WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, February 15, 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 : 42,858: 651 10,078 2,959 25,139 18,497 28,749 31,534: 14,108 11,324
Old : 35,522: 1,486 9,962 1,584 20,504 13,942 23,573 25,487: 11,948 10,034
Other: 7,336: 100 1,051 440 4,636 4,556 5,176 6,047: 2,160 1,289
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 8, 2005 :
: -54: -358 205 259 -896 271 -996 735: 942 -789
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 1.5 23.5 6.9 58.7 43.2 67.1 73.6: 32.9 26.4
Old : 100.0: 4.2 28.0 4.5 57.7 39.2 66.4 71.8: 33.6 28.2
Other: 100.0: 1.4 14.3 6.0 63.2 62.1 70.6 82.4: 29.4 17.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 54: 9 17 10 26 20 37 46:
Old : 54: 9 17 9 24 20 35 45:
Other: 28: 3 5 7 12 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 : 34.3 25.2 47.8 40.0 23.4 18.6 32.6 29.4
Old : 37.4 27.5 48.0 42.3 23.7 22.8 32.2 32.7
Other: 45.7 45.0 61.5 67.5 42.9 42.0 53.0 60.5
Updated February 18, 2005