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Platinum futures are hedging tools for commercial producers and users of platinum, and serve as a means of global price discovery.
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Platinum Futures
Product Symbol PL
Venue CME Globex, CME ClearPort, Open Outcry (New York)
Hours
(All Times are New York Time/ET)		 CME Globex: Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT)
CME ClearPort: Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT)
Open Outcry: Monday – Friday 8:20 a.m. – 1:05 p.m. (7:20 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. CT)
Contract Size 50 troy ounces
Price Quotation U.S. Dollars and Cents per troy ounce
Minimum Fluctuation $0.10 per troy ounce
Termination of Trading Trading terminates on the third last business day of the delivery month.
Listed Contracts Trading is conducted over 15 months beginning with the current month and the next two calendar months before moving into the quarterly cycle of January, April, July, and October.
Settlement Type Physical
Delivery Period Delivery may take place on any business day beginning on the first business day of the delivery month or any subsequent business day of the delivery month, but not later than the last business day of the current delivery month.
Grade and Quality Specifications Platinum delivered under this contract shall be a minimum of 99.95% pure.
Position Limits NYMEX Position Limits
Rulebook Chapter 105
Exchange Rule These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.