COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 661,149
: Positions :
: 102,378 88,158 208,797 106,027 239,880 200,613 73,371 617,815 610,206: 43,334 50,943
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: -17,173) :
: 3,836 633 -2,480 -11,592 -9,644 -6,954 -1,837 -17,190 -13,328: 17 -3,845
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.5 13.3 31.6 16.0 36.3 30.3 11.1 93.4 92.3: 6.6 7.7
: :
: Total Traders: 469 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 126 138 179 102 124 43 28 373 385:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 308,705
: Positions :
: 75,446 35,886 57,031 72,374 176,077 79,530 13,487 284,380 282,481: 24,324 26,224
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: -8,543) :
: 4,423 -491 -9,153 -2,480 3,103 -289 -3,000 -7,499 -9,540: -1,045 997
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 24.4 11.6 18.5 23.4 57.0 25.8 4.4 92.1 91.5: 7.9 8.5
: :
: Total Traders: 275 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 72 49 78 68 95 32 12 213 207:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 2,227,303
: Positions :
: 290,458 337,842 608,570 706,269 901,227 414,625 141,995 2,019,922 1,989,633: 207,380 237,670
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: -59,942) :
: -22,353 -16,827 -1,865 3,831 -9,767 -27,124 -30,469 -47,511 -58,929: -12,431 -1,012
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.0 15.2 27.3 31.7 40.5 18.6 6.4 90.7 89.3: 9.3 10.7
: :
: Total Traders: 948 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 208 175 254 412 432 45 30 791 786:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 995,560
: Positions :
: 81,004 184,920 271,599 355,661 357,893 216,654 84,532 924,917 898,943: 70,643 96,617
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: 6,186) :
: -4,643 4,866 5,098 19,449 2,221 -10,914 -6,792 8,990 5,393: -2,804 793
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.1 18.6 27.3 35.7 35.9 21.8 8.5 92.9 90.3: 7.1 9.7
: :
: Total Traders: 695 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 154 194 216 217 238 43 28 540 566:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 571,765
: Positions :
: 73,619 161,897 149,781 190,538 205,546 119,284 19,197 533,222 536,421: 38,543 35,345
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: 19,732) :
: 873 4,747 10,374 10,289 7,473 -696 -4,640 20,839 17,954: -1,107 1,777
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.9 28.3 26.2 33.3 35.9 20.9 3.4 93.3 93.8: 6.7 6.2
: :
: Total Traders: 369 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 69 115 126 89 81 36 16 278 292:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 571,753
: Positions :
: 90,801 34,338 149,672 160,554 325,073 116,985 26,629 518,012 535,712: 53,741 36,041
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: 12,688) :
: 9,305 -443 -1,255 4,875 19,034 -1,756 -4,291 11,168 13,044: 1,520 -356
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.9 6.0 26.2 28.1 56.9 20.5 4.7 90.6 93.7: 9.4 6.3
: :
: Total Traders: 336 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 98 49 114 107 104 34 11 298 247:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 357,854
: Positions :
: 84,320 11,117 77,517 80,404 239,447 98,657 18,332 340,899 346,413: 16,956 11,441
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: -9,976) :
: -10,057 3,672 -3,554 5,438 -11,277 -13 -71 -8,186 -11,231: -1,790 1,255
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.6 3.1 21.7 22.5 66.9 27.6 5.1 95.3 96.8: 4.7 3.2
: :
: Total Traders: 316 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 132 57 92 61 73 43 18 279 200:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 305,776
: Positions :
: 47,795 85,012 100,430 24,575 67,138 113,717 19,029 286,517 271,609: 19,258 34,167
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: -10,367) :
: -552 -89 -4,089 -847 -6,446 -2,031 1,081 -7,519 -9,542: -2,848 -825
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.6 27.8 32.8 8.0 22.0 37.2 6.2 93.7 88.8: 6.3 11.2
: :
: Total Traders: 324 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 82 114 126 61 70 41 17 257 265:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 338,508
: Positions :
: 64,651 31,767 63,659 46,432 191,198 130,880 4,395 305,622 291,018: 32,886 47,490
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: -123) :
: -2,855 -43 -1,369 1,367 1,369 1,420 247 -1,437 204: 1,313 -327
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 19.1 9.4 18.8 13.7 56.5 38.7 1.3 90.3 86.0: 9.7 14.0
: :
: Total Traders: 398 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 94 88 131 111 145 46 11 326 312:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 59,888
: Positions :
: 8,157 12,010 16,649 8,564 12,951 18,381 1,646 51,751 43,255: 8,137 16,633
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: -5,391) :
: -902 -462 -2,898 -1,697 -1,547 400 204 -5,097 -4,703: -293 -688
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.6 20.1 27.8 14.3 21.6 30.7 2.7 86.4 72.2: 13.6 27.8
: :
: Total Traders: 200 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 44 58 62 47 53 27 10 156 153:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 275,249
: Positions :
: 40,955 51,486 54,536 121,834 134,971 46,392 24,293 263,717 265,287: 11,532 9,962
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: -10,504) :
: 3,712 6,797 -8,348 -2,647 -8,325 -2,200 537 -9,483 -9,339: -1,021 -1,165
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.9 18.7 19.8 44.3 49.0 16.9 8.8 95.8 96.4: 4.2 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 219 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 68 61 72 44 36 27 14 175 157:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 1,185,138
: Positions :
: 143,319 297,796 261,707 338,935 439,522 360,240 109,994 1,104,201 1,109,019: 80,937 76,118
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: 10,987) :
: 362 15,139 10,088 4,033 -14,957 -529 1,133 13,955 11,404: -2,968 -417
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.1 25.1 22.1 28.6 37.1 30.4 9.3 93.2 93.6: 6.8 6.4
: :
: Total Traders: 278 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 63 84 86 84 73 33 19 231 216:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 14, 2018
: 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 376,762
: Positions :
: 38,600 139,133 98,083 150,213 108,325 70,477 22,508 357,372 368,049: 19,391 8,713
: :
: Changes from: August 7, 2018 (Change in open interest: -18,496) :
: -342 3,093 -6,329 -4,341 -7,818 -6,741 -6,704 -17,754 -17,758: -742 -738
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.2 36.9 26.0 39.9 28.8 18.7 6.0 94.9 97.7: 5.1 2.3
: :
: Total Traders: 534 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 161 165 153 138 108 41 22 428 373:
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Updated August 17, 2018