Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10
| Market | ICUS COTTON NO. 2 |
| Months in dataset | 156 |
| Coverage | 2013-11 to 2026-10 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 128 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | +18,915 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | +16,889 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | +35,804 |
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 | 4 | 22,616 | 3,701 | +18,915 | 17 | 32,016 | 15,127 | +16,889 | 21 | +35,804 |
| 2026-09 | 4 | 17,333 | 7,363 | +9,970 | 16 | 27,994 | 12,121 | +15,873 | 20 | +25,843 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 15,700 | 6,115 | +9,585 | 15 | 22,569 | 11,269 | +11,300 | 19 | +20,885 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 13,165 | 7,572 | +5,593 | 15 | 21,309 | 10,722 | +10,587 | 19 | +16,180 |
| 2026-06 | 4 | 16,939 | 12,591 | +4,348 | 14 | 28,597 | 8,031 | +20,566 | 18 | +24,914 |
| 2026-05 | 4 | 13,086 | 4,220 | +8,866 | 13 | 25,216 | 8,909 | +16,307 | 17 | +25,173 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 12,203 | 7,091 | +5,112 | 10 | 30,968 | 1,505 | +29,463 | 14 | +34,575 |
| 2026-03 | 4 | 20,350 | 2,264 | +18,086 | 12 | 28,582 | 6,263 | +22,319 | 16 | +40,405 |
| 2026-02 | 4 | 17,226 | 7,963 | +9,263 | 14 | 32,075 | 8,022 | +24,053 | 18 | +33,316 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 18,154 | 7,416 | +10,738 | 15 | 25,685 | 11,925 | +13,760 | 19 | +24,498 |
| 2025-12 | 4 | 19,852 | 4,223 | +15,629 | 15 | 23,123 | 11,647 | +11,476 | 19 | +27,105 |
| 2025-11 | 4 | 15,145 | 5,214 | +9,931 | 19 | 30,458 | 13,315 | +17,143 | 23 | +27,074 |
| 2025-10 | 4 | 17,894 | 4,432 | +13,462 | 17 | 23,741 | 15,125 | +8,616 | 21 | +22,078 |
| 2025-09 | 4 | 12,673 | 2,421 | +10,252 | 15 | 21,947 | 9,816 | +12,131 | 19 | +22,383 |
| 2025-08 | 4 | 12,140 | 1,754 | +10,386 | 16 | 21,928 | 4,085 | +17,843 | 20 | +28,229 |
| 2025-07 | 4 | 11,948 | 1,559 | +10,389 | 17 | 18,966 | 8,130 | +10,836 | 21 | +21,225 |
| 2025-06 | 4 | 12,008 | 1,929 | +10,079 | 17 | 28,190 | 7,835 | +20,355 | 21 | +30,434 |
| 2025-05 | 4 | 7,874 | 2,094 | +5,780 | 18 | 24,478 | 7,227 | +17,251 | 22 | +23,031 |
| 2025-04 | suppressed | 12,399 | 2,797 | +9,602 | suppressed | 30,263 | 11,749 | +18,514 | 19 | +28,116 |
| 2025-03 | suppressed | 13,987 | 1,026 | +12,961 | suppressed | 28,231 | 14,301 | +13,930 | 18 | +26,891 |
| 2025-02 | suppressed | 14,902 | 895 | +14,007 | suppressed | 30,207 | 16,636 | +13,571 | 17 | +27,578 |
| 2025-01 | suppressed | 12,583 | 489 | +12,094 | suppressed | 32,191 | 15,896 | +16,295 | 16 | +28,389 |
| 2024-12 | suppressed | 13,023 | 105 | +12,918 | suppressed | 27,644 | 15,537 | +12,107 | 16 | +25,025 |
| 2024-11 | 4 | 15,051 | 1,782 | +13,269 | 12 | 33,405 | 13,610 | +19,795 | 16 | +33,064 |
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.