COT Report: SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Futures Only Positions as of 2026-08-18

Below is the Commitments of Traders (COT) report for SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (futures only) with COT charts. This COT report for SO AFRICAN RAND is as of 2026-08-18. COT reports are released each Friday (except for U.S. holidays) by the CFTC. Each COT report release includes data from the previous Tuesday.

SO AFRICAN RAND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF ZAR 500,000)
CFTC Code: #122741
Open Interest: 32,248   Total Changes: -357   Total Traders: 53
AS OF: 2026-08-18

  Long Short Spread
Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders
Dealer
Intermediary
5,362
-1,390
16.6% 22,117
+803
68.6% 5 0
0
0.0% 0
Asset Manager/
Institutional
14,318
+1,030
44.4% 9 1,672
-190
5.2% 5 0
0
0.0% 0
Leveraged
Funds
8,129
-152
25.2% 18 6,448
-768
20.0% 11 541
-86
1.7% N/A
Other
Reportables
720
+101
2.2% 190
0
0.6% 0
0
0.0% 0
Nonreportable
Positions
3,178
+140
9.9%   1,280
-116
4.0%        

Long vs. Short

Net Positions


Positions: Long



Positions: Short