WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, January 11, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Positions : Open : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Total : : Interest : Long : Short : Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS) : : : : All : 37,032: 104 10,681 2,088 26,469 17,031 28,662 29,800: 8,371 7,232 Old : 34,467: 838 10,698 1,255 24,759 15,894 26,851 27,847: 7,616 6,620 Other: 2,566: 19 735 81 1,711 1,137 1,811 1,953: 755 612 : : : : : Changes in Commitments from: January 4, 2005 : : 132: -358 -42 -657 961 531 -54 -169: 186 300 : : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : All : 100.0: 0.3 28.8 5.6 71.5 46.0 77.4 80.5: 22.6 19.5 Old : 100.0: 2.4 31.0 3.6 71.8 46.1 77.9 80.8: 22.1 19.2 Other: 100.0: 0.7 28.6 3.2 66.7 44.3 70.6 76.1: 29.4 23.9 : : : :# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category : All : 68: 6 22 9 35 24 44 52: Old : 67: 6 22 7 34 22 43 48: Other: 29: 4 4 6 10 14 16 22: :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All : 41.7 31.8 53.5 46.9 24.4 19.8 31.8 28.8 Old : 43.3 33.3 54.9 49.4 24.3 21.3 33.0 31.0 Other: 48.9 53.1 64.7 68.3 38.3 50.0 51.7 56.9
Updated January 11, 2005