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GCA is active 100oz COMEX contract. Use this to figure out specific expiration dates.
Copper has the chemical symbol Cu, but on commodity exchanges like the CME Group, copper futures are commonly represented by the ticker symbol HG to avoid confusion with gold futures, which are represented by the symbol AU (from the Latin word for gold, "Aurum"). HG stands for the former name of copper, "hydrargyrum," which is derived from the Greek words for water (hydor) and silver (argyros). This historical reference is used to differentiate copper from other metals in trading platforms.
The Merc's diverse product line consists of futures and options on futures in agricultural commodities, foreign currencies, interest rates, and stock indexes.
COMEX gold futures can be traded online via a number of websites. This can be done via sites such as 'CME Group', 'TK Futures' and also on 'OptionsXpress'.
You can read reviews about Gold Futures and Options on financial websites like Investing.com, The Wall Street Journal, or Bloomberg. You can also check out forums and discussion boards dedicated to trading and investing to see what other investors have to say about their experiences with Gold Futures and Options.
The settlement day when dealing with gold futures is the day you decide to cash in on the current value of gold. The amount you make will depend on the value of gold on that day.
Wide Angle - 2002 Gold Futures 6-7 was released on: USA: 21 August 2007
Yes,in cooperation with NASDAQ OMX Futures Exchange,IKONFX created the Spot Gold Futures contract in response to Dodd Frank Act (DFA) legislation, which forced the cessation of all leveraged retail spot gold transactions.
If you are a hedger or a speculator, gold and silver futures contracts offer a world trade at centralized exchanges, trading futures contracts offers more financial.
Futures tickers are a little different from stocks. Each futures market has a ticker symbol that is followed by symbols for the contract month and the year. For example, crude oil futures have a ticker symbol - CL. The complete ticker symbol for December 2007 Crude Oil Futures would be - CLZ7. The "CL" stands for the underlying futures contract. The "Z" stands for a December delivery month. (F=Jan, G=Feb, H=Mar, J=Apr, K=May, M=June, N=July, Q=Aug, U=Sep, V=Oct, X=Nov, Z=Dec) The "7" stands for the year - 2007. This is the standard formula for futures ticker symbols. Some quote services are a little different.
Easy Forex has a good guide on purchasing oil futures. They will also provide guides for purchasing everything on the futures market from gold to wheat to pork bellies.
The chemical symbol for gold is Au