WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 16, 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 : 80,720: 19,582 9,248 7,493 39,388 43,801 66,463 60,542: 14,257 20,178
Old : 50,379: 13,923 8,433 3,947 23,368 27,596 41,238 39,976: 9,141 10,403
Other: 30,341: 8,432 3,588 773 16,020 16,205 25,225 20,566: 5,116 9,775
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 9, 2008 :
: 2,968: 1,512 3 -197 1,269 3,348 2,584 3,154: 384 -186
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 24.3 11.5 9.3 48.8 54.3 82.3 75.0: 17.7 25.0
Old : 100.0: 27.6 16.7 7.8 46.4 54.8 81.9 79.4: 18.1 20.6
Other: 100.0: 27.8 11.8 2.5 52.8 53.4 83.1 67.8: 16.9 32.2
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 122: 34 14 21 51 52 90 84:
Old : 115: 31 14 10 44 42 79 64:
Other: 84: 14 12 9 33 41 53 57:
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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 : 17.8 31.4 31.7 40.6 14.7 26.1 26.7 33.7
Old : 21.9 37.9 35.6 51.1 18.6 36.0 31.0 45.9
Other: 36.8 30.3 53.7 37.9 35.8 30.3 51.1 37.3
Updated December 19, 2008