WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 2, 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 : 28,339: 1,811 1,434 1,675 16,589 17,091 20,075 20,200: 8,264 8,139
Old : 23,452: 2,170 1,433 1,007 13,310 14,370 16,487 16,810: 6,965 6,642
Other: 4,887: 264 624 45 3,279 2,721 3,588 3,390: 1,299 1,497
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 25, 2008 :
: -716: 226 -487 180 -1,383 -1,432 -977 -1,739: 261 1,023
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 6.4 5.1 5.9 58.5 60.3 70.8 71.3: 29.2 28.7
Old : 100.0: 9.3 6.1 4.3 56.8 61.3 70.3 71.7: 29.7 28.3
Other: 100.0: 5.4 12.8 0.9 67.1 55.7 73.4 69.4: 26.6 30.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 34: 6 5 8 19 12 28 24:
Old : 33: 7 5 6 17 12 26 22:
Other: 21: 2 5 3 10 7 14 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 : 27.2 52.6 43.9 59.7 22.5 44.1 36.4 47.3
Old : 28.2 56.5 45.6 62.9 21.4 47.3 36.2 50.5
Other: 45.4 51.2 65.1 65.9 44.3 48.3 63.9 61.1
Updated December 05, 2008