WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 2, 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 : 82,417: 18,144 10,470 10,630 39,396 41,035 68,170 62,135: 14,247 20,281
Old : 54,471: 12,136 8,912 6,763 26,120 27,263 45,019 42,937: 9,451 11,534
Other: 27,946: 8,519 4,069 1,356 13,276 13,773 23,151 19,198: 4,795 8,748
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 25, 2008 :
: -1,552: 91 321 41 -597 -873 -465 -511: -1,087 -1,041
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 22.0 12.7 12.9 47.8 49.8 82.7 75.4: 17.3 24.6
Old : 100.0: 22.3 16.4 12.4 48.0 50.1 82.6 78.8: 17.4 21.2
Other: 100.0: 30.5 14.6 4.9 47.5 49.3 82.8 68.7: 17.2 31.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 125: 25 21 25 58 55 97 91:
Old : 117: 23 20 20 55 49 90 80:
Other: 85: 16 13 12 32 40 53 60:
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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 : 17.6 28.3 31.4 37.0 15.1 22.9 27.2 29.8
Old : 21.5 32.4 33.8 43.8 19.0 29.3 29.5 39.0
Other: 43.7 31.1 56.9 38.9 43.7 31.1 55.7 37.5
Updated December 05, 2008