WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, May 17, 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 : 29,870: 1,665 5,992 2,033 19,189 14,212 22,887 22,238: 6,983 7,633
Old : 15,658: 2,907 5,913 346 8,493 6,642 11,746 12,901: 3,912 2,757
Other: 14,213: 139 1,460 307 10,696 7,570 11,142 9,336: 3,071 4,876
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: May 10, 2005 :
: 1,104: -129 2,224 341 1,560 165 1,772 2,731: -668 -1,627
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 5.6 20.1 6.8 64.2 47.6 76.6 74.4: 23.4 25.6
Old : 100.0: 18.6 37.8 2.2 54.2 42.4 75.0 82.4: 25.0 17.6
Other: 100.0: 1.0 10.3 2.2 75.3 53.3 78.4 65.7: 21.6 34.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 44: 8 12 8 21 13 32 30:
Old : 43: 10 10 3 16 11 26 24:
Other: 29: 2 8 5 15 12 22 20:
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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 : 40.1 38.6 53.7 51.8 36.6 35.7 47.1 45.0
Old : 39.8 41.2 53.6 58.1 37.4 40.7 49.7 57.6
Other: 49.1 46.9 65.7 56.6 48.7 37.2 59.5 44.3
Updated May 20, 2005