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E-mini Gold and Silver Futures
Smaller Gold and Silver Futures, More Possibilities for Your Portfolio

Now Trading on CME Globex

E-mini Gold and E-mini Silver contracts are roughly 1/3 and 1/5 of the standard contracts, which serve as the global benchmarks for gold and silver pricing. At 33 troy oz. (approximately 1 kilo) for Gold and 1,000 troy oz. for Silver, these E-mini futures offer customers several important benefits, including:

  • Direct exposure to the price of gold/silver with smaller contracts and lower risks to diversify your portfolio
  • Cash-settlement
  • Access to the most liquid metals futures market in the world
  • Availability around the clock, around the world on the CME Globex electronic trading platform
  • Security through centralized clearing, guaranteed counterparty credit and segregation of customer funds
  • Price transparency, giving all market participants equal access while maintaining anonymity in all bids and offers

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of COMEX

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Contract highlights

  • The first listed month will be June 2009
  • Size
    • E-mini Gold futures = 33 troy oz.
    • E-mini Silver futures = 1,000 troy oz.
  • Cash-settlement
  • Minimum Price Fluctuation/Tick Size
    • E-mini Gold futures = $0.10 ($3.30 per tick)
    • E-mini Silver futures =$0.005 – outrights, $0.001 – spreads ($5.00 per tick)
  • E-mini Gold and Silver futures trade exclusively on the CME Globex electronic trading platform
  • Trading Hours
    • Sunday – Friday 5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Chicago time. There is a 45 minute break from 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.