COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 435,150
: Positions :
: 54,528 160,234 124,377 94,599 95,935 124,735 13,280 398,238 393,825: 36,912 41,325
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: 23,975) :
: -3,196 13,932 14,773 11,627 -4,602 -126 -692 23,077 23,410: 897 564
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.5 36.8 28.6 21.7 22.0 28.7 3.1 91.5 90.5: 8.5 9.5
: :
: Total Traders: 396 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 115 119 132 100 101 26 14 315 307:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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-HRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 197,289
: Positions :
: 32,784 69,964 28,974 72,068 69,071 42,821 1,884 176,647 169,893: 20,641 27,396
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: 5,067) :
: -3,182 -6,490 3,076 4,610 5,247 927 917 5,432 2,751: -365 2,317
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.6 35.5 14.7 36.5 35.0 21.7 1.0 89.5 86.1: 10.5 13.9
: :
: Total Traders: 217 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 41 62 50 64 60 19 5 159 158:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 1,586,524
: Positions :
: 176,021 301,024 364,504 453,577 660,641 420,272 50,571 1,414,374 1,376,740: 172,150 209,784
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: 41,692) :
: -12,537 27,429 18,451 34,233 -8,259 -3,006 -444 37,140 37,177: 4,552 4,514
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.1 19.0 23.0 28.6 41.6 26.5 3.2 89.1 86.8: 10.9 13.2
: :
: Total Traders: 737 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 142 174 189 291 321 26 14 567 609:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 864,240
: Positions :
: 74,251 148,551 244,460 331,682 368,476 144,802 26,601 795,195 788,088: 69,044 76,151
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: -13,770) :
: -6,525 -5,816 -5,595 238 2,734 -352 -1,596 -12,233 -10,273: -1,537 -3,497
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.6 17.2 28.3 38.4 42.6 16.8 3.1 92.0 91.2: 8.0 8.8
: :
: Total Traders: 575 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 147 185 247 157 168 23 14 479 493:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 457,235
: Positions :
: 97,750 41,672 116,708 113,929 261,660 87,977 8,132 416,364 428,172: 40,871 29,063
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: -22,940) :
: -2,156 9,776 -11,635 -2,408 -14,238 -4,215 -4,810 -20,414 -20,907: -2,526 -2,033
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.4 9.1 25.5 24.9 57.2 19.2 1.8 91.1 93.6: 8.9 6.4
: :
: Total Traders: 307 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 82 78 115 74 76 20 9 261 223:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 MEAL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #026603 Open Interest is 465,681
: Positions :
: 53,694 107,288 97,411 188,309 206,029 68,880 14,315 408,295 425,043: 57,387 40,638
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: -17,323) :
: -2,159 -1,727 -4,871 -7,123 -5,299 -2,749 -3,107 -16,901 -15,003: -422 -2,319
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.5 23.0 20.9 40.4 44.2 14.8 3.1 87.7 91.3: 12.3 8.7
: :
: Total Traders: 313 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 65 96 101 96 83 19 8 249 242:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 222,937
: Positions :
: 68,856 19,363 33,117 41,351 157,625 64,023 2,391 207,346 212,495: 15,591 10,442
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: -11,132) :
: -8,635 -2,529 -1,817 -463 -5,715 -201 -13 -11,117 -10,074: -15 -1,058
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 30.9 8.7 14.9 18.5 70.7 28.7 1.1 93.0 95.3: 7.0 4.7
: :
: Total Traders: 290 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 121 63 78 51 66 22 10 230 190:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 228,055
: Positions :
: 39,089 54,294 74,304 31,497 63,266 63,747 6,269 208,638 198,133: 19,417 29,922
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: -33,301) :
: -1,346 -504 -26,871 -2,649 -4,545 -1,540 -1,518 -32,405 -33,437: -896 136
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.1 23.8 32.6 13.8 27.7 28.0 2.7 91.5 86.9: 8.5 13.1
: :
: Total Traders: 279 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 96 76 101 62 64 22 11 221 222:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 349,831
: Positions :
: 47,704 55,595 110,942 93,061 129,463 68,326 3,666 320,033 299,666: 29,798 50,165
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: -1,006) :
: -4,091 -3,184 895 2,833 790 15 -115 -347 -1,614: -659 608
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.6 15.9 31.7 26.6 37.0 19.5 1.0 91.5 85.7: 8.5 14.3
: :
: Total Traders: 382 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 92 104 133 122 131 23 7 313 315:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 47,199
: Positions :
: 9,964 8,252 13,069 8,866 7,829 5,979 86 37,878 29,237: 9,320 17,962
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: -1,688) :
: -999 -1,067 -89 311 -909 16 -132 -761 -2,197: -927 509
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 21.1 17.5 27.7 18.8 16.6 12.7 0.2 80.3 61.9: 19.7 38.1
: :
: Total Traders: 175 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 37 49 51 52 48 17 3 137 132:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 271,543
: Positions :
: 76,735 24,821 68,587 86,981 157,700 27,304 13,854 259,606 264,961: 11,936 6,582
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: -18,104) :
: -16,205 -9,959 361 795 -6,472 -1,572 -975 -16,620 -17,044: -1,484 -1,060
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 28.3 9.1 25.3 32.0 58.1 10.1 5.1 95.6 97.6: 4.4 2.4
: :
: Total Traders: 233 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 105 51 74 39 39 20 8 201 144:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 1,145,239
: Positions :
: 199,704 37,055 258,311 316,936 767,287 274,940 36,808 1,049,891 1,099,461: 95,348 45,778
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: 34,422) :
: 7,575 -5,463 14,763 12,463 29,059 -1,054 2,738 33,747 41,097: 675 -6,675
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.4 3.2 22.6 27.7 67.0 24.0 3.2 91.7 96.0: 8.3 4.0
: :
: Total Traders: 227 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 84 31 80 71 74 23 12 211 172:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 22, 2015
: 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 203,967
: Positions :
: 24,619 46,164 47,674 88,502 96,790 31,400 4,770 192,195 195,399: 11,772 8,568
: :
: Changes from: December 15, 2015 (Change in open interest: 7,283) :
: -1,724 3,957 1,548 6,599 1,767 173 -236 6,596 7,036: 687 247
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.1 22.6 23.4 43.4 47.5 15.4 2.3 94.2 95.8: 5.8 4.2
: :
: Total Traders: 394 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 116 116 104 122 105 23 10 312 289:
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Updated December 25, 2015