WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, April 18, 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 : 49,562: 13,152 634 1,637 23,144 32,432 37,933 34,703: 11,629 14,859
Old : 24,523: 10,279 322 155 7,350 18,139 17,784 18,616: 6,739 5,907
Other: 25,039: 3,699 1,138 656 15,794 14,293 20,149 16,087: 4,890 8,952
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: April 11, 2006 :
: -848: 1,543 25 -944 -1,098 880 -499 -39: -349 -809
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 26.5 1.3 3.3 46.7 65.4 76.5 70.0: 23.5 30.0
Old : 100.0: 41.9 1.3 0.6 30.0 74.0 72.5 75.9: 27.5 24.1
Other: 100.0: 14.8 4.5 2.6 63.1 57.1 80.5 64.2: 19.5 35.8
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 66: 24 5 9 26 23 53 35:
Old : 62: 22 6 3 20 20 44 27:
Other: 43: 6 7 6 19 19 29 29:
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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 : 30.0 40.2 44.5 51.6 22.0 26.7 28.8 33.9
Old : 32.0 47.5 41.8 59.8 32.0 45.8 41.4 58.0
Other: 46.9 42.9 62.0 50.7 41.5 30.2 50.0 36.4
Updated April 21, 2006