WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, September 16, 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 : 93,414: 22,116 9,540 8,847 43,838 48,491 74,801 66,878: 18,613 26,536
Old : 74,258: 15,187 9,384 6,402 37,570 39,947 59,159 55,733: 15,099 18,525
Other: 19,156: 9,196 2,423 178 6,268 8,544 15,642 11,145: 3,514 8,011
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 9, 2008 :
: 3,505: -606 2,170 -70 1,713 -2,177 1,037 -77: 2,468 3,582
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.7 10.2 9.5 46.9 51.9 80.1 71.6: 19.9 28.4
Old : 100.0: 20.5 12.6 8.6 50.6 53.8 79.7 75.1: 20.3 24.9
Other: 100.0: 48.0 12.6 0.9 32.7 44.6 81.7 58.2: 18.3 41.8
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 141: 36 17 22 53 63 97 97:
Old : 139: 33 18 13 48 57 88 85:
Other: 90: 14 11 3 24 48 38 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 : 17.1 24.4 30.1 34.6 13.6 18.8 23.8 25.4
Old : 19.5 28.8 32.2 39.5 14.6 21.3 24.0 28.7
Other: 47.5 21.9 60.5 29.0 47.5 21.9 59.9 29.0
Updated September 19, 2008