WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 7, 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 : 89,776: 21,127 11,345 10,100 42,329 43,698 73,556 65,143: 16,220 24,633
Old : 70,432: 15,322 10,586 7,729 33,643 34,363 56,694 52,678: 13,738 17,754
Other: 19,344: 8,116 3,070 60 8,686 9,335 16,862 12,465: 2,482 6,879
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 30, 2008 :
: 555: -289 -449 922 -720 -2,451 -87 -1,978: 642 2,533
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.5 12.6 11.3 47.1 48.7 81.9 72.6: 18.1 27.4
Old : 100.0: 21.8 15.0 11.0 47.8 48.8 80.5 74.8: 19.5 25.2
Other: 100.0: 42.0 15.9 0.3 44.9 48.3 87.2 64.4: 12.8 35.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 134: 34 13 24 55 60 96 95:
Old : 131: 32 13 17 51 56 90 85:
Other: 90: 11 15 3 32 42 45 58:
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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 : 17.1 26.1 29.6 35.1 12.8 19.2 23.1 26.6
Old : 18.5 29.2 30.8 39.1 14.1 21.4 23.5 29.9
Other: 47.6 25.9 64.0 33.2 47.6 24.6 63.8 31.5
Updated October 10, 2008