WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 9, 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 : 29,956: 3,212 2,478 421 18,900 18,276 22,533 21,175: 7,423 8,781
Old : 29,863: 3,212 2,478 421 18,900 18,263 22,533 21,162: 7,330 8,701
Other: 93: 0 0 0 0 13 0 13: 93 80
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 2, 2005 :
: 2,540: 740 475 -161 1,012 1,609 1,591 1,923: 949 617
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 10.7 8.3 1.4 63.1 61.0 75.2 70.7: 24.8 29.3
Old : 100.0: 10.8 8.3 1.4 63.3 61.2 75.5 70.9: 24.5 29.1
Other: 100.0: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.0 0.0 14.0: 100.0 86.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 44: 10 7 2 24 14 35 22:
Old : 44: 10 7 2 24 13 35 21:
Other: 4: 0 0 0 0 4 0 4:
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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 : 34.7 55.6 47.5 61.7 25.8 41.4 34.8 45.7
Old : 34.8 55.8 47.7 61.8 25.9 41.5 34.9 45.8
Other: 0.0 14.0 0.0 14.0 0.0 14.0 0.0 14.0
Updated August 12, 2005