WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, February 28, 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 : 46,814: 12,142 587 4,233 20,375 29,909 36,750 34,729: 10,064 12,085
Old : 31,144: 11,622 961 2,218 10,038 22,183 23,878 25,362: 7,266 5,782
Other: 15,670: 1,923 1,029 612 10,337 7,726 12,872 9,367: 2,798 6,303
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 21, 2006 :
: -607: 134 -344 -292 349 71 191 -565: -798 -42
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 25.9 1.3 9.0 43.5 63.9 78.5 74.2: 21.5 25.8
Old : 100.0: 37.3 3.1 7.1 32.2 71.2 76.7 81.4: 23.3 18.6
Other: 100.0: 12.3 6.6 3.9 66.0 49.3 82.1 59.8: 17.9 40.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 69: 27 5 12 25 23 57 37:
Old : 64: 26 5 6 19 22 47 31:
Other: 43: 8 6 6 17 18 28 27:
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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 : 29.5 33.8 40.4 46.5 20.1 25.1 27.8 34.2
Old : 33.4 39.5 43.5 55.1 33.4 38.8 42.4 52.9
Other: 48.8 41.0 58.1 47.7 45.7 39.3 54.7 45.2
Updated March 3, 2006