WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 23, 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 : 98,164: 28,321 7,495 3,644 49,481 67,921 81,446 79,060: 16,718 19,104
Old : 92,232: 28,995 7,508 1,723 45,555 66,403 76,273 75,634: 15,959 16,598
Other: 5,932: 1,247 1,908 0 3,926 1,518 5,173 3,426: 759 2,506
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 16, 2005 :
: 4,445: 5,223 -884 449 -604 6,652 5,068 6,217: -623 -1,772
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 28.9 7.6 3.7 50.4 69.2 83.0 80.5: 17.0 19.5
Old : 100.0: 31.4 8.1 1.9 49.4 72.0 82.7 82.0: 17.3 18.0
Other: 100.0: 21.0 32.2 0.0 66.2 25.6 87.2 57.8: 12.8 42.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 150: 51 14 19 47 64 106 91:
Old : 149: 54 12 15 46 62 103 86:
Other: 50: 9 7 0 7 28 16 35:
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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 : 27.4 33.5 37.1 45.9 22.0 28.2 30.5 36.4
Old : 25.8 35.3 35.7 48.1 20.7 30.2 30.0 38.7
Other: 74.1 35.9 84.9 49.0 74.1 35.9 84.9 48.2
Updated August 26, 2005