WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 18, 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 : 35,673: 10,985 722 822 14,514 25,176 26,321 26,720: 9,352 8,953
Old : 34,606: 10,962 711 789 14,022 24,810 25,773 26,310: 8,833 8,296
Other: 1,067: 52 40 4 492 366 548 410: 519 657
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 11, 2005 :
: 1,776: 1,134 442 435 -186 929 1,383 1,806: 393 -30
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 30.8 2.0 2.3 40.7 70.6 73.8 74.9: 26.2 25.1
Old : 100.0: 31.7 2.1 2.3 40.5 71.7 74.5 76.0: 25.5 24.0
Other: 100.0: 4.9 3.7 0.4 46.1 34.3 51.4 38.4: 48.6 61.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 51: 21 6 5 18 16 42 24:
Old : 51: 23 4 4 17 16 41 23:
Other: 18: 1 4 1 7 6 8 11:
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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 : 26.5 49.3 41.6 61.6 19.2 43.2 33.0 50.5
Old : 26.6 50.0 41.9 62.7 19.3 43.8 33.5 51.7
Other: 37.0 33.6 51.4 37.6 37.0 33.6 51.0 37.6
Updated October 21, 2005