WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, February 1, 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 : 42,019: 881 9,236 2,806 26,122 19,630 29,809 31,673: 12,210 10,346 Old : 36,880: 2,086 9,239 1,405 22,617 16,982 26,107 27,626: 10,773 9,254 Other: 5,139: 8 1,210 189 3,506 2,648 3,702 4,047: 1,437 1,092 : : : : : Changes in Commitments from: January 25, 2005 : : -771: 249 -269 512 -1,889 -1,869 -1,127 -1,625: 356 854 : : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : All : 100.0: 2.1 22.0 6.7 62.2 46.7 70.9 75.4: 29.1 24.6 Old : 100.0: 5.7 25.1 3.8 61.3 46.0 70.8 74.9: 29.2 25.1 Other: 100.0: 0.2 23.5 3.7 68.2 51.5 72.0 78.7: 28.0 21.3 : : : :# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category : All : 53: 6 17 8 27 22 36 44: Old : 53: 6 17 8 27 21 36 43: Other: 24: 1 6 4 10 13 14 20: :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 35.6 26.0 48.4 41.5 23.9 17.8 32.5 28.1 Old : 36.8 26.2 48.2 43.2 22.3 20.2 32.3 28.9 Other: 48.4 50.1 67.7 68.7 46.1 47.7 55.8 60.3
Updated February 4, 2005