COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 660,739
: Positions :
: 103,282 90,673 201,920 105,252 237,818 205,155 80,298 615,609 610,709: 45,130 50,030
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: -410) :
: 904 2,515 -6,877 -775 -2,061 4,542 6,926 -2,206 503: 1,795 -913
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.6 13.7 30.6 15.9 36.0 31.0 12.2 93.2 92.4: 6.8 7.6
: :
: Total Traders: 469 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 126 136 173 101 125 44 27 374 378:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 313,197
: Positions :
: 76,432 35,094 57,871 72,038 178,672 80,877 14,955 287,218 286,592: 25,978 26,605
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: 4,492) :
: 987 -791 840 -336 2,594 1,347 1,468 2,838 4,111: 1,654 381
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 24.4 11.2 18.5 23.0 57.0 25.8 4.8 91.7 91.5: 8.3 8.5
: :
: Total Traders: 266 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 73 44 76 66 92 32 11 210 197:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 2,207,245
: Positions :
: 289,127 324,464 587,673 711,937 906,137 415,036 149,075 2,003,774 1,967,350: 203,472 239,896
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: -20,057) :
: -1,331 -13,377 -20,896 5,668 4,910 411 7,081 -16,148 -22,283: -3,909 2,226
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.1 14.7 26.6 32.3 41.1 18.8 6.8 90.8 89.1: 9.2 10.9
: :
: Total Traders: 936 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 203 175 242 403 426 44 27 770 769:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 991,658
: Positions :
: 83,259 167,181 270,234 357,209 372,227 213,699 84,419 924,400 894,062: 67,257 97,596
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: -3,902) :
: 2,255 -17,738 -1,365 1,547 14,334 -2,954 -113 -517 -4,882: -3,385 980
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 8.4 16.9 27.3 36.0 37.5 21.5 8.5 93.2 90.2: 6.8 9.8
: :
: Total Traders: 693 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 170 175 228 213 238 44 28 550 566:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 572,391
: Positions :
: 68,608 156,878 156,661 192,107 203,491 114,610 20,203 531,986 537,232: 40,406 35,159
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: 626) :
: -5,012 -5,019 6,880 1,570 -2,054 -4,674 1,005 -1,236 812: 1,863 -186
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.0 27.4 27.4 33.6 35.6 20.0 3.5 92.9 93.9: 7.1 6.1
: :
: Total Traders: 352 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 67 109 120 89 75 36 16 273 273:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 556,148
: Positions :
: 87,384 32,720 134,361 166,270 323,593 116,340 29,369 504,354 520,044: 51,794 36,105
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: -15,605) :
: -3,417 -1,618 -15,311 5,716 -1,480 -645 2,740 -13,657 -15,669: -1,947 64
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.7 5.9 24.2 29.9 58.2 20.9 5.3 90.7 93.5: 9.3 6.5
: :
: Total Traders: 336 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 91 56 117 111 105 34 13 301 254:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 337,081
: Positions :
: 77,221 8,516 68,254 77,897 231,037 97,268 17,633 320,640 325,441: 16,441 11,640
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: -20,773) :
: -7,099 -2,601 -9,263 -2,507 -8,410 -1,390 -699 -20,258 -20,973: -515 199
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 22.9 2.5 20.2 23.1 68.5 28.9 5.2 95.1 96.5: 4.9 3.5
: :
: Total Traders: 306 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 129 47 85 63 74 42 16 268 193:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 289,247
: Positions :
: 44,955 70,897 92,423 24,131 72,819 109,584 16,811 271,092 252,949: 18,155 36,298
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: -16,528) :
: -2,840 -14,115 -8,007 -445 5,680 -4,134 -2,218 -15,425 -18,659: -1,103 2,131
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.5 24.5 32.0 8.3 25.2 37.9 5.8 93.7 87.5: 6.3 12.5
: :
: Total Traders: 319 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 80 112 123 62 70 39 16 255 260:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 338,122
: Positions :
: 69,127 28,252 62,729 46,530 193,835 127,669 4,662 306,055 289,478: 32,066 48,643
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: -386) :
: 4,476 -3,514 -929 97 2,637 -3,211 267 433 -1,539: -819 1,153
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 20.4 8.4 18.6 13.8 57.3 37.8 1.4 90.5 85.6: 9.5 14.4
: :
: Total Traders: 401 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 110 79 133 111 145 46 12 333 312:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 59,812
: Positions :
: 7,986 11,528 17,447 8,381 12,961 18,072 1,124 51,886 43,060: 7,926 16,752
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: -76) :
: -172 -482 799 -183 10 -309 -522 135 -195: -211 119
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.4 19.3 29.2 14.0 21.7 30.2 1.9 86.7 72.0: 13.3 28.0
: :
: Total Traders: 196 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 44 59 67 42 50 27 7 157 146:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 275,327
: Positions :
: 45,309 54,938 53,322 120,835 135,854 44,676 22,489 264,142 266,603: 11,185 8,724
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: 78) :
: 4,354 3,452 -1,214 -999 883 -1,716 -1,805 425 1,316: -347 -1,238
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.5 20.0 19.4 43.9 49.3 16.2 8.2 95.9 96.8: 4.1 3.2
: :
: Total Traders: 221 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 69 64 66 44 36 28 13 179 147:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 1,213,793
: Positions :
: 128,633 310,661 287,817 358,590 434,927 355,113 103,515 1,130,152 1,136,920: 83,641 76,874
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: 28,656) :
: -14,686 12,866 26,110 19,655 -4,595 -5,127 -6,480 25,951 27,900: 2,704 755
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.6 25.6 23.7 29.5 35.8 29.3 8.5 93.1 93.7: 6.9 6.3
: :
: Total Traders: 285 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 61 92 95 85 74 33 19 238 226:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 21, 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 371,301
: Positions :
: 40,469 146,574 99,817 145,055 92,028 66,908 24,452 352,249 362,870: 19,052 8,430
: :
: Changes from: August 14, 2018 (Change in open interest: -5,461) :
: 1,869 7,441 1,734 -5,157 -16,297 -3,569 1,944 -5,123 -5,178: -338 -283
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.9 39.5 26.9 39.1 24.8 18.0 6.6 94.9 97.7: 5.1 2.3
: :
: Total Traders: 542 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 184 158 144 135 100 41 22 432 362:
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Updated August 24, 2018