WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 17, 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 : 48,158: 9,372 169 2,221 24,295 31,193 35,888 33,583: 12,270 14,575
Old : 38,593: 7,673 457 897 20,091 27,348 28,661 28,702: 9,932 9,891
Other: 9,565: 2,015 28 1,008 4,204 3,845 7,227 4,881: 2,338 4,684
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 10, 2006 :
: 1,747: -425 -131 -299 1,759 2,373 1,035 1,943: 712 -196
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 19.5 0.4 4.6 50.4 64.8 74.5 69.7: 25.5 30.3
Old : 100.0: 19.9 1.2 2.3 52.1 70.9 74.3 74.4: 25.7 25.6
Other: 100.0: 21.1 0.3 10.5 44.0 40.2 75.6 51.0: 24.4 49.0
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 64: 23 3 10 29 21 55 31:
Old : 61: 21 3 9 26 20 49 30:
Other: 36: 8 4 3 15 12 25 18:
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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 : 22.5 45.7 33.7 54.7 21.3 41.7 30.7 47.7
Old : 24.3 51.2 35.6 60.5 24.3 45.6 35.2 53.4
Other: 35.4 36.6 51.7 47.5 35.3 35.5 49.7 38.3
Updated October 20, 2006