WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 8, 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 : 55,199: 10,277 849 4,376 25,330 33,898 39,983 39,123: 15,216 16,076
Old : 48,108: 9,526 862 3,364 22,299 30,707 35,189 34,933: 12,919 13,175
Other: 7,091: 1,205 441 558 3,031 3,191 4,794 4,190: 2,297 2,901
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 1, 2006 :
: -1,844: -131 311 -513 -31 925 -675 723: -1,169 -2,567
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 18.6 1.5 7.9 45.9 61.4 72.4 70.9: 27.6 29.1
Old : 100.0: 19.8 1.8 7.0 46.4 63.8 73.1 72.6: 26.9 27.4
Other: 100.0: 17.0 6.2 7.9 42.7 45.0 67.6 59.1: 32.4 40.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 70: 26 5 9 32 25 61 36:
Old : 69: 23 6 9 31 23 59 34:
Other: 31: 7 3 2 7 16 14 21:
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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 : 28.0 45.7 38.4 55.8 23.0 38.6 29.6 44.9
Old : 32.1 49.0 41.3 59.6 26.4 41.6 33.3 47.2
Other: 34.1 38.4 56.2 51.3 32.4 37.9 49.4 46.2
Updated August 11, 2006