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08-02-2012 02:18 AM
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 |