WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 22, 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 : 82,506: 19,516 8,849 8,116 39,797 45,198 67,429 62,163: 15,077 20,343
Old : 50,962: 13,593 8,019 4,229 23,194 27,972 41,016 40,220: 9,946 10,742
Other: 31,544: 8,686 3,593 1,124 16,603 17,226 26,413 21,943: 5,131 9,601
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 16, 2008 :
: 1,786: -66 -399 623 409 1,397 966 1,621: 820 165
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.7 10.7 9.8 48.2 54.8 81.7 75.3: 18.3 24.7
Old : 100.0: 26.7 15.7 8.3 45.5 54.9 80.5 78.9: 19.5 21.1
Other: 100.0: 27.5 11.4 3.6 52.6 54.6 83.7 69.6: 16.3 30.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 120: 29 17 24 50 51 89 84:
Old : 113: 27 16 12 44 42 79 64:
Other: 87: 13 13 12 32 41 54 60:
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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 : 18.2 30.6 31.7 39.5 15.5 25.9 27.3 33.0
Old : 22.0 36.5 35.0 49.3 18.9 34.8 30.5 44.5
Other: 36.1 29.7 52.9 37.4 34.1 29.6 49.8 36.2
Updated December 29, 2008