COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 437,858
: Positions :
: 40,844 57,541 137,418 30,939 168,064 197,412 19,158 406,613 382,181: 31,244 55,676
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -5,049) :
: -1,322 -7,455 -159 -5,031 10,234 448 -6,514 -6,064 -3,894: 1,015 -1,154
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.3 13.1 31.4 7.1 38.4 45.1 4.4 92.9 87.3: 7.1 12.7
: :
: Total Traders: 377 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 95 121 170 64 94 26 17 299 323:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 106,232
: Positions :
: 16,754 6,006 14,757 31,613 55,449 23,952 790 87,076 77,002: 19,156 29,230
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 2,538) :
: 2,565 -2,608 -995 1,436 6,856 -524 -103 2,483 3,150: 55 -612
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.8 5.7 13.9 29.8 52.2 22.5 0.7 82.0 72.5: 18.0 27.5
: :
: Total Traders: 140 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 23 14 27 54 64 19 5 113 101:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 1,933,672
: Positions :
: 152,894 85,519 732,073 498,836 819,093 400,581 50,207 1,784,383 1,686,892: 149,288 246,780
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -24,853) :
: 2,433 -2,960 8,124 -20,251 -4,939 -1,387 484 -11,081 708: -13,772 -25,561
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.9 4.4 37.9 25.8 42.4 20.7 2.6 92.3 87.2: 7.7 12.8
: :
: Total Traders: 846 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 171 190 309 296 377 27 20 682 758:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 566,097
: Positions :
: 69,612 34,203 196,600 95,700 242,207 154,651 14,083 516,564 487,092: 49,533 79,005
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,788) :
: -2,586 825 6,892 549 -537 -1,077 744 3,777 7,925: 1,011 -3,137
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.3 6.0 34.7 16.9 42.8 27.3 2.5 91.3 86.0: 8.7 14.0
: :
: Total Traders: 508 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 149 124 195 99 183 27 16 369 444:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 316,241
: Positions :
: 18,547 26,764 88,422 107,288 175,064 80,271 6,981 294,529 297,232: 21,712 19,009
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -4,400) :
: 267 -1,311 1,855 -6,833 -1,917 2,572 -1,012 -2,140 -2,385: -2,260 -2,015
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.9 8.5 28.0 33.9 55.4 25.4 2.2 93.1 94.0: 6.9 6.0
: :
: Total Traders: 202 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 41 44 69 57 64 19 7 159 165:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 366,511
: Positions :
: 29,767 36,991 128,665 81,186 173,734 108,066 8,884 347,684 348,274: 18,827 18,237
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -10,792) :
: -2,115 -165 -3,381 -3,211 -9,654 -1,885 -57 -10,592 -13,257: -201 2,465
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.1 10.1 35.1 22.2 47.4 29.5 2.4 94.9 95.0: 5.1 5.0
: :
: Total Traders: 298 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 103 96 107 58 61 25 12 234 232:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 252,232
: Positions :
: 33,805 28,796 67,994 11,413 122,688 114,709 1,387 227,921 220,864: 24,311 31,368
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -9,344) :
: -1,206 -708 -1,278 -3,692 -5,210 -2,470 -418 -8,646 -7,614: -698 -1,730
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.4 11.4 27.0 4.5 48.6 45.5 0.5 90.4 87.6: 9.6 12.4
: :
: Total Traders: 232 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 78 52 87 31 53 26 7 188 163:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 318,658
: Positions :
: 49,549 47,985 68,076 32,578 139,801 146,320 3,924 296,523 259,785: 22,135 58,873
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -3,070) :
: -527 1,603 70 -446 -5,844 -1,703 717 -2,605 -3,454: -465 384
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.5 15.1 21.4 10.2 43.9 45.9 1.2 93.1 81.5: 6.9 18.5
: :
: Total Traders: 346 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 84 75 92 79 142 27 9 235 288:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 36,483
: Positions :
: 8,113 5,581 10,036 5,543 6,663 7,790 1,587 31,481 23,867: 5,002 12,616
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,188) :
: -116 844 -130 -358 -338 57 -182 -547 193: -641 -1,381
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 22.2 15.3 27.5 15.2 18.3 21.4 4.3 86.3 65.4: 13.7 34.6
: :
: Total Traders: 126 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 28 32 37 23 36 19 6 95 92:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 141,677
: Positions :
: 38,587 31,579 14,174 52,953 84,154 26,043 3,103 131,757 133,010: 9,920 8,667
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -6,306) :
: -2,849 2,869 -344 -1,386 -11,922 -408 203 -4,987 -9,193: -1,319 2,888
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 27.2 22.3 10.0 37.4 59.4 18.4 2.2 93.0 93.9: 7.0 6.1
: :
: Total Traders: 143 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 41 25 28 39 38 22 4 121 82:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 1,154,085
: Positions :
: 137,839 57,697 267,718 224,382 679,825 416,695 77,985 1,046,634 1,083,225: 107,452 70,860
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: 19,103) :
: -1,308 1,771 4,105 8,295 4,638 1,625 1,140 12,717 11,654: 6,386 7,449
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.9 5.0 23.2 19.4 58.9 36.1 6.8 90.7 93.9: 9.3 6.1
: :
: Total Traders: 230 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 66 52 80 68 72 26 14 203 181:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 19, 2008
: 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 173,694
: Positions :
: 24,029 17,975 46,891 37,004 98,096 60,042 2,912 167,966 165,874: 5,729 7,821
: :
: Changes from: August 12, 2008 (Change in open interest: -654) :
: -2,572 3,214 892 4,366 -5,823 -303 -70 2,383 -1,787: -3,037 1,133
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.8 10.3 27.0 21.3 56.5 34.6 1.7 96.7 95.5: 3.3 4.5
: :
: Total Traders: 366 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 124 78 103 96 112 27 8 285 271:
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Updated August 22, 2008