COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) 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), total open positions (open interest) in ZAR/USD FX futures of the kind "SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 27,642 contracts on 14 July 2026, compared to 27,185 on 7 July 2026.
Sample. The weekly time series shown in the plot has 505 data points. The series covers the time range stretching from April 2014 to July 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some summary statistics computed on the whole sample: positions were equal on average to 20,500 contracts; they reached their lowest level of 4,480 on 17 May 2016; they achieved a maximum of 70,196 on 10 September 2024.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 25927.0 |
| 2026-07-07 | 27185.0 |
| 2026-07-14 | 27642.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total open positions (open interest) 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 |
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