WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 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 : 28,665: 1,702 1,694 1,783 17,055 17,369 20,540 20,846: 8,125 7,819
Old : 23,369: 2,450 1,617 948 13,476 14,751 16,874 17,316: 6,495 6,053
Other: 5,296: 75 900 12 3,579 2,618 3,666 3,530: 1,630 1,766
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 2, 2008 :
: 326: -109 260 108 466 278 465 646: -139 -320
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 5.9 5.9 6.2 59.5 60.6 71.7 72.7: 28.3 27.3
Old : 100.0: 10.5 6.9 4.1 57.7 63.1 72.2 74.1: 27.8 25.9
Other: 100.0: 1.4 17.0 0.2 67.6 49.4 69.2 66.7: 30.8 33.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 33: 4 6 7 21 11 29 22:
Old : 32: 6 6 6 18 10 26 20:
Other: 22: 1 6 3 12 7 16 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 : 26.3 50.4 42.5 60.1 24.2 45.3 38.7 50.9
Old : 27.3 52.6 43.0 63.6 23.7 49.6 38.0 53.8
Other: 42.2 50.6 63.8 62.5 42.2 47.4 63.1 58.3
Updated December 12, 2008