WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, September 2, 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 : 38,469: 5,475 730 1,557 20,326 23,803 27,358 26,090: 11,111 12,379
Old : 34,233: 5,252 653 1,072 18,082 21,442 24,406 23,167: 9,827 11,066
Other: 4,236: 326 180 382 2,244 2,361 2,952 2,923: 1,284 1,313
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 26, 2008 :
: -2,508: -971 25 -522 -1,629 -3,236 -3,122 -3,733: 614 1,225
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 14.2 1.9 4.0 52.8 61.9 71.1 67.8: 28.9 32.2
Old : 100.0: 15.3 1.9 3.1 52.8 62.6 71.3 67.7: 28.7 32.3
Other: 100.0: 7.7 4.2 9.0 53.0 55.7 69.7 69.0: 30.3 31.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 44: 8 4 8 27 21 40 29:
Old : 44: 10 3 8 25 19 38 27:
Other: 26: 3 3 2 8 14 13 17:
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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 : 24.3 46.4 40.1 55.1 21.8 43.2 36.2 47.2
Old : 26.4 48.5 42.6 57.4 25.8 46.1 40.9 50.2
Other: 53.7 55.6 67.7 64.0 49.6 44.9 58.7 53.3
Updated September 5, 2008