WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, November 8, 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 : 36,753: 8,935 83 1,382 17,237 27,430 27,554 28,895: 9,199 7,858
Old : 34,542: 9,695 57 585 15,969 26,915 26,249 27,557: 8,293 6,985
Other: 2,211: 32 818 5 1,268 515 1,305 1,338: 906 873
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 1, 2005 :
: 490: -707 23 499 496 77 288 599: 202 -109
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 24.3 0.2 3.8 46.9 74.6 75.0 78.6: 25.0 21.4
Old : 100.0: 28.1 0.2 1.7 46.2 77.9 76.0 79.8: 24.0 20.2
Other: 100.0: 1.4 37.0 0.2 57.3 23.3 59.0 60.5: 41.0 39.5
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 21 3 10 21 21 45 31:
Old : 52: 22 2 6 21 21 45 27:
Other: 24: 1 7 2 9 8 11 16:
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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 : 31.3 50.1 44.8 63.7 17.2 36.9 29.3 43.2
Old : 31.7 52.7 45.4 66.6 17.3 38.7 29.8 46.1
Other: 40.8 36.9 56.0 54.9 36.5 36.9 51.3 52.0
Updated October 14, 2005