WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 20, 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 : 41,861: 7,248 931 3,998 22,210 29,554 33,456 34,483: 8,405 7,378
Old : 37,047: 9,326 740 1,724 18,801 27,767 29,851 30,230: 7,197 6,817
Other: 4,813: 106 2,377 89 3,409 1,787 3,605 4,253: 1,208 560
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 13, 2005 :
: 933: 41 -207 171 -217 784 -5 747: 937 185
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 17.3 2.2 9.6 53.1 70.6 79.9 82.4: 20.1 17.6
Old : 100.0: 25.2 2.0 4.7 50.7 74.9 80.6 81.6: 19.4 18.4
Other: 100.0: 2.2 49.4 1.9 70.8 37.1 74.9 88.4: 25.1 11.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 52: 16 6 11 23 20 43 34:
Old : 52: 19 4 7 23 19 43 29:
Other: 27: 2 9 4 9 13 13 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 : 34.5 45.6 46.9 61.2 16.8 29.3 26.3 36.2
Old : 32.9 49.4 45.6 65.4 14.6 33.0 25.1 40.7
Other: 56.0 45.5 73.1 62.8 42.2 33.6 47.5 50.1
Updated December 23, 2005