WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 21, 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 : 37,436: 4,409 2,242 2,585 21,086 22,564 28,080 27,391: 9,356 10,045
Old : 32,815: 4,829 2,044 1,851 17,905 20,194 24,585 24,089: 8,230 8,726
Other: 4,621: 310 928 4 3,181 2,370 3,495 3,302: 1,126 1,319
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 14, 2008 :
: 1,619: 391 -57 491 962 1,780 1,844 2,214: -225 -595
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 11.8 6.0 6.9 56.3 60.3 75.0 73.2: 25.0 26.8
Old : 100.0: 14.7 6.2 5.6 54.6 61.5 74.9 73.4: 25.1 26.6
Other: 100.0: 6.7 20.1 0.1 68.8 51.3 75.6 71.5: 24.4 28.5
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 49: 11 8 11 26 19 42 35:
Old : 48: 13 7 9 24 17 40 31:
Other: 28: 4 5 1 11 10 15 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 : 20.8 48.3 36.0 56.2 18.3 40.1 31.5 44.4
Old : 22.3 49.9 37.4 58.2 18.9 41.3 32.4 46.6
Other: 47.6 45.2 65.8 64.1 47.6 41.0 65.7 59.8
Updated October 24, 2008