WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, March 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 : 35,423: 2,097 2,035 1,563 21,571 19,121 25,231 22,719: 10,192 12,704
Old : 26,331: 2,916 1,985 442 14,865 14,063 18,223 16,490: 8,108 9,841
Other: 9,092: 217 1,086 85 6,706 5,058 7,008 6,229: 2,084 2,863
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: March 15, 2005 :
: 155: 408 -150 679 67 -10 1,154 519: -999 -364
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 5.9 5.7 4.4 60.9 54.0 71.2 64.1: 28.8 35.9
Old : 100.0: 11.1 7.5 1.7 56.5 53.4 69.2 62.6: 30.8 37.4
Other: 100.0: 2.4 11.9 0.9 73.8 55.6 77.1 68.5: 22.9 31.5
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 42: 7 8 8 23 17 36 28:
Old : 42: 10 6 5 18 17 30 26:
Other: 29: 4 4 4 12 14 18 20:
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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 : 32.8 32.9 49.3 44.5 23.3 20.5 34.8 28.0
Old : 38.3 34.7 51.6 47.0 25.8 27.3 38.7 37.6
Other: 43.6 37.2 67.7 54.9 39.0 34.8 58.7 47.0
Updated March 25, 2005