WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 13, 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 : 39,433: 7,614 1,125 3,222 21,546 28,485 32,382 32,832: 7,051 6,601
Old : 34,858: 9,547 951 1,138 18,324 27,358 29,009 29,447: 5,849 5,411
Other: 4,575: 95 2,202 56 3,222 1,127 3,373 3,385: 1,202 1,190
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 6, 2005 :
: 17: -1,549 452 359 1,660 -612 470 199: -453 -182
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 19.3 2.9 8.2 54.6 72.2 82.1 83.3: 17.9 16.7
Old : 100.0: 27.4 2.7 3.3 52.6 78.5 83.2 84.5: 16.8 15.5
Other: 100.0: 2.1 48.1 1.2 70.4 24.6 73.7 74.0: 26.3 26.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 17 4 11 24 21 43 34:
Old : 52: 18 3 7 24 19 43 28:
Other: 28: 1 8 3 11 13 14 22:
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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 : 32.7 46.9 46.2 62.7 17.2 30.2 27.2 38.3
Old : 31.3 52.5 45.2 68.7 15.4 33.8 27.0 44.4
Other: 52.4 43.0 69.2 60.3 45.3 39.2 57.4 53.6
Updated December 16, 2005