WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, May 23, 2006
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Positions
: Open : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Total :
: Interest : Long : Short : Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS) :
: : :
All : 168,704: 58,259 4,489 30,101 46,622 101,396 134,981 135,986: 33,723 32,718
Old : 156,308: 55,437 4,779 27,282 42,550 97,504 125,269 129,565: 31,039 26,743
Other: 12,396: 5,170 2,059 470 4,072 3,893 9,712 6,421: 2,684 5,974
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: May 16, 2006 :
: 2,708: 157 -916 5,059 834 1,697 6,051 5,841: -3,343 -3,133
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 34.5 2.7 17.8 27.6 60.1 80.0 80.6: 20.0 19.4
Old : 100.0: 35.5 3.1 17.5 27.2 62.4 80.1 82.9: 19.9 17.1
Other: 100.0: 41.7 16.6 3.8 32.9 31.4 78.4 51.8: 21.6 48.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 200: 77 24 47 57 78 158 129:
Old : 198: 76 25 42 57 78 155 125:
Other: 84: 18 14 7 16 42 37 60:
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 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
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All : 14.8 30.7 22.2 39.4 14.0 27.5 20.8 33.1
Old : 15.2 33.1 23.2 42.2 14.4 30.1 21.9 35.7
Other: 32.6 17.3 47.4 26.2 31.5 16.6 44.9 23.8
Updated May 26, 2006