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This article describes a futures contract with a discrete termination or delivery date. View articles referencing this futures contract.
Asian Palladium futures are traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange under ticker symbol QT in U.S. dollars and cents per gram.[1]
The chart at left shows front-month Asian Palladium Futures prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange in U.S. dollars and cents per gram.
Delivery Dates
Asian Palladium 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 Palladium 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
QTF9
QT/F9-NM
February, 2009
QTG9
QT/G9-NM
March, 2009
QTH9
QT/H9-NM
April, 2009
QTJ9
QT/J9-NM
May, 2009
QTK9
QT/K9-NM
June, 2009
QTM9
QT/M9-NM
July, 2009
QTN9
QT/N9-NM
August, 2009
QTQ9
QT/Q9-NM
September, 2009
QTU9
QT/U9-NM
October, 2009
QTV9
QT/V9-NM
November, 2009
QTX9
QT/X9-NM
December, 2009
QTZ9
QT/Z9-NM
Contract Specifications
Contract Size
One Asian Palladium futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange is 500 grams.[1]
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]
Palladium not less than .9995 fineness, with no single piece weighing less than 10 ounces. Each contract unit may consist of ingots or plates, each incised with the lot or bar number, weight, grade, name, or logo of the assayer, and symbol identifying the metal.[1]