WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, January 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 : 42,194: 11,307 921 1,640 19,461 31,098 32,408 33,659: 9,786 8,535
Old : 36,662: 12,524 719 196 15,600 28,508 28,320 29,423: 8,342 7,239
Other: 5,532: 143 1,562 84 3,861 2,590 4,088 4,236: 1,444 1,296
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 10, 2006 :
: -706: 1,350 95 -723 -2,198 -479 -1,571 -1,107: 865 401
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 26.8 2.2 3.9 46.1 73.7 76.8 79.8: 23.2 20.2
Old : 100.0: 34.2 2.0 0.5 42.6 77.8 77.2 80.3: 22.8 19.7
Other: 100.0: 2.6 28.2 1.5 69.8 46.8 73.9 76.6: 26.1 23.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 61: 23 4 7 27 22 52 32:
Old : 60: 25 3 4 26 22 51 29:
Other: 27: 2 5 2 10 14 13 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 : 32.2 41.5 41.7 60.8 12.5 27.8 20.9 35.8
Old : 31.1 43.6 40.8 64.5 12.7 29.9 21.4 39.5
Other: 51.2 51.7 66.8 68.9 44.1 39.7 53.9 51.7
Updated January 20, 2006