WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
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 : 55,622: 7,148 712 6,083 27,094 32,407 40,326 39,202: 15,296 16,420
Old : 48,264: 6,174 719 4,924 24,085 29,026 35,184 34,669: 13,081 13,596
Other: 7,357: 1,425 444 708 3,009 3,381 5,142 4,533: 2,215 2,824
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 8, 2006 :
: -2,343: -2,734 -137 447 512 -1,860 -1,775 -1,549: -567 -793
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 12.9 1.3 10.9 48.7 58.3 72.5 70.5: 27.5 29.5
Old : 100.0: 12.8 1.5 10.2 49.9 60.1 72.9 71.8: 27.1 28.2
Other: 100.0: 19.4 6.0 9.6 40.9 46.0 69.9 61.6: 30.1 38.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 68: 23 5 12 34 26 60 40:
Old : 66: 16 10 12 32 26 56 40:
Other: 35: 9 3 2 7 18 16 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 : 28.8 43.7 39.1 51.8 24.2 36.2 30.5 41.8
Old : 33.1 46.9 42.5 54.8 26.8 38.7 33.3 43.8
Other: 34.2 38.0 54.8 51.8 32.8 36.7 48.0 45.1
Updated August 18, 2006