Gold Futures and Options
View All Gold ProductsTrade COMEX Gold futures and options contracts for a globally relevant, liquid financial instrument to help you hedge against inflation.
A safe haven in times of financial uncertainty, our suite of gold products includes full (100 oz.), E-mini (50 oz.), E-micro (10 oz.), and kilo size contracts to provide market users with flexibility, transparency, and choice in tailoring their risk management programs.
Key Benefits
- A central point of price discovery, price transparency, risk management, mitigation of counterparty credit risk, and CFTC oversight
- Price managed separately from physical supply
- Contracts are listed for 60 months forward, enabling the establishment of a forward price curve.
- Electronic futures trading available on CME Globex, facilitating risk management opportunities for market participants around the globe.
- Unparalleled flexibility to conduct off-exchange business, negotiate prices, and take advantage of central counterparty clearing with OTC clearing through CME ClearPort.
| Clearing | Globex | Floor | ClearPort | Product Name | Exchange | Product Group | Subgroup | Category | Subcategory | Cleared As | Volume | Open Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | GC | - | GC | Gold Futures | COMEX | Metals | Precious | - | - | Futures | 233,663 | 448,020 |
| OG | OG | - | OG | Gold Option | COMEX | Metals | Precious | - | - | Options | 73,235 | 872,595 |
| MGC | MGC | - | MGC | Micro Gold Futures | COMEX | Metals | Precious | - | - | Futures | 51,892 | 27,897 |
| QO | QO | - | QO | E-mini Gold Futures | COMEX | Metals | Precious | - | - | Futures | 873 | 1,013 |
| SGU | SGU | - | SGU | Shanghai Gold (USD) Futures | COMEX | Metals | Precious | - | - | Futures | 0 | 136 |
| GCT | GCT | - | GCT | Gold TAS Futures | COMEX | Metals | Precious | - | - | Futures | 0 | 0 |
Get Started with COMEX Gold Futures
As you look to add liquid and actively-traded contracts to your portfolio, COMEX Gold futures lead the charge for benchmark, efficient risk management opportunities in today's global gold markets. Understanding COMEX Gold futures can help you to more accurately manage your risk and benefits from thse liquid markets.
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