WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, January 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 : 46,198: 12,226 970 2,938 20,425 33,133 35,589 37,041: 10,609 9,157
Old : 37,200: 12,811 672 1,159 14,504 28,378 28,473 30,208: 8,727 6,992
Other: 8,998: 961 1,845 233 5,922 4,755 7,116 6,833: 1,882 2,165
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 24, 2006 :
: 3,421: 1,622 -2 485 302 2,294 2,410 2,777: 1,012 644
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 26.5 2.1 6.4 44.2 71.7 77.0 80.2: 23.0 19.8
Old : 100.0: 34.4 1.8 3.1 39.0 76.3 76.5 81.2: 23.5 18.8
Other: 100.0: 10.7 20.5 2.6 65.8 52.8 79.1 75.9: 20.9 24.1
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 65: 25 6 9 28 26 57 37:
Old : 64: 27 4 7 24 26 53 35:
Other: 35: 7 4 6 16 17 25 25:
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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 : 30.5 36.0 40.2 55.3 12.2 23.4 19.9 31.1
Old : 29.6 40.4 40.7 60.1 14.1 26.9 22.9 37.3
Other: 45.6 47.7 61.3 65.4 38.4 38.8 50.8 49.3
Updated February 3, 2006