WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, December 27, 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 : 43,369: 7,685 954 3,853 22,286 30,601 33,824 35,408: 9,545 7,961
Old : 38,135: 9,637 759 1,697 18,689 28,709 30,023 31,165: 8,112 6,970
Other: 5,233: 110 2,257 94 3,597 1,892 3,801 4,243: 1,433 991
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: December 20, 2005 :
: 1,508: 437 22 -145 76 1,047 368 925: 1,140 583
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 17.7 2.2 8.9 51.4 70.6 78.0 81.6: 22.0 18.4
Old : 100.0: 25.3 2.0 4.5 49.0 75.3 78.7 81.7: 21.3 18.3
Other: 100.0: 2.1 43.1 1.8 68.7 36.2 72.6 81.1: 27.4 18.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 54: 19 5 10 23 20 45 33:
Old : 54: 21 4 7 23 18 45 28:
Other: 26: 3 8 4 9 12 13 23:
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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 : 33.6 44.5 45.5 60.7 16.2 28.8 25.0 35.9
Old : 31.9 48.1 43.9 64.8 13.8 33.0 23.9 41.3
Other: 54.6 45.1 70.7 61.8 41.8 32.8 46.8 47.9
Updated December 30, 2005