WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, November 1, 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 : 36,263: 9,642 60 883 16,741 27,353 27,266 28,296: 8,997 7,967
Old : 34,612: 9,945 50 493 16,107 26,924 26,545 27,467: 8,067 7,145
Other: 1,651: 32 345 55 634 429 721 829: 930 822
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 25, 2005 :
: -17: -537 -100 -193 843 1,348 113 1,055: -130 -1,072
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 26.6 0.2 2.4 46.2 75.4 75.2 78.0: 24.8 22.0
Old : 100.0: 28.7 0.1 1.4 46.5 77.8 76.7 79.4: 23.3 20.6
Other: 100.0: 1.9 20.9 3.3 38.4 26.0 43.7 50.2: 56.3 49.8
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 21 2 8 21 20 44 28:
Old : 52: 21 2 5 21 20 44 25:
Other: 21: 1 5 2 8 9 10 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 : 29.9 50.1 43.5 64.5 16.4 38.2 29.2 45.3
Old : 30.5 51.9 44.5 66.7 16.9 39.2 30.0 47.0
Other: 26.3 31.0 39.7 46.2 26.3 30.5 37.9 43.1
Updated November 4, 2005