WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, January 25, 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 : 40,736: 1,239 9,625 1,354 26,983 21,254 29,576 32,233: 11,160 8,503
Old : 36,052: 1,991 9,495 530 23,916 18,603 26,437 28,628: 9,615 7,424
Other: 4,684: 72 954 0 3,067 2,651 3,139 3,605: 1,545 1,079
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 18, 2005 :
: 4,286: 259 -1,062 144 1,034 4,072 1,437 3,154: 2,849 1,132
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 3.0 23.6 3.3 66.2 52.2 72.6 79.1: 27.4 20.9
Old : 100.0: 5.5 26.3 1.5 66.3 51.6 73.3 79.4: 26.7 20.6
Other: 100.0: 1.5 20.4 0.0 65.5 56.6 67.0 77.0: 33.0 23.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 53: 7 15 5 26 23 34 42:
Old : 53: 7 15 3 26 22 34 39:
Other: 24: 3 3 0 10 13 13 16:
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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 : 35.6 27.7 50.7 44.4 25.2 19.5 31.2 28.2
Old : 36.9 27.7 50.8 46.0 24.0 21.9 31.3 30.2
Other: 46.3 49.8 64.9 70.8 42.9 47.1 52.5 61.0
Updated January 28, 2005