WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 27, 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 : 135,414: 45,700 4,157 14,551 50,868 95,241 111,120 113,949: 24,294 21,465
Old : 89,722: 34,916 3,767 4,439 34,726 67,239 74,081 75,445: 15,642 14,278
Other: 45,691: 15,203 4,808 5,694 16,142 28,002 37,039 38,504: 8,652 7,187
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 20, 2005 :
: 2,982: 3,700 -3,706 1,358 -1,003 5,877 4,055 3,529: -1,073 -546
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 33.7 3.1 10.7 37.6 70.3 82.1 84.1: 17.9 15.9
Old : 100.0: 38.9 4.2 4.9 38.7 74.9 82.6 84.1: 17.4 15.9
Other: 100.0: 33.3 10.5 12.5 35.3 61.3 81.1 84.3: 18.9 15.7
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 164: 63 19 40 49 60 128 109:
Old : 145: 54 19 16 39 55 102 81:
Other: 110: 33 18 27 26 47 68 85:
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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 : 21.7 45.8 32.4 55.2 15.8 37.7 24.4 42.2
Old : 28.2 53.5 37.7 58.9 27.4 51.4 36.5 56.1
Other: 29.9 46.5 43.2 54.8 29.7 41.6 42.9 48.3
Updated December 30, 2005