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COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by dealers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN 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), compensated (spread) positions held by dealers in CAD/USD FX futures of the kind "CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 7,612 contracts on 18 August 2026, compared to 7,580 on 11 August 2026.

Sample. This weekly time series has 711 observations. The series covers the time range extending from January 2013 to August 2026.

History. Check out some simple statistics computed on the full sample: positions averaged 4,052 contracts; they reached a trough of 0 on 19 January 2021; they recorded their maximum of 170,936 on 16 June 2026.

Latest values

Date Value - Number of contracts
2026-08-04 7602.0
2026-08-11 7580.0
2026-08-18 7612.0

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Compensated (spread) positions held by dealers in futures on the CAD/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: CANADIAN 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 CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by dealers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by dealers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Net long positions held by dealers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by dealers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by asset managers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by asset managers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Net long positions held by asset managers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by asset managers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by leveraged money managers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by leveraged money managers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Net long positions held by leveraged money managers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by leveraged money managers in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 711 2013-01-08 2026-08-18