WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, February 22, 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 : 37,957: 1,035 8,088 2,120 22,781 17,191 25,936 27,399: 12,021 10,558
Old : 30,863: 1,427 7,829 1,185 18,212 12,552 20,824 21,566: 10,039 9,297
Other: 7,094: 241 892 302 4,569 4,639 5,112 5,833: 1,982 1,261
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 15, 2005 :
: -2,410: -98 -2,074 41 -1,051 -704 -1,108 -2,737: -1,302 327
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 2.7 21.3 5.6 60.0 45.3 68.3 72.2: 31.7 27.8
Old : 100.0: 4.6 25.4 3.8 59.0 40.7 67.5 69.9: 32.5 30.1
Other: 100.0: 3.4 12.6 4.3 64.4 65.4 72.1 82.2: 27.9 17.8
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 48: 5 18 7 21 17 31 38:
Old : 48: 8 15 6 19 17 29 37:
Other: 24: 3 4 4 11 11 16 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 : 33.7 25.6 49.5 42.7 20.8 17.7 30.7 26.8
Old : 39.4 28.2 50.4 45.7 22.2 22.7 32.8 31.5
Other: 45.3 46.3 63.8 68.5 41.8 43.7 56.5 62.0
Updated February 25, 2005