WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, May 3, 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 : 28,207: 1,965 3,054 1,528 17,495 13,864 20,988 18,446: 7,219 9,762
Old : 16,245: 2,916 3,101 239 8,725 8,209 11,880 11,548: 4,365 4,696
Other: 11,963: 139 1,043 199 8,770 5,655 9,108 6,897: 2,854 5,065
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: April 26, 2005 :
: -1,869: 189 -687 -698 -441 -192 -950 -1,578: -919 -291
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 7.0 10.8 5.4 62.0 49.1 74.4 65.4: 25.6 34.6
Old : 100.0: 18.0 19.1 1.5 53.7 50.5 73.1 71.1: 26.9 28.9
Other: 100.0: 1.2 8.7 1.7 73.3 47.3 76.1 57.7: 23.9 42.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 42: 6 11 7 22 16 33 29:
Old : 41: 9 8 3 17 14 27 24:
Other: 27: 3 5 4 14 13 20 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 : 39.3 35.9 53.2 48.5 36.9 30.3 47.7 38.9
Old : 40.4 35.3 51.9 53.0 36.2 33.6 46.8 50.0
Other: 47.8 42.3 65.1 51.5 47.3 33.6 60.2 41.7
Updated May 6, 2005