WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 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 : 28,765: 3,123 626 1,281 15,617 19,197 20,021 21,104: 8,744 7,661
Old : 23,256: 3,521 626 615 12,081 16,093 16,217 17,334: 7,039 5,922
Other: 5,509: 258 656 10 3,536 3,104 3,804 3,770: 1,705 1,739
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 22, 2008 :
: 511: 404 -201 -192 -484 312 -272 -81: 783 592
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 10.9 2.2 4.5 54.3 66.7 69.6 73.4: 30.4 26.6
Old : 100.0: 15.1 2.7 2.6 51.9 69.2 69.7 74.5: 30.3 25.5
Other: 100.0: 4.7 11.9 0.2 64.2 56.3 69.1 68.4: 30.9 31.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 37: 7 3 7 22 15 31 25:
Old : 36: 9 3 4 19 13 28 20:
Other: 23: 2 4 2 12 9 15 14:
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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 : 25.8 55.6 41.4 62.3 25.8 51.5 39.6 55.4
Old : 25.7 58.0 43.5 64.5 25.7 53.3 40.0 57.9
Other: 40.7 52.3 63.9 64.7 40.7 49.4 63.9 60.7
Updated January 05, 2008