WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, April 5, 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 : 31,934: 1,107 3,370 1,630 20,652 15,824 23,389 20,824: 8,545 11,111 Old : 22,260: 1,740 3,236 902 13,567 10,798 16,209 14,935: 6,051 7,324 Other: 9,674: 0 767 95 7,086 5,026 7,181 5,888: 2,494 3,786 : : : : : Changes in Commitments from: March 29, 2005 : : -3,387: -675 1,895 102 -1,017 -3,357 -1,590 -1,360: -1,797 -2,028 : : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : All : 100.0: 3.5 10.6 5.1 64.7 49.6 73.2 65.2: 26.8 34.8 Old : 100.0: 7.8 14.5 4.1 60.9 48.5 72.8 67.1: 27.2 32.9 Other: 100.0: 0.0 7.9 1.0 73.2 52.0 74.2 60.9: 25.8 39.1 : : : :# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category : All : 39: 5 9 6 22 17 31 28: Old : 39: 7 7 6 20 16 29 27: Other: 26: 0 6 5 12 14 17 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 : 33.9 31.8 51.0 44.4 26.5 20.8 38.3 29.0 Old : 37.8 34.7 52.4 48.3 26.2 28.8 39.0 39.7 Other: 43.8 33.6 67.6 48.7 39.5 30.7 58.3 42.2
Updated April 8, 2005