WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, May 16, 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 : 57,197: 16,066 477 2,456 26,702 37,531 45,224 40,464: 11,973 16,733
Old : 23,398: 10,934 482 301 6,190 17,704 17,424 18,487: 5,973 4,911
Other: 33,799: 5,760 623 1,528 20,512 19,827 27,800 21,978: 5,999 11,822
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: May 9, 2006 :
: 3,890: 2,280 -84 387 971 3,023 3,638 3,326: 252 564
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 28.1 0.8 4.3 46.7 65.6 79.1 70.7: 20.9 29.3
Old : 100.0: 46.7 2.1 1.3 26.5 75.7 74.5 79.0: 25.5 21.0
Other: 100.0: 17.0 1.8 4.5 60.7 58.7 82.2 65.0: 17.8 35.0
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 78: 35 3 9 27 28 63 39:
Old : 67: 26 5 3 15 24 41 32:
Other: 57: 17 4 7 25 25 43 35:
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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 : 27.1 40.8 39.5 50.7 21.0 30.1 28.8 37.1
Old : 30.3 51.1 43.3 63.5 28.9 51.1 41.9 63.4
Other: 37.7 40.8 53.1 48.1 30.9 31.0 41.0 36.5
Updated May 19, 2006