COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in ZAR/USD FX futures: SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: ZAR/USD exchange rate 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), long positions held by all reporting traders in ZAR/USD FX futures of the kind "SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 33,487 contracts on 15 September 2026, compared to 43,114 on 8 September 2026.
Sample. There are 514 observations in the weekly series presented in the graph above. The series covers the period going from April 2014 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: positions recorded their highest level of 68,120 contracts on 10 September 2024; they hit a minimum of 3,770 on 2 January 2024; they had a mean of 19,339.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 33,068.0 |
| 2026-09-08 | 43,114.0 |
| 2026-09-15 | 33,487.0 |
Hint. One of the advantages of using our web site is that we provide accurate metadata. Find it below to gain insights on the attributes of the indicators that you are exploring.
Not for investment purposes. Any data made available on this web site are not not supposed to be used for investment purposes or as a basis for making financial decisions. Users should seek expert advice and do their own independent due diligence before pledging money to any investment.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Long positions held by all reporting traders in futures on the ZAR/USD exchange rate |
| 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: "SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.