Hi Dan Thanks for your continued thoughts. When you read the COT Report is this the link you use? http://www.cftc.gov/dea/futures/other_sf.htm It reports Producers vs Managed Money vs Swap Dealers vs Others. I've read a lot about Commercials vs Non-Commercials vs Non-Reportables. Has the COT Report changed catagories recently? Thanks
The CFTC, after input from the trade, made the decision to offer a more complete breakdown of the various categories of traders afer complaints that the nature of the categories was not properly reflecting the changing nature of the futures markets players.
Guys were being lumped into the commercial category who were actually not true commercials but were swap dealers. Additionally, some hedge funds were attempting to claim "hedger" classification due to the nature of their business in some circumstances and this was distoring the data also.
I like the new classification and find it very helpful.
Hi Dan
ReplyDeleteThanks for your continued thoughts.
When you read the COT Report is this the link you use? http://www.cftc.gov/dea/futures/other_sf.htm
It reports Producers vs Managed Money vs Swap Dealers vs Others.
I've read a lot about Commercials vs Non-Commercials vs Non-Reportables.
Has the COT Report changed catagories recently?
Thanks
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ReplyDeleteYes, that is the exact link.
The CFTC, after input from the trade, made the decision to offer a more complete breakdown of the various categories of traders afer complaints that the nature of the categories was not properly reflecting the changing nature of the futures markets players.
Guys were being lumped into the commercial category who were actually not true commercials but were swap dealers. Additionally, some hedge funds were attempting to claim "hedger" classification due to the nature of their business in some circumstances and this was distoring the data also.
I like the new classification and find it very helpful.
Thanks very much for answering that.
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