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Commodities trading via CFDs

Commodities like oil and wheat offer traders the opportunity to speculate in new markets and to hedge against inflation.
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Commodities explained

 
What are commodities?
Everything you need to know about popular commodities like gold, oil, coffee and more - including how to trade them.
Why trade commodities?
Gold has historically been a safe haven asset in times of market uncertainty. Learn the benefits of gold and other commodities with our in-depth guide.
How to trade commodity CFDs
Want to know how to trade a commodity like oil using CFDs? This section breaks down every aspect of your first trade.

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Commodities FAQ

When do commodity CFD orders expire?

FOREX.com offers two types of CFDs: futures CFDs, which are dated for a specific contract month and expire, and cash CFDs, which are non-expiring and roll into the next contract month, with a basis adjustment (credit or debit in the difference between contract months). Note that only the futures CFDs are available on the MetaTrader 4 platform. You can check standard expiry definitions in the table below. This can also be found under the Market 360 tab for each market on the FOREX.com Web Trading platform, or under the Company tab in the Terminal window of MetaTrader 4.

When a CFD futures market expires, we close all open positions based on our most recent prices and all open orders are cancelled. To retain your open positions in a market, you must manually open a new position in the next contract month.

MARKET
NAME
PRICING EXPIRATION MARGIN
Coffee Fixed 4 exchange days prior to 25th calendar day of month preceding contract month
16%
Corn Variable 2 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 9%
Cotton No 2 Fixed 6 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month
14%
Heating Oil Variable 3 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 11%
NY Cocoa Fixed 6 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 7%
US Natural Gas Variable 4 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 22%
Soybean Variable 2 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 6%
Sugar No 11 Fixed 2 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 8.50%
Wheat Variable 2 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 10%
UK Crude Oil Fixed Last exchange day of 2 months prior to 1st day of contract month 11.5%
US Crude Oil Variable 4 exchange days prior to 25th calendar day of month preceding contract month 12%
Copper Variable 2 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 9%
Palladium Variable 2 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 17.5%
Platinum Variable 2 exchange days prior to 1st day of contract month 9%
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How do I calculate how much margin I need to trade a commodity?

The formula to calculate how much margin is required is quantity x price x margin.

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*Refers to trade executions for GAIN Global Markets Inc. Please note that multiple factors may impact execution speed, including but not limited; market conditions, platform type, network connectivity, trading strategies, and account type. Forex.com’s execution statistics represent GAIN Global Markets Inc. orders executed on FOREX.com's platforms during market hours between September 30, 2024, 5:00 pm ET, and October 31, 2024, 5:00 pm ET and excludes trades/orders entered on the MetaTrader platform.

Market volatility, volume, and system availability may delay trade executions. Price can change quickly in fast market conditions, resulting in an execution price different from the price available at the time order is submitted. Price improvement is not guaranteed and will not occur in all situations.

Excludes trades that received non-standard order processing and orders that failed to trigger

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