WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, August 12, 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 : 103,695: 23,370 8,614 15,752 45,472 49,486 84,594 73,852: 19,101 29,843
Old : 86,347: 15,830 9,381 12,967 40,250 40,912 69,047 63,261: 17,299 23,086
Other: 17,348: 9,778 1,471 547 5,222 8,574 15,546 10,591: 1,802 6,757
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 5, 2008 :
: -1,931: 265 -1,495 -2,224 160 2,474 -1,800 -1,246: -131 -685
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 22.5 8.3 15.2 43.9 47.7 81.6 71.2: 18.4 28.8
Old : 100.0: 18.3 10.9 15.0 46.6 47.4 80.0 73.3: 20.0 26.7
Other: 100.0: 56.4 8.5 3.2 30.1 49.4 89.6 61.1: 10.4 38.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 141: 27 17 28 67 65 112 102:
Old : 140: 26 18 26 64 61 107 97:
Other: 76: 11 9 9 20 46 34 61:
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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 : 19.5 20.4 32.6 29.3 16.7 17.2 25.7 24.1
Old : 21.8 22.5 32.4 31.3 17.7 18.5 26.9 25.4
Other: 61.7 20.0 74.8 30.0 60.5 20.0 73.7 28.6
Updated August 15, 2008