WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 2, 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 : 78,001: 18,914 10,302 7,727 37,630 40,307 64,271 58,336: 13,730 19,665
Old : 51,129: 13,220 8,890 4,264 24,569 26,724 42,053 39,878: 9,076 11,251
Other: 26,872: 8,493 4,211 664 13,061 13,583 22,218 18,458: 4,654 8,414
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 25, 2008 :
: -1,801: 258 300 -142 -804 -913 -688 -755: -1,113 -1,046
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 24.2 13.2 9.9 48.2 51.7 82.4 74.8: 17.6 25.2
Old : 100.0: 25.9 17.4 8.3 48.1 52.3 82.2 78.0: 17.8 22.0
Other: 100.0: 31.6 15.7 2.5 48.6 50.5 82.7 68.7: 17.3 31.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 123: 29 15 25 52 53 90 88:
Old : 116: 27 15 11 47 45 80 68:
Other: 84: 12 16 8 29 39 46 58:
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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 : 17.9 29.9 32.3 39.1 15.3 24.4 28.0 31.7
Old : 21.8 34.5 34.6 46.7 19.2 31.3 30.2 41.5
Other: 45.2 32.4 59.0 40.4 45.2 32.4 57.7 39.0
Updated December 05, 2008