WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, February 1, 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 : 39,806: 1,463 9,329 1,848 25,063 19,340 28,374 30,517: 11,432 9,289
Old : 34,793: 2,489 9,225 629 21,674 16,698 24,792 26,552: 10,001 8,241
Other: 5,013: 75 1,205 118 3,389 2,642 3,582 3,965: 1,431 1,048
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 25, 2005 :
: -930: 224 -296 494 -1,920 -1,914 -1,202 -1,716: 272 786
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 3.7 23.4 4.6 63.0 48.6 71.3 76.7: 28.7 23.3
Old : 100.0: 7.2 26.5 1.8 62.3 48.0 71.3 76.3: 28.7 23.7
Other: 100.0: 1.5 24.0 2.4 67.6 52.7 71.5 79.1: 28.5 20.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 53: 8 15 6 25 21 34 41:
Old : 53: 9 14 6 25 20 34 40:
Other: 24: 3 4 1 10 12 14 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 : 35.0 26.9 48.5 43.2 23.5 18.8 31.7 29.1
Old : 36.6 27.8 48.5 45.1 22.5 21.4 31.6 30.7
Other: 47.5 51.4 67.1 70.4 45.1 48.9 56.0 61.9
Updated February 4, 2005