WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
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 : 97,654: 27,594 5,258 9,909 43,916 56,931 81,419 72,098: 16,235 25,556
Old : 79,426: 20,072 5,899 7,325 38,181 48,019 65,578 61,243: 13,848 18,183
Other: 18,228: 9,893 1,730 213 5,735 8,912 15,841 10,855: 2,387 7,373
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 19, 2008 :
: -2,775: 212 -1,055 -634 -302 1,797 -724 108: -2,051 -2,883
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 28.3 5.4 10.1 45.0 58.3 83.4 73.8: 16.6 26.2
Old : 100.0: 25.3 7.4 9.2 48.1 60.5 82.6 77.1: 17.4 22.9
Other: 100.0: 54.3 9.5 1.2 31.5 48.9 86.9 59.6: 13.1 40.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 136: 32 11 27 59 64 105 96:
Old : 134: 30 12 21 55 58 99 85:
Other: 80: 11 9 3 19 49 31 60:
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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 : 20.1 24.5 33.2 35.9 16.1 22.4 26.5 29.5
Old : 21.7 28.1 34.3 40.1 16.9 25.4 27.9 33.0
Other: 60.2 20.4 73.9 27.7 59.2 20.4 72.8 27.7
Updated August 29, 2008