WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, September 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 : 40,084: 4,246 1,596 1,489 24,790 25,114 30,525 28,199: 9,559 11,885
Old : 36,134: 4,292 1,488 911 22,153 22,797 27,356 25,196: 8,778 10,938
Other: 3,950: 196 350 336 2,637 2,317 3,169 3,003: 781 947
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 9, 2008 :
: 1,733: 30 580 204 1,428 77 1,662 861: 71 872
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 10.6 4.0 3.7 61.8 62.7 76.2 70.3: 23.8 29.7
Old : 100.0: 11.9 4.1 2.5 61.3 63.1 75.7 69.7: 24.3 30.3
Other: 100.0: 5.0 8.9 8.5 66.8 58.7 80.2 76.0: 19.8 24.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 50: 8 5 8 29 21 42 32:
Old : 49: 11 4 7 28 17 41 27:
Other: 26: 2 3 3 9 15 13 19:
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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 : 26.1 48.6 41.3 57.4 23.4 43.4 36.7 47.7
Old : 28.4 50.7 43.6 59.5 25.8 46.1 40.4 50.8
Other: 58.5 55.8 72.8 68.1 55.5 44.2 66.3 54.8
Updated September 19, 2008