WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
Commitments of Traders with Delta-adjusted Options and Futures Combined, August 29, 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 : 48,617: 7,015 583 3,347 25,571 31,048 35,933 34,978: 12,684 13,639
Old : 41,046: 6,014 839 1,990 22,407 27,680 30,411 30,510: 10,635 10,537
Other: 7,570: 1,595 338 762 3,164 3,368 5,521 4,468: 2,049 3,102
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 22, 2006 :
: -4,803: 858 -188 -1,983 -1,894 -391 -3,019 -2,563: -1,784 -2,241
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 14.4 1.2 6.9 52.6 63.9 73.9 71.9: 26.1 28.1
Old : 100.0: 14.7 2.0 4.8 54.6 67.4 74.1 74.3: 25.9 25.7
Other: 100.0: 21.1 4.5 10.1 41.8 44.5 72.9 59.0: 27.1 41.0
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 68: 19 9 12 29 25 55 39:
Old : 65: 15 10 11 29 25 52 38:
Other: 34: 9 2 2 9 17 18 21:
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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 : 27.5 45.4 38.2 53.4 23.8 39.0 31.1 45.3
Old : 31.4 49.5 40.6 57.1 27.4 42.2 34.1 47.4
Other: 37.5 38.1 58.0 52.1 36.2 36.5 51.4 44.9
Updated September 1, 2006