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COT reports: Short positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly

Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), short positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures of the kind "S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 0 contracts on 14 September 2021, as on 7 September 2021.

Sample. The weekly time series presented in the graph has 415 observations overall. The period covered by the series extends from January 2013 to September 2021.

History. Take a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: positions recorded a maximum of 36,513 contracts on 4 June 2013; they reached their lowest level of 0 on 17 December 2019; they were equal on average to 15,969.

Latest values

Date Value - Number of contracts
2021-08-31 0
2021-09-07 0
2021-09-14 0

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Short positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 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: "S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
FSR temporal aggregation code LW1

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E-mini S&P 500

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29

Micro e-mini S&P 500

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 277 2020-07-28 2026-09-29

S&P 500 stock index

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Long positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Short positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Net long positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by dealers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Long positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Short positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Net long positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by asset managers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Long positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Short positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Net long positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by leveraged money managers in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: S&P 500 STOCK INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 415 2013-01-08 2021-09-14