WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, February 15, 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 : 40,367: 1,133 10,162 2,079 23,832 17,895 27,044 30,136: 13,323 10,231
Old : 33,227: 1,822 9,979 854 19,349 13,370 22,025 24,203: 11,202 9,024
Other: 7,140: 177 1,049 359 4,483 4,525 5,019 5,933: 2,121 1,207
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 8, 2005 :
: -341: -344 285 222 -1,165 -61 -1,287 446: 946 -787
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 2.8 25.2 5.2 59.0 44.3 67.0 74.7: 33.0 25.3
Old : 100.0: 5.5 30.0 2.6 58.2 40.2 66.3 72.8: 33.7 27.2
Other: 100.0: 2.5 14.7 5.0 62.8 63.4 70.3 83.1: 29.7 16.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 54: 8 18 9 26 19 37 44:
Old : 54: 8 18 8 23 19 34 43:
Other: 27: 4 4 4 12 13 19 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 : 33.9 25.7 47.6 41.1 23.0 19.7 31.4 31.1
Old : 38.0 29.4 47.9 44.4 23.2 24.4 31.4 35.0
Other: 45.8 46.2 61.3 69.3 42.4 43.2 53.2 62.5
Updated February 18, 2005