WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, February 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 : 40,708: 1,477 9,877 1,857 24,997 17,956 28,331 29,690: 12,377 11,018
Old : 35,202: 2,332 9,851 722 21,455 15,111 24,509 25,684: 10,693 9,518
Other: 5,506: 96 977 184 3,542 2,845 3,822 4,006: 1,684 1,500
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 1, 2005 :
: 902: 14 548 9 -66 -1,384 -43 -827: 945 1,729
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 3.6 24.3 4.6 61.4 44.1 69.6 72.9: 30.4 27.1
Old : 100.0: 6.6 28.0 2.1 60.9 42.9 69.6 73.0: 30.4 27.0
Other: 100.0: 1.7 17.7 3.3 64.3 51.7 69.4 72.8: 30.6 27.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 8 16 6 25 18 34 39:
Old : 52: 8 16 5 25 17 34 37:
Other: 23: 4 3 2 10 11 15 15:
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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 : 33.2 26.4 46.1 41.8 22.6 18.6 30.0 28.6
Old : 34.9 29.4 46.0 43.4 21.0 21.4 29.7 31.7
Other: 45.1 47.2 64.2 66.5 43.7 44.2 53.7 56.4
Updated February 11, 2005