Trading Commodities
A commodity is any physical product including food, grains or metals, that can be exchanged with another product of the same type, and is able to be bought or sold between people, or investors. Hard commodities are typically products like Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Gold, and Silver which are mined. Weather speculated as a spot, or a future contract, commodities are traded on global exchanges, like the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Commodities Exchange (COMEX), and EURONEXT.
Trading commodities for the individual investor has never been easier than with a new generation of trading systems created at MQF. All commodity trading is conducted via CFDs (Contract for Difference). CFD's allow clients to trade as never before, by placing buy / sell orders without the need to take physical delivery of barrels of oil, or gold bullion. Clients are able to diversify their investment portfolios by adding commodity positions through the same trading platform as regularly traded Forex instruments.
To get started, simply open a live account, complete the application and await your approval. Once complete trading begins.
At MQF we always recommend clients take advantage of our skilled and experienced Account Managers who are ready to
provide 1-on-1 consultations on navigating the trading platform.
At MQF, clients have a diverse range of Commodities available to trade including: Gold, Silver and Crude Oil. Clients will also see the availability of additional commodity instruments including; Wheat, Soya, Corn, Cotton, Coffee and many more.
* Please Note:As with currency pairing swaps, when commodity or indices positions are held by clients overnight there is a rate charged as follows from the 21st of May 2013.
Long: Index value * Number of CFDs * (relevant interbank rate + 2.5%) * (Actual Number of days/360 or Actual Number of days/365)
Short: Index value * Number of CFDs * (relevant interbank rate - 2%) * (Actual Number of days/360 or Actual Number of days/365)
There is also a $2 per contract commission charged on each trade along with the usual BID/OFFER spreads.
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| Instrument | Spread |
ECN (Average Spread) |
Leverage | ECN Leverage | Lot Size | Min. Trade | ECN Min. Trade | Roll Sell | Roll Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLD: XAUEUR | 60 | 50 | 1:100 | 1:100 | 100 | 0.1 Lots | 0.1 Lots | -1.1375 | -1.5375 |
| GOLD: XAUUSD | 60 | 50 | 1:100 | 1:100 | 100 | 0.1 Lots | 0.1 Lots | -2.6 | -0.0125 |
| SILVER: XAGEUR | 5 | 4 | 1:100 | 1:100 | 100 | 0.1 Lots | 0.1 Lots | -0.975 | 0.75 |
| SILVER: XAGUSD | 5 | 4 | 1:100 | 1:100 | 100 | 0.1 Lots | 0.1 Lots | -1.2375 | 0.75 |
* Prices displayed on the website may be affected by changes in currency exchange rate and price movements thereby affecting your investment return therefrom.
** This information does not constitute an offer or solicitation and is provided for information purposes shall not be deemed to constitute advice and should not be relied on as such to enter into a transaction or for any investment decision. Any opinions expressed in this document represent the views of MQF at the time of preparation. They are thus subject to change without notice. MQF Ltd. believes that the information contained herein is accurate as at the date of publication. However, no warranty of accuracy is given by MQF and no liability in respect of any errors or omissions, including any third party liability, are accepted by MQF or any director, officer or employee.
