COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Copper futures 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 copper futures of the kind "COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC." stood at 272,967 contracts on 17 February 2026, compared to 270,792 on 10 February.
Sample. There are 1,028 data points overall in the weekly series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the period stretching from June 2006 to February 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: positions averaged 181,310 contracts; they attained a maximum of 333,951 on 15 August 2017; they registered a minimum of 65,156 on 13 March 2007.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | 278845.0 |
| 2026-02-10 | 270792.0 |
| 2026-02-17 | 272967.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total open positions (open interest) in copper 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: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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