WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 19, 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 : 41,828: 6,564 1,083 2,380 22,386 26,532 31,330 29,995: 10,498 11,833
Old : 38,628: 6,088 1,192 1,716 21,047 24,573 28,851 27,481: 9,777 11,147
Other: 3,200: 648 63 492 1,339 1,959 2,479 2,514: 721 686
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 12, 2008 :
: -1,753: 1,151 528 -498 -2,662 -873 -2,009 -843: 256 -910
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 15.7 2.6 5.7 53.5 63.4 74.9 71.7: 25.1 28.3
Old : 100.0: 15.8 3.1 4.4 54.5 63.6 74.7 71.1: 25.3 28.9
Other: 100.0: 20.3 2.0 15.4 41.8 61.2 77.5 78.6: 22.5 21.4
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 50: 12 7 10 26 20 44 32:
Old : 50: 13 7 10 26 19 44 31:
Other: 25: 5 3 2 5 13 10 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 : 22.7 46.1 37.6 56.4 18.5 40.4 32.6 44.6
Old : 24.5 47.7 40.3 56.8 22.0 42.4 36.8 46.5
Other: 61.8 62.4 75.2 72.1 46.4 47.3 58.3 55.3
Updated August 22, 2008