Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : 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 26,714 : : Positions : : 2,546 11,473 3,995 2,242 2,382 10,983 5,863 96 3,766 1,826 936 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : 274 1,115 -1,305 549 280 900 -1,279 -130 -197 -362 -165 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.5 42.9 15.0 8.4 8.9 41.1 21.9 0.4 14.1 6.8 3.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 139 : : 9 15 14 9 13 25 23 . 32 11 10 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : 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 57,585 : : Positions : : 3,190 25,721 3,634 10,550 1,969 27,074 11,709 877 13,598 2,906 900 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -479 2,563 -1,344 3,173 1,080 4,311 -3,957 113 -1,182 10 11 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.5 44.7 6.3 18.3 3.4 47.0 20.3 1.5 23.6 5.0 1.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 193 : : 14 21 10 16 15 50 21 10 52 14 9 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : 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 168,075 : : Positions : : 21,107 64,099 17,975 9,024 19,440 26,632 9,180 13,095 8,907 4,150 34,241 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -2,050 2,764 -2,633 2,548 161 3,133 -3,744 -849 429 801 -155 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 12.6 38.1 10.7 5.4 11.6 15.8 5.5 7.8 5.3 2.5 20.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 180 : : 13 19 13 10 20 38 21 24 46 24 52 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : 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 647,383 : : Positions : : 92,001 236,162 34,007 72,416 107,075 128,128 17,505 27,412 52,313 22,811 135,365 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -2,159 10,842 -9,982 9,138 6,236 18,941 -9,626 1,844 -3,951 2,715 6,482 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.2 36.5 5.3 11.2 16.5 19.8 2.7 4.2 8.1 3.5 20.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 350 : : 21 28 15 18 27 99 25 54 107 42 91 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : 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 149,521 : : Positions : : 15,342 42,970 57,316 10,343 6,661 32,237 35,461 3,066 8,536 18,194 13,858 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -5,517 -894 -1,093 494 707 3,056 -4,495 663 -1,157 1,495 -3,676 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 10.3 28.7 38.3 6.9 4.5 21.6 23.7 2.1 5.7 12.2 9.3 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 220 : : 22 30 18 5 14 39 51 28 18 45 28 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 2012 : 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 10,483 : : Positions : : 568 4,788 1,664 291 0 4,218 805 29 625 1,827 1,008 : : : : Changes from: August 14, 2012 : : -250 -146 49 -6 0 219 18 4 68 100 157 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.4 45.7 15.9 2.8 0.0 40.2 7.7 0.3 6.0 17.4 9.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 103 : : 14 30 5 . 0 30 5 . 16 15 13 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated August 24, 2012