WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, November 4, 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 : 34,108: 3,286 1,520 1,674 20,068 21,322 25,028 24,516: 9,080 9,592
Old : 29,277: 3,772 1,333 1,053 16,744 18,815 21,569 21,201: 7,708 8,076
Other: 4,831: 94 767 41 3,324 2,507 3,459 3,315: 1,372 1,516
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 28, 2008 :
: -1,982: -345 -842 -448 -530 -363 -1,323 -1,653: -659 -329
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 9.6 4.5 4.9 58.8 62.5 73.4 71.9: 26.6 28.1
Old : 100.0: 12.9 4.6 3.6 57.2 64.3 73.7 72.4: 26.3 27.6
Other: 100.0: 1.9 15.9 0.8 68.8 51.9 71.6 68.6: 28.4 31.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 42: 8 9 7 23 17 36 29:
Old : 41: 10 7 6 20 16 33 27:
Other: 23: 2 4 1 11 8 14 12:
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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 : 25.0 49.5 42.3 60.0 20.9 42.6 34.5 45.0
Old : 27.4 52.4 42.8 62.9 21.8 43.8 34.9 47.8
Other: 47.7 48.4 64.2 65.2 47.7 43.5 64.2 60.3
Updated November 7, 2008