WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 26, 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 : 40,977: 6,446 705 2,079 21,955 27,039 30,480 29,823: 10,497 11,154
Old : 37,373: 5,965 767 1,340 20,285 24,882 27,590 26,989: 9,783 10,384
Other: 3,604: 598 55 622 1,670 2,157 2,890 2,834: 714 770
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 19, 2008 :
: -851: -118 -378 -301 -431 507 -850 -172: -1 -679
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 15.7 1.7 5.1 53.6 66.0 74.4 72.8: 25.6 27.2
Old : 100.0: 16.0 2.1 3.6 54.3 66.6 73.8 72.2: 26.2 27.8
Other: 100.0: 16.6 1.5 17.3 46.3 59.9 80.2 78.6: 19.8 21.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 46: 11 2 8 28 22 43 30:
Old : 46: 12 3 7 27 21 42 28:
Other: 27: 5 3 3 7 14 13 19:
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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 : 23.4 48.5 38.6 58.6 19.7 43.3 33.6 47.8
Old : 25.6 50.5 42.2 59.2 23.6 45.6 38.3 50.1
Other: 61.5 62.2 75.9 71.9 46.6 45.9 58.7 53.9
Updated August 29, 2008