WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 6, 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 : 39,416: 9,163 673 2,863 19,886 29,097 31,912 32,633: 7,504 6,783
Old : 34,861: 10,790 512 947 16,949 27,865 28,686 29,324: 6,175 5,537
Other: 4,555: 120 1,908 169 2,937 1,232 3,226 3,309: 1,329 1,246
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 29, 2005 :
: 627: 313 33 -660 1,355 1,710 1,008 1,083: -381 -456
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 23.2 1.7 7.3 50.5 73.8 81.0 82.8: 19.0 17.2
Old : 100.0: 31.0 1.5 2.7 48.6 79.9 82.3 84.1: 17.7 15.9
Other: 100.0: 2.6 41.9 3.7 64.5 27.0 70.8 72.6: 29.2 27.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 17 4 11 23 21 43 33:
Old : 52: 19 2 6 23 20 43 27:
Other: 27: 2 7 4 10 12 15 20:
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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 : 33.7 47.2 47.4 62.5 17.8 31.7 28.0 40.1
Old : 33.4 52.7 47.3 68.8 16.7 34.6 28.6 45.8
Other: 50.6 44.7 66.1 64.3 40.8 38.5 51.9 52.4
Updated December 9, 2005