WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, January 4, 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 : 35,159: 1,030 10,730 1,874 24,672 16,284 27,576 28,888: 7,583 6,271
Old : 32,832: 1,962 10,698 847 23,034 15,613 25,843 27,158: 6,989 5,674
Other: 2,327: 41 1,005 54 1,638 671 1,733 1,730: 594 597
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 28, 2004 :
: 1,416: -323 971 36 1,999 688 1,712 1,695: -296 -279
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 2.9 30.5 5.3 70.2 46.3 78.4 82.2: 21.6 17.8
Old : 100.0: 6.0 32.6 2.6 70.2 47.6 78.7 82.7: 21.3 17.3
Other: 100.0: 1.8 43.2 2.3 70.4 28.8 74.5 74.3: 25.5 25.7
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 76: 10 23 9 36 22 49 52:
Old : 75: 12 21 7 35 20 48 48:
Other: 30: 4 5 2 12 12 18 17:
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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 : 38.3 33.0 49.9 49.5 19.4 20.1 27.0 29.9
Old : 40.5 34.8 51.0 52.4 19.6 21.7 28.0 32.1
Other: 49.7 56.7 63.9 68.6 42.1 51.2 54.4 59.0
Updated January 7, 2005