WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 20, 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 : 132,431: 42,000 7,863 13,193 51,871 89,365 107,064 110,420: 25,367 22,011
Old : 86,875: 31,775 7,051 3,500 35,733 62,585 71,009 73,137: 15,866 13,739
Other: 45,556: 14,327 4,914 5,590 16,138 26,779 36,056 37,284: 9,500 8,272
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 13, 2005 :
: 4,711: 2,874 -1,672 -68 875 7,285 3,681 5,545: 1,030 -833
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 31.7 5.9 10.0 39.2 67.5 80.8 83.4: 19.2 16.6
Old : 100.0: 36.6 8.1 4.0 41.1 72.0 81.7 84.2: 18.3 15.8
Other: 100.0: 31.4 10.8 12.3 35.4 58.8 79.1 81.8: 20.9 18.2
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 156: 58 20 38 49 54 119 105:
Old : 137: 49 20 15 40 51 94 81:
Other: 101: 29 17 25 26 39 64 75:
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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 : 22.7 44.5 33.5 53.7 15.5 36.4 24.3 40.3
Old : 29.7 52.1 39.4 57.6 29.1 49.6 38.4 54.4
Other: 29.2 46.5 43.0 54.1 28.8 41.0 42.0 47.0
Updated December 23, 2005