Commodities Trading

LMFX commodity contracts allow you to participate in the various commodity markets without the need to worry about physical delivery, storage costs or any other logistical issues that can be associated with commodities trading. There are no complex arrangements, you simply decide whether prices going up or down, take your position and wait for the price action.

The LMFX commodity products include the soft, agricultural based products such as wheat, sugar, coffee and corn to metals palladium, copper and platinum.

As with any contract for difference, your profit is calculated by using the entry price versus the exit price to determine the success of the trade. By trading LMFX commodity CfD's you are able to benefit by using the low margin requirements and fractional position to access markets traditionally associated outside the reach of most traders.

SWAP Policy Trading Hours

Commodity CFDs Trading Details

Description	1 Lot Size	Used Margin per lot	Spreads *	Swap Short	Swap Long	Limit and Stop Levels	Tick Size	Tick Value
Coffee	37500 Lbs	$1400	1.00	-0.51	-1.54	0.80	0.05	$18.75
Copper	25000 Lbs	$1500	0.006	-0.53	-1.58	0.0003	0.0005	$12.50
Palladium	100 Troy Oz	$1500	1.80	-0.54	-1.61	0.70	0.05	$5
Platinum	50 Troy Oz	$1500	3.60	-0.50	-1.50	0.70	0.1	$5
Sugar #11	112000 Lbs	$700	0.10	-0.13	-0.39	0.05	0.01	$11.20

* These are expected average spreads

Trading Hours

Each commodity operates within its exchanges trading hours. This should be an important factor when deciding to trade commodities. In the event the exchange is 'closed for trading' for your chosen commodity, the trading in the selected commodity is frozen until the market open for the next session. This means that you will not be able to close your trade until the open of the next session.

In addition to specific trading sessions, commodities also have their own expiry dates. All trading session times and expiry dates are available on the product information page.

Trading Product	Trading Hours (GMT+2)	Break Time (GMT+2) ***
Coffee	Daily 11:15-20:30	None
Copper	Monday 01:00- Friday 24:00	Daily 00:15 - 01:00
Palladium	Monday 01:00- Friday 24:00	Daily 00:15 - 01:00
Platinum	Monday 01:00- Friday 24:00	Daily 00:15 - 01:00
Sugar #11	Daily 10:30-20:00	None

Note: All Pending Orders will be force closed during market breaks. In case any order is left pending, it will be automatically deleted after the daily market closure time.

Commodity CFDs Expiry Dates

Instrument	December	January	February	March	April	May
Coffee	18/12/2015			18/03/2016		18/05/2016
Copper	29/12/2015	27/01/2016	25/02/2016	29/03/2016	27/04/2016	26/05/2016
Palladium	29/12/2015			29/03/2016
Platinum		27/01/2016			27/04/2016
Sugar #11			29/02/2016		29/04/2016