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COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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), total open positions (open interest) in AUD/USD FX futures of the kind "AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 309,800 contracts on 29 September 2026, versus 306,488 on 22 September 2026.

Sample. The weekly time series presented in the graph has 717 observations overall. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 2013 to September 2026.

History. Take a look at a few statistics calculated on the whole sample: positions had an average value of 158,678 contracts; they recorded a minimum of 70,276 on 28 June 2016; they hit a maximum of 493,141 on 15 September 2026.

Latest values

Date Value - Number of contracts
2026-09-15 493141.0
2026-09-22 306488.0
2026-09-29 309800.0

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Total open positions (open interest) in futures on the AUD/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: "AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
FSR temporal aggregation code LW1

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Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - 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 AUD/USD FX futures: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 717 2013-01-08 2026-09-29