WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
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 : 42,880: 6,231 587 2,801 24,615 27,287 33,647 30,675: 9,233 12,205
Old : 40,662: 5,755 654 2,304 23,993 26,123 32,052 29,081: 8,610 11,581
Other: 2,218: 580 37 393 622 1,164 1,595 1,594: 623 624
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: July 29, 2008 :
: 2,376: 307 77 -51 1,520 1,317 1,776 1,343: 600 1,033
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 14.5 1.4 6.5 57.4 63.6 78.5 71.5: 21.5 28.5
Old : 100.0: 14.2 1.6 5.7 59.0 64.2 78.8 71.5: 21.2 28.5
Other: 100.0: 26.1 1.7 17.7 28.0 52.5 71.9 71.9: 28.1 28.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 16 4 11 26 21 45 34:
Old : 52: 14 6 11 25 20 44 33:
Other: 26: 5 2 1 6 15 11 18:
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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 : 22.1 46.5 38.5 55.7 18.7 40.8 33.5 45.2
Old : 23.2 47.2 40.5 56.0 19.9 42.1 35.5 46.3
Other: 48.7 52.7 68.6 63.4 33.5 33.9 48.0 42.5
Updated August 8, 2008