WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, December 27, 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 : 41,703: 8,106 933 3,188 21,478 30,274 32,772 34,395: 8,931 7,308
Old : 36,543: 10,075 736 1,045 17,910 28,382 29,030 30,163: 7,513 6,380
Other: 5,160: 100 2,266 74 3,568 1,892 3,742 4,232: 1,418 928
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 20, 2005 :
: 1,443: 413 14 -154 118 1,023 377 883: 1,066 560
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 19.4 2.2 7.6 51.5 72.6 78.6 82.5: 21.4 17.5
Old : 100.0: 27.6 2.0 2.9 49.0 77.7 79.4 82.5: 20.6 17.5
Other: 100.0: 1.9 43.9 1.4 69.1 36.7 72.5 82.0: 27.5 18.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 54: 20 4 10 22 20 44 33:
Old : 54: 22 3 6 22 17 44 26:
Other: 26: 1 10 2 9 12 11 23:
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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 : 33.9 46.1 46.2 63.0 16.4 29.8 24.8 37.2
Old : 32.1 50.0 44.6 67.5 13.9 34.2 23.8 42.9
Other: 55.4 45.7 71.0 62.7 41.8 33.3 46.7 48.6
Updated December 30, 2005