WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 6, 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 : 40,816: 9,059 686 3,402 20,449 29,376 32,909 33,463: 7,907 7,353
Old : 36,190: 10,679 526 1,472 17,473 28,144 29,625 30,142: 6,565 6,048
Other: 4,627: 127 1,907 182 2,976 1,232 3,285 3,322: 1,342 1,305
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 29, 2005 :
: 675: 334 38 -658 1,359 1,747 1,035 1,128: -360 -452
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 22.2 1.7 8.3 50.1 72.0 80.6 82.0: 19.4 18.0
Old : 100.0: 29.5 1.5 4.1 48.3 77.8 81.9 83.3: 18.1 16.7
Other: 100.0: 2.7 41.2 3.9 64.3 26.6 71.0 71.8: 29.0 28.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 16 5 11 23 21 43 33:
Old : 52: 18 3 7 23 21 43 29:
Other: 27: 3 6 5 10 12 16 20:
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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 : 33.8 45.9 47.2 60.6 18.2 30.9 28.5 39.0
Old : 33.5 51.1 47.1 66.6 17.1 33.6 29.1 44.4
Other: 50.1 44.0 66.0 63.3 41.0 37.9 52.0 51.5
Updated December 9, 2005