WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, October 17, 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 : 157,557: 44,169 7,577 29,933 55,803 82,235 129,905 119,745: 27,652 37,812
Old : 113,422: 32,260 10,013 18,523 42,207 65,750 92,990 94,286: 20,432 19,136
Other: 44,135: 19,738 5,394 3,581 13,596 16,484 36,914 25,459: 7,220 18,676
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: : Changes in Commitments from: October 10, 2006 :
: -13,635: -4,810 -1,055 -6,406 2,115 -4,181 -9,102 -11,643: -4,533 -1,992
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 28.0 4.8 19.0 35.4 52.2 82.4 76.0: 17.6 24.0
Old : 100.0: 28.4 8.8 16.3 37.2 58.0 82.0 83.1: 18.0 16.9
Other: 100.0: 44.7 12.2 8.1 30.8 37.3 83.6 57.7: 16.4 42.3
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 179: 68 22 40 57 71 143 117:
Old : 172: 66 18 32 52 67 134 104:
Other: 115: 24 24 15 28 52 61 82:
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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 : 18.2 21.2 27.3 30.9 14.7 16.8 21.3 23.1
Old : 16.7 27.5 26.4 38.7 16.0 24.5 23.9 32.3
Other: 38.6 16.3 54.5 24.3 38.6 13.3 51.7 19.2
Updated October 20, 2006