Gold futures contract. Permanent gold futures, also known as "permanent gold futures contracts", are futures contracts with gold as the trading object. Gold futures contracts also include trading unit, quality grade, term, final maturity date, quotation method, delivery method, minimum price change range, daily price change limit and so on. Gold is a natural product that exists in a free state in nature and cannot be synthesized artificially. It is a metal discovered and used earlier by human beings.