WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, February 22, 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 : 40,045: 890 8,046 2,405 23,975 17,870 27,269 28,321: 12,775 11,724
Old : 32,725: 1,346 7,829 1,406 19,250 13,219 22,002 22,454: 10,723 10,271
Other: 7,319: 219 892 325 4,724 4,651 5,267 5,867: 2,052 1,452
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: February 15, 2005 :
: -2,813: 238 -2,032 -553 -1,165 -628 -1,480 -3,213: -1,333 400
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 2.2 20.1 6.0 59.9 44.6 68.1 70.7: 31.9 29.3
Old : 100.0: 4.1 23.9 4.3 58.8 40.4 67.2 68.6: 32.8 31.4
Other: 100.0: 3.0 12.2 4.4 64.5 63.5 72.0 80.2: 28.0 19.8
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 48: 6 17 8 21 18 31 40:
Old : 48: 8 15 7 20 18 30 39:
Other: 24: 3 4 5 11 12 16 19:
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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 : 34.2 25.9 49.9 42.1 22.5 16.8 31.9 25.6
Old : 39.5 26.6 50.7 43.3 23.0 21.4 32.1 29.7
Other: 44.8 44.8 63.5 66.4 42.0 41.9 56.0 59.6
Updated February 25, 2005