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Cotton On-Call



The Cotton On-Call Report shows the quantity of call cotton bought or sold on which the price has not been fixed, together with the respective futures on which the purchase or sale is based. Call cotton refers to physical cotton bought or sold, or contracted for purchase or sale at a price to be fixed later based upon a specified delivery month future’s price.

Weekly Report 47

"On call" positions in spot cotton based on New York Cotton futures reported by merchants in special account status1 as of November 14, 2008 (in Contracts).



Futures
Based
On:

Call Cotton Based New York

Open Futures Contracts
ICE Futures U.S.

Unfixed Call Sales

Change From Previous Week

Unfixed Call Purchases

Change From Previous Week

At Close
11/14/2008

Change From Previous Week

December 2008

844  

-1,067  

3,068  

-2,401  

19,701  

-39,625  

March 2009

7,323  

-542  

1,063  

91  

79,495  

19,745  

May 2009

4,893  

-158  

1,217  

412  

11,907  

1,595  

July 2009

9,285  

-239  

904  

24  

14,764  

371  

October 2009

965  

-14  

40  

0  

126  

11  

December 2009

6,235  

-37  

1,007  

-1  

12,895  

1,108  

March 2010

1,622  

-13  

0  

0  

120  

0  

May 2010

498  

0  

181  

-5  

85  

1  

July 2010

1,107  

0  

132  

0  

626  

0  

October 2010

13  

0  

0  

0  

8  

0  

December 2010

157  

0  

0  

0  

905  

-2  

March 2011

42  

0  

0  

0  

13  

3  

May 2011

0  

0  

5  

5  

0  

0  

Totals

32,984  

-2,070  

7,617  

-1,875  

140,645  

-16,793  

1 Merchants with futures positions of 100 or more contracts in one future.

Cotton On-Call Report No. 48 for the week ending November 21, 2008 will be
published on Friday, November 28, 2008 at 3:30 P.M. because of the
Thanksgiving holiday.

If you have any questions concerning this report, email marketreports@cftc.gov or call the Eastern Regional Office at 646-746-9777.

Released after 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, November 20, 2008.

Last Updated: November 20, 2008