COPPER - OVERVIEW
Copper futures offer price mitigation to a range of market participants. An important risk management tool and the preferred instrument used by the investment community, Copper is fully integrated into the US market and the predominant benchmark throughout the global copper value chain.
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Contract Unit
25,000 pounds
Price Quotation
U.S. dollars and cents per pound
Product Code
CME Globex: HG
CME ClearPort: HG
Clearing: HG
TAS: "HGT", "HG0"
TAM: HGK
Trading Hours
CME Globex:
Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each …
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Copper Options
Whether you want to trade around market events or hedge industrial metals exposure, COMEX HX Copper options have the liquidity to execute your strategies.
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New to Copper futures?
Our Copper futures contracts are widely considered an industry benchmark for global price discovery and designed to meet the needs of all facets of the copper industry. Whether you are interested in hedging for the first time or simply looking to build a picture of the market for future trading opportunities, we have lots of resources for new participants.
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