WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, January 4, 2005
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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 : 72,296: 12,061 27,147 3,311 45,702 28,656 61,074 59,114: 11,222 13,182
Old : 58,848: 11,496 27,383 373 38,429 20,494 50,298 48,250: 8,550 10,598
Other: 13,448: 1,596 795 1,907 7,273 8,162 10,776 10,864: 2,672 2,584
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 28, 2004 :
: 4,712: -191 3,668 292 4,648 -513 4,749 3,447: -37 1,265
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 16.7 37.5 4.6 63.2 39.6 84.5 81.8: 15.5 18.2
Old : 100.0: 19.5 46.5 0.6 65.3 34.8 85.5 82.0: 14.5 18.0
Other: 100.0: 11.9 5.9 14.2 54.1 60.7 80.1 80.8: 19.9 19.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 151: 33 35 20 59 53 98 104:
Old : 148: 31 37 8 56 42 89 85:
Other: 70: 13 10 6 20 34 35 49:
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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 : 28.0 21.4 38.2 35.9 22.6 17.9 32.3 31.1
Old : 32.5 23.5 43.6 40.1 31.8 23.1 42.9 39.7
Other: 40.1 45.6 53.9 57.5 35.1 35.9 45.6 42.8
Updated January 7, 2005