Asian Gold futures are traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange under ticker symbol QS in U.S. dollars and cents per gram.[1]
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Delivery Dates
Asian Gold futures are delivered every year in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December (all months).[1]
The following is a table with Asian Gold futures delivery dates and resultant tickers for 2009. For an explanation on commodity tickers see commodity ticker construction.
| Delivery Month
| Full Ticker Symbol
| Thomson-Reuters Symbol
|
| January, 2009 | QSF9 | QS/F9-NM
|
| February, 2009 | QSG9 | QS/G9-NM
|
| March, 2009 | QSH9 | QS/H9-NM
|
| April, 2009 | QSJ9 | QS/J9-NM
|
| May, 2009 | QSK9 | QS/K9-NM
|
| June, 2009 | QSM9 | QS/M9-NM
|
| July, 2009 | QSN9 | QS/N9-NM
|
| August, 2009 | QSQ9 | QS/Q9-NM
|
| September, 2009 | QSU9 | QS/U9-NM
|
| October, 2009 | QSV9 | QS/V9-NM
|
| November, 2009 | QSX9 | QS/X9-NM
|
| December, 2009 | QSZ9 | QS/Z9-NM
|
Contract Specifications
Contract Size
One Asian Gold futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange is 1,000 grams.[1]
Tick Value
$0.005 per gram.[1]
Daily Price Limit
None.[1]
Trading Hours
- On the CME Globex electronic platform: 6:00 PM Sundays through 5:15 PM Fridays, with a 45-minute break each day between 5:15 PM and 6:00 PM, New York Time[1]
Last Trading Day
Trading terminates at the close of business on the third to last business day of the month preceding the named contract month.[1]
Margin Requirements
- Clearing Member/Maintenance - $1286.[2]
- Member & Hedge Customer - $1286.[2]
- Non-Member Customer - $1736.[2]
Deliverable Grades
Refined gold, assaying not less than .995 fineness, and bearing a serial number and identifying stamp of a refiner approved and listed by the Exchange. A list of approved refiners and assayers is available from the Exchange upon request.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The New York Mercantile Exchange's contract specification for Asian Gold futures
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NYMEX Margin Requirements for Asian Gold