Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10
| Market | E VIX FUTURES |
| Months in dataset | 147 |
| Coverage | 2013-12 to 2026-10 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 139 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | -4,562 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | +50,637 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | +46,075 |
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 | 737 | 5,299 | -4,562 | suppressed | 56,094 | 5,457 | +50,637 | 10 | +46,075 |
| 2026-09 | suppressed | 415 | 4,400 | -3,985 | suppressed | 48,327 | 7,487 | +40,840 | 9 | +36,855 |
| 2026-08 | suppressed | 646 | 5,290 | -4,644 | suppressed | 33,450 | 8,015 | +25,435 | 11 | +20,791 |
| 2026-07 | suppressed | 1,629 | 5,522 | -3,893 | suppressed | 28,826 | 7,550 | +21,276 | 9 | +17,383 |
| 2026-06 | suppressed | 845 | 6,965 | -6,120 | suppressed | 33,221 | 9,077 | +24,144 | 9 | +18,024 |
| 2026-05 | suppressed | 718 | 6,977 | -6,259 | suppressed | 25,991 | 8,117 | +17,874 | 9 | +11,615 |
| 2026-04 | suppressed | 2,395 | 1,339 | +1,056 | suppressed | 20,369 | 13,725 | +6,644 | 10 | +7,700 |
| 2026-03 | suppressed | 1,382 | 741 | +641 | suppressed | 36,811 | 12,625 | +24,186 | 9 | +24,827 |
| 2026-02 | suppressed | 296 | 834 | -538 | suppressed | 41,001 | 9,443 | +31,558 | 11 | +31,020 |
| 2026-01 | suppressed | 355 | 3,367 | -3,012 | suppressed | 42,727 | 8,920 | +33,807 | 10 | +30,795 |
| 2025-12 | suppressed | 536 | 2,028 | -1,492 | suppressed | 44,690 | 10,271 | +34,419 | 9 | +32,927 |
| 2025-11 | suppressed | 967 | 1,297 | -330 | suppressed | 62,123 | 9,969 | +52,154 | 12 | +51,824 |
| 2025-10 | suppressed | 1,830 | 2,942 | -1,112 | suppressed | 65,409 | 11,407 | +54,002 | 12 | +52,890 |
| 2025-09 | suppressed | 1 | 2,849 | -2,848 | suppressed | 59,061 | 7,746 | +51,315 | 11 | +48,467 |
| 2025-08 | suppressed | 186 | 2,914 | -2,728 | suppressed | 35,949 | 7,850 | +28,099 | 11 | +25,371 |
| 2025-07 | suppressed | 64 | 2,339 | -2,275 | suppressed | 14,249 | 5,786 | +8,463 | 9 | +6,188 |
| 2025-06 | suppressed | 148 | 2,140 | -1,992 | suppressed | 10,948 | 5,476 | +5,472 | 10 | +3,480 |
| 2025-05 | suppressed | 458 | 1,929 | -1,471 | suppressed | 10,053 | 20,658 | -10,605 | 10 | -12,076 |
| 2025-04 | suppressed | 2,629 | 1,546 | +1,083 | suppressed | 10,840 | 8,852 | +1,988 | 9 | +3,071 |
| 2025-03 | suppressed | 4,002 | 1,140 | +2,862 | suppressed | 32,244 | 8,933 | +23,311 | 8 | +26,173 |
| 2025-02 | suppressed | 1,235 | 1,515 | -280 | suppressed | 29,433 | 7,630 | +21,803 | 7 | +21,523 |
| 2025-01 | suppressed | 1,010 | 1,210 | -200 | suppressed | 14,753 | 7,972 | +6,781 | 10 | +6,581 |
| 2024-12 | suppressed | 522 | 4,357 | -3,835 | suppressed | 13,897 | 5,515 | +8,382 | 10 | +4,547 |
| 2024-11 | suppressed | 193 | 1,860 | -1,667 | suppressed | 21,729 | 9,277 | +12,452 | 11 | +10,785 |
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.