Commercial Trader商业性交易商 ; T$ _7 g" T% B' y8 _ Uses the futures market for "hedging purposes since they are involved in the production, processing or merchandising of a commodity. & @& [# K1 ^: W! W: B) A Commercial traders are well capitalized & usually provide the "fuel" for market advances/declines. ( f! Q% c( Y5 y. ^4 E In foreign currency futures however, commercial positions are less relevant as the majority of trading is done in the forex market.& k* w. {3 [+ r) N
Non Commercial Trader (Speculators)非商业性交易商(投机者) - ?3 Y0 x% z! }$ t$ b# g( [" {" }2 J Is a market participant who tries to profit from the buying and selling of futures contracts by anticipating future price movements. 3 K; y2 h, k! T6 g Non commercial data is a reliable source of information as it captures trader's positions in a specific market. ; w; t( k$ j9 X4 T# z Extreme positioning in the currency futures market has historically been accurate in identifying important market reversals. ( z" }8 \. a2 F( Z$ r Many FX traders rely on the currency futures data to determine future price direction