WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
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 : 38,316: 3,811 1,992 1,269 22,479 22,873 27,559 26,134: 10,757 12,182
Old : 33,876: 3,889 1,805 997 19,758 20,676 24,644 23,478: 9,232 10,398
Other: 4,440: 120 385 74 2,721 2,197 2,915 2,656: 1,525 1,784
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 23, 2008 :
: -830: -59 -406 -258 -1,249 -726 -1,566 -1,390: 736 560
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 9.9 5.2 3.3 58.7 59.7 71.9 68.2: 28.1 31.8
Old : 100.0: 11.5 5.3 2.9 58.3 61.0 72.7 69.3: 27.3 30.7
Other: 100.0: 2.7 8.7 1.7 61.3 49.5 65.7 59.8: 34.3 40.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 48: 8 6 9 27 17 41 29:
Old : 47: 10 5 7 26 15 40 25:
Other: 26: 3 3 2 10 12 14 16:
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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 : 25.4 48.5 40.3 55.9 23.1 43.0 36.5 46.9
Old : 27.1 51.1 43.0 58.8 24.4 45.4 39.8 49.7
Other: 43.2 45.9 59.1 54.5 43.2 41.0 58.9 49.6
Updated October 3, 2008