WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, March 18, 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 : 112,312: 40,990 5,032 5,637 50,322 73,994 96,949 84,663: 15,363 27,649
Old : 41,704: 16,265 3,317 428 19,324 32,901 36,017 36,646: 5,687 5,058
Other: 70,608: 28,167 5,157 1,767 30,998 41,093 60,932 48,017: 9,676 22,591
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: March 11, 2008 :
: -3,265: -1,244 -269 -162 327 -1,002 -1,079 -1,433: -2,186 -1,832
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 36.5 4.5 5.0 44.8 65.9 86.3 75.4: 13.7 24.6
Old : 100.0: 39.0 8.0 1.0 46.3 78.9 86.4 87.9: 13.6 12.1
Other: 100.0: 39.9 7.3 2.5 43.9 58.2 86.3 68.0: 13.7 32.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 168: 49 15 24 57 72 116 104:
Old : 139: 39 11 3 31 61 71 75:
Other: 141: 31 17 16 50 66 89 92:
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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 : 21.7 22.8 34.2 31.5 18.0 19.9 28.8 26.1
Old : 29.3 37.5 43.1 51.1 29.3 37.5 43.1 51.1
Other: 32.3 18.6 46.2 25.6 31.4 17.6 44.6 24.3
Updated March 21, 2008