WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 21, 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 : 88,815: 19,645 11,911 9,941 43,712 43,944 73,298 65,796: 15,517 23,019
Old : 68,194: 14,687 11,101 7,378 33,750 34,219 55,815 52,698: 12,379 15,496
Other: 20,621: 7,292 3,144 229 9,962 9,725 17,483 13,098: 3,138 7,523
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 14, 2008 :
: -702: 232 439 -259 -272 1,489 -299 1,669: -403 -2,371
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 22.1 13.4 11.2 49.2 49.5 82.5 74.1: 17.5 25.9
Old : 100.0: 21.5 16.3 10.8 49.5 50.2 81.8 77.3: 18.2 22.7
Other: 100.0: 35.4 15.2 1.1 48.3 47.2 84.8 63.5: 15.2 36.5
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 127: 29 14 23 58 56 96 90:
Old : 124: 28 14 15 54 52 90 79:
Other: 84: 8 17 6 29 39 41 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 : 17.7 28.5 30.0 37.1 12.7 21.6 23.0 29.4
Old : 19.6 31.9 32.0 42.1 15.5 24.3 24.7 33.6
Other: 48.0 29.5 63.8 36.7 48.0 28.3 63.7 35.0
Updated October 24, 2008