COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in Nikkei 225 index futures: NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Nikkei 225 index 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), net long positions held by other reporting traders in Nikkei 225 index futures of the kind "NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 1,745 contracts on 3 March 2026, compared to 1,621 on 7 October 2025.
Sample. There are 581 records in the weekly time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time span stretching from January 2013 to March 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some statistics we calculated on the full sample: positions reached their maximum of 9,787 contracts on 14 May 2013; they recorded a minimum of -23,137 on 26 May 2015; they had a mean of -2,157.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 1,394.00 |
| 2025-10-07 | 1,621.00 |
| 2026-03-03 | 1,745.00 |
Heads-up. We categorize time series into worksheets and datasets for easier exploration. If you look below, you will discover how we structured further information related to the statistics found here.
Not for investment purposes. Time series and other data collected and published on this web site are not meant for investment purposes or any other financial decision. Users should seek expert advice and perform their own independent due diligence before pledging money to any investment.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Net long positions held by other reporting traders in Nikkei 225 index 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: "NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.