WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, May 31, 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 : 32,628: 2,487 3,002 1,606 20,328 17,328 24,422 21,936: 8,207 10,692 Old : 15,576: 3,461 2,983 121 6,929 7,478 10,510 10,581: 5,066 4,995 Other: 17,052: 139 1,131 373 13,400 9,851 13,912 11,355: 3,141 5,697 : : : : : Changes in Commitments from: May 24, 2005 : : 781: 127 -577 -575 653 812 205 -340: 577 1,121 : : : : : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader : All : 100.0: 7.6 9.2 4.9 62.3 53.1 74.8 67.2: 25.2 32.8 Old : 100.0: 22.2 19.2 0.8 44.5 48.0 67.5 67.9: 32.5 32.1 Other: 100.0: 0.8 6.6 2.2 78.6 57.8 81.6 66.6: 18.4 33.4 : : : :# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category : All : 42: 7 11 7 21 16 33 29: Old : 40: 10 8 2 12 14 23 23: Other: 30: 2 6 4 18 14 24 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 : 44.5 40.5 55.9 50.2 43.3 35.3 53.2 43.2 Old : 35.7 34.1 50.4 51.2 34.3 34.1 46.6 49.2 Other: 58.3 47.5 70.8 56.7 57.8 41.6 67.8 48.8
Updated June 3, 2005