WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, January 11, 2005
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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 : 35,153: 822 10,740 1,072 25,496 16,781 27,390 28,593: 7,763 6,560
Old : 32,619: 1,507 10,734 287 23,817 15,644 25,611 26,665: 7,008 5,954
Other: 2,534: 44 735 56 1,679 1,137 1,779 1,928: 755 606
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 4, 2005 :
: -6: -208 10 -802 824 497 -186 -295: 180 289
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 2.3 30.6 3.0 72.5 47.7 77.9 81.3: 22.1 18.7
Old : 100.0: 4.6 32.9 0.9 73.0 48.0 78.5 81.7: 21.5 18.3
Other: 100.0: 1.7 29.0 2.2 66.3 44.9 70.2 76.1: 29.8 23.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 68: 8 20 5 34 23 43 47:
Old : 67: 8 20 3 33 21 42 43:
Other: 29: 4 4 2 10 14 16 18:
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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 : 42.5 33.2 53.7 49.1 24.2 20.8 31.3 30.4
Old : 44.4 34.9 55.2 51.9 24.4 22.5 32.6 32.8
Other: 49.5 53.7 64.3 69.1 38.6 50.7 51.1 57.7
Updated January 11, 2005