WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
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 : 34,060: 2,215 3,814 716 22,207 20,066 25,138 24,596: 8,922 9,464
Old : 33,971: 2,209 3,812 716 22,203 20,038 25,128 24,566: 8,843 9,405
Other: 89: 6 2 0 4 28 10 30: 79 59
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 9, 2005 :
: 2,879: -886 1,185 138 2,557 1,744 1,809 3,066: 1,070 -187
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 6.5 11.2 2.1 65.2 58.9 73.8 72.2: 26.2 27.8
Old : 100.0: 6.5 11.2 2.1 65.4 59.0 74.0 72.3: 26.0 27.7
Other: 100.0: 6.7 2.2 0.0 4.5 31.5 11.2 33.7: 88.8 66.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 44: 8 9 3 25 17 35 27:
Old : 44: 8 9 3 24 17 34 27:
Other: 8: 1 1 0 1 5 2 6:
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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 : 35.5 53.4 48.2 60.7 26.4 37.1 35.0 42.7
Old : 35.6 53.5 48.4 60.9 26.5 37.2 35.1 42.8
Other: 11.2 31.5 11.2 33.7 11.2 31.5 11.2 33.7
Updated August 19, 2005