WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, March 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 : 33,913: 1,230 3,753 1,106 20,535 18,158 22,871 23,017: 11,042 10,896
Old : 26,825: 1,894 3,796 151 15,961 13,464 18,006 17,411: 8,819 9,414
Other: 7,088: 203 824 88 4,574 4,694 4,865 5,606: 2,223 1,482
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 22, 2005 :
: -4,044: 195 -4,335 -1,014 -2,246 967 -3,065 -4,382: -979 338
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 3.6 11.1 3.3 60.6 53.5 67.4 67.9: 32.6 32.1
Old : 100.0: 7.1 14.2 0.6 59.5 50.2 67.1 64.9: 32.9 35.1
Other: 100.0: 2.9 11.6 1.2 64.5 66.2 68.6 79.1: 31.4 20.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 43: 6 10 5 19 20 29 31:
Old : 43: 7 9 4 16 20 26 30:
Other: 26: 4 2 3 10 15 15 19:
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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 : 33.6 30.8 50.7 44.3 21.6 17.9 32.2 24.9
Old : 40.2 32.7 52.8 43.8 22.8 22.0 34.7 30.1
Other: 45.1 46.4 62.4 68.7 40.1 43.4 53.2 61.8
Updated March 4, 2005