WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, May 16, 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 : 54,794: 15,879 533 1,784 26,179 37,022 43,842 39,339: 10,952 15,455
Old : 22,504: 10,828 543 0 6,009 17,386 16,837 17,929: 5,667 4,575
Other: 32,290: 5,681 620 1,154 20,170 19,636 27,005 21,410: 5,285 10,880
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: May 9, 2006 :
: 3,741: 2,191 -89 392 1,028 2,992 3,611 3,295: 130 446
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 29.0 1.0 3.3 47.8 67.6 80.0 71.8: 20.0 28.2
Old : 100.0: 48.1 2.4 0.0 26.7 77.3 74.8 79.7: 25.2 20.3
Other: 100.0: 17.6 1.9 3.6 62.5 60.8 83.6 66.3: 16.4 33.7
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 78: 34 4 8 27 28 63 38:
Old : 66: 25 6 0 13 24 38 30:
Other: 56: 17 4 6 24 24 42 33:
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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 : 27.7 42.5 40.6 52.8 22.0 31.5 30.1 38.7
Old : 31.5 53.1 45.0 66.0 30.1 53.1 43.6 65.9
Other: 38.9 42.7 55.0 50.1 32.2 32.5 42.9 38.2
Updated May 19, 2006