WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, March 1, 2005
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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 : 66,242: 13,779 7,924 2,464 35,945 36,028 52,188 46,416: 14,054 19,826
Old : 37,687: 10,807 4,519 0 19,037 21,741 29,844 26,260: 7,843 11,427
Other: 28,555: 3,452 3,885 1,984 16,908 14,287 22,344 20,156: 6,211 8,399
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 22, 2005 :
: -10,346: 4,256 -12,581 -2,674 -6,920 7,157 -5,338 -8,098: -5,008 -2,248
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 20.8 12.0 3.7 54.3 54.4 78.8 70.1: 21.2 29.9
Old : 100.0: 28.7 12.0 0.0 50.5 57.7 79.2 69.7: 20.8 30.3
Other: 100.0: 12.1 13.6 6.9 59.2 50.0 78.2 70.6: 21.8 29.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 106: 24 24 15 39 38 75 68:
Old : 91: 20 19 0 25 36 45 55:
Other: 71: 13 16 9 27 29 45 50:
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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 : 22.3 26.8 34.9 37.1 20.6 21.8 30.4 27.8
Old : 31.9 26.9 45.7 37.3 31.9 25.7 45.7 35.0
Other: 31.0 35.2 46.0 47.2 22.8 31.3 36.9 36.9
Updated March 4, 2005