101 4,735 56 618 547 953 : : : : Changes from: December 13, 2011 : : -89 -224 -39 0 4 -6 138 0 -52 61 -265 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 11.4 16.7 19.6 0.0 2.6 30.3 46.2 0.5 6.0 5.3 9.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 84 : : 17 17 5 0 . 9 20 . 17 9 12 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated December 23, 2011