WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, October 28, 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 : 96,149: 19,438 12,155 15,240 44,885 44,648 79,563 72,043: 16,585 24,106
Old : 73,409: 14,201 11,167 12,249 33,327 33,503 59,777 56,919: 13,632 16,490
Other: 22,739: 7,314 3,065 914 11,558 11,145 19,786 15,124: 2,953 7,616
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 21, 2008 :
: 43: 1,591 314 -407 -1,442 -109 -258 -202: 301 245
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 20.2 12.6 15.9 46.7 46.4 82.8 74.9: 17.2 25.1
Old : 100.0: 19.3 15.2 16.7 45.4 45.6 81.4 77.5: 18.6 22.5
Other: 100.0: 32.2 13.5 4.0 50.8 49.0 87.0 66.5: 13.0 33.5
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 132: 26 23 29 59 61 102 102:
Old : 128: 28 19 25 56 57 96 95:
Other: 89: 11 17 11 34 42 52 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 : 17.3 25.5 30.2 33.2 14.5 19.5 24.2 26.7
Old : 20.3 27.9 31.0 37.2 16.3 21.9 24.6 30.5
Other: 48.3 31.6 63.2 38.1 48.3 30.3 63.2 36.4
Updated October 31, 2008