Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of July 17, 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 24,041 : : Positions : : 1,319 8,991 5,154 1,746 1,310 10,024 6,648 167 3,536 2,328 1,237 : : : : Changes from: July 10, 2012 : : 98 123 -35 173 -206 -411 -201 -18 306 -23 111 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 5.5 37.4 21.4 7.3 5.5 41.7 27.7 0.7 14.7 9.7 5.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 165 : : 11 17 12 11 14 23 37 9 33 20 9 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of July 17, 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 50,773 : : Positions : : 3,888 21,280 4,450 9,115 647 23,432 13,554 434 11,795 2,241 517 : : : : Changes from: July 10, 2012 : : 202 53 -516 -27 -44 -152 1,104 -58 927 11 222 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 7.7 41.9 8.8 18.0 1.3 46.2 26.7 0.9 23.2 4.4 1.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 171 : : 8 18 11 12 14 33 26 7 53 11 6 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of July 17, 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 159,608 : : Positions : : 24,515 57,341 22,511 6,208 15,936 20,622 15,791 11,361 8,132 4,124 33,859 : : : : Changes from: July 10, 2012 : : 183 474 -236 96 -111 510 1,477 -346 -520 46 -2,099 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.4 35.9 14.1 3.9 10.0 12.9 9.9 7.1 5.1 2.6 21.2 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 172 : : 20 17 16 7 21 30 26 24 45 18 45 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of July 17, 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 681,387 : : Positions : : 103,007 258,023 54,204 51,946 115,518 120,939 27,975 25,101 50,930 22,960 149,756 : : : : Changes from: July 10, 2012 : : -592 5,079 1,898 1,746 765 -3,517 -7,508 155 -137 1,701 7,787 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 15.1 37.9 8.0 7.6 17.0 17.7 4.1 3.7 7.5 3.4 22.0 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 324 : : 22 21 14 16 25 70 37 52 101 45 98 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of July 17, 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 138,148 : : Positions : : 8,579 33,318 54,618 13,184 9,469 32,459 34,222 3,900 7,339 13,863 10,777 : : : : Changes from: July 10, 2012 : : 190 1,845 -1,565 -531 1,818 796 -2,254 893 -388 585 1,938 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 6.2 24.1 39.5 9.5 6.9 23.5 24.8 2.8 5.3 10.0 7.8 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 196 : : 19 27 20 8 13 33 49 22 14 36 19 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaggregated Commitments of Traders- Options and Futures Combined Positions as of July 17, 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 7,723 : : Positions : : 239 2,551 1,652 170 0 3,126 1,074 60 483 1,670 860 : : : : Changes from: July 10, 2012 : : -59 61 -6 92 -3 194 -48 40 48 74 226 : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : : 3.1 33.0 21.4 2.2 0.0 40.5 13.9 0.8 6.3 21.6 11.1 : : : : Number of Traders in Each Category Total Traders: 83 : : 12 23 4 . 0 21 7 . 14 12 11 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Updated July 20, 2012