WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
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 : 29,553: 1,510 1,434 1,978 17,376 17,381 20,864 20,793: 8,689 8,759
Old : 24,655: 1,873 1,433 1,306 14,088 14,660 17,267 17,399: 7,389 7,256
Other: 4,897: 260 624 49 3,288 2,721 3,597 3,394: 1,300 1,503
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 25, 2008 :
: -670: 237 -487 168 -1,350 -1,426 -945 -1,745: 275 1,075
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 5.1 4.9 6.7 58.8 58.8 70.6 70.4: 29.4 29.6
Old : 100.0: 7.6 5.8 5.3 57.1 59.5 70.0 70.6: 30.0 29.4
Other: 100.0: 5.3 12.7 1.0 67.1 55.6 73.4 69.3: 26.6 30.7
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 34: 6 5 8 19 14 28 26:
Old : 33: 7 5 6 17 14 26 24:
Other: 21: 2 5 4 10 7 14 14:
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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 : 28.4 50.5 44.4 57.8 23.7 42.3 37.0 45.2
Old : 29.1 54.3 46.1 60.8 22.8 45.0 36.9 48.3
Other: 45.3 51.1 65.2 65.8 44.2 48.1 64.0 61.0
Updated December 05, 2008