COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Copper futures COT reports (CFTC)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), total open positions (open interest) in copper futures of the kind "COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC." were 289,463 contracts on 15 September 2026, versus 297,491 on 8 September.
Sample. In this weekly time series, there are 1,058 observations in total. The span of time covered by the series extends from June 2006 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: positions reached their highest level of 333,951 contracts on 15 August 2017; they reached their lowest level of 65,156 on 13 March 2007; they were equal on average to 183,546.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 282,640 |
| 2026-09-08 | 297,491 |
| 2026-09-15 | 289,463 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total open positions (open interest) in copper futures |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of contracts |
| Source | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain information |
| Other information | Specific future: "COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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