COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in GBP/USD FX futures: BRITISH POUND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: GBP/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 GBP/USD FX futures of the kind "BRITISH POUND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 285,647 contracts on 19 May 2026, compared to 283,643 on 12 May 2026.
Sample. There are 698 observations in the weekly time series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time range going from January 2013 to May 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics computed on the whole sample: positions averaged 209,390 contracts; they attained a maximum of 392,591 on 10 March 2026; they registered a minimum of 123,602 on 25 June 2013.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | 276143.0 |
| 2026-05-12 | 283643.0 |
| 2026-05-19 | 285647.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total open positions (open interest) in futures on the GBP/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: BRITISH POUND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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