WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 16, 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 : 85,840: 19,352 9,354 10,635 41,125 45,131 71,112 65,121: 14,728 20,719
Old : 54,276: 13,434 8,365 6,568 24,824 28,745 44,826 43,679: 9,450 10,598
Other: 31,564: 8,426 3,497 1,559 16,301 16,386 26,286 21,442: 5,278 10,122
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 9, 2008 :
: 3,197: 1,832 -39 -165 1,247 3,617 2,914 3,414: 284 -216
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 22.5 10.9 12.4 47.9 52.6 82.8 75.9: 17.2 24.1
Old : 100.0: 24.8 15.4 12.1 45.7 53.0 82.6 80.5: 17.4 19.5
Other: 100.0: 26.7 11.1 4.9 51.6 51.9 83.3 67.9: 16.7 32.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 125: 31 19 23 59 55 101 88:
Old : 117: 32 14 19 55 47 94 75:
Other: 85: 13 14 11 37 42 59 59:
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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 : 17.4 29.8 30.8 39.0 14.5 24.9 25.9 32.2
Old : 20.7 35.2 34.3 47.9 18.0 33.4 30.0 43.6
Other: 35.7 29.2 52.3 36.5 34.8 29.1 49.5 35.8
Updated December 19, 2008