COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 644,349
: Positions :
: 99,938 268,124 185,852 150,923 119,587 158,410 23,652 595,123 597,214: 49,225 47,134
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: 62,947) :
: -2,356 28,806 32,238 26,823 469 1,608 271 58,313 61,783: 4,635 1,164
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.5 41.6 28.8 23.4 18.6 24.6 3.7 92.4 92.7: 7.6 7.3
: :
: Total Traders: 467 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 135 166 141 103 98 27 19 341 358:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 339,227
: Positions :
: 84,949 119,391 60,140 113,967 128,694 54,365 8,442 313,421 316,667: 25,805 22,560
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: 16,290) :
: -2,457 8,595 9,797 7,940 -1,851 248 -618 15,528 15,923: 762 367
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 25.0 35.2 17.7 33.6 37.9 16.0 2.5 92.4 93.3: 7.6 6.7
: :
: Total Traders: 290 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 85 74 76 81 74 20 8 222 202:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 1,836,183
: Positions :
: 225,548 463,613 437,795 542,759 661,640 393,499 58,110 1,599,601 1,621,158: 236,582 215,025
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: 44,164) :
: -22,047 13,696 24,795 25,980 6,707 4,547 -3,729 33,274 41,468: 10,890 2,696
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.3 25.2 23.8 29.6 36.0 21.4 3.2 87.1 88.3: 12.9 11.7
: :
: Total Traders: 815 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 195 164 208 337 338 29 18 660 644:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 846,620
: Positions :
: 97,272 105,856 201,057 340,430 408,385 146,960 29,597 785,719 744,896: 60,901 101,724
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: -43,136) :
: -26,785 12,360 -20,906 19,629 -22,640 -11,301 -11,559 -39,364 -42,746: -3,772 -390
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.5 12.5 23.7 40.2 48.2 17.4 3.5 92.8 88.0: 7.2 12.0
: :
: Total Traders: 613 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 168 148 233 191 215 27 18 506 522:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 494,301
: Positions :
: 96,608 83,362 109,481 140,846 256,498 113,829 15,800 460,764 465,141: 33,537 29,161
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: -7,356) :
: 4,256 10,028 -6,244 3,276 -2,179 -8,331 -8,212 -7,043 -6,607: -313 -749
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 19.5 16.9 22.1 28.5 51.9 23.0 3.2 93.2 94.1: 6.8 5.9
: :
: Total Traders: 319 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 88 80 111 85 84 23 15 260 248:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 456,741
: Positions :
: 95,586 29,909 78,191 123,809 307,664 111,159 12,980 408,745 428,744: 47,996 27,997
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: -18,855) :
: -2,047 -3,921 -10,958 -6,219 2,693 -2,215 -7,247 -21,439 -19,432: 2,584 577
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.9 6.5 17.1 27.1 67.4 24.3 2.8 89.5 93.9: 10.5 6.1
: :
: Total Traders: 293 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 94 54 97 87 86 24 13 258 212:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 308,353
: Positions :
: 99,654 17,052 54,785 55,932 213,480 79,329 9,670 289,700 294,986: 18,653 13,367
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: 10,864) :
: 4,521 -1,671 3,931 1,543 8,560 -351 247 9,644 11,067: 1,220 -203
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 32.3 5.5 17.8 18.1 69.2 25.7 3.1 94.0 95.7: 6.0 4.3
: :
: Total Traders: 308 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 122 68 86 51 77 26 13 248 204:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 297,388
: Positions :
: 77,928 32,609 79,340 29,776 132,545 91,137 7,826 278,182 252,320: 19,207 45,068
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: -8,950) :
: -5,646 3,016 -695 -435 -7,905 -1,103 -411 -7,879 -5,996: -1,070 -2,954
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 26.2 11.0 26.7 10.0 44.6 30.6 2.6 93.5 84.8: 6.5 15.2
: :
: Total Traders: 316 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 99 86 112 69 90 27 12 257 247:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 386,112
: Positions :
: 102,872 13,860 73,521 45,955 237,303 133,185 5,005 355,533 329,690: 30,578 56,422
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: -19,284) :
: -20,299 -3,987 -1,664 67 -10,497 1,699 665 -20,196 -15,483: 913 -3,801
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 26.6 3.6 19.0 11.9 61.5 34.5 1.3 92.1 85.4: 7.9 14.6
: :
: Total Traders: 414 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 136 61 122 114 165 27 7 335 314:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 63,823
: Positions :
: 19,015 10,611 16,860 4,549 15,725 14,454 229 54,878 43,425: 8,945 20,398
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: -2,818) :
: -3,656 -621 824 28 -606 -304 -940 -3,108 -1,342: 290 -1,476
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 29.8 16.6 26.4 7.1 24.6 22.6 0.4 86.0 68.0: 14.0 32.0
: :
: Total Traders: 240 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 58 50 73 49 82 22 4 176 181:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 285,151
: Positions :
: 57,066 73,094 49,173 112,489 138,347 45,422 14,135 264,150 274,750: 21,001 10,401
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: 13,249) :
: -1,270 13,523 2,944 7,810 -5,314 1,318 2,279 10,802 13,431: 2,447 -183
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.0 25.6 17.2 39.4 48.5 15.9 5.0 92.6 96.4: 7.4 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 283 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 115 77 76 47 42 25 8 225 175:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 877,633
: Positions :
: 115,600 203,086 169,431 296,278 416,214 228,838 20,226 810,148 808,957: 67,485 68,676
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: 61,815) :
: -21,754 66,655 40,906 39,772 -54,206 8,805 -1,304 67,730 52,051: -5,915 9,764
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.2 23.1 19.3 33.8 47.4 26.1 2.3 92.3 92.2: 7.7 7.8
: :
: Total Traders: 262 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 67 76 85 76 76 23 15 212 215:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of December 12, 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 248,848
: Positions :
: 33,933 89,424 66,609 89,338 80,417 43,018 4,245 232,899 240,694: 15,949 8,154
: :
: Changes from: December 5, 2017 (Change in open interest: 28,648) :
: -1,854 16,217 10,542 17,117 2,358 263 -139 26,069 28,978: 2,579 -330
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.6 35.9 26.8 35.9 32.3 17.3 1.7 93.6 96.7: 6.4 3.3
: :
: Total Traders: 501 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 154 159 134 131 100 29 17 383 356:
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Updated December 15, 2017