WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, May 24, 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 : 31,847: 2,360 3,579 2,181 19,676 16,517 24,217 22,276: 7,630 9,571
Old : 15,705: 3,448 3,435 346 7,345 7,544 11,139 11,324: 4,567 4,381
Other: 16,141: 144 1,375 604 12,331 8,973 13,078 10,952: 3,063 5,189
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: May 17, 2005 :
: 1,977: 695 -2,414 148 486 2,305 1,329 39: 647 1,938
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 7.4 11.2 6.8 61.8 51.9 76.0 69.9: 24.0 30.1
Old : 100.0: 22.0 21.9 2.2 46.8 48.0 70.9 72.1: 29.1 27.9
Other: 100.0: 0.9 8.5 3.7 76.4 55.6 81.0 67.9: 19.0 32.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 48: 9 13 10 23 15 38 32:
Old : 46: 14 8 4 16 11 30 23:
Other: 33: 3 9 7 17 14 26 24:
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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 : 39.6 41.2 52.0 50.8 38.8 34.9 48.4 42.4
Old : 35.1 36.8 48.2 54.0 32.5 36.8 43.4 51.2
Other: 53.1 47.3 68.2 56.3 52.6 38.4 62.8 45.3
Updated May 27, 2005