Mar 30, 2012 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- Natural Gas - New York Mercantile ExchangeOption And Futures Combined Positions As Of 03/27/12 |==============================================================| Nonreportable Non-Commercial | Commercial | Total | Positions==========================|=================|=================|================ Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short===============================================================================(Contracts Of 10,000 MMBTU's) Open Interest: 1,265,436Commitments269,360 421,571 437,465 479,435 350,391 1186261 1209428 79,175 56,008Changes From 03/20/12 (Change In Open Interest: -15,004) -3,531 11,171 -10,565 3,809 -15,159 -10,287 -14,553 -4,717 -452Percent Of Open Interest For Each Category Of Trader 21.3 33.3 34.6 37.9 27.7 93.7 95.6 6.3 4.4Number Of Traders In Each Category (Total Traders: 349) 124 136 147 79 75 292 276 |