WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, November 4, 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 : 88,840: 20,684 11,081 9,974 42,116 44,277 72,774 65,332: 16,066 23,508
Old : 66,875: 15,973 10,269 7,410 30,304 33,027 53,687 50,706: 13,188 16,169
Other: 21,965: 7,222 3,323 53 11,812 11,250 19,087 14,626: 2,878 7,339
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 28, 2008 :
: -431: -67 -823 -113 -532 243 -712 -693: 281 262
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.3 12.5 11.2 47.4 49.8 81.9 73.5: 18.1 26.5
Old : 100.0: 23.9 15.4 11.1 45.3 49.4 80.3 75.8: 19.7 24.2
Other: 100.0: 32.9 15.1 0.2 53.8 51.2 86.9 66.6: 13.1 33.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 126: 27 18 28 54 58 96 96:
Old : 123: 28 17 16 50 53 89 81:
Other: 86: 9 18 4 29 40 42 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 : 18.3 26.9 31.3 35.0 14.4 21.2 24.8 28.5
Old : 20.8 29.5 33.4 39.6 16.0 24.4 25.3 33.3
Other: 49.0 33.3 65.6 41.1 49.0 32.0 65.6 38.7
Updated November 7, 2008