WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, May 24, 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 : 30,228: 2,650 3,550 1,548 18,845 16,113 23,043 21,211: 7,185 9,017
Old : 14,821: 3,635 3,435 0 6,767 7,277 10,402 10,712: 4,419 4,109
Other: 15,407: 176 1,276 387 12,078 8,836 12,641 10,499: 2,766 4,908
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: May 17, 2005 :
: 1,895: 580 -2,442 127 608 2,153 1,315 -162: 580 2,057
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 8.8 11.7 5.1 62.3 53.3 76.2 70.2: 23.8 29.8
Old : 100.0: 24.5 23.2 0.0 45.7 49.1 70.2 72.3: 29.8 27.7
Other: 100.0: 1.1 8.3 2.5 78.4 57.4 82.0 68.1: 18.0 31.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 47: 11 11 9 23 14 38 30:
Old : 46: 14 8 0 15 11 29 19:
Other: 32: 5 7 6 17 13 26 22:
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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 : 39.9 42.5 52.5 52.2 39.8 36.1 49.9 44.8
Old : 35.0 37.6 47.5 55.6 33.8 37.6 44.9 52.8
Other: 54.3 49.0 69.8 58.0 54.3 39.9 64.7 47.1
Updated May 27, 2005