WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 28, 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 : 36,090: 3,631 2,362 2,122 20,598 21,685 26,351 26,169: 9,739 9,921
Old : 31,380: 4,153 2,130 1,506 17,348 19,167 23,007 22,803: 8,373 8,577
Other: 4,710: 94 848 0 3,250 2,518 3,344 3,366: 1,366 1,344
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 21, 2008 :
: -1,346: -778 120 -463 -488 -879 -1,729 -1,222: 383 -124
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 10.1 6.5 5.9 57.1 60.1 73.0 72.5: 27.0 27.5
Old : 100.0: 13.2 6.8 4.8 55.3 61.1 73.3 72.7: 26.7 27.3
Other: 100.0: 2.0 18.0 0.0 69.0 53.5 71.0 71.5: 29.0 28.5
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 44: 9 8 8 24 16 37 30:
Old : 43: 10 8 7 22 15 35 28:
Other: 24: 2 5 0 11 8 13 13:
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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 : 22.0 48.8 38.2 58.0 18.8 41.1 31.5 45.0
Old : 24.2 50.1 38.6 60.6 19.4 41.8 32.5 46.7
Other: 48.0 49.1 64.8 65.8 48.0 44.9 64.3 61.6
Updated October 31, 2008