WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 9, 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 : 82,643: 17,520 9,393 10,800 39,878 41,514 68,198 61,707: 14,445 20,936
Old : 53,905: 12,292 8,447 6,741 25,550 27,056 44,584 42,245: 9,321 11,661
Other: 28,738: 7,833 3,551 1,453 14,328 14,458 23,614 19,462: 5,124 9,275
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 2, 2008 :
: 226: -624 -1,077 170 482 479 28 -429: 198 654
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 21.2 11.4 13.1 48.3 50.2 82.5 74.7: 17.5 25.3
Old : 100.0: 22.8 15.7 12.5 47.4 50.2 82.7 78.4: 17.3 21.6
Other: 100.0: 27.3 12.4 5.1 49.9 50.3 82.2 67.7: 17.8 32.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 124: 29 18 24 58 53 97 88:
Old : 117: 26 18 21 55 48 91 79:
Other: 83: 17 12 12 30 41 51 61:
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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 : 17.1 29.4 31.0 38.4 14.4 23.9 25.7 30.9
Old : 21.6 34.4 35.5 46.8 19.1 32.2 31.2 42.0
Other: 36.8 29.8 50.7 37.0 36.8 28.7 49.1 35.4
Updated December 12, 2008