WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, 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 : 40,493: 3,531 2,236 4,374 22,724 23,158 30,629 29,768: 9,864 10,725
Old : 35,864: 3,956 2,036 3,634 19,536 20,788 27,126 26,458: 8,738 9,406
Other: 4,629: 304 930 10 3,189 2,370 3,503 3,310: 1,126 1,319
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 14, 2008 :
: 1,775: 358 -66 593 1,289 1,865 2,240 2,392: -465 -617
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 8.7 5.5 10.8 56.1 57.2 75.6 73.5: 24.4 26.5
Old : 100.0: 11.0 5.7 10.1 54.5 58.0 75.6 73.8: 24.4 26.2
Other: 100.0: 6.6 20.1 0.2 68.9 51.2 75.7 71.5: 24.3 28.5
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 49: 10 9 14 26 22 42 41:
Old : 48: 12 8 12 24 20 40 37:
Other: 28: 3 6 3 11 10 15 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 : 22.2 44.6 36.6 52.3 19.7 37.0 31.9 41.0
Old : 22.9 45.7 37.6 54.4 20.2 37.8 32.8 42.5
Other: 47.5 45.2 65.7 64.0 47.5 40.9 65.6 59.7
Updated October 24, 2008