WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, November 18, 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 : 98,274: 18,324 9,734 13,473 43,099 45,683 74,896 68,890: 23,378 29,384
Old : 72,520: 12,339 8,813 10,053 31,022 32,984 53,415 51,851: 19,105 20,669
Other: 25,754: 8,690 3,626 715 12,076 12,698 21,481 17,039: 4,273 8,715
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 11, 2008 :
: -1,927: -1,412 -1,722 -1,525 -258 1,071 -3,195 -2,176: 1,268 249
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 18.6 9.9 13.7 43.9 46.5 76.2 70.1: 23.8 29.9
Old : 100.0: 17.0 12.2 13.9 42.8 45.5 73.7 71.5: 26.3 28.5
Other: 100.0: 33.7 14.1 2.8 46.9 49.3 83.4 66.2: 16.6 33.8
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 120: 25 14 24 62 60 99 92:
Old : 115: 26 12 22 59 56 94 86:
Other: 83: 11 14 9 33 39 50 56:
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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 : 15.8 23.6 27.6 31.1 12.2 18.4 21.4 24.5
Old : 17.5 24.7 27.9 34.5 12.2 21.7 20.5 29.2
Other: 47.3 32.0 60.6 39.1 47.2 30.4 60.5 36.5
Updated Novenber 21, 2008