WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
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 : 37,731: 1,537 2,185 1,059 22,875 20,200 25,470 23,444: 12,261 14,287
Old : 29,003: 2,311 1,995 168 16,703 15,373 19,183 17,536: 9,821 11,467
Other: 8,728: 54 1,019 62 6,172 4,828 6,288 5,908: 2,440 2,820
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: March 8, 2005 :
: 2,599: 426 -717 7 1,627 1,565 2,059 855: 540 1,745
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 4.1 5.8 2.8 60.6 53.5 67.5 62.1: 32.5 37.9
Old : 100.0: 8.0 6.9 0.6 57.6 53.0 66.1 60.5: 33.9 39.5
Other: 100.0: 0.6 11.7 0.7 70.7 55.3 72.0 67.7: 28.0 32.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 36: 4 6 3 21 17 27 24:
Old : 36: 6 4 2 18 17 24 23:
Other: 23: 1 2 2 12 14 14 17:
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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 : 33.2 33.7 49.2 44.2 22.7 18.4 35.2 25.2
Old : 38.8 33.5 51.4 45.3 24.3 23.9 35.5 32.8
Other: 40.9 40.6 63.7 57.9 36.0 38.6 55.4 49.9
Updated March 18, 2005