WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, May 17, 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 : 28,333: 2,070 5,992 1,421 18,237 13,960 21,728 21,373: 6,605 6,960
Old : 14,778: 3,164 5,913 0 7,835 6,480 10,999 12,393: 3,779 2,385
Other: 13,555: 159 1,332 168 10,402 7,480 10,729 8,980: 2,826 4,575
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: May 10, 2005 :
: 930: -77 2,228 274 1,452 172 1,649 2,674: -719 -1,744
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 7.3 21.1 5.0 64.4 49.3 76.7 75.4: 23.3 24.6
Old : 100.0: 21.4 40.0 0.0 53.0 43.8 74.4 83.9: 25.6 16.1
Other: 100.0: 1.2 9.8 1.2 76.7 55.2 79.2 66.2: 20.8 33.8
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 43: 9 11 8 21 12 32 29:
Old : 42: 10 10 0 15 10 25 20:
Other: 28: 4 6 5 15 11 22 19:
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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 : 40.3 40.1 53.9 53.7 36.9 37.2 47.7 47.0
Old : 40.4 42.7 53.6 60.6 37.9 42.2 50.7 60.2
Other: 49.7 47.9 66.7 57.9 49.7 38.2 60.6 45.5
Updated May 20, 2005