WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 12, 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 : 96,705: 25,527 9,168 10,560 42,472 48,052 78,559 67,780: 18,146 28,925
Old : 79,907: 17,952 9,930 8,070 37,526 39,544 63,548 57,544: 16,359 22,363
Other: 16,798: 9,877 1,540 188 4,946 8,508 15,011 10,236: 1,787 6,562
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 5, 2008 :
: -1,950: 13 -1,495 -2,191 397 2,387 -1,781 -1,299: -169 -651
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 26.4 9.5 10.9 43.9 49.7 81.2 70.1: 18.8 29.9
Old : 100.0: 22.5 12.4 10.1 47.0 49.5 79.5 72.0: 20.5 28.0
Other: 100.0: 58.8 9.2 1.1 29.4 50.6 89.4 60.9: 10.6 39.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 138: 29 15 26 59 61 104 96:
Old : 137: 27 17 21 56 56 99 87:
Other: 76: 11 9 3 18 46 30 57:
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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 : 19.5 21.8 33.5 31.3 16.9 18.9 27.1 26.3
Old : 21.8 24.2 33.3 33.7 18.0 20.6 28.5 28.0
Other: 63.7 20.6 77.3 30.9 62.5 20.6 76.1 29.5
Updated August 15, 2008