WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, February 28, 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 : 149,521: 53,224 5,853 18,741 47,467 94,504 119,431 119,097: 30,090 30,424
Old : 66,846: 24,892 4,195 3,594 27,770 48,238 56,256 56,027: 10,590 10,819
Other: 82,676: 30,784 4,109 12,695 19,697 46,266 63,175 63,070: 19,500 19,606
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 21, 2006 :
: -22,214: -2,617 1,197 -7,942 -6,837 -11,657 -17,395 -18,402: -4,819 -3,812
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 35.6 3.9 12.5 31.7 63.2 79.9 79.7: 20.1 20.3
Old : 100.0: 37.2 6.3 5.4 41.5 72.2 84.2 83.8: 15.8 16.2
Other: 100.0: 37.2 5.0 15.4 23.8 56.0 76.4 76.3: 23.6 23.7
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 181: 70 22 37 53 67 140 111:
Old : 141: 44 18 19 39 55 92 84:
Other: 134: 50 16 27 36 57 93 94:
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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 : 17.6 33.7 27.0 42.3 15.4 26.9 23.1 34.1
Old : 29.0 42.0 42.7 52.2 28.1 39.0 40.3 46.8
Other: 22.2 33.6 33.4 40.8 19.5 30.9 30.7 36.0
Updated March 3, 2006