Positions as of Tue 6 Nov 2018 - report month 2018-11
| Market | NYME WTI-BRENT CALENDAR SWAP |
| Months in dataset | 41 |
| Coverage | 2013-11 to 2018-11 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 41 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | -3,023 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | +5,094 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | +2,071 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11 | suppressed | 17,632 | 20,655 | -3,023 | suppressed | 5,544 | 450 | +5,094 | 6 | +2,071 |
| 2018-10 | suppressed | 16,740 | 20,298 | -3,558 | suppressed | 5,400 | 330 | +5,070 | 5 | +1,512 |
| 2017-01 | suppressed | 0 | 5,340 | -5,340 | suppressed | 3,045 | 780 | +2,265 | 5 | -3,075 |
| 2016-12 | suppressed | 0 | 5,792 | -5,792 | suppressed | 3,045 | 1,230 | +1,815 | 6 | -3,977 |
| 2016-11 | suppressed | 0 | 6,244 | -6,244 | suppressed | 3,045 | 1,680 | +1,365 | 6 | -4,879 |
| 2016-10 | suppressed | 235 | 6,681 | -6,446 | suppressed | 3,045 | 2,130 | +915 | 6 | -5,531 |
| 2016-09 | suppressed | 235 | 7,133 | -6,898 | suppressed | 3,045 | 2,580 | +465 | 6 | -6,433 |
| 2016-08 | suppressed | 235 | 7,585 | -7,350 | suppressed | 1,605 | 3,030 | -1,425 | 6 | -8,775 |
| 2016-07 | suppressed | 0 | 8,052 | -8,052 | suppressed | 1,605 | 3,480 | -1,875 | 6 | -9,927 |
| 2016-06 | suppressed | 0 | 8,514 | -8,514 | suppressed | 420 | 4,770 | -4,350 | 6 | -12,864 |
| 2016-05 | suppressed | 0 | 8,496 | -8,496 | suppressed | 420 | 5,205 | -4,785 | 6 | -13,281 |
| 2016-04 | suppressed | 0 | 8,958 | -8,958 | suppressed | 420 | 5,640 | -5,220 | 6 | -14,178 |
| 2016-03 | suppressed | 0 | 9,880 | -9,880 | suppressed | 420 | 6,100 | -5,680 | 6 | -15,560 |
| 2016-02 | suppressed | 0 | 10,802 | -10,802 | suppressed | 240 | 7,460 | -7,220 | 6 | -18,022 |
| 2016-01 | suppressed | 0 | 11,724 | -11,724 | suppressed | 180 | 6,570 | -6,390 | 6 | -18,114 |
| 2015-12 | suppressed | 0 | 12,661 | -12,661 | suppressed | 180 | 8,361 | -8,181 | 7 | -20,842 |
| 2015-11 | suppressed | 0 | 13,118 | -13,118 | suppressed | 180 | 9,222 | -9,042 | 7 | -22,160 |
| 2015-10 | suppressed | 0 | 13,965 | -13,965 | suppressed | 180 | 10,203 | -10,023 | 7 | -23,988 |
| 2015-09 | suppressed | 0 | 14,370 | -14,370 | suppressed | 180 | 11,194 | -11,014 | 7 | -25,384 |
| 2015-08 | suppressed | 0 | 15,475 | -15,475 | suppressed | 180 | 12,065 | -11,885 | 7 | -27,360 |
| 2015-07 | suppressed | 240 | 16,725 | -16,485 | suppressed | 180 | 12,636 | -12,456 | 7 | -28,941 |
| 2015-06 | suppressed | 420 | 17,582 | -17,162 | suppressed | 180 | 13,542 | -13,362 | 7 | -30,524 |
| 2015-05 | suppressed | 420 | 15,216 | -14,796 | suppressed | 180 | 14,568 | -14,388 | 7 | -29,184 |
| 2015-04 | suppressed | 0 | 15,916 | -15,916 | suppressed | 180 | 14,604 | -14,424 | 7 | -30,340 |
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 Nov 2018.