In the following years, in order to further disclose the trading information in the futures market, CFTC adopted various ways to improve the release effect of position data. The first is to increase the release frequency-1990, and release data at the middle and end of each month; Published every two weeks from 1992; Since 2000, the position report has been published once a week. The second is to speed up the publication-from the sixth trading day after the data cut-off (1990) to the third trading day after the data cut-off (1992). Third, enrich the contents of the position report-increase the number of each type of traders, concentration (early 1970s), option position data (1995) and so on. Finally, the distribution channels of job reports are constantly expanding-from the initial subscription email to the later electronic version (1993) and free online browsing (1995).
At present, CFTC publishes the position data of this Tuesday every Friday at 15:30 EST. Position reports are divided into "futures only" and "futures and options". Generally speaking, job reports refer to the former. Of course, understanding the changes of option positions will also help us to track and analyze the trend of funds.