WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 31, 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 : 49,453: 9,942 522 2,176 24,369 32,064 36,487 34,762: 12,966 14,691
Old : 39,668: 8,450 770 884 19,513 27,929 28,847 29,583: 10,821 10,085
Other: 9,785: 1,747 7 1,037 4,856 4,135 7,640 5,179: 2,145 4,606
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 24, 2006 :
: -105: 371 228 114 -1,429 -668 -944 -326: 839 221
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 20.1 1.1 4.4 49.3 64.8 73.8 70.3: 26.2 29.7
Old : 100.0: 21.3 1.9 2.2 49.2 70.4 72.7 74.6: 27.3 25.4
Other: 100.0: 17.9 0.1 10.6 49.6 42.3 78.1 52.9: 21.9 47.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 67: 22 5 11 28 25 55 37:
Old : 65: 22 5 9 25 24 50 35:
Other: 35: 8 2 4 15 14 24 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 : 23.4 44.8 35.1 53.9 21.5 40.2 30.6 46.6
Old : 25.0 50.1 36.1 59.8 23.5 44.7 33.3 52.4
Other: 43.1 35.9 59.6 47.6 42.9 35.4 56.9 39.9
Updated November 3, 2006