COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 648,534
: Positions :
: 103,033 85,852 196,396 80,928 270,237 225,833 39,982 606,190 592,467: 42,344 56,068
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 27,495) :
: 2,654 2,013 13,398 9,664 10,210 952 3,229 26,669 28,850: 826 -1,355
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.9 13.2 30.3 12.5 41.7 34.8 6.2 93.5 91.4: 6.5 8.6
: :
: Total Traders: 422 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 139 124 161 80 118 29 19 334 346:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 160,314
: Positions :
: 44,712 9,892 15,755 34,456 104,914 41,520 3,680 136,443 134,240: 23,871 26,074
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: -1,527) :
: 3,127 311 -1,276 -81 3,043 -2,027 -347 -257 1,730: -1,270 -3,257
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 27.9 6.2 9.8 21.5 65.4 25.9 2.3 85.1 83.7: 14.9 16.3
: :
: Total Traders: 182 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 61 18 35 52 77 17 4 141 127:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 2,073,500
: Positions :
: 335,526 54,884 726,947 385,780 941,297 431,625 72,473 1,879,878 1,795,601: 193,622 277,900
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 106,650) :
: 37,526 2,264 47,936 9,584 48,572 2,702 2,797 97,748 101,570: 8,902 5,080
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.2 2.6 35.1 18.6 45.4 20.8 3.5 90.7 86.6: 9.3 13.4
: :
: Total Traders: 903 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 264 162 295 299 405 29 22 704 781:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 1,231,055
: Positions :
: 258,047 42,367 467,595 216,684 550,612 200,946 81,898 1,143,272 1,142,472: 87,783 88,583
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 90,506) :
: 24,282 1,119 58,854 -5,141 24,588 4,700 1,549 82,695 86,110: 7,811 4,396
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.0 3.4 38.0 17.6 44.7 16.3 6.7 92.9 92.8: 7.1 7.2
: :
: Total Traders: 682 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 259 162 268 166 217 28 18 575 551:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 391,665
: Positions :
: 56,047 44,069 91,319 106,813 214,752 100,625 13,613 354,804 363,754: 36,861 27,911
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 6,579) :
: 10,187 -4,563 4,899 -12,738 9,691 -764 -979 1,584 9,047: 4,995 -2,469
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.3 11.3 23.3 27.3 54.8 25.7 3.5 90.6 92.9: 9.4 7.1
: :
: Total Traders: 284 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 69 78 110 73 68 20 13 241 219:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 272,242
: Positions :
: 46,720 34,387 81,357 55,081 135,584 72,852 7,276 256,010 258,604: 16,232 13,638
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 320) :
: 4,841 -1,469 539 -5,037 2,625 391 671 734 2,367: -414 -2,047
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.2 12.6 29.9 20.2 49.8 26.8 2.7 94.0 95.0: 6.0 5.0
: :
: Total Traders: 302 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 126 75 94 53 60 27 16 244 213:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 271,794
: Positions :
: 48,079 39,824 85,790 17,653 107,477 93,836 1,881 245,358 234,972: 26,436 36,823
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: -11,868) :
: -2,688 729 -7,982 -457 -4,085 -1,287 -324 -12,414 -11,662: 546 -206
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.7 14.7 31.6 6.5 39.5 34.5 0.7 90.3 86.5: 9.7 13.5
: :
: Total Traders: 290 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 105 77 115 46 68 25 9 228 226:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 361,651
: Positions :
: 62,793 45,247 93,918 56,896 166,038 120,575 1,400 334,181 306,603: 27,470 55,048
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: -3,481) :
: -703 -6,846 -4,142 1,896 4,608 -501 583 -3,450 -5,796: -31 2,315
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.4 12.5 26.0 15.7 45.9 33.3 0.4 92.4 84.8: 7.6 15.2
: :
: Total Traders: 412 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 122 96 144 88 144 26 9 307 338:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 50,091
: Positions :
: 3,836 9,649 17,726 11,338 5,479 7,724 1,150 40,624 34,004: 9,467 16,087
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 1,494) :
: -316 1,428 527 888 -83 66 136 1,165 2,007: 328 -514
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.7 19.3 35.4 22.6 10.9 15.4 2.3 81.1 67.9: 18.9 32.1
: :
: Total Traders: 175 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 25 57 53 56 48 19 10 132 142:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 209,422
: Positions :
: 42,177 37,224 39,577 79,601 124,811 35,559 1,169 196,914 202,781: 12,508 6,641
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: -82) :
: 4,186 5,437 129 -3,434 -4,428 77 -259 959 879: -1,041 -961
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.1 17.8 18.9 38.0 59.6 17.0 0.6 94.0 96.8: 6.0 3.2
: :
: Total Traders: 188 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 68 47 43 33 41 20 4 146 112:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 844,913
: Positions :
: 76,845 75,427 163,094 247,528 495,297 278,122 29,073 765,589 762,891: 79,324 82,023
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 18,819) :
: -8,605 21,515 6,317 16,870 -14,505 5,041 -1,045 19,622 12,282: -803 6,537
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.1 8.9 19.3 29.3 58.6 32.9 3.4 90.6 90.3: 9.4 9.7
: :
: Total Traders: 212 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 54 51 73 74 75 24 17 186 184:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012
: 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 191,063
: Positions :
: 18,359 42,943 57,788 62,632 77,632 44,210 3,890 182,988 182,253: 8,075 8,809
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2012 (Change in open interest: 875) :
: 646 7,702 -1,105 183 -4,765 304 -721 29 1,111: 846 -236
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.6 22.5 30.2 32.8 40.6 23.1 2.0 95.8 95.4: 4.2 4.6
: :
: Total Traders: 383 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 93 117 102 117 112 27 12 288 303:
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Updated August 24, 2012