WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, May 23, 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 : 59,005: 18,378 684 2,140 27,247 39,997 47,765 42,821: 11,240 16,184
Old : 20,311: 11,160 159 0 3,923 16,136 15,083 16,295: 5,228 4,016
Other: 38,694: 7,556 863 1,802 23,324 23,861 32,682 26,526: 6,012 12,168
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: May 16, 2006 :
: 4,211: 2,499 151 356 1,068 2,975 3,923 3,482: 288 729
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 31.1 1.2 3.6 46.2 67.8 81.0 72.6: 19.0 27.4
Old : 100.0: 54.9 0.8 0.0 19.3 79.4 74.3 80.2: 25.7 19.8
Other: 100.0: 19.5 2.2 4.7 60.3 61.7 84.5 68.6: 15.5 31.4
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 76: 29 7 9 25 26 60 37:
Old : 65: 26 5 0 13 23 39 28:
Other: 56: 12 8 7 24 23 40 34:
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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 : 27.7 43.9 38.8 54.0 23.3 34.1 31.4 41.0
Old : 23.7 52.7 38.2 65.4 22.1 52.7 36.6 65.4
Other: 40.7 46.0 53.7 53.0 36.7 35.1 47.4 41.4
Updated May 26, 2006