WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 22, 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 : 28,254: 2,719 827 1,473 16,101 18,885 20,293 21,185: 7,961 7,069
Old : 22,996: 3,114 857 737 12,587 15,871 16,438 17,465: 6,558 5,531
Other: 5,258: 296 661 45 3,514 3,014 3,855 3,720: 1,403 1,538
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 16, 2008 :
: -1,924: 69 -422 5 -439 670 -365 253: -1,559 -2,177
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 9.6 2.9 5.2 57.0 66.8 71.8 75.0: 28.2 25.0
Old : 100.0: 13.5 3.7 3.2 54.7 69.0 71.5 75.9: 28.5 24.1
Other: 100.0: 5.6 12.6 0.9 66.8 57.3 73.3 70.7: 26.7 29.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 38: 6 4 7 24 16 32 27:
Old : 37: 7 5 5 21 14 29 23:
Other: 24: 3 4 4 12 9 17 15:
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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 : 27.0 54.9 43.7 61.9 27.0 50.4 41.8 55.2
Old : 27.9 57.6 45.4 64.1 27.0 52.7 42.4 57.5
Other: 42.7 54.1 65.9 67.2 42.7 51.1 65.8 63.0
Updated December 29, 2008