WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, August 16, 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 : 101,268: 21,830 7,172 8,488 52,624 63,831 82,942 79,491: 18,326 21,777
Old : 95,415: 22,351 7,287 6,601 48,894 62,035 77,846 75,923: 17,569 19,492
Other: 5,853: 1,284 1,689 82 3,730 1,797 5,096 3,568: 757 2,285
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 9, 2005 :
: 773: 1,713 -888 -843 701 3,141 1,571 1,410: -798 -637
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 21.6 7.1 8.4 52.0 63.0 81.9 78.5: 18.1 21.5
Old : 100.0: 23.4 7.6 6.9 51.2 65.0 81.6 79.6: 18.4 20.4
Other: 100.0: 21.9 28.9 1.4 63.7 30.7 87.1 61.0: 12.9 39.0
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 133: 39 15 22 57 54 107 83:
Old : 132: 39 15 19 57 53 106 79:
Other: 43: 4 10 8 4 26 14 38:
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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 : 27.4 32.7 35.3 43.8 19.6 27.1 27.0 33.9
Old : 25.7 34.1 34.0 45.6 18.6 28.7 26.1 35.8
Other: 80.5 37.8 86.3 51.9 80.4 37.8 84.9 51.2
Updated August 19, 2005