WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, January 3, 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 : 143,580: 52,537 3,549 14,892 49,554 101,707 116,983 120,149: 26,597 23,431
Old : 95,100: 38,663 3,210 6,109 34,062 71,222 78,834 80,542: 16,265 14,558
Other: 48,480: 17,020 3,485 5,637 15,491 30,485 38,148 39,607: 10,331 8,873
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 27, 2005 :
: 8,166: 6,837 -608 341 -1,315 6,466 5,863 6,200: 2,303 1,966
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 36.6 2.5 10.4 34.5 70.8 81.5 83.7: 18.5 16.3
Old : 100.0: 40.7 3.4 6.4 35.8 74.9 82.9 84.7: 17.1 15.3
Other: 100.0: 35.1 7.2 11.6 32.0 62.9 78.7 81.7: 21.3 18.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 166: 69 16 37 50 61 132 105:
Old : 148: 60 15 17 40 56 107 81:
Other: 108: 35 13 26 28 50 69 84:
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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 : 19.9 44.6 30.0 54.4 14.8 38.1 23.6 43.1
Old : 25.1 50.7 34.5 56.5 23.6 49.1 32.7 54.2
Other: 30.4 45.1 43.2 54.9 30.2 41.2 42.9 49.1
Updated January 7, 2006