WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, February 1, 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 : 42,019: 881 9,236 2,806 26,122 19,630 29,809 31,673: 12,210 10,346
Old : 36,880: 2,086 9,239 1,405 22,617 16,982 26,107 27,626: 10,773 9,254
Other: 5,139: 8 1,210 189 3,506 2,648 3,702 4,047: 1,437 1,092
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 25, 2005 :
: -771: 249 -269 512 -1,889 -1,869 -1,127 -1,625: 356 854
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 2.1 22.0 6.7 62.2 46.7 70.9 75.4: 29.1 24.6
Old : 100.0: 5.7 25.1 3.8 61.3 46.0 70.8 74.9: 29.2 25.1
Other: 100.0: 0.2 23.5 3.7 68.2 51.5 72.0 78.7: 28.0 21.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 53: 6 17 8 27 22 36 44:
Old : 53: 6 17 8 27 21 36 43:
Other: 24: 1 6 4 10 13 14 20:
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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 : 35.6 26.0 48.4 41.5 23.9 17.8 32.5 28.1
Old : 36.8 26.2 48.2 43.2 22.3 20.2 32.3 28.9
Other: 48.4 50.1 67.7 68.7 46.1 47.7 55.8 60.3
Updated February 4, 2005