WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, 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 : 122,302: 38,454 5,976 12,127 50,023 81,433 100,604 99,535: 21,699 22,767
Old : 83,202: 31,465 5,588 2,972 34,086 58,543 68,522 67,103: 14,680 16,099
Other: 39,100: 12,707 6,105 3,438 15,937 22,890 32,081 32,433: 7,019 6,667
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: November 29, 2005 :
: 791: 2,674 -2,663 -626 -1,338 5,296 711 2,007: 80 -1,217
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 31.4 4.9 9.9 40.9 66.6 82.3 81.4: 17.7 18.6
Old : 100.0: 37.8 6.7 3.6 41.0 70.4 82.4 80.7: 17.6 19.3
Other: 100.0: 32.5 15.6 8.8 40.8 58.5 82.0 82.9: 18.0 17.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 152: 53 18 35 52 53 116 101:
Old : 140: 52 18 13 43 50 98 78:
Other: 96: 26 15 20 28 38 60 69:
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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 : 23.7 42.8 35.0 52.6 16.9 34.8 25.0 39.1
Old : 28.8 48.6 39.3 55.0 27.8 46.5 38.2 52.2
Other: 35.0 49.7 48.6 58.5 34.8 47.3 47.8 54.5
Updated December 9, 2005