WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, March 1, 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 : 36,122: 1,063 3,627 1,423 21,741 19,010 24,228 24,060: 11,895 12,062
Old : 28,782: 1,749 3,674 447 17,038 14,299 19,234 18,420: 9,548 10,363
Other: 7,340: 185 824 106 4,703 4,711 4,994 5,641: 2,346 1,700
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 22, 2005 :
: -3,922: 174 -4,419 -982 -2,234 1,140 -3,042 -4,261: -881 339
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 2.9 10.0 3.9 60.2 52.6 67.1 66.6: 32.9 33.4
Old : 100.0: 6.1 12.8 1.6 59.2 49.7 66.8 64.0: 33.2 36.0
Other: 100.0: 2.5 11.2 1.4 64.1 64.2 68.0 76.8: 32.0 23.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 43: 6 10 6 19 21 29 33:
Old : 43: 6 10 5 18 21 28 32:
Other: 26: 4 2 4 10 16 15 21:
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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 : 34.2 31.1 50.9 43.8 21.4 16.8 33.3 24.6
Old : 40.4 31.3 52.9 43.5 24.3 20.5 33.6 28.1
Other: 44.3 44.8 61.4 66.3 39.7 41.9 52.4 59.1
Updated March 4, 2005