WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, January 25, 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 : 42,790: 631 9,505 2,294 28,011 21,499 30,936 33,298: 11,854 9,492
Old : 37,984: 1,523 9,447 1,327 24,829 18,841 27,678 29,615: 10,306 8,369
Other: 4,807: 8 958 68 3,182 2,658 3,258 3,684: 1,549 1,123
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: January 18, 2005 :
: 4,488: 365 -1,076 60 1,138 4,081 1,563 3,066: 2,925 1,422
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 1.5 22.2 5.4 65.5 50.2 72.3 77.8: 27.7 22.2
Old : 100.0: 4.0 24.9 3.5 65.4 49.6 72.9 78.0: 27.1 22.0
Other: 100.0: 0.2 19.9 1.4 66.2 55.3 67.8 76.6: 32.2 23.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 53: 5 17 7 27 24 35 45:
Old : 53: 6 16 5 27 23 35 42:
Other: 24: 1 5 3 10 14 13 20:
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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 : 36.2 26.7 50.6 42.7 25.2 18.5 32.0 27.2
Old : 37.1 26.4 50.6 44.2 23.9 20.7 31.8 28.7
Other: 47.3 48.5 65.7 69.0 44.0 45.9 52.5 59.5
Updated January 28, 2005