WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 28, 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 : 89,271: 20,751 11,904 10,087 42,648 44,034 73,486 66,025: 15,785 23,246
Old : 67,536: 15,955 11,108 7,348 31,257 33,011 54,560 51,467: 12,976 16,069
Other: 21,735: 7,296 3,296 239 11,391 11,023 18,926 14,558: 2,809 7,177
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 21, 2008 :
: 456: 1,106 -7 146 -1,064 90 188 229: 268 227
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.2 13.3 11.3 47.8 49.3 82.3 74.0: 17.7 26.0
Old : 100.0: 23.6 16.4 10.9 46.3 48.9 80.8 76.2: 19.2 23.8
Other: 100.0: 33.6 15.2 1.1 52.4 50.7 87.1 67.0: 12.9 33.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 130: 28 19 27 54 60 95 99:
Old : 127: 28 18 17 50 55 87 87:
Other: 88: 8 19 6 30 42 43 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 : 18.3 27.5 31.2 35.8 14.7 21.3 25.0 29.0
Old : 20.7 30.3 32.4 40.4 16.6 24.1 25.5 33.4
Other: 50.5 33.0 65.9 39.8 50.5 31.7 65.9 38.0
Updated October 31, 2008