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Contract size

What are the standard contract sizes in Amega?

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Written by The Amega Geek
Updated over 2 months ago

The term Contract size refers to the deliverable quantity of a commodity or security named as the underlying asset in a futures, options, or CFD contract.

In simpler words, it is the number of units of a financial instrument that is traded once a position is opened.

Contract size is measured in Lots.

Here is a list of the standard contract sizes for the assets provided by Amega:

Asset category

Asset name

Contract size (1 lot =)

FOREX (currency pairs)

Any currency pair

100,000 units of the base currency

Gold

100 troy ounces

Silver

5,000 troy ounces

Palladium

100 troy ounces

Platinum

100 troy ounces

Crude Oil

1,000 barrels

Natural Gas

10,000 mmBtu

Any US Stock

100 shares

Any Index

1 index

Wheat

100 lbs

Soybean

100 lbs

Corn

100 lbs

Sugar

10,000 lbs

Cotton

1,000 lbs

Coffee

1,000 lbs


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