COT reports: Net long positions held by asset managers in ZAR/USD FX futures: SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: ZAR/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), net long positions held by asset managers in ZAR/USD FX futures of the kind "SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 17,312 contracts on 1 September 2026, compared to 16,327 on 25 August.
Sample. There are 512 observations overall in the weekly series displayed in the chart above. The series covers the time period stretching from April 2014 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics computed on the whole sample: positions had an average value of 4,720 contracts; they achieved a maximum of 38,830 on 16 July 2024; they recorded a minimum of -37,100 on 6 June 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | 12646.0 |
| 2026-08-25 | 16327.0 |
| 2026-09-01 | 17312.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Net long positions held by asset managers in futures on the ZAR/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: SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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