| Definitions for Net Contract Graphic
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| NET CONTRACTS Net (Long - Short) Quantity of Future Contracts
| LNG-SHT held by Commercial Traders
| The value results from subtracting the number of
| short contracts from long contracts.
|
| Example:
| 2000 Long - 1000 Short = 1000 Net
| 50,000 Long - 65,000 Short = -15,000 Net
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| The graph displays this quantity using a vertical bar
| format with the scale on the righthand side.
| Each bar represents a week.
|
| The net value held is provided by week. See below for
| week horizontal scale.
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| WEEKS Weeks from last January 01
| FR LAST This provides a convenient way to express dates on the
| JAN 01 graphical representation (if provided for the specific
| commodity). JAN 01 of the current year is zero.
| JAN 28 is 4 weeks later and is 4
| DEC 01 of the previos year is
| 4 weeks earlier and is -4
| etc.
|
| The relationship between this date format and the dd/mm/yy
| frmat is shown in the previous report.
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