Large Speculators Commercial Total Long Short Spreading Long Short Long Short 111,284 28,129 32,980 83,274 178,146 227,538 239,255 Change from Prior Reporting Period -308 906 -3,193 -208 376 -3,709 -1,911 Traders 98 40 48 37 41 156 113 Small Speculators Long Short Open Interest 33,463 21,746 261,001 -86 -1,884 -3,795 non reportable positions Change from the previous reporting period COT Gold Report - Positions as of Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Gold COT Report - Futures & Options Combined Large Speculators Commercial Total Long Short Spreading Long Short Long Short 111,004 21,997 102,332 129,573 231,171 342,909 355,500 Change from Prior Reporting Period -1,404 390 -1,161 897 629 -1,668 -142 Traders 107 51 80 39 46 180 148

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