Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 22, 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 24,228 : : Positions : : 1,744 9,883 7,917 2,162 902 8,287 6,670 734 2,709 1,745 598 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : 757 256 645 880 -29 -62 785 -32 362 -147 -68 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.2 40.8 32.7 8.9 3.7 34.2 27.5 3.0 11.2 7.2 2.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 157 : : 16 20 14 10 8 21 36 9 29 16 7 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 22, 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 47,012 : : Positions : : 4,149 18,240 6,841 8,555 313 19,542 13,713 216 9,914 2,646 237 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : 456 -511 214 283 20 352 2,384 -74 610 -149 -48 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.8 38.8 14.6 18.2 0.7 41.6 29.2 0.5 21.1 5.6 0.5 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 182 : : 11 16 16 9 6 37 37 7 41 16 4 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 22, 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 113,647 : : Positions : : 19,243 49,918 21,142 5,689 4,162 18,444 14,325 7,175 9,574 2,896 13,809 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : -542 -1,225 -406 -409 -70 223 1,807 1,003 544 -363 -1,753 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 16.9 43.9 18.6 5.0 3.7 16.2 12.6 6.3 8.4 2.5 12.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 160 : : 17 21 16 8 19 23 25 16 35 22 26 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 22, 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 435,706 : : Positions : : 93,201 228,881 54,353 54,271 25,196 113,453 38,808 14,057 56,098 15,592 26,797 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : 11,219 16,310 7,446 -964 -16,531 533 5,986 1,859 4,967 -1,495 3,566 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 21.4 52.5 12.5 12.5 5.8 26.0 8.9 3.2 12.9 3.6 6.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 300 : : 28 19 14 18 21 58 44 30 93 31 54 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 22, 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 150,189 : : Positions : : 14,287 38,043 57,522 11,734 10,487 31,600 34,408 6,812 8,584 15,874 10,110 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : 344 -5,647 248 -1,168 -195 -1,563 6,078 2,891 -110 -1,511 904 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 9.5 25.3 38.3 7.8 7.0 21.0 22.9 4.5 5.7 10.6 6.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 205 : : 19 25 17 8 14 31 52 23 22 41 18 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders-All Futures Combined Positions as of May 22, 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 9,633 : : Positions : : 742 3,370 1,753 0 172 3,152 1,068 0 683 2,246 1,338 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : -14 143 -64 0 4 299 -180 0 -32 416 -7 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.7 35.0 18.2 0.0 1.8 32.7 11.1 0.0 7.1 23.3 13.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 84 : : 14 20 5 0 . 21 7 0 15 11 12 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 25, 2012