WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 7, 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 : 35,967: 4,134 1,926 2,223 19,817 21,090 26,174 25,239: 9,793 10,728
Old : 31,704: 4,323 1,755 1,721 17,087 18,792 23,131 22,268: 8,573 9,436
Other: 4,263: 261 621 52 2,730 2,298 3,043 2,971: 1,220 1,292
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 30, 2008 :
: -2,349: 323 -66 954 -2,662 -1,783 -1,385 -895: -964 -1,454
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 11.5 5.4 6.2 55.1 58.6 72.8 70.2: 27.2 29.8
Old : 100.0: 13.6 5.5 5.4 53.9 59.3 73.0 70.2: 27.0 29.8
Other: 100.0: 6.1 14.6 1.2 64.0 53.9 71.4 69.7: 28.6 30.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 45: 9 6 12 24 16 40 31:
Old : 44: 13 4 10 22 15 38 28:
Other: 26: 3 5 3 9 11 14 17:
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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 : 22.6 47.9 38.7 55.4 20.0 41.8 33.9 46.8
Old : 24.1 49.8 40.7 57.6 20.7 43.5 36.1 49.1
Other: 47.7 49.1 64.5 61.8 47.7 43.9 63.7 56.6
Updated October 10, 2008