Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10
| Market | CME SO AFRICAN RAND |
| Months in dataset | 11 |
| Coverage | 2024-09 to 2026-10 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 11 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | -12,079 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | -10,745 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | -22,824 |
Bank positions, last 24 months
| Month | US banks | US long | US short | US net | Non-US banks | Non-US long | Non-US short | Non-US net | All banks | All net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | suppressed | 2,610 | 14,689 | -12,079 | suppressed | 2,195 | 12,940 | -10,745 | 5 | -22,824 |
| 2026-09 | suppressed | 2,184 | 7,701 | -5,517 | suppressed | 2,611 | 14,888 | -12,277 | 6 | -17,794 |
| 2026-08 | suppressed | 2,184 | 5,491 | -3,307 | suppressed | 4,826 | 11,524 | -6,698 | 5 | -10,005 |
| 2026-07 | suppressed | 2,184 | 4,935 | -2,751 | suppressed | 856 | 10,989 | -10,133 | 5 | -12,884 |
| 2026-06 | suppressed | 931 | 9,004 | -8,073 | suppressed | 1,911 | 10,878 | -8,967 | 5 | -17,040 |
| 2026-05 | suppressed | 550 | 7,900 | -7,350 | suppressed | 2,049 | 10,257 | -8,208 | 5 | -15,558 |
| 2026-04 | suppressed | 159 | 7,229 | -7,070 | suppressed | 1,814 | 10,257 | -8,443 | 5 | -15,513 |
| 2026-01 | suppressed | - | - | - | suppressed | 788 | 2,330 | -1,542 | 5 | -1,542 |
| 2025-12 | suppressed | - | - | - | suppressed | 1,967 | 1,663 | +304 | 6 | +304 |
| 2025-11 | suppressed | - | - | - | suppressed | 1,824 | 2,330 | -506 | 6 | -506 |
| 2024-09 | suppressed | 0 | 3,600 | -3,600 | suppressed | 334 | 7,075 | -6,741 | 5 | -10,341 |
Net is gross long minus gross short; the report publishes gross positions and the net is computed here. A suppressed bank count means the group held fewer than four banks that month; the split was withheld, not zero. Months where the split was withheld are part of the record and stay in the table.
Source: CFTC Bank Participation Report, monthly, futures. Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026.