WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, 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 : 183,471: 51,547 11,384 37,675 56,751 96,533 145,973 145,592: 37,498 37,879
Old : 149,689: 41,818 13,381 27,486 47,394 85,636 116,698 126,502: 32,991 23,187
Other: 33,782: 19,331 7,605 588 9,357 10,897 29,275 19,090: 4,508 14,693
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 8, 2006 :
: -6,775: -5,519 3,014 4,510 1,395 -10,860 386 -3,336: -7,161 -3,439
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 28.1 6.2 20.5 30.9 52.6 79.6 79.4: 20.4 20.6
Old : 100.0: 27.9 8.9 18.4 31.7 57.2 78.0 84.5: 22.0 15.5
Other: 100.0: 57.2 22.5 1.7 27.7 32.3 86.7 56.5: 13.3 43.5
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 187: 74 21 54 67 65 162 126:
Old : 179: 70 23 45 63 63 151 115:
Other: 106: 28 24 13 22 42 58 71:
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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 : 14.8 28.2 23.3 38.3 13.1 24.1 20.0 30.8
Old : 16.8 34.5 26.3 44.7 15.1 30.1 21.5 37.7
Other: 36.5 17.4 52.0 25.4 36.5 16.2 50.9 23.2
Updated August 18, 2006