WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 31, 2006
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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 : 133,642: 44,489 7,862 15,776 51,158 76,799 111,423 100,437: 22,219 33,205
Old : 94,038: 34,619 10,760 4,628 36,700 61,046 75,947 76,434: 18,091 17,604
Other: 39,604: 18,664 5,896 2,354 14,458 15,753 35,476 24,003: 4,128 15,601
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 24, 2006 :
: -500: -1,618 -650 -841 809 -689 -1,650 -2,180: 1,150 1,680
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 33.3 5.9 11.8 38.3 57.5 83.4 75.2: 16.6 24.8
Old : 100.0: 36.8 11.4 4.9 39.0 64.9 80.8 81.3: 19.2 18.7
Other: 100.0: 47.1 14.9 5.9 36.5 39.8 89.6 60.6: 10.4 39.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 173: 63 17 37 48 67 128 109:
Old : 166: 60 18 23 38 64 113 93:
Other: 108: 23 20 6 26 53 52 76:
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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 : 23.5 23.2 32.4 32.3 19.5 20.4 27.5 28.5
Old : 21.0 31.8 31.3 43.6 21.0 29.8 30.8 41.6
Other: 47.1 15.5 63.8 23.5 47.0 11.8 59.8 18.6
Updated November 3, 2006