WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, September 30, 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 : 89,221: 21,416 11,794 9,178 43,049 46,149 73,643 67,121: 15,578 22,100
Old : 70,883: 15,064 11,357 6,786 36,314 37,717 58,164 55,860: 12,719 15,023
Other: 18,338: 8,595 2,680 149 6,735 8,432 15,479 11,261: 2,859 7,077
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 23, 2008 :
: -3,183: -1,256 1,037 491 1,211 -1,709 446 -181: -3,629 -3,002
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 24.0 13.2 10.3 48.2 51.7 82.5 75.2: 17.5 24.8
Old : 100.0: 21.3 16.0 9.6 51.2 53.2 82.1 78.8: 17.9 21.2
Other: 100.0: 46.9 14.6 0.8 36.7 46.0 84.4 61.4: 15.6 38.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 135: 34 15 23 54 64 95 97:
Old : 133: 32 15 16 49 59 87 87:
Other: 88: 11 13 3 30 46 42 61:
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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 : 17.5 26.4 31.6 36.2 13.9 20.0 24.7 28.3
Old : 20.6 30.7 33.3 40.7 15.9 22.2 25.8 31.2
Other: 50.8 23.4 63.5 31.0 50.8 23.2 62.7 30.9
Updated October 3, 2008