WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, March 8, 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 : 73,616: 16,300 6,087 6,537 36,660 41,538 59,498 54,162: 14,118 19,454
Old : 39,838: 11,356 3,569 2,338 19,298 24,604 32,992 30,511: 6,846 9,327
Other: 33,778: 5,492 3,066 3,651 17,363 16,934 26,505 23,652: 7,273 10,127
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: March 1, 2005 :
: 504: 1,719 -968 651 -954 2,276 1,416 1,960: -912 -1,456
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 22.1 8.3 8.9 49.8 56.4 80.8 73.6: 19.2 26.4
Old : 100.0: 28.5 9.0 5.9 48.4 61.8 82.8 76.6: 17.2 23.4
Other: 100.0: 16.3 9.1 10.8 51.4 50.1 78.5 70.0: 21.5 30.0
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 112: 33 22 17 41 43 83 73:
Old : 90: 28 10 9 27 37 57 54:
Other: 78: 16 16 13 30 36 53 59:
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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 : 21.8 29.7 33.2 40.1 19.0 24.1 28.9 29.2
Old : 31.1 29.9 44.4 41.3 31.1 27.8 44.4 37.0
Other: 27.9 35.2 41.8 45.8 20.0 30.2 32.4 35.4
Updated March 11, 2005