WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, March 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 : 37,900: 1,835 1,954 2,057 22,995 20,054 26,887 24,066: 11,013 13,834
Old : 28,504: 2,686 1,898 894 16,157 14,976 19,737 17,768: 8,767 10,736
Other: 9,397: 200 1,107 112 6,838 5,079 7,150 6,298: 2,246 3,098
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: March 15, 2005 :
: 169: 298 -231 998 121 -146 1,417 621: -1,248 -452
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 4.8 5.2 5.4 60.7 52.9 70.9 63.5: 29.1 36.5
Old : 100.0: 9.4 6.7 3.1 56.7 52.5 69.2 62.3: 30.8 37.7
Other: 100.0: 2.1 11.8 1.2 72.8 54.0 76.1 67.0: 23.9 33.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 43: 5 10 9 24 18 37 30:
Old : 43: 8 8 7 20 18 32 29:
Other: 29: 3 5 4 12 15 18 21:
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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 : 33.1 33.0 49.4 43.9 22.9 19.1 35.2 26.2
Old : 38.4 32.9 51.6 45.6 23.8 25.2 36.5 34.7
Other: 42.4 36.0 66.4 53.1 37.8 33.6 57.4 45.0
Updated March 25, 2005