WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, February 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 : 42,911: 1,010 9,873 2,700 26,036 18,226 29,745 30,799: 13,166 12,113
Old : 37,256: 1,968 9,876 1,458 22,359 15,375 25,784 26,709: 11,472 10,547
Other: 5,655: 28 983 256 3,677 2,851 3,961 4,090: 1,694 1,565
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 1, 2005 :
: 892: 129 637 -106 -86 -1,405 -64 -874: 956 1,766
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 2.4 23.0 6.3 60.7 42.5 69.3 71.8: 30.7 28.2
Old : 100.0: 5.3 26.5 3.9 60.0 41.3 69.2 71.7: 30.8 28.3
Other: 100.0: 0.5 17.4 4.5 65.0 50.4 70.0 72.3: 30.0 27.7
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 7 17 8 26 19 35 42:
Old : 52: 6 18 7 26 18 35 40:
Other: 23: 2 5 5 10 12 15 19:
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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 : 33.8 25.6 46.1 40.2 22.5 17.7 30.8 27.1
Old : 35.0 27.8 45.8 41.6 21.0 20.2 29.8 29.9
Other: 46.3 46.0 64.9 64.7 44.8 43.0 54.1 55.0
Updated February 11, 2005