Figure 1
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SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
COMMITMENTS OF TRADERS IN ALL FUTURES COMBINED AND INDICATED FUTURES, APRIL 30, 1980
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: TOTAL : REPORTING (LARGE) TRADERS :
F ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: NONREPORTING
U : : SPECULATIVE : : : TRADERS
T : :-------------------------------- : : : SPECULTATIVE AND
U : OPEN : LONG OR SHORT: LONG AND SHORT: HEDGING : TOTAL : HEDGING
R :INTEREST : ONLY : (SPREADING) : : :
E : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S : : LONG : SHORT: LONG : SHORT: LONG : SHORT: LONG: SHORT: LONG: SHORT
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: : (THOUSAND BUSHELS) :
: : :
ALL : 499,620 : 8,800 32,865 94,090 94,675 284,530 209,010 387,390 336,550 : 112,230 163,070
OLD : 277,905 : 10,235 43,930 24,410 23,385 171,345 138,665 205,990 205,980 : 71,915 71,925
OTHER : 221,715 : 25,625 15,995 42,590 44,230 113,185 70,345 130,570 130,570 : 40,315 91,145
: : :
: : CHANGES IN COMMITMENTS FROM MARCH 31, 1980 :
ALL : -2,620 : -2,950 -10,426 +12,940 +12,176 -410 +5,100 +9,580 +6,850 : -12,200 -9,470
: : :
: : PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST HELD BY EACH GROUP OF TRADERS :
: : :
ALL : 100.0% : 1.8 6.6 18.8 18.9 56.9 41.8 77.5 67.4 : 22.5 32.6
OLD : 100.0% : 3.7 15.8 8.8 8.4 61.7 49.9 74.1 74.1 : 25.9 25.9
OTHER : 100.0% : 11.6 7.2 19.2 19.9 51.0 31.7 81.8 58.9 : 18.2 41.1
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:REPORTING: :
: TRADERS : NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH GROUP :
:---------: :
ALL : 164 : 16 50 66 66 64 68 131 145 :
OLD : 147 : 13 51 33 32 60 58 96 119 :
OTHER : 135 : 31 31 39 39 42 56 96 106 :
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: CONCENTRATION RATIOS
: PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST HELD BY THE INDICATED NUMBER OF LARGEST REPORTING TRADERS
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: BY GROSS POSITION : BY NET POSITION
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: 4 OR LESS TRADERS : 8 OR LESS TRADERS : 4 OR LESS TRADERS : 8 OR LESS TRADERS
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: LONG : SHORT : LONG : SHORT : LONG : SHORT : LONG : SHORT
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ALL : 23.0 15.2 33.2 21.8 17.1 10.4 22.9 13.4
OLD : 30.9 20.1 38.2 28.2 27.9 19.1 33.5 26.0
OTHER : 26.1 12.5 35.4 18.9 22.2 9.5 29.3 13.9
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