WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 16, 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 : 30,178: 2,650 1,249 1,468 16,540 18,215 20,658 20,932: 9,520 9,246
Old : 24,770: 3,000 1,050 842 13,049 15,386 16,891 17,278: 7,879 7,492
Other: 5,408: 265 814 11 3,491 2,829 3,767 3,654: 1,641 1,754
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 9, 2008 :
: 1,513: 948 -445 -315 -515 846 118 86: 1,395 1,427
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 8.8 4.1 4.9 54.8 60.4 68.5 69.4: 31.5 30.6
Old : 100.0: 12.1 4.2 3.4 52.7 62.1 68.2 69.8: 31.8 30.2
Other: 100.0: 4.9 15.1 0.2 64.6 52.3 69.7 67.6: 30.3 32.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 35: 4 5 6 22 15 29 25:
Old : 34: 6 5 4 19 13 26 21:
Other: 22: 2 4 3 12 9 16 14:
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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 : 25.8 50.9 42.2 58.6 25.4 45.8 39.4 50.6
Old : 26.8 53.8 43.6 60.2 25.1 48.3 39.6 53.1
Other: 41.5 52.5 64.0 65.2 41.5 49.3 63.6 61.1
Updated December 19, 2008