WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 14, 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 : 35,817: 4,018 2,299 2,094 20,124 20,784 26,236 25,177: 9,581 10,640
Old : 31,340: 4,395 1,865 1,609 17,085 18,529 23,089 22,003: 8,251 9,337
Other: 4,477: 94 905 14 3,039 2,255 3,147 3,174: 1,330 1,303
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 7, 2008 :
: -150: -116 373 -129 307 -306 62 -62: -212 -88
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 11.2 6.4 5.8 56.2 58.0 73.3 70.3: 26.7 29.7
Old : 100.0: 14.0 6.0 5.1 54.5 59.1 73.7 70.2: 26.3 29.8
Other: 100.0: 2.1 20.2 0.3 67.9 50.4 70.3 70.9: 29.7 29.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 45: 9 7 8 24 18 37 31:
Old : 44: 10 7 7 22 17 35 29:
Other: 25: 2 5 1 10 10 13 15:
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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 : 21.9 45.8 38.7 53.5 18.8 38.3 32.6 43.1
Old : 23.1 47.4 39.6 55.4 19.5 39.8 34.1 45.1
Other: 48.0 45.3 64.3 63.4 48.0 40.9 63.6 58.7
Updated October 17, 2008