WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 15, 2006
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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 : 160,419: 55,638 11,027 21,494 47,936 91,319 125,068 123,840: 35,351 36,579
Old : 127,106: 46,260 13,120 11,360 38,583 80,485 96,203 104,965: 30,903 22,141
Other: 33,313: 19,330 7,859 182 9,353 10,834 28,865 18,875: 4,448 14,438
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 8, 2006 :
: -8,344: -3,865 2,265 2,814 -224 -10,031 -1,275 -4,952: -7,069 -3,392
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 34.7 6.9 13.4 29.9 56.9 78.0 77.2: 22.0 22.8
Old : 100.0: 36.4 10.3 8.9 30.4 63.3 75.7 82.6: 24.3 17.4
Other: 100.0: 58.0 23.6 0.5 28.1 32.5 86.6 56.7: 13.4 43.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 184: 72 21 50 60 59 153 116:
Old : 174: 68 23 33 52 57 134 101:
Other: 105: 25 26 7 21 41 52 68:
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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 : 15.8 30.7 25.4 39.8 15.4 28.0 23.3 34.5
Old : 18.4 38.6 28.7 47.7 17.9 36.1 25.8 43.4
Other: 37.0 17.6 52.8 25.8 37.0 16.4 51.7 23.5
Updated August 18, 2006