WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, March 8, 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 : 66,247: 15,741 7,391 2,386 34,928 38,196 53,055 47,973: 13,192 18,274
Old : 36,343: 11,345 4,806 0 18,622 22,555 29,967 27,361: 6,376 8,982
Other: 29,904: 5,026 3,215 1,756 16,306 15,641 23,088 20,612: 6,816 9,292
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: March 1, 2005 :
: 5: 1,962 -533 -78 -1,017 2,168 867 1,557: -862 -1,552
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.8 11.2 3.6 52.7 57.7 80.1 72.4: 19.9 27.6
Old : 100.0: 31.2 13.2 0.0 51.2 62.1 82.5 75.3: 17.5 24.7
Other: 100.0: 16.8 10.8 5.9 54.5 52.3 77.2 68.9: 22.8 31.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 108: 31 22 15 38 41 79 68:
Old : 89: 22 16 0 22 35 44 51:
Other: 75: 17 13 9 28 33 50 51:
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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 : 23.2 29.6 35.9 39.8 21.1 24.7 31.8 30.4
Old : 34.1 32.2 48.7 42.3 34.1 30.1 48.7 40.1
Other: 29.8 36.4 44.1 48.2 22.8 33.5 35.4 39.4
Updated March 11, 2005