WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, September 30, 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 : 40,671: 3,278 2,074 2,492 23,459 23,345 29,230 27,911: 11,441 12,760
Old : 36,227: 3,470 1,998 2,106 20,735 21,148 26,312 25,252: 9,916 10,976
Other: 4,443: 117 385 77 2,724 2,197 2,918 2,659: 1,525 1,784
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 23, 2008 :
: -444: -123 -328 -61 -1,048 -677 -1,232 -1,067: 788 623
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 8.1 5.1 6.1 57.7 57.4 71.9 68.6: 28.1 31.4
Old : 100.0: 9.6 5.5 5.8 57.2 58.4 72.6 69.7: 27.4 30.3
Other: 100.0: 2.6 8.7 1.7 61.3 49.4 65.7 59.8: 34.3 40.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 48: 6 8 12 28 21 42 36:
Old : 47: 8 7 10 27 19 41 32:
Other: 26: 3 3 4 10 12 14 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 : 26.1 45.7 40.2 53.1 24.0 40.4 36.5 44.2
Old : 27.6 47.8 42.8 56.0 25.1 42.4 39.6 46.5
Other: 43.2 45.9 59.1 54.5 43.2 41.0 58.8 49.6
Updated October 3, 2008