WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 20, 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 : 124,358: 41,851 7,840 9,365 49,807 86,416 101,023 103,621: 23,335 20,737
Old : 81,121: 31,950 7,059 668 34,189 60,440 66,807 68,167: 14,314 12,954
Other: 43,237: 14,132 5,012 4,466 15,618 25,976 34,216 35,454: 9,021 7,783
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 13, 2005 :
: 4,298: 1,996 -1,677 164 987 6,792 3,147 5,279: 1,151 -981
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 33.7 6.3 7.5 40.1 69.5 81.2 83.3: 18.8 16.7
Old : 100.0: 39.4 8.7 0.8 42.1 74.5 82.4 84.0: 17.6 16.0
Other: 100.0: 32.7 11.6 10.3 36.1 60.1 79.1 82.0: 20.9 18.0
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 155: 59 18 33 43 51 111 98:
Old : 136: 51 17 5 34 48 86 69:
Other: 100: 27 18 16 25 39 57 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 : 23.1 45.8 33.8 55.3 16.3 38.6 25.0 42.4
Old : 30.0 54.1 40.4 59.9 29.5 52.4 39.4 57.6
Other: 29.9 48.0 44.5 55.9 29.6 42.4 43.5 48.8
Updated December 23, 2005