Current Commodity Futures Positions – 8/03/08

Current Commodity Futures Positions – 8/03/08

Will post some thoughts later in the week on the positions…

Open Positions
Date Position Qty Month/Yr Contract Entry Price Last Price Profit/Loss
07/23/08 Long 1 SEP 08 Australian Dlr 0.9567 0.9280 ($2,870.00)
06/17/08 Long 1 DEC 08 Cotton 82.20 70.72 ($5,740.00)
07/30/08 Long 1 FEB 09 Live Cattle 108.850 110.225 $550.00
08/01/08 Long 1 FEB 09 Live Cattle 110.700 110.225 ($190.00)
07/29/08 Long 1 OCT 08 Sugar #11 12.84 13.78 $1,052.80
07/31/08 Long 1 OCT 08 Sugar #11 13.91 13.78 ($145.60)
07/31/08 Long 1 SEP 08 Swiss Franc 0.954900 0.9574 $312.50
Net Profit/Loss On Open Positions: ($7,030.30)

Account Balances
Current Cash Balance $81,107.68
Open Trade Equity ($7,030.30)
Total Equity $74,077.38
Long Option Value $0.00
Short Option Value $0.00
Net Liquidating Value $74,077.38

Cashed out: $15,000.00
Total value: $89,077.38

Weekly return: -3.8%
YTD return: 12.9%

***BTW, I usually “cash out” money just to pay for taxes, rent, and cheap beer. So total value is all pre-tax.

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