Commodity Margin List (MCX) - Margin Required to Trade

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Below's the table listing MCX Commodity Futures list with lot size and margin required to trade 1 lot of the same.

As the price of the commodity goes up or down, so does the margin required accordingly. For example, to trade one lot (10 grams) of "GOLDM", one needs cash of 12,006 Rupees assuming the contract is trading at 30,007.

Symbol	Margin (%)	Lot Size	CMP	Margin Required (Rs)
ALUMINI	5	1000 KG	105	5,260
ALUMINIUM	5	5000 KG	105	26,300
BRCRUDEOIL	5	100 BBL	5850	29,250
CARDAMOM	8.46	100 KG	1460	11,724
COPPER	5	1000 KG	422	21,127
COPPERM	5	250 KG	422	5,281
COTTON	5	25 Bales	17,570	21,962
CPO	5	1000 KG	571	28,560
CRUDEOIL	5	100 BBL	4921	24,605
GOLD	4	100 Grams	30,199	1,20,796
GOLDM	4	10 Grams	30,007	12,006
GOLDGUINEA	4	8 Grams	24,037	961
GOLDPETAL	4	1 Gram	3010	121
LEAD	5	5000 KG	107	26,775
LEADMINI	5	1000 KG	107	5,355
MENTHAOIL	6.47	360 KG	1354	31,546
NATURALGAS	9	1250 mmBtu	187	21,162
NICKEL	6	250 KG	914	13,716
NICKELM	6	100 KG	914	5,487
POTATO	10	300 KG	1459	43,764
POTATOTRWR	10	300 KG	1205	36,165
SILVER	5	30 KG	53974	80,961
SILVERM	5	5 KG	53997	13,499
SILVERMIC	5	1 KG	53997	2,699
ZINC	5	5000 KG	103	25,825
ZINCMINI	5	1000 KG	103	5,165