WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, March 8, 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 : 32,965: 1,284 2,902 859 20,078 17,804 22,221 21,565: 10,744 11,400
Old : 25,619: 2,022 2,827 5 15,091 13,117 17,118 15,949: 8,501 9,670
Other: 7,346: 66 879 50 4,987 4,687 5,103 5,616: 2,243 1,730
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: March 1, 2005 :
: -948: 54 -851 -247 -457 -354 -650 -1,452: -298 504
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 3.9 8.8 2.6 60.9 54.0 67.4 65.4: 32.6 34.6
Old : 100.0: 7.9 11.0 0.0 58.9 51.2 66.8 62.3: 33.2 37.7
Other: 100.0: 0.9 12.0 0.7 67.9 63.8 69.5 76.4: 30.5 23.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 38: 5 7 2 21 19 28 26:
Old : 38: 7 5 1 16 19 23 25:
Other: 24: 1 2 1 13 14 15 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 : 33.9 32.8 49.9 45.4 21.7 18.7 30.4 25.4
Old : 40.1 33.6 51.5 45.1 22.7 22.7 33.6 31.3
Other: 45.6 45.8 63.3 67.4 39.7 42.9 54.1 60.0
Updated March 11, 2005