COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 702,662
: Positions :
: 98,575 230,570 232,972 152,805 148,435 165,059 41,259 649,411 653,236: 53,251 49,426
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 55,453) :
: 152 31,037 14,346 23,083 1,851 10,848 9,687 48,429 56,922: 7,024 -1,469
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.0 32.8 33.2 21.7 21.1 23.5 5.9 92.4 93.0: 7.6 7.0
: :
: Total Traders: 460 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 127 156 161 109 106 26 16 358 358:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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-HRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 336,417
: Positions :
: 79,151 104,763 64,837 109,516 129,734 57,297 10,722 310,801 310,057: 25,615 26,360
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 18,858) :
: -387 9,004 8,662 10,122 -2,221 817 2,004 19,214 17,449: -356 1,409
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.5 31.1 19.3 32.6 38.6 17.0 3.2 92.4 92.2: 7.6 7.8
: :
: Total Traders: 287 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 81 67 81 89 78 19 7 224 208:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 1,970,091
: Positions :
: 225,678 459,194 491,642 600,063 695,502 400,389 82,904 1,717,771 1,729,242: 252,320 240,849
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 37,153) :
: -7,682 12,028 -3,448 43,486 12,420 5,116 13,562 37,472 34,563: -320 2,589
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.5 23.3 25.0 30.5 35.3 20.3 4.2 87.2 87.8: 12.8 12.2
: :
: Total Traders: 820 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 192 188 234 339 324 28 15 681 661:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 758,371
: Positions :
: 104,537 97,229 173,435 276,790 370,388 148,903 26,140 703,665 667,191: 54,706 91,180
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: -171,973) :
: 986 -4,258 -83,926 -73,388 -62,731 -7,958 -9,395 -164,286 -160,310: -7,687 -11,663
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.8 12.8 22.9 36.5 48.8 19.6 3.4 92.8 88.0: 7.2 12.0
: :
: Total Traders: 606 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 152 147 231 171 206 27 13 481 507:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 481,860
: Positions :
: 89,911 49,017 126,273 116,990 266,551 113,744 13,340 446,918 455,182: 34,943 26,679
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 4,076) :
: -5,351 -7,784 2,769 7,609 13,480 506 -1,311 5,533 7,153: -1,456 -3,077
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 18.7 10.2 26.2 24.3 55.3 23.6 2.8 92.7 94.5: 7.3 5.5
: :
: Total Traders: 314 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 86 68 125 73 75 22 10 257 242:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 MEAL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #026603 Open Interest is 426,242
: Positions :
: 51,422 48,565 83,473 140,282 235,634 106,546 24,031 381,723 391,704: 44,518 34,538
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 682) :
: -4,679 2,872 -2,193 7,412 726 969 -453 1,508 952: -827 -270
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.1 11.4 19.6 32.9 55.3 25.0 5.6 89.6 91.9: 10.4 8.1
: :
: Total Traders: 264 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 58 69 83 87 85 22 13 216 211:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 299,685
: Positions :
: 68,089 18,047 65,165 71,655 189,311 79,448 10,458 284,357 282,980: 15,328 16,704
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 493) :
: 1,225 105 768 -1,818 -929 839 708 1,014 652: -521 -160
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 22.7 6.0 21.7 23.9 63.2 26.5 3.5 94.9 94.4: 5.1 5.6
: :
: Total Traders: 291 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 103 64 100 60 71 29 14 250 204:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 315,550
: Positions :
: 90,630 39,523 78,277 30,672 143,190 92,881 5,228 292,460 266,218: 23,090 49,332
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 15,470) :
: 8,672 1,209 2,158 -482 11,983 2,807 -1,645 13,155 13,705: 2,316 1,765
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 28.7 12.5 24.8 9.7 45.4 29.4 1.7 92.7 84.4: 7.3 15.6
: :
: Total Traders: 343 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 102 101 136 68 88 25 10 283 266:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 411,359
: Positions :
: 130,923 17,820 85,493 43,635 244,077 125,213 2,168 385,265 349,558: 26,094 61,801
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 28,118) :
: 11,863 2,591 14,542 1,440 11,022 435 -1,716 28,280 26,440: -162 1,679
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 31.8 4.3 20.8 10.6 59.3 30.4 0.5 93.7 85.0: 6.3 15.0
: :
: Total Traders: 430 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 139 76 136 108 174 27 8 342 336:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 72,026
: Positions :
: 27,392 13,554 17,365 4,899 18,484 13,919 188 63,576 49,591: 8,451 22,435
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: -1,118) :
: 1,051 2,823 -3,210 -729 -807 1,031 -174 -1,856 -1,368: 738 250
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 38.0 18.8 24.1 6.8 25.7 19.3 0.3 88.3 68.9: 11.7 31.1
: :
: Total Traders: 257 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 74 60 77 48 82 22 2 193 188:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 308,104
: Positions :
: 53,617 59,725 58,861 133,822 157,865 44,700 22,681 291,000 299,132: 17,104 8,972
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 6,755) :
: -345 -2,327 -521 3,231 7,928 4,827 3,808 7,192 8,888: -437 -2,133
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.4 19.4 19.1 43.4 51.2 14.5 7.4 94.4 97.1: 5.6 2.9
: :
: Total Traders: 271 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 91 85 89 50 43 27 8 224 179:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 820,409
: Positions :
: 130,828 207,815 151,711 259,682 382,049 207,978 16,973 750,198 758,547: 70,210 61,862
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 2,585) :
: 6,047 -27,079 1,476 -1,847 35,248 -1,397 3,343 4,278 12,989: -1,693 -10,404
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.9 25.3 18.5 31.7 46.6 25.4 2.1 91.4 92.5: 8.6 7.5
: :
: Total Traders: 246 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 65 67 72 76 71 23 12 202 189:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of October 31, 2017
: 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 277,011
: Positions :
: 37,979 84,448 72,958 101,905 97,182 47,838 14,114 260,680 268,703: 16,331 8,308
: :
: Changes from: October 24, 2017 (Change in open interest: 522) :
: 2,117 1,618 120 -1,977 -975 141 374 401 1,137: 121 -615
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.7 30.5 26.3 36.8 35.1 17.3 5.1 94.1 97.0: 5.9 3.0
: :
: Total Traders: 504 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 175 137 155 131 115 27 15 407 365:
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Updated November 3, 2017