WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, October 24, 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 : 52,584: 9,639 227 3,181 26,667 33,604 39,487 37,013: 13,097 15,571
Old : 42,838: 8,074 465 1,876 21,962 29,512 31,912 31,854: 10,926 10,984
Other: 9,746: 1,837 33 1,034 4,705 4,092 7,576 5,159: 2,171 4,587
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 17, 2006 :
: 1,330: 291 152 -237 1,436 1,513 1,490 1,428: -160 -98
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 18.3 0.4 6.0 50.7 63.9 75.1 70.4: 24.9 29.6
Old : 100.0: 18.8 1.1 4.4 51.3 68.9 74.5 74.4: 25.5 25.6
Other: 100.0: 18.8 0.3 10.6 48.3 42.0 77.7 52.9: 22.3 47.1
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 63: 24 2 10 29 23 55 33:
Old : 61: 23 2 9 27 23 51 33:
Other: 35: 9 3 6 14 14 26 20:
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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 : 26.2 44.4 36.8 53.0 24.2 40.4 33.3 46.5
Old : 27.9 49.3 38.5 57.9 26.8 44.5 36.6 51.5
Other: 41.8 36.2 58.7 47.9 41.7 35.2 55.9 39.7
Updated October 27, 2006