WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 14, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Positions
: Open : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Total :
: Interest : Long : Short : Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS) :
: : :
All : 89,517: 19,413 11,472 10,200 43,984 42,455 73,597 64,127: 15,920 25,390
Old : 69,075: 14,236 10,832 7,722 34,611 32,618 56,569 51,172: 12,506 17,903
Other: 20,442: 7,493 2,956 162 9,373 9,837 17,028 12,955: 3,414 7,487
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 7, 2008 :
: -259: -1,714 127 100 1,655 -1,243 41 -1,016: -300 757
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 21.7 12.8 11.4 49.1 47.4 82.2 71.6: 17.8 28.4
Old : 100.0: 20.6 15.7 11.2 50.1 47.2 81.9 74.1: 18.1 25.9
Other: 100.0: 36.7 14.5 0.8 45.9 48.1 83.3 63.4: 16.7 36.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 132: 30 15 24 60 58 98 95:
Old : 129: 28 15 17 55 53 91 84:
Other: 89: 11 15 4 31 42 44 59:
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 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
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All : 18.0 26.6 30.6 35.6 13.7 19.7 23.7 27.2
Old : 19.7 30.2 31.8 40.3 15.7 22.6 25.5 31.4
Other: 46.0 26.4 61.4 33.8 46.0 25.0 61.4 31.1
Updated October 17, 2008