WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, 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 : 142,474: 44,801 2,866 16,420 50,828 96,654 112,049 115,939: 30,425 26,534
Old : 88,360: 30,230 2,782 6,923 34,036 62,376 71,189 72,081: 17,171 16,279
Other: 54,113: 17,669 3,183 6,398 16,792 34,277 40,859 43,858: 13,254 10,255
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 10, 2006 :
: 4,090: -2,814 -110 1,370 2,213 -89 768 1,171: 3,322 2,919
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 31.4 2.0 11.5 35.7 67.8 78.6 81.4: 21.4 18.6
Old : 100.0: 34.2 3.1 7.8 38.5 70.6 80.6 81.6: 19.4 18.4
Other: 100.0: 32.7 5.9 11.8 31.0 63.3 75.5 81.0: 24.5 19.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 156: 74 16 35 45 48 129 89:
Old : 136: 59 16 20 35 46 100 76:
Other: 101: 40 11 27 26 38 73 71:
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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 : 20.6 44.0 29.3 53.6 14.6 37.0 22.0 41.3
Old : 25.6 50.2 35.3 56.8 24.8 47.9 32.9 53.1
Other: 28.0 44.6 39.1 54.1 27.8 40.4 38.2 47.5
Updated January 20, 2006