WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, March 15, 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 : 84,001: 19,651 4,715 7,690 40,548 47,373 67,888 59,778: 16,113 24,223
Old : 42,135: 12,411 2,765 2,861 19,026 26,164 34,299 31,790: 7,837 10,345
Other: 41,866: 7,839 2,549 4,229 21,522 21,209 33,589 27,987: 8,276 13,878
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: March 8, 2005 :
: 10,385: 3,351 -1,372 1,152 3,887 5,835 8,390 5,615: 1,995 4,770
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.4 5.6 9.2 48.3 56.4 80.8 71.2: 19.2 28.8
Old : 100.0: 29.5 6.6 6.8 45.2 62.1 81.4 75.4: 18.6 24.6
Other: 100.0: 18.7 6.1 10.1 51.4 50.7 80.2 66.9: 19.8 33.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 115: 30 19 17 42 49 83 76:
Old : 95: 25 11 10 29 43 59 59:
Other: 84: 18 13 14 31 40 55 63:
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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 : 21.0 28.7 32.2 39.9 18.8 22.2 27.6 27.3
Old : 30.1 31.2 42.6 41.8 30.1 30.6 42.6 38.6
Other: 29.2 31.2 42.4 40.9 22.5 26.1 34.5 30.1
Updated March 18, 2005