WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, January 4, 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 : 78,338: 11,166 27,180 6,669 48,373 30,485 66,208 64,333: 12,130 14,004
Old : 63,475: 10,615 27,345 2,810 40,691 22,105 54,116 52,260: 9,359 11,215
Other: 14,863: 1,636 920 2,774 7,682 8,380 12,092 12,074: 2,771 2,789
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 28, 2004 :
: 4,836: -142 3,656 320 4,785 -462 4,964 3,514: -128 1,322
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 14.3 34.7 8.5 61.7 38.9 84.5 82.1: 15.5 17.9
Old : 100.0: 16.7 43.1 4.4 64.1 34.8 85.3 82.3: 14.7 17.7
Other: 100.0: 11.0 6.2 18.7 51.7 56.4 81.4 81.2: 18.6 18.8
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 153: 31 38 25 64 53 104 109:
Old : 150: 32 37 15 62 45 97 94:
Other: 70: 7 16 13 20 34 36 55:
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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 : 27.6 21.5 38.1 35.1 21.5 16.3 30.9 28.7
Old : 31.8 22.7 42.1 38.2 30.0 21.2 40.4 36.8
Other: 36.2 42.5 52.1 53.4 34.7 32.6 44.5 38.1
Updated January 7, 2005