WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, January 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 : 75,162: 11,112 18,338 7,920 42,014 32,962 61,047 59,220: 14,115 15,942
Old : 57,735: 11,245 18,051 3,646 32,522 23,771 47,413 45,468: 10,321 12,267
Other: 17,428: 1,677 2,097 2,465 9,492 9,192 13,634 13,753: 3,794 3,675
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 11, 2005 :
: 2,182: 1,437 586 1,312 -1,931 -1,111 818 787: 1,364 1,395
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 14.8 24.4 10.5 55.9 43.9 81.2 78.8: 18.8 21.2
Old : 100.0: 19.5 31.3 6.3 56.3 41.2 82.1 78.8: 17.9 21.2
Other: 100.0: 9.6 12.0 14.1 54.5 52.7 78.2 78.9: 21.8 21.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 153: 32 34 24 65 58 108 108:
Old : 148: 34 31 16 63 51 102 93:
Other: 76: 7 17 13 26 40 44 60:
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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 : 22.5 21.5 33.3 33.0 18.0 15.5 26.1 25.4
Old : 25.9 22.4 37.3 35.4 24.6 21.5 34.7 34.4
Other: 33.0 39.5 50.7 52.2 32.6 34.2 42.9 40.7
Updated January 21, 2005