WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, September 2, 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 : 40,253: 4,944 735 2,429 21,158 24,181 28,531 27,345: 11,722 12,908
Old : 36,017: 4,721 658 1,944 18,914 21,820 25,579 24,422: 10,438 11,595
Other: 4,236: 326 180 382 2,244 2,361 2,952 2,923: 1,284 1,313
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 26, 2008 :
: -2,232: -1,063 27 -354 -1,435 -3,176 -2,852 -3,503: 620 1,271
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 12.3 1.8 6.0 52.6 60.1 70.9 67.9: 29.1 32.1
Old : 100.0: 13.1 1.8 5.4 52.5 60.6 71.0 67.8: 29.0 32.2
Other: 100.0: 7.7 4.2 9.0 53.0 55.7 69.7 69.0: 30.3 31.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 44: 6 6 9 29 24 42 33:
Old : 44: 8 5 9 27 23 40 32:
Other: 26: 3 3 2 8 14 13 17:
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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 : 24.4 44.3 39.5 52.7 22.0 41.3 35.7 45.1
Old : 26.0 46.2 41.9 54.9 25.3 43.9 40.2 47.8
Other: 53.7 55.6 67.7 64.0 49.6 44.9 58.7 53.3
Updated September 5, 2008