WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, September 23, 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 : 39,146: 3,870 2,398 1,527 23,728 23,599 29,125 27,524: 10,021 11,622
Old : 35,133: 4,008 2,318 864 21,142 21,388 26,014 24,570: 9,119 10,563
Other: 4,013: 159 377 366 2,586 2,211 3,111 2,954: 902 1,059
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 16, 2008 :
: -938: -376 802 38 -1,062 -1,515 -1,400 -675: 462 -263
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 9.9 6.1 3.9 60.6 60.3 74.4 70.3: 25.6 29.7
Old : 100.0: 11.4 6.6 2.5 60.2 60.9 74.0 69.9: 26.0 30.1
Other: 100.0: 4.0 9.4 9.1 64.4 55.1 77.5 73.6: 22.5 26.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 48: 8 7 9 26 18 40 31:
Old : 47: 11 6 7 25 15 39 26:
Other: 26: 3 4 3 10 13 15 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 : 27.3 49.4 42.7 56.9 24.7 44.2 37.4 48.3
Old : 29.7 51.4 45.3 59.3 26.8 46.1 41.5 51.3
Other: 56.0 54.7 70.8 67.2 52.6 43.8 62.9 53.5
Updated September 26, 2008