Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and 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 25,990 : : Positions : : 1,796 10,010 6,857 2,184 2,237 9,107 6,671 907 3,040 1,746 695 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : 653 266 -76 284 139 162 749 -293 312 -151 -229 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.9 38.5 26.4 8.4 8.6 35.0 25.7 3.5 11.7 6.7 2.7 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 161 : : 17 20 14 10 13 24 36 15 29 17 8 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and 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 50,846 : : Positions : : 4,434 18,371 6,133 8,969 2,386 19,924 13,724 1,254 10,456 2,587 456 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : 428 -422 -244 218 495 246 2,384 -34 1,014 -160 -53 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 8.7 36.1 12.1 17.6 4.7 39.2 27.0 2.5 20.6 5.1 0.9 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 183 : : 13 16 16 9 14 37 37 10 43 15 6 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and 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 159,105 : : Positions : : 23,091 55,241 20,843 6,203 17,112 19,025 14,009 11,522 8,999 1,678 36,012 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : -166 -642 -300 -43 690 169 1,846 1,035 463 -864 875 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 14.5 34.7 13.1 3.9 10.8 12.0 8.8 7.2 5.7 1.1 22.6 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 175 : : 18 21 18 6 22 25 26 19 46 22 48 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and 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 728,017 : : Positions : : 123,550 252,055 48,854 51,076 131,234 116,460 39,142 37,684 46,575 16,898 163,059 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : 13,343 17,057 2,632 -1,306 -8,820 3,784 5,085 5,519 2,742 -1,731 8,521 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 17.0 34.6 6.7 7.0 18.0 16.0 5.4 5.2 6.4 2.3 22.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 348 : : 28 27 15 17 26 66 52 63 112 46 99 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and 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 150,276 : : Positions : : 14,290 38,093 57,522 11,734 10,487 31,600 34,408 6,812 8,584 15,874 10,110 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : 344 -5,642 248 -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- Options and 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 9,912 : : Positions : : 762 3,509 1,753 0 172 3,189 1,068 4 696 2,146 1,524 : : : : Changes from: May 15, 2012 : : -4 143 -64 0 4 302 -180 -0 -28 428 -2 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.7 35.4 17.7 0.0 1.7 32.2 10.8 0.0 7.0 21.6 15.4 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 85 : : 14 21 5 0 . 21 7 . 16 11 14 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated May 25, 2012