WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, November 18, 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 : 33,111: 1,930 1,972 1,522 18,207 19,271 21,659 22,765: 11,452 10,346
Old : 28,384: 2,277 1,813 999 14,947 16,683 18,223 19,495: 10,161 8,889
Other: 4,727: 95 601 81 3,260 2,588 3,436 3,270: 1,291 1,457
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 11, 2008 :
: -106: -1,343 73 -285 -642 -1,209 -2,270 -1,421: 2,164 1,315
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 5.8 6.0 4.6 55.0 58.2 65.4 68.8: 34.6 31.2
Old : 100.0: 8.0 6.4 3.5 52.7 58.8 64.2 68.7: 35.8 31.3
Other: 100.0: 2.0 12.7 1.7 69.0 54.7 72.7 69.2: 27.3 30.8
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 37: 7 7 8 20 13 32 25:
Old : 36: 8 7 6 18 13 30 23:
Other: 21: 2 4 1 10 9 13 13:
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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 : 24.7 46.2 39.4 55.9 20.0 39.0 32.7 43.6
Old : 24.7 47.9 40.2 57.3 18.7 40.3 32.3 45.8
Other: 48.2 46.8 67.1 63.3 45.4 43.6 63.6 56.8
Updated Novenber 21, 2008