Metals Futures Contract Specifications
| Commodity: |
Gold |
| Commodity
Symbol: |
GC |
| Commodity
Exchange: |
Chicago Board of Trade
- CBOT |
|
Contract
Size:
|
100 troy ounces |
|
Prices
Quoted In:
|
Dollars per
troy ounce |
|
Tick Value:
|
$0.10 per troy
ounce ($10 per contract) |
|
Daily Price
Limit:
|
N/A |
|
Contract Months:
|
February, April,
June, August, October, December |
|
Last Trading
Day:
|
The third to
last business day of the maturing delivery month. |
|
Trading
Hours:
|
100% Electronic:
7:16 pm to 4:00 pm Central Time, Sunday-Friday.
|
| Commodity: |
Silver |
| Commodity
Symbol: |
SI |
| Commodity
Exchange: |
Chicago Board of Trade
- CBOT |
|
Contract
Size:
|
5,000 troy
ounces |
|
Prices
Quoted In:
|
Cents per
troy ounce
|
|
Tick Value:
|
$.001 per troy
ounce ($5 per contract) |
|
Daily Price
Limit:
|
N/A
|
|
Contract Months:
|
January, March,
May, July, September, December
|
|
Last Trading
Day:
|
The third
to last business day of the maturing delivery month.
|
|
Trading
Hours:
|
100% Electronic:
7:16 pm to 4:00 pm Central Time, Sunday-Friday.
|
| Commodity: |
Copper |
| Commodity
Symbol: |
HG |
| Commodity
Exchange: |
Chicago Board of Trade
- CBOT |
|
Contract
Size:
|
25,000 Pounds |
|
Prices
Quoted In:
|
Cents per pound |
|
Tick Value:
|
5/100ths of
a cent ($12.50 per contract) One cent is equal to $250 per contract. |
|
Daily Price
Limit:
|
N/A |
|
Contract Months:
|
The current
calendar month and the next 23 consecutive months. |
|
Last Trading
Day:
|
The third
to last business day of the maturing delivery month.
|
|
Trading
Hours:
|
8:10 am to
1:00 pm Central Time, Monday Through Friday |
| Commodity: |
Platinum |
| Commodity
Symbol: |
PL |
| Commodity
Exchange: |
New York Mercantile Exchange |
|
Contract
Size:
|
50 troy ounces |
|
Prices
Quoted In:
|
Dollars per
troy ounce |
|
Tick Value:
|
$0.10 per
troy ounce ($5.00 per contract)
|
|
Daily Price
Limit:
|
There are no
limits in the Spot (Nearby) month. Check with the exchange for
the daily limits for the further out months. |
|
Contract Months:
|
Trading is
conducted over 15 months, beginning with the current month and the next
two consecutive months before moving into the quarterly cycle of January,
April, July, and October.
|
|
Last Trading
Day:
|
The fourth
business day prior to the end of the delivery month. |
|
Trading
Hours:
|
8:20 am to
1:05 pm Eastern Standard Time, Monday Through Friday |
| Commodity: |
Palladium |
| Commodity
Symbol: |
PA |
| Commodity
Exchange: |
New York Mercantile Exchange |
|
Contract
Size:
|
100 troy ounces.
|
|
Prices
Quoted In:
|
Dollars and
cents per troy ounce.
|
|
Tick Value:
|
$0.05 per
troy ounce ($5.00 per contract)
|
|
Daily Price
Limit:
|
None |
|
Contract Months:
|
Trading is
conducted over 15 months, beginning with the current month and the next
two consecutive months before moving into the quarterly cycle of March,
June, September, and December.
|
|
Last Trading
Day:
|
The fourth
business day prior to the end of the delivery month. |
|
Trading
Hours:
|
8:30 am until
1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, Monday Through Friday |
|
