WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, May 3, 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 : 26,913: 2,242 3,036 1,061 16,679 13,595 19,982 17,692: 6,931 9,221
Old : 15,504: 3,091 3,091 0 8,167 8,038 11,258 11,129: 4,246 4,375
Other: 11,409: 151 945 61 8,512 5,557 8,724 6,563: 2,685 4,846
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: April 26, 2005 :
: -1,824: 216 -703 -744 -368 -74 -896 -1,521: -928 -303
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 8.3 11.3 3.9 62.0 50.5 74.2 65.7: 25.8 34.3
Old : 100.0: 19.9 19.9 0.0 52.7 51.8 72.6 71.8: 27.4 28.2
Other: 100.0: 1.3 8.3 0.5 74.6 48.7 76.5 57.5: 23.5 42.5
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 41: 8 9 7 21 16 32 29:
Old : 40: 10 7 0 16 14 26 21:
Other: 26: 4 4 3 14 12 19 18:
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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 : 39.4 37.0 53.1 50.0 37.2 31.1 48.1 40.1
Old : 40.4 35.9 52.1 54.5 36.1 34.2 47.1 51.4
Other: 48.3 42.9 66.0 52.5 48.3 34.4 61.3 42.9
Updated May 6, 2005