WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
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 : 50,528: 6,849 729 3,965 25,802 31,129 36,616 35,823: 13,912 14,705
Old : 43,176: 5,783 807 2,744 22,752 27,756 31,279 31,307: 11,897 11,869
Other: 7,352: 1,590 446 697 3,050 3,373 5,337 4,516: 2,015 2,836
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 15, 2006 :
: -2,298: -826 20 -795 145 -965 -1,476 -1,740: -822 -558
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 13.6 1.4 7.8 51.1 61.6 72.5 70.9: 27.5 29.1
Old : 100.0: 13.4 1.9 6.4 52.7 64.3 72.4 72.5: 27.6 27.5
Other: 100.0: 21.6 6.1 9.5 41.5 45.9 72.6 61.4: 27.4 38.6
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 70: 25 3 13 35 27 61 42:
Old : 68: 19 7 12 35 25 58 40:
Other: 35: 9 3 2 8 18 17 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 : 28.2 45.1 38.6 53.4 24.5 38.8 30.6 44.8
Old : 33.0 48.9 41.3 57.1 27.4 41.6 33.4 46.7
Other: 36.6 38.0 57.1 52.1 35.2 37.1 49.4 45.8
Updated August 18, 2006