WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, November 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 : 91,565: 19,898 9,781 8,130 40,986 44,952 69,014 62,863: 22,551 28,702
Old : 66,844: 13,982 8,779 5,310 29,123 32,389 48,415 46,478: 18,429 20,366
Other: 24,721: 8,674 3,760 62 11,863 12,563 20,599 16,385: 4,122 8,336
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 11, 2008 :
: -1,599: -1,352 -1,391 -1,448 -24 1,024 -2,824 -1,815: 1,225 216
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 21.7 10.7 8.9 44.8 49.1 75.4 68.7: 24.6 31.3
Old : 100.0: 20.9 13.1 7.9 43.6 48.5 72.4 69.5: 27.6 30.5
Other: 100.0: 35.1 15.2 0.3 48.0 50.8 83.3 66.3: 16.7 33.7
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 118: 25 12 24 59 58 95 89:
Old : 114: 23 14 14 55 54 88 77:
Other: 82: 9 15 6 31 39 45 55:
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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 : 16.2 25.3 28.5 33.3 13.1 20.0 22.8 26.5
Old : 17.9 26.8 29.0 37.4 13.2 23.7 21.4 31.9
Other: 49.0 33.3 62.8 40.7 48.9 31.7 62.7 38.0
Updated Novenber 21, 2008