WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, January 3, 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 : 44,808: 9,693 881 3,041 22,230 32,242 34,964 36,164: 9,844 8,644
Old : 39,209: 11,560 656 1,000 18,523 30,045 31,083 31,701: 8,126 7,508
Other: 5,599: 100 2,192 74 3,707 2,197 3,881 4,463: 1,718 1,136
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 27, 2005 :
: 3,105: 1,587 -52 -147 752 1,968 2,192 1,769: 913 1,336
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 21.6 2.0 6.8 49.6 72.0 78.0 80.7: 22.0 19.3
Old : 100.0: 29.5 1.7 2.6 47.2 76.6 79.3 80.9: 20.7 19.1
Other: 100.0: 1.8 39.1 1.3 66.2 39.2 69.3 79.7: 30.7 20.3
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 57: 24 4 10 22 20 48 33:
Old : 57: 26 3 6 22 19 48 28:
Other: 26: 1 10 2 8 12 10 23:
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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 : 34.1 43.8 45.4 61.8 16.1 30.0 23.9 37.8
Old : 32.3 47.5 43.9 66.3 13.7 33.5 22.8 42.8
Other: 53.4 41.5 67.8 60.0 38.1 31.7 41.0 46.0
Updated January 7, 2006