WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, October 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 : 132,352: 54,352 4,372 14,599 47,909 88,796 116,859 107,767: 15,492 24,585
Old : 111,125: 50,845 3,904 10,845 38,264 78,261 99,953 93,010: 11,172 18,115
Other: 21,227: 6,492 3,452 769 9,645 10,536 16,906 14,757: 4,321 6,469
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 11, 2005 :
: 5,410: 6,854 -230 2,094 3,471 2,118 12,419 3,983: -7,009 1,428
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 41.1 3.3 11.0 36.2 67.1 88.3 81.4: 11.7 18.6
Old : 100.0: 45.8 3.5 9.8 34.4 70.4 89.9 83.7: 10.1 16.3
Other: 100.0: 30.6 16.3 3.6 45.4 49.6 79.6 69.5: 20.4 30.5
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 181: 62 25 31 60 71 137 113:
Old : 173: 61 23 25 51 70 125 105:
Other: 100: 23 16 12 25 46 51 71:
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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 : 17.6 30.1 29.1 40.5 15.8 21.6 24.7 29.2
Old : 18.7 33.7 29.6 43.1 18.0 29.8 27.9 36.4
Other: 44.5 34.5 52.1 43.7 44.1 33.3 51.7 41.8
Updated October 21, 2005