COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 516,840
: Positions :
: 58,951 101,873 127,910 76,027 201,597 212,411 29,057 475,298 460,436: 41,543 56,404
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: 8,142) :
: -8,079 11,639 6,526 7,306 -13,015 2,644 840 8,397 5,990: -255 2,152
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.4 19.7 24.7 14.7 39.0 41.1 5.6 92.0 89.1: 8.0 10.9
: :
: Total Traders: 411 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 123 142 136 83 98 27 21 309 325:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 162,275
: Positions :
: 36,432 12,359 21,555 30,829 98,773 54,420 5,056 143,236 137,744: 19,040 24,532
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: -5,420) :
: -4,785 -388 -1,777 1,177 -4,994 1,085 -543 -4,301 -7,701: -1,120 2,281
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 22.5 7.6 13.3 19.0 60.9 33.5 3.1 88.3 84.9: 11.7 15.1
: :
: Total Traders: 187 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 48 31 37 46 74 19 7 136 133:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 1,550,240
: Positions :
: 246,232 93,380 393,138 347,201 794,342 400,829 35,145 1,387,400 1,316,006: 162,840 234,234
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: 18,824) :
: -35,417 15,270 27,446 24,254 -20,595 4,693 2,658 20,976 24,779: -2,152 -5,955
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.9 6.0 25.4 22.4 51.2 25.9 2.3 89.5 84.9: 10.5 15.1
: :
: Total Traders: 777 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 180 163 226 237 368 28 21 563 674:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 858,490
: Positions :
: 131,163 42,150 299,908 168,110 388,603 186,988 52,078 786,168 782,739: 72,321 75,751
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: 9,198) :
: 8,942 -6,409 9,371 -12,525 8,841 2,693 -737 8,482 11,065: 716 -1,867
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.3 4.9 34.9 19.6 45.3 21.8 6.1 91.6 91.2: 8.4 8.8
: :
: Total Traders: 500 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 183 120 224 120 150 28 20 428 431:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 360,381
: Positions :
: 36,270 88,805 81,847 99,496 142,970 107,986 8,161 325,598 321,783: 34,782 38,598
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: -928) :
: 2,523 -10,361 4,507 -10,396 4,700 2,059 1,293 -1,307 139: 379 -1,067
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.1 24.6 22.7 27.6 39.7 30.0 2.3 90.3 89.3: 9.7 10.7
: :
: Total Traders: 278 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 50 97 94 65 64 22 13 208 225:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 218,261
: Positions :
: 46,236 34,814 47,585 33,831 118,552 77,022 4,030 204,674 204,981: 13,588 13,280
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: 3,251) :
: 1,509 -4,142 1,149 -1,998 6,127 4,936 836 5,596 3,970: -2,346 -720
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.2 16.0 21.8 15.5 54.3 35.3 1.8 93.8 93.9: 6.2 6.1
: :
: Total Traders: 288 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 117 72 75 44 57 27 14 221 189:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 295,471
: Positions :
: 56,462 28,388 102,513 14,616 111,557 93,013 9,379 266,604 251,837: 28,867 43,634
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: -12,057) :
: -5,998 1,501 -4,616 -863 -5,069 926 405 -10,551 -7,779: -1,506 -4,278
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 19.1 9.6 34.7 4.9 37.8 31.5 3.2 90.2 85.2: 9.8 14.8
: :
: Total Traders: 314 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 108 83 123 54 76 25 11 259 238:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 383,570
: Positions :
: 67,765 44,394 102,724 56,791 174,001 119,360 2,484 346,641 323,603: 36,929 59,967
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: -33,666) :
: -1,876 845 -24,013 -8,038 -7,807 -24 -3 -33,951 -30,978: 285 -2,688
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.7 11.6 26.8 14.8 45.4 31.1 0.6 90.4 84.4: 9.6 15.6
: :
: Total Traders: 433 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 126 90 152 108 161 25 10 337 359:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 30,607
: Positions :
: 5,049 6,639 6,875 4,844 3,807 6,929 409 23,697 17,729: 6,910 12,878
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: -1,278) :
: -1 -3,757 -50 -901 1,486 -446 -622 -1,398 -2,943: 120 1,665
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.5 21.7 22.5 15.8 12.4 22.6 1.3 77.4 57.9: 22.6 42.1
: :
: Total Traders: 137 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 33 32 33 38 32 16 8 104 92:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 220,003
: Positions :
: 44,367 16,103 51,943 73,301 145,584 37,443 122 207,053 213,752: 12,949 6,251
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: -8,435) :
: -4,285 -2,581 -1,928 -2,621 -4,816 2,261 -29 -6,573 -9,355: -1,862 920
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.2 7.3 23.6 33.3 66.2 17.0 0.1 94.1 97.2: 5.9 2.8
: :
: Total Traders: 183 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 75 30 45 39 44 19 4 156 103:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 903,525
: Positions :
: 84,709 139,957 141,612 300,442 505,624 307,713 25,831 834,475 813,023: 69,050 90,502
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: 12,293) :
: 1,501 14,579 6,898 3,060 -16,761 9,898 1,069 21,358 5,786: -9,065 6,507
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.4 15.5 15.7 33.3 56.0 34.1 2.9 92.4 90.0: 7.6 10.0
: :
: Total Traders: 208 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 44 59 61 72 70 24 15 175 172:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 11, 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 199,707
: Positions :
: 24,428 55,305 66,434 49,669 66,012 49,537 2,509 190,068 190,260: 9,639 9,447
: :
: Changes from: December 4, 2012 (Change in open interest: 2,558) :
: 917 -1,148 1,934 -1,245 2,616 2,560 30 4,165 3,432: -1,608 -874
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.2 27.7 33.3 24.9 33.1 24.8 1.3 95.2 95.3: 4.8 4.7
: :
: Total Traders: 401 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 122 117 107 120 102 26 15 313 307:
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Updated December 14, 2012