WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, 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 : 29,643: 2,368 873 1,937 16,986 19,116 21,290 21,926: 8,353 7,717
Old : 24,374: 2,787 924 1,176 13,462 16,102 17,426 18,202: 6,948 6,172
Other: 5,269: 292 661 49 3,524 3,014 3,865 3,724: 1,405 1,546
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 16, 2008 :
: -1,928: 46 -376 95 -447 666 -305 386: -1,622 -2,313
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 8.0 2.9 6.5 57.3 64.5 71.8 74.0: 28.2 26.0
Old : 100.0: 11.4 3.8 4.8 55.2 66.1 71.5 74.7: 28.5 25.3
Other: 100.0: 5.5 12.5 0.9 66.9 57.2 73.3 70.7: 26.7 29.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 38: 5 5 7 24 18 32 29:
Old : 37: 7 5 5 21 16 29 25:
Other: 24: 3 4 5 12 9 17 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 : 28.0 52.7 43.8 59.9 27.8 47.8 41.8 52.3
Old : 28.1 54.3 45.5 61.7 27.6 49.7 42.3 54.0
Other: 42.8 53.9 65.9 67.1 42.8 51.0 65.8 62.8
Updated December 29, 2008