WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
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 : 52,826: 7,675 709 4,760 25,657 32,094 38,092 37,563: 14,734 15,263
Old : 45,469: 6,761 776 3,541 22,648 28,713 32,950 33,030: 12,519 12,439
Other: 7,357: 1,425 444 708 3,009 3,381 5,142 4,533: 2,215 2,824
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 8, 2006 :
: -2,373: -2,602 -140 384 327 -1,804 -1,891 -1,560: -482 -813
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 14.5 1.3 9.0 48.6 60.8 72.1 71.1: 27.9 28.9
Old : 100.0: 14.9 1.7 7.8 49.8 63.1 72.5 72.6: 27.5 27.4
Other: 100.0: 19.4 6.0 9.6 40.9 46.0 69.9 61.6: 30.1 38.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 68: 25 3 10 33 25 59 37:
Old : 66: 19 7 9 31 24 54 36:
Other: 34: 8 3 2 7 18 15 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 : 28.6 46.0 39.1 54.6 24.0 38.1 30.4 44.1
Old : 33.2 49.8 42.5 58.1 26.7 41.1 33.3 46.6
Other: 34.2 38.0 54.8 51.8 32.8 36.7 48.0 45.1
Updated August 18, 2006