WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, August 19, 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 : 106,232: 26,023 6,006 14,758 46,295 56,239 87,076 77,002: 19,156 29,230
Old : 87,907: 18,476 6,742 11,852 40,397 47,371 70,725 65,966: 17,182 21,941
Other: 18,325: 9,814 1,530 639 5,898 8,867 16,351 11,036: 1,974 7,289
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 12, 2008 :
: 2,538: 2,654 -2,608 -994 823 6,753 2,483 3,150: 55 -612
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 24.5 5.7 13.9 43.6 52.9 82.0 72.5: 18.0 27.5
Old : 100.0: 21.0 7.7 13.5 46.0 53.9 80.5 75.0: 19.5 25.0
Other: 100.0: 53.6 8.3 3.5 32.2 48.4 89.2 60.2: 10.8 39.8
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 140: 29 14 28 67 68 113 101:
Old : 137: 30 12 26 63 64 107 95:
Other: 80: 7 13 9 21 48 35 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 : 20.2 22.4 33.1 32.3 17.3 20.1 26.7 26.7
Old : 22.5 25.4 33.7 35.4 18.2 22.2 28.1 28.7
Other: 59.5 19.8 72.9 28.0 58.4 19.8 71.8 27.5
Updated August 22, 2008