WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 4, 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 : 32,977: 8,436 495 391 14,507 23,208 23,334 24,094: 9,643 8,883
Old : 32,406: 8,420 486 316 14,330 23,062 23,066 23,864: 9,340 8,542
Other: 571: 56 49 35 177 146 268 230: 303 341
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 27, 2005 :
: 3,218: 2,435 -57 24 1,359 2,921 3,818 2,888: -600 330
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 25.6 1.5 1.2 44.0 70.4 70.8 73.1: 29.2 26.9
Old : 100.0: 26.0 1.5 1.0 44.2 71.2 71.2 73.6: 28.8 26.4
Other: 100.0: 9.8 8.6 6.1 31.0 25.6 46.9 40.3: 53.1 59.7
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 18 4 2 22 20 41 25:
Old : 52: 19 3 2 21 20 40 25:
Other: 11: 1 2 1 4 4 6 6:
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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 : 26.4 48.5 43.3 59.7 23.0 47.1 37.4 54.2
Old : 26.9 49.0 43.9 60.4 23.2 47.7 37.8 55.1
Other: 37.1 37.7 46.9 40.3 36.1 31.5 40.8 34.2
Updated October 7, 2005