WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 29, 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 : 46,240: 7,942 555 2,011 24,175 30,775 34,128 33,341: 12,112 12,899
Old : 38,670: 6,941 811 655 21,011 27,407 28,607 28,873: 10,063 9,797
Other: 7,570: 1,595 338 762 3,164 3,368 5,521 4,468: 2,049 3,102
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 22, 2006 :
: -4,288: 1,093 -174 -1,954 -1,627 -354 -2,488 -2,482: -1,800 -1,806
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 17.2 1.2 4.3 52.3 66.6 73.8 72.1: 26.2 27.9
Old : 100.0: 17.9 2.1 1.7 54.3 70.9 74.0 74.7: 26.0 25.3
Other: 100.0: 21.1 4.5 10.1 41.8 44.5 72.9 59.0: 27.1 41.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 68: 24 4 8 29 24 55 34:
Old : 65: 20 5 7 29 23 52 32:
Other: 33: 8 2 2 9 17 17 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 : 26.9 47.7 37.8 56.1 23.3 41.1 30.9 47.7
Old : 31.0 52.5 40.4 60.6 27.2 44.8 34.2 50.4
Other: 37.5 38.1 58.0 52.1 36.2 36.5 51.4 44.9
Updated September 1, 2006