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COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK 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 platinum futures of the kind "PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 69,291 contracts on 17 February 2026, compared to 69,061 on 10 February 2026.

Sample. In the weekly series presented in the graph, there are 1,028 records in total. The time span covered by the series extends from June 2006 to February 2026.

History. Here's a snapshot of some statistics computed on the whole sample: positions had a mean value of 57,472 contracts; they achieved a maximum of 105,936 on 21 January 2020; they reached a minimum of 6,968 on 10 October 2006.

Latest values

Date Value - Number of contracts
2026-02-03 73590.0
2026-02-10 69061.0
2026-02-17 69291.0

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Total open positions (open interest) in platinum 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: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
FSR temporal aggregation code LW1

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Platinum

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Long positions held by producers and merchants in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Short positions held by producers and merchants in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Net long positions held by producers and merchants in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Long positions held by swap dealers in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Short positions held by swap dealers in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Net long positions held by swap dealers in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by swap dealers in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Long positions held by money managers in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Short positions held by money managers in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Net long positions held by money managers in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by money managers in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in platinum futures: PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1028 2006-06-13 2026-02-17