Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10
| Market | CMX COPPER- #1 |
| Months in dataset | 56 |
| Coverage | 2022-03 to 2026-10 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 26 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | +11,996 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | -30,316 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | -18,320 |
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 | 5 | 25,545 | 13,549 | +11,996 | 17 | 8,872 | 39,188 | -30,316 | 22 | -18,320 |
| 2026-09 | 5 | 23,290 | 16,088 | +7,202 | 18 | 9,492 | 40,432 | -30,940 | 23 | -23,738 |
| 2026-08 | 5 | 21,171 | 16,031 | +5,140 | 17 | 9,623 | 31,688 | -22,065 | 22 | -16,925 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 21,142 | 14,211 | +6,931 | 15 | 9,910 | 29,022 | -19,112 | 19 | -12,181 |
| 2026-06 | 4 | 21,793 | 15,491 | +6,302 | 17 | 11,492 | 23,428 | -11,936 | 21 | -5,634 |
| 2026-05 | 4 | 20,737 | 15,843 | +4,894 | 14 | 10,967 | 16,542 | -5,575 | 18 | -681 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 19,022 | 18,574 | +448 | 13 | 11,241 | 14,947 | -3,706 | 17 | -3,258 |
| 2026-03 | 5 | 19,033 | 18,488 | +545 | 16 | 12,493 | 16,889 | -4,396 | 21 | -3,851 |
| 2026-02 | 4 | 17,495 | 21,596 | -4,101 | 17 | 12,492 | 15,296 | -2,804 | 21 | -6,905 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 20,435 | 21,123 | -688 | 17 | 12,071 | 14,259 | -2,188 | 21 | -2,876 |
| 2025-12 | 4 | 20,548 | 16,002 | +4,546 | 16 | 11,760 | 12,859 | -1,099 | 20 | +3,447 |
| 2025-11 | 4 | 20,062 | 15,500 | +4,562 | 15 | 13,311 | 10,730 | +2,581 | 19 | +7,143 |
| 2025-10 | 5 | 19,214 | 15,920 | +3,294 | 15 | 12,538 | 10,094 | +2,444 | 20 | +5,738 |
| 2025-09 | 4 | 16,334 | 15,857 | +477 | 14 | 10,335 | 8,897 | +1,438 | 18 | +1,915 |
| 2025-08 | 4 | 16,779 | 15,452 | +1,327 | 13 | 12,561 | 7,648 | +4,913 | 17 | +6,240 |
| 2025-07 | 4 | 17,302 | 11,783 | +5,519 | 13 | 11,672 | 6,929 | +4,743 | 17 | +10,262 |
| 2025-06 | 4 | 16,724 | 11,608 | +5,116 | 13 | 12,651 | 7,635 | +5,016 | 17 | +10,132 |
| 2025-05 | 4 | 16,463 | 9,096 | +7,367 | 15 | 10,998 | 5,500 | +5,498 | 19 | +12,865 |
| 2025-04 | 4 | 19,649 | 10,001 | +9,648 | 13 | 13,622 | 5,323 | +8,299 | 17 | +17,947 |
| 2025-03 | 4 | 19,938 | 10,210 | +9,728 | 12 | 14,113 | 3,864 | +10,249 | 16 | +19,977 |
| 2025-02 | 4 | 16,745 | 9,801 | +6,944 | 14 | 14,893 | 5,561 | +9,332 | 18 | +16,276 |
| 2025-01 | 4 | 21,586 | 12,207 | +9,379 | 14 | 14,421 | 5,504 | +8,917 | 18 | +18,296 |
| 2024-12 | 4 | 20,538 | 11,234 | +9,304 | 14 | 13,356 | 3,730 | +9,626 | 18 | +18,930 |
| 2024-11 | 4 | 21,193 | 8,577 | +12,616 | 15 | 16,331 | 6,265 | +10,066 | 19 | +22,682 |
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.