Trading time period

Gold trading margin ratio

From the date of listing of the contract

7%

From the tenth trading day of the second month before the delivery month.

8%

From the first trading day of the first month before the delivery month

10%

From the tenth trading day of the first month before the delivery month.

15%

From the first trading day of the delivery month

20%

Example of calculation method of futures margin:

Take gold futures 2 10.00 yuan/gram as an example. The deposit required for customers to purchase gold futures contracts is:

Futures price × contract unit × margin

210×1000× 7% =14700 yuan/hand