British Pound net speculative shorts rise

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Large currency speculators reversed last weeks sharp decline and increased net short positions in the Pound futures market near a two and half year low, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The non-commercial futures contracts of Pound futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net short position of 31353 contracts in the data reported through August 26, 2025. This was a weekly increase of 6168 net short contracts.
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First Published: Sep 01 2025 | 11:53 AM IST