WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, September 9, 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 : 38,351: 4,216 1,016 1,285 23,362 25,037 28,863 27,338: 9,488 11,013
Old : 34,333: 4,233 781 730 20,872 22,700 25,835 24,211: 8,498 10,122
Other: 4,018: 201 453 337 2,490 2,337 3,028 3,127: 990 891
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 2, 2008 :
: -118: -1,259 286 -272 3,036 1,234 1,505 1,248: -1,623 -1,366
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 11.0 2.6 3.4 60.9 65.3 75.3 71.3: 24.7 28.7
Old : 100.0: 12.3 2.3 2.1 60.8 66.1 75.2 70.5: 24.8 29.5
Other: 100.0: 5.0 11.3 8.4 62.0 58.2 75.4 77.8: 24.6 22.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 47: 8 4 7 30 21 43 29:
Old : 47: 11 2 5 29 18 42 24:
Other: 26: 2 4 3 8 14 12 19:
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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 : 26.0 49.7 41.6 59.1 22.5 45.2 35.7 49.4
Old : 28.3 52.1 44.1 61.6 25.1 48.1 39.9 52.5
Other: 55.5 57.6 69.1 69.6 52.5 44.6 62.1 56.5
Updated September 12, 2008