WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, August 22, 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 : 165,198: 54,663 11,381 27,080 47,359 90,193 129,102 128,654: 36,096 36,544
Old : 126,521: 45,603 13,511 13,562 36,946 79,050 96,111 106,123: 30,410 20,398
Other: 38,677: 21,869 10,679 709 10,413 11,143 32,991 22,531: 5,686 16,146
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 15, 2006 :
: 4,779: -975 354 5,586 -577 -1,126 4,034 4,814: 745 -35
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 33.1 6.9 16.4 28.7 54.6 78.1 77.9: 21.9 22.1
Old : 100.0: 36.0 10.7 10.7 29.2 62.5 76.0 83.9: 24.0 16.1
Other: 100.0: 56.5 27.6 1.8 26.9 28.8 85.3 58.3: 14.7 41.7
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 181: 66 22 51 56 60 147 117:
Old : 172: 65 24 33 51 58 131 101:
Other: 111: 27 29 6 20 43 51 74:
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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 : 16.8 30.3 25.9 40.1 14.7 27.0 22.5 32.9
Old : 18.0 39.4 28.1 50.2 17.6 36.6 25.5 45.2
Other: 41.3 17.8 54.2 26.0 41.3 16.9 53.8 24.1
Updated August 18, 2006