WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 22, 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 : 88,379: 19,544 8,632 11,646 41,394 47,099 72,584 67,378: 15,795 21,001
Old : 55,563: 13,434 7,718 7,122 24,538 29,731 45,095 44,572: 10,468 10,991
Other: 32,816: 8,680 3,484 1,954 16,855 17,368 27,489 22,806: 5,327 10,010
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: : Changes in Commitments from: December 16, 2008 :
: 2,538: 193 -722 1,011 269 1,968 1,472 2,257: 1,067 281
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 22.1 9.8 13.2 46.8 53.3 82.1 76.2: 17.9 23.8
Old : 100.0: 24.2 13.9 12.8 44.2 53.5 81.2 80.2: 18.8 19.8
Other: 100.0: 26.5 10.6 6.0 51.4 52.9 83.8 69.5: 16.2 30.5
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 123: 29 19 27 55 54 98 88:
Old : 115: 29 15 20 52 46 92 72:
Other: 88: 12 15 14 35 42 59 62:
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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 : 17.7 29.3 30.5 38.3 15.0 24.8 26.2 31.9
Old : 20.6 33.5 33.3 46.5 18.3 31.9 29.1 42.1
Other: 35.1 28.5 51.5 36.0 32.8 28.4 48.2 34.8
Updated December 29, 2008