COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 313,429
: Positions :
: 24,789 59,472 83,498 30,244 104,154 151,215 20,391 289,745 267,515: 23,684 45,914
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -10,247) :
: -43 8,456 -10,177 1,995 -4,525 3,285 -993 -4,940 -7,239: -5,308 -3,008
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.9 19.0 26.6 9.6 33.2 48.2 6.5 92.4 85.4: 7.6 14.6
: :
: Total Traders: 302 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 51 121 119 56 85 24 15 217 271:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 82,417
: Positions :
: 10,681 10,470 10,440 27,471 39,152 19,578 2,073 68,170 62,135: 14,247 20,281
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -1,552) :
: 160 321 70 -883 -914 188 12 -465 -511: -1,087 -1,041
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.0 12.7 12.7 33.3 47.5 23.8 2.5 82.7 75.4: 17.3 24.6
: :
: Total Traders: 125 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 20 21 24 43 50 20 6 97 91:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 1,217,149
: Positions :
: 69,028 112,245 377,623 366,866 490,933 270,517 37,940 1,084,034 1,018,742: 133,115 198,407
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -39,534) :
: 677 2,611 -7,522 -4,344 -6,435 -247 144 -11,437 -11,203: -28,097 -28,331
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 5.7 9.2 31.0 30.1 40.3 22.2 3.1 89.1 83.7: 10.9 16.3
: :
: Total Traders: 615 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 105 157 213 226 261 24 13 495 542:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 440,156
: Positions :
: 31,366 27,734 148,402 101,423 178,491 108,703 15,439 389,893 370,066: 50,263 70,090
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 12,604) :
: -2,325 5,431 9,826 5,922 -2,307 566 280 13,989 13,230: -1,384 -626
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.1 6.3 33.7 23.0 40.6 24.7 3.5 88.6 84.1: 11.4 15.9
: :
: Total Traders: 348 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 90 91 142 96 110 25 15 290 300:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 270,790
: Positions :
: 7,180 27,478 71,418 115,554 135,835 53,467 8,462 247,619 243,193: 23,171 27,597
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: -6,073) :
: -184 5,231 -8,119 4,411 -2,700 -100 1,215 -3,992 -4,372: -2,081 -1,701
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 2.7 10.1 26.4 42.7 50.2 19.7 3.1 91.4 89.8: 8.6 10.2
: :
: Total Traders: 182 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 24 49 68 51 52 15 9 143 154:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 198,256
: Positions :
: 19,031 18,444 62,805 31,524 99,121 72,172 5,418 185,533 185,788: 12,723 12,467
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,124) :
: 367 -4,103 3,497 -738 3,257 171 81 3,297 2,731: -173 393
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.6 9.3 31.7 15.9 50.0 36.4 2.7 93.6 93.7: 6.4 6.3
: :
: Total Traders: 198 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 68 45 54 48 50 24 7 157 142:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 193,936
: Positions :
: 31,940 28,293 47,937 20,034 86,710 74,816 3,275 174,727 166,215: 19,209 27,721
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 691) :
: 336 511 -565 522 2,090 -422 -300 -130 1,736: 820 -1,045
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.5 14.6 24.7 10.3 44.7 38.6 1.7 90.1 85.7: 9.9 14.3
: :
: Total Traders: 207 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 59 60 71 35 50 22 6 158 155:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 273,906
: Positions :
: 24,259 37,797 77,640 48,523 112,282 104,372 3,513 254,794 231,232: 19,112 42,674
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,376) :
: 60 1,267 1,318 1,423 8 -674 -591 2,127 2,002: -752 -626
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.9 13.8 28.3 17.7 41.0 38.1 1.3 93.0 84.4: 7.0 15.6
: :
: Total Traders: 314 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 60 68 82 93 146 23 8 222 269:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 21,886
: Positions :
: 3,430 7,540 2,684 4,420 2,186 7,037 477 17,571 12,888: 4,314 8,998
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 846) :
: 1 151 330 328 187 105 153 765 822: 81 24
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.7 34.5 12.3 20.2 10.0 32.2 2.2 80.3 58.9: 19.7 41.1
: :
: Total Traders: 103 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 15 31 26 22 22 20 3 76 68:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 119,907
: Positions :
: 28,482 19,358 15,531 55,514 74,504 13,990 4,157 113,518 113,550: 6,389 6,356
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 1,105) :
: -459 -468 952 -446 2,800 966 -2,589 1,012 695: 93 411
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.8 16.1 13.0 46.3 62.1 11.7 3.5 94.7 94.7: 5.3 5.3
: :
: Total Traders: 130 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 31 29 24 38 39 18 3 99 84:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 938,038
: Positions :
: 73,964 44,152 239,988 252,404 511,755 297,921 71,701 864,276 867,597: 73,762 70,441
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 4,953) :
: 2,497 -2,060 -2,631 6,354 975 -2,730 4,996 3,490 1,280: 1,463 3,673
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.9 4.7 25.6 26.9 54.6 31.8 7.6 92.1 92.5: 7.9 7.5
: :
: Total Traders: 223 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 49 61 70 74 73 23 13 191 177:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 2, 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 144,467
: Positions :
: 10,952 26,196 37,525 51,267 69,840 36,647 2,178 136,392 135,738: 8,075 8,728
: :
: Changes from: November 25, 2008 (Change in open interest: 3,457) :
: -310 1,229 1,574 1,702 -171 -174 32 2,792 2,665: 665 792
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 7.6 18.1 26.0 35.5 48.3 25.4 1.5 94.4 94.0: 5.6 6.0
: :
: Total Traders: 324 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 79 84 89 111 106 23 5 253 251:
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Updated December 05, 2008