WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, July 29, 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 : 99,334: 23,738 11,290 11,567 47,970 50,418 83,275 73,275: 16,059 26,059
Old : 83,527: 15,913 12,117 8,992 43,971 42,094 68,876 63,203: 14,651 20,324
Other: 15,807: 10,227 1,575 173 3,999 8,324 14,399 10,072: 1,408 5,735
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: July 22, 2008 :
: -1,311: 648 -1,047 1,035 -3,016 -1,317 -1,333 -1,329: 22 18
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.9 11.4 11.6 48.3 50.8 83.8 73.8: 16.2 26.2
Old : 100.0: 19.1 14.5 10.8 52.6 50.4 82.5 75.7: 17.5 24.3
Other: 100.0: 64.7 10.0 1.1 25.3 52.7 91.1 63.7: 8.9 36.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 148: 31 19 25 59 66 103 105:
Old : 147: 29 21 22 58 60 101 96:
Other: 86: 14 12 2 16 51 30 65:
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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 : 19.3 20.9 33.2 30.0 18.0 19.3 28.4 27.0
Old : 20.8 23.1 33.0 32.8 19.2 20.6 30.3 29.1
Other: 67.9 19.0 81.5 28.9 66.8 19.0 80.4 27.7
Updated August 1, 2008