WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 5, 2008
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: Total : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Positions
: Open : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Total :
: Interest : Long : Short : Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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: : (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS) :
: : :
All : 98,655: 25,514 10,663 12,751 42,075 45,665 80,340 69,079: 18,315 29,576
Old : 82,298: 17,582 11,433 10,254 37,744 37,581 65,580 59,268: 16,718 23,030
Other: 16,357: 10,355 1,653 74 4,331 8,084 14,760 9,811: 1,597 6,546
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: July 29, 2008 :
: -679: 1,776 -627 1,184 -5,895 -4,753 -2,935 -4,196: 2,256 3,517
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 25.9 10.8 12.9 42.6 46.3 81.4 70.0: 18.6 30.0
Old : 100.0: 21.4 13.9 12.5 45.9 45.7 79.7 72.0: 20.3 28.0
Other: 100.0: 63.3 10.1 0.5 26.5 49.4 90.2 60.0: 9.8 40.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 145: 36 19 32 58 60 109 104:
Old : 144: 34 21 24 56 54 104 92:
Other: 79: 13 12 2 16 45 29 59:
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: Percent of Open Interest Held by the Indicated Number of the Largest Traders
: By Gross Position By Net Position
: 4 or Less Traders 8 or Less Traders 4 or Less Traders 8 or Less Traders
: Long: Short Long Short: Long Short Long Short
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All : 19.1 20.0 32.3 28.7 17.3 17.7 26.5 24.7
Old : 20.7 22.1 31.0 30.9 17.7 19.2 27.1 26.7
Other: 66.9 19.7 80.1 30.0 65.8 19.7 79.0 28.5
Updated August 8, 2008