IFED HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL (INDEX) Bank Participation

Bank positions in IFED HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL (INDEX): all-bank net +139,840 contracts, positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026.

Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10

Market	IFED HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL (INDEX)
Months in dataset	36
Coverage	2023-06 to 2026-10
Months with a suppressed bank count	36
Latest US bank net, contracts	+83,384
Latest non-US bank net, contracts	+56,456
Latest all-bank net, contracts	+139,840

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	101,228	17,844	+83,384	suppressed	56,456	0	+56,456	6	+139,840
2026-09	suppressed	110,352	18,636	+91,716	suppressed	66,672	0	+66,672	7	+158,388
2026-08	suppressed	117,789	19,254	+98,535	suppressed	71,875	0	+71,875	7	+170,410
2026-07	suppressed	117,402	19,254	+98,148	suppressed	71,137	0	+71,137	7	+169,285
2026-06	suppressed	113,254	15,908	+97,346	suppressed	73,756	0	+73,756	7	+171,102
2026-05	suppressed	80,633	15,908	+64,725	suppressed	58,791	0	+58,791	7	+123,516
2026-04	suppressed	57,083	3,288	+53,795	suppressed	39,784	0	+39,784	6	+93,579
2026-03	suppressed	68,295	3,988	+64,307	suppressed	47,300	1,740	+45,560	7	+109,867
2026-02	suppressed	74,528	4,356	+70,172	suppressed	53,857	2,019	+51,838	7	+122,010
2026-01	suppressed	74,253	4,356	+69,897	suppressed	53,042	1,739	+51,303	7	+121,200
2025-12	suppressed	86,336	0	+86,336	suppressed	62,973	0	+62,973	5	+149,309
2025-08	suppressed	43,165	0	+43,165	suppressed	34,423	0	+34,423	5	+77,588
2025-07	suppressed	50,425	0	+50,425	suppressed	44,466	0	+44,466	5	+94,891
2025-04	suppressed	66,477	3,100	+63,377	suppressed	59,486	0	+59,486	5	+122,863
2025-03	suppressed	71,591	7,600	+63,991	suppressed	65,534	336	+65,198	6	+129,189
2025-02	suppressed	66,882	0	+66,882	suppressed	69,984	739	+69,245	5	+136,127
2025-01	suppressed	58,852	0	+58,852	suppressed	66,832	515	+66,317	5	+125,169
2024-12	suppressed	72,602	0	+72,602	suppressed	68,373	0	+68,373	6	+140,975
2024-11	suppressed	66,549	0	+66,549	suppressed	66,204	0	+66,204	6	+132,753
2024-10	suppressed	87,266	0	+87,266	suppressed	65,597	372	+65,225	7	+152,491
2024-09	suppressed	101,161	0	+101,161	suppressed	66,846	0	+66,846	6	+168,007
2024-08	suppressed	101,750	0	+101,750	suppressed	56,481	0	+56,481	6	+158,231
2024-07	suppressed	110,773	0	+110,773	suppressed	41,959	0	+41,959	6	+152,732
2024-06	suppressed	112,292	0	+112,292	suppressed	33,437	0	+33,437	6	+145,729

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.