WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, May 2, 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 : 48,726: 12,331 512 1,468 24,865 33,511 38,664 35,491: 10,062 13,235
Old : 21,130: 8,750 471 3 7,128 16,875 15,881 17,349: 5,249 3,781
Other: 27,596: 4,288 748 758 17,737 16,636 22,783 18,142: 4,813 9,454
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: April 25, 2006 :
: -311: -1,396 -16 -486 1,426 394 -456 -108: 145 -203
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 25.3 1.1 3.0 51.0 68.8 79.3 72.8: 20.7 27.2
Old : 100.0: 41.4 2.2 0.0 33.7 79.9 75.2 82.1: 24.8 17.9
Other: 100.0: 15.5 2.7 2.7 64.3 60.3 82.6 65.7: 17.4 34.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 70: 23 4 9 31 26 58 37:
Old : 63: 22 5 1 19 21 42 26:
Other: 48: 8 7 5 23 22 35 30:
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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 : 29.2 42.4 43.5 53.6 22.8 27.3 30.2 35.3
Old : 32.8 51.6 44.3 66.2 32.8 48.8 42.9 62.9
Other: 39.5 43.9 58.6 50.8 33.2 30.5 43.5 35.8
Updated May 5, 2006