WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 17, 2006
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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 : 136,056: 45,347 9,677 16,030 49,160 75,059 110,537 100,766: 25,519 35,290
Old : 93,958: 34,075 11,806 5,542 35,742 59,305 75,359 76,653: 18,599 17,305
Other: 42,098: 19,508 6,107 2,252 13,418 15,754 35,178 24,113: 6,920 17,985
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 10, 2006 :
: -14,580: -4,458 34 -7,597 1,965 -4,551 -10,090 -12,114: -4,490 -2,466
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 33.3 7.1 11.8 36.1 55.2 81.2 74.1: 18.8 25.9
Old : 100.0: 36.3 12.6 5.9 38.0 63.1 80.2 81.6: 19.8 18.4
Other: 100.0: 46.3 14.5 5.3 31.9 37.4 83.6 57.3: 16.4 42.7
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 176: 72 16 34 46 67 131 106:
Old : 168: 69 14 21 36 63 117 89:
Other: 112: 24 22 6 25 52 52 77:
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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 : 21.0 23.3 29.8 32.8 17.0 20.6 24.7 28.2
Old : 19.3 31.7 29.1 43.0 19.3 29.3 28.9 40.4
Other: 40.1 15.6 56.5 24.0 39.9 12.7 53.7 19.0
Updated October 20, 2006