1-Ounce Gold

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A pocket-sized product that delivers full-sized potential

Start your futures trading journey with our most accessible Gold contract yet: 1-Ounce Gold (1OZ) futures. Be in control of larger positions with less upfront capital, enhancing your trading, with our smallest Gold contract yet. Start small and experience the big benefits of Gold futures trading.

1OZ futures introduces a new way to trade the gold market, representing just 1/10 the size of a Micro Gold (MGC) futures contract and 1/100 of a Gold (GC) futures contract, making it accessible to all gold traders.

Features and benefits

Follow spot price closely

Track the price of gold more precisely, as 1OZ futures are directly tied to the spot price, offering accurate market exposure.

Go long or go short

Act on your market moves instantly, whether going long or short, with the flexible and agile 1OZ futures contract.

Execute trades seamlessly

Trade with confidence, as 1OZ futures build on the proven liquidity of our GC futures and MGC futures, facilitating quick and efficient position management.

Control larger positions with more efficient use of capital

Unlike other financial products, 1-Ounce Gold (1OZ) futures offer unique capital efficiency, meaning you can control larger positions with less capital. Traders typically need 5% to 10% of the total notional value (or, the dollar amount of position) to hold a futures position vs. holding an ETF, which can cost anywhere between 50% to 100% of the notional. That 5%-10% is the margin required, or amount needed to open a 1OZ futures position. 

Once you establish a position, you need to know the minimum tick value (the smallest possible increment between a bid and offer). 1OZ futures move in 0.25 increments, equaling $0.25 per move.

Trading futures

If Gold futures trade at around $2,700 per troy ounce and a trader is bullish, they can purchase a 1OZ futures contract with roughly $115 of margin. This $2,700 position is 23 times greater than the margin requirement. 

CAPITAL REQUIRED

$115

NOTIONAL VALUE

$2,700

EFFICIENCY RATIO

~23:1

Trading ETFs

Trading a similar position with ETFs involves purchasing approximately 11 shares of an SPDR GLD ETF, which can be purchased using a broker. There are typically less capital efficiencies when trading ETFs.

CAPITAL REQUIRED

$2,700

NOTIONAL VALUE

$2,700

Efficiency RATIO

1:1

Figures are for informational purposes only.

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