WHEAT - MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE Code-001626
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 : 51,253: 9,348 75 3,418 25,231 32,091 37,997 35,585: 13,256 15,669
Old : 41,639: 7,627 376 2,074 21,027 28,246 30,728 30,696: 10,911 10,943
Other: 9,614: 2,032 10 1,033 4,204 3,845 7,269 4,888: 2,345 4,726
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: October 10, 2006 :
: 1,633: -15 -229 -751 1,473 2,380 706 1,400: 927 233
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 18.2 0.1 6.7 49.2 62.6 74.1 69.4: 25.9 30.6
Old : 100.0: 18.3 0.9 5.0 50.5 67.8 73.8 73.7: 26.2 26.3
Other: 100.0: 21.1 0.1 10.7 43.7 40.0 75.6 50.8: 24.4 49.2
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:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 64: 23 3 10 30 23 56 33:
Old : 61: 21 3 9 27 23 50 33:
Other: 36: 11 1 6 15 12 28 18:
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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 : 22.4 42.9 33.1 51.4 20.6 39.1 29.5 44.8
Old : 24.2 47.4 34.7 56.1 23.4 42.2 33.5 49.4
Other: 35.2 36.5 51.6 47.3 35.1 35.4 49.6 38.1
Updated October 20, 2006