WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, October 21, 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 : 96,105: 17,847 11,841 15,647 46,327 44,757 79,821 72,245: 16,284 23,860
Old : 74,610: 12,565 10,944 12,795 36,230 34,913 61,590 58,652: 13,020 15,958
Other: 21,495: 7,340 2,955 794 10,097 9,844 18,231 13,593: 3,264 7,902
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 14, 2008 :
: -1,126: 263 390 -164 -631 1,372 -531 1,599: -595 -2,725
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 18.6 12.3 16.3 48.2 46.6 83.1 75.2: 16.9 24.8
Old : 100.0: 16.8 14.7 17.1 48.6 46.8 82.5 78.6: 17.5 21.4
Other: 100.0: 34.1 13.7 3.7 47.0 45.8 84.8 63.2: 15.2 36.8
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 129: 29 16 27 63 57 104 94:
Old : 125: 25 18 24 59 54 98 88:
Other: 85: 13 13 11 32 39 48 60:
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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 : 17.8 26.4 29.3 34.3 12.8 19.7 22.3 26.9
Old : 19.6 29.2 31.2 38.5 15.4 21.9 24.0 30.4
Other: 46.1 28.3 61.3 35.2 46.1 27.1 61.2 33.7
Updated October 24, 2008