WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 30, 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 : 88,624: 21,185 7,897 11,742 39,926 48,313 72,854 67,953: 15,771 20,672
Old : 55,707: 14,998 7,222 7,135 22,999 30,491 45,133 44,848: 10,574 10,858
Other: 32,918: 8,663 3,151 2,131 16,927 17,822 27,721 23,104: 5,197 9,813
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 22, 2008 :
: 246: 1,641 -735 96 -1,467 1,214 270 575: -24 -329
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.9 8.9 13.2 45.1 54.5 82.2 76.7: 17.8 23.3
Old : 100.0: 26.9 13.0 12.8 41.3 54.7 81.0 80.5: 19.0 19.5
Other: 100.0: 26.3 9.6 6.5 51.4 54.1 84.2 70.2: 15.8 29.8
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 125: 29 18 28 56 57 101 91:
Old : 115: 30 12 22 52 50 92 77:
Other: 88: 13 14 14 36 43 60 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 : 18.5 28.9 31.9 37.6 16.2 24.7 27.8 31.9
Old : 22.8 32.8 34.3 45.1 20.0 31.2 30.0 41.1
Other: 35.8 29.0 51.6 36.3 34.4 28.9 48.3 35.4
Updated January 05, 2008