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Commodity CFDs Contract Specifications
| Copper | Sugar No 11 | Corn | Soybean | |
| Abbreviation Alpari/Exchange | HGA./HGA | SB./SB | ZC./ZC | ZS./ZS |
| Type | Future | Future | Future | Future |
| Country | US | EU | US | US |
| Currency | USD | USD | USD | USD |
| Exchange | CME Comex (Base) | ICE US | CME GLOBEX | CME GLOBEX |
| Spread from | 50 (10 Increments) |
8 (8 Increments) |
1.5 (6 Increments) |
2.25 (9 Increments) |
| Increment | 0.0005 | 0.01 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Increment Value | $12.50 | $11.20 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| Margin | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Contract Unit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Duration | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| Trading Hours | 22:00 - 21:15 GMT (00:00 - 23:15 MetaTrader) | 07.30-18.00 GMT (09:30 - 20:00 MetaTrader) | 23:00-12:15 GMT; 14:30-18:15 GMT (01:00-14:15 MetaTrader; 16:30-20:15 MetaTrader) | 23:00-12:15 GMT; 14:30-18:15 GMT (01:00-14:15 MetaTrader; 16:30-20:15 MetaTrader) |
| Quoted months | All (not all months are liquid) | Mar (H), May (K), Jul (N), Oct (V) | Mar (H), May (K), Jul (N), Sep (U), Dec (Z) | Jan (F), Mar (H), May (K), Jul (N), Aug (Q), Sep (U), Nov (X) |
Official Expiry
- Copper: trading terminates on the third last business day of the delivery month;
- Sugar No 11: trading terminates on the month proceeding the delivery month (except January, which is the second business day before the 24th calendar day of the prior month);
- Corn: trading terminates on the business day prior to the 15th calendar day of the contract month;
- Soybean: trading terminates on the business day prior to the 15th calendar day of the contract month.
If your positions remain open two days before the official expiry date, Alpari UK will close them at the official settlement price.
Quoted Months
Shaded areas in the table represent currently available contracts.
| Month Codes | Copper | Sugar No 11 | Corn | Soybean |
| January (F) | HG.F1 | ZS.F1 | ||
| February (G) | HG.G1 | |||
| March (H) | HG.H1 | SB.H1 | ZC.H1 | ZS.H1 |
| April (J) | HG.J1 | |||
| May (K) | HG.K1 | SB.K1 | ZC.K1 | ZS.K1 |
| June (M) | HG.M1 | |||
| July (N) | HG.N1 | SB.N1 | ZC.N1 | ZS.N1 |
| August (Q) | HG.Q1 | ZS.Q1 | ||
| September (U) | HG.U0 | ZC.U0 | ZS.U1 | |
| October (V) | HG.V0 | SB.V0 | ||
| November (X) | HG.X0 | ZS.X0 | ||
| December (Z) | HG.Z0 | ZC.Z0 |
Any questions?
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