WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, October 4, 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 : 34,145: 8,265 514 843 14,727 23,307 23,835 24,664: 10,310 9,482
Old : 33,568: 8,246 505 768 14,550 23,161 23,564 24,434: 10,004 9,135
Other: 577: 56 46 38 177 146 271 230: 306 347
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: September 27, 2005 :
: 3,317: 2,458 -62 53 1,305 2,923 3,816 2,913: -499 404
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 24.2 1.5 2.5 43.1 68.3 69.8 72.2: 30.2 27.8
Old : 100.0: 24.6 1.5 2.3 43.3 69.0 70.2 72.8: 29.8 27.2
Other: 100.0: 9.8 8.0 6.6 30.7 25.3 47.0 39.9: 53.0 60.1
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 18 4 4 23 21 43 27:
Old : 52: 19 3 4 22 21 42 27:
Other: 11: 2 1 2 4 4 7 6:
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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 : 26.1 46.9 42.5 57.7 22.6 45.5 36.5 52.4
Old : 26.6 47.3 43.0 58.4 22.8 46.1 36.9 53.2
Other: 36.7 37.3 47.0 39.9 35.7 31.2 40.5 33.3
Updated October 7, 2005