WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 18, 2007
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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 : 120,506: 43,571 6,912 3,717 55,127 80,937 102,415 91,566: 18,091 28,940
Old : 80,029: 33,827 6,764 799 32,874 58,909 67,500 66,472: 12,529 13,557
Other: 40,477: 12,396 2,800 266 22,253 22,028 34,915 25,094: 5,562 15,383
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 11, 2007 :
: -2,714: -3,144 -139 104 581 -3,225 -2,459 -3,260: -255 546
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 36.2 5.7 3.1 45.7 67.2 85.0 76.0: 15.0 24.0
Old : 100.0: 42.3 8.5 1.0 41.1 73.6 84.3 83.1: 15.7 16.9
Other: 100.0: 30.6 6.9 0.7 55.0 54.4 86.3 62.0: 13.7 38.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 165: 48 21 17 51 73 104 107:
Old : 159: 42 25 9 36 70 81 101:
Other: 118: 22 12 8 39 64 63 83:
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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 : 18.1 20.6 28.5 30.7 17.5 17.7 26.4 25.5
Old : 24.2 27.8 35.9 38.8 24.2 26.6 35.9 37.5
Other: 31.1 13.7 47.2 22.9 29.3 12.9 41.0 20.2
Updated December 21, 2007