WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, August 5, 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 : 45,818: 5,731 558 4,225 25,824 27,867 35,779 32,650: 10,039 13,168
Old : 43,600: 5,277 647 3,706 25,202 26,703 34,184 31,056: 9,416 12,544
Other: 2,218: 580 37 393 622 1,164 1,595 1,594: 623 624
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: July 29, 2008 :
: 3,719: -42 62 682 2,018 1,574 2,657 2,318: 1,062 1,401
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 12.5 1.2 9.2 56.4 60.8 78.1 71.3: 21.9 28.7
Old : 100.0: 12.1 1.5 8.5 57.8 61.2 78.4 71.2: 21.6 28.8
Other: 100.0: 26.1 1.7 17.7 28.0 52.5 71.9 71.9: 28.1 28.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 53: 15 6 13 27 24 47 39:
Old : 53: 12 9 13 26 23 46 38:
Other: 26: 5 2 1 6 15 11 18:
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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 : 22.0 44.2 37.7 53.0 18.2 38.2 32.6 42.6
Old : 23.0 44.8 39.6 53.0 19.4 39.3 34.4 43.5
Other: 48.7 52.7 68.6 63.4 33.5 33.9 48.0 42.5
Updated August 8, 2008