WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
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 : 38,302: 266 10,581 2,234 26,872 17,418 29,373 30,233: 8,929 8,069
Old : 34,449: 991 10,581 1,301 24,147 15,400 26,439 27,281: 8,010 7,168
Other: 3,853: 21 746 188 2,725 2,018 2,934 2,952: 919 902
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 11, 2005 :
: 1,270: 162 -100 146 403 387 711 433: 559 837
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 0.7 27.6 5.8 70.2 45.5 76.7 78.9: 23.3 21.1
Old : 100.0: 2.9 30.7 3.8 70.1 44.7 76.7 79.2: 23.3 20.8
Other: 100.0: 0.6 19.4 4.9 70.7 52.4 76.1 76.6: 23.9 23.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 70: 6 22 10 35 27 46 55:
Old : 69: 7 22 8 34 25 45 51:
Other: 30: 4 4 6 13 15 19 23:
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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 : 38.1 26.3 50.3 41.6 27.6 19.2 34.4 28.3
Old : 39.4 28.3 51.1 44.0 27.2 21.2 35.2 31.3
Other: 52.2 45.2 67.6 65.6 45.3 43.1 56.3 55.6
Updated January 21, 2005