WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
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 : 46,570: 9,315 891 3,780 22,928 32,526 36,023 37,197: 10,547 9,373
Old : 40,892: 11,158 668 1,726 19,196 30,329 32,080 32,724: 8,812 8,168
Other: 5,679: 117 2,182 94 3,733 2,197 3,943 4,473: 1,735 1,206
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 27, 2005 :
: 3,202: 1,630 -63 -73 642 1,925 2,200 1,789: 1,002 1,413
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 20.0 1.9 8.1 49.2 69.8 77.4 79.9: 22.6 20.1
Old : 100.0: 27.3 1.6 4.2 46.9 74.2 78.5 80.0: 21.5 20.0
Other: 100.0: 2.1 38.4 1.7 65.7 38.7 69.4 78.8: 30.6 21.2
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 57: 23 5 10 22 20 48 33:
Old : 57: 25 4 7 22 20 48 30:
Other: 26: 3 8 4 8 12 12 23:
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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 : 33.5 42.2 44.4 59.5 15.7 28.9 23.8 36.5
Old : 31.8 45.7 42.9 63.7 13.4 32.2 22.6 41.2
Other: 52.6 40.9 67.4 59.1 38.0 31.2 41.0 45.4
Updated January 7, 2006