WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 20, 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 : 40,260: 7,693 919 3,342 21,360 29,251 32,395 33,512: 7,865 6,748
Old : 35,516: 9,781 727 1,080 17,985 27,464 28,846 29,271: 6,670 6,245
Other: 4,744: 100 2,380 74 3,375 1,787 3,549 4,241: 1,195 503
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 13, 2005 :
: 827: 79 -206 120 -186 766 13 680: 814 147
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 19.1 2.3 8.3 53.1 72.7 80.5 83.2: 19.5 16.8
Old : 100.0: 27.5 2.0 3.0 50.6 77.3 81.2 82.4: 18.8 17.6
Other: 100.0: 2.1 50.2 1.6 71.1 37.7 74.8 89.4: 25.2 10.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 17 5 11 23 20 43 34:
Old : 52: 20 3 6 23 18 43 27:
Other: 27: 1 10 2 9 13 11 24:
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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 : 34.8 47.2 47.6 63.5 16.8 30.3 25.9 37.5
Old : 33.1 51.3 46.3 67.9 14.5 34.2 24.9 42.3
Other: 56.3 46.1 73.3 63.8 42.1 34.1 47.4 50.8
Updated December 23, 2005