COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Platinum 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 platinum futures of the kind "PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" stood at 65,478 contracts on 15 September 2026, versus 67,810 on 8 September 2026.
Sample. In this weekly time series, there are a total of 1,058 records. The time span covered by the series stretches from June 2006 to September 2026.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: positions had an average value of 57,592 contracts; they reached their highest level of 105,936 on 21 January 2020; they recorded a minimum of 6,968 on 10 October 2006.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 68,059.0 |
| 2026-09-08 | 67,810.0 |
| 2026-09-15 | 65,478.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total open positions (open interest) in platinum 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: "PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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