WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, August 19, 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 : 44,243: 6,090 1,066 3,626 23,260 27,092 32,976 31,783: 11,266 12,459
Old : 41,043: 5,614 1,175 2,962 21,921 25,133 30,497 29,269: 10,545 11,773
Other: 3,200: 648 63 492 1,339 1,959 2,479 2,514: 721 686
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 12, 2008 :
: -2,015: 1,164 529 -575 -2,767 -866 -2,178 -912: 162 -1,104
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 13.8 2.4 8.2 52.6 61.2 74.5 71.8: 25.5 28.2
Old : 100.0: 13.7 2.9 7.2 53.4 61.2 74.3 71.3: 25.7 28.7
Other: 100.0: 20.3 2.0 15.4 41.8 61.2 77.5 78.6: 22.5 21.4
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 51: 13 7 11 27 23 45 37:
Old : 51: 14 7 11 27 22 45 36:
Other: 25: 5 3 2 5 13 10 18:
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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 : 22.4 44.4 36.6 54.0 18.4 38.7 31.7 42.8
Old : 24.0 45.7 39.0 54.4 21.7 40.3 35.6 44.5
Other: 61.8 62.4 75.2 72.1 46.4 47.3 58.3 55.3
Updated August 22, 2008