WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, August 5, 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 : 105,626: 23,105 10,109 17,976 45,312 47,012 86,393 75,098: 19,232 30,528
Old : 88,723: 15,357 11,031 15,039 40,706 38,865 71,102 64,935: 17,621 23,788
Other: 16,903: 10,254 1,585 430 4,606 8,147 15,291 10,163: 1,612 6,740
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: July 29, 2008 :
: -265: 1,489 -795 1,620 -5,634 -4,625 -2,526 -3,801: 2,261 3,535
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 21.9 9.6 17.0 42.9 44.5 81.8 71.1: 18.2 28.9
Old : 100.0: 17.3 12.4 17.0 45.9 43.8 80.1 73.2: 19.9 26.8
Other: 100.0: 60.7 9.4 2.5 27.3 48.2 90.5 60.1: 9.5 39.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 149: 36 20 35 63 64 115 111:
Old : 148: 33 23 30 61 59 110 103:
Other: 79: 12 12 9 17 45 33 63:
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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 : 19.2 18.7 31.5 26.9 17.2 16.1 25.7 22.7
Old : 20.8 20.6 30.3 28.8 17.6 17.3 26.0 24.2
Other: 64.8 19.0 77.5 29.1 63.7 19.0 76.5 27.6
Updated August 8, 2008