WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 12, 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 : 43,581: 5,413 555 2,878 25,048 27,405 33,339 30,838: 10,242 12,743
Old : 40,655: 5,112 644 2,272 24,014 25,712 31,398 28,628: 9,257 12,027
Other: 2,926: 432 42 475 1,034 1,693 1,941 2,210: 985 716
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 5, 2008 :
: 701: -818 -32 77 433 118 -308 163: 1,009 538
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 12.4 1.3 6.6 57.5 62.9 76.5 70.8: 23.5 29.2
Old : 100.0: 12.6 1.6 5.6 59.1 63.2 77.2 70.4: 22.8 29.6
Other: 100.0: 14.8 1.4 16.2 35.3 57.9 66.3 75.5: 33.7 24.5
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 50: 11 6 9 28 22 45 32:
Old : 50: 11 7 9 27 21 44 31:
Other: 25: 4 2 2 6 15 11 18:
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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 : 22.8 45.0 36.9 55.4 17.3 37.2 29.9 41.1
Old : 24.3 46.2 39.4 56.1 19.8 38.7 33.0 42.4
Other: 52.3 59.5 65.0 68.4 37.8 42.7 46.5 49.9
Updated August 15, 2008