Platinum Futures Trading:
Educational Resources For Trading Futures & Options

The following information provides basic contract specifications for platinum futures contracts.  Please feel free to contact us via Phone, Live Chat, or Email for any further inquiries.

Jewelry creates the largest demand for platinum, accounting for 51%.  Automotive catalysts take 29% and chemical and petroleum refining catalysts, 13%.  Platinum is among the world’s scarcest metals.  Supplies of platinum are concentrated in South Africa, which accounts for 80% of supply; Russia, 11%; and North America, 6%.  There is one contract available for trade:

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• PL trades in units of 50 troy ounces

The minimum price fluctuation is $0.10 (10¢) per troy ounce ($5.00 per contract).

Maximum Daily Price Fluctuation is $0.25 per ounce.

Margin requirements are subject to change, and are required for open futures positions.

The Platinum futures contract is available to trade via the CME Globex trading platform.  Open outcry trading is conducted 5:20AM PT until 10:05AM PT.  Electronic trading is available from 3:00PM PT until 2:15PM PT, with only a 45 minute break each day.

Trading example:  If you were to purchase 1 contract of PL at 2000.00 and the next day it moves to 2010.00, you would have a profit of $500.  Inversely, if it were to move to 1990.00, you would have a loss of $500.

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To make sense of the information provided and learn how to trade futures please read through our futures education.

This information is from sources believed to be reliable, but Expo Futures will not be held responsible for either its accuracy or completeness.  Please note that all times posted are in Pacific Standard Time and are subject to change.

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