WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, August 22, 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 : 53,420: 6,157 772 5,330 27,465 31,439 38,952 37,541: 14,468 15,879
Old : 46,068: 5,060 819 4,140 24,415 28,066 33,615 33,025: 12,453 13,043
Other: 7,352: 1,590 446 697 3,050 3,373 5,337 4,516: 2,015 2,836
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 15, 2006 :
: -2,202: -991 60 -754 371 -967 -1,374 -1,661: -828 -541
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 11.5 1.4 10.0 51.4 58.9 72.9 70.3: 27.1 29.7
Old : 100.0: 11.0 1.8 9.0 53.0 60.9 73.0 71.7: 27.0 28.3
Other: 100.0: 21.6 6.1 9.5 41.5 45.9 72.6 61.4: 27.4 38.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 70: 21 7 15 36 28 62 45:
Old : 68: 14 12 15 36 27 60 44:
Other: 36: 10 3 2 8 18 18 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 : 28.7 42.7 39.0 50.5 25.1 36.7 30.9 42.4
Old : 33.1 45.8 41.5 53.5 27.6 39.0 33.6 43.7
Other: 36.6 38.0 57.1 52.1 35.2 37.1 49.4 45.8
Updated August 18, 2006