WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, October 24, 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 : 49,558: 9,571 294 2,062 25,798 32,732 37,431 35,088: 12,127 14,470
Old : 39,863: 8,030 520 776 21,093 28,640 29,899 29,936: 9,964 9,927
Other: 9,695: 1,819 52 1,008 4,705 4,092 7,532 5,152: 2,163 4,543
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 17, 2006 :
: 1,400: 199 125 -159 1,503 1,539 1,543 1,505: -143 -105
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 19.3 0.6 4.2 52.1 66.0 75.5 70.8: 24.5 29.2
Old : 100.0: 20.1 1.3 1.9 52.9 71.8 75.0 75.1: 25.0 24.9
Other: 100.0: 18.8 0.5 10.4 48.5 42.2 77.7 53.1: 22.3 46.9
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 63: 23 3 10 28 22 54 32:
Old : 61: 22 3 9 26 21 50 31:
Other: 35: 6 6 3 14 14 23 20:
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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 : 26.6 47.1 37.8 56.2 25.1 42.8 34.6 49.4
Old : 28.5 52.9 39.7 62.2 28.1 47.8 38.4 55.3
Other: 42.1 36.4 58.8 48.2 41.9 35.4 56.0 39.9
Updated October 27, 2006