Commodity derivatives contracts in India expire on different dates depending on the commodity. For example, gold futures expire on the 5th of the expiry month, which is usually bi-monthly, while agricultural futures expire on the last day of the expiry month, which is usually monthly. If the expiry date falls on a holiday, the contract expires on the preceding day. Commodity derivatives are available for different periods depending on the commodity, with futures ranging from monthly to yearly and options being of similar duration to the associated futures contract. Lot size refers to the quantity of a commodity covered by the contract, with sizes varying between commodities like gold futures covering 1 kg versus gold mini covering 100 grams.

1. When does the commodity derivatives contract expire in
India?
Commodity derivative contracts expire on different dates as per the contract
specifications of a given commodity, for e.g. a GOLD futures contract offered
at MCX expires on 5th day of the expiry month ( usually a bi-monthly contract)
whereas an agri based futures contract expires on the last day of the expiry
month (usually a monthly contract).
If an expiry day is a holiday then it would expire on the preceding day to expiry
date. An expiry month is the one in which a contract expires, for e.g. contract start
date is 15th of March and it is a bi-monthly contract with expiry date as 5th then the
expiry month would be May and expiry date would be 5th of May. If 5th May is a
holiday then the contract would expire on 4th of May.
How many months of commodity derivatives contracts
are available in India for trading?
Commodity derivatives are available in the form of futures and options. Future
derivative contracts on commodities are launched by different commodity exchanges
for different periods and may further vary on the basis of contract size for e.g. a
futures contract in GOLD (1 Kg) by MCX is launched bi-monthly and is for a period of
one year whereas by NSE it is launched monthly.
Further, GOLDMINI (100 gm) Futures contract by MCX is a monthly contract for a
period of three months compared to bi-monthly GOLD (1 Kg) contract. Options in
commodities are based on futures contract and are usually of similar
period with expiry of the contract few days before the expiry date of the respective
futures contract in that commodity.
What is the lot size in commodity derivatives contract?
Lot size in commodity derivatives refer to the quantity traded in a contract. In
other words a commodity derivatives contract is usually identified by the name of
the commodity along with the quantity traded, for e.g. A GOLD
futures contract is based on 1 Kg whereas a GOLD MINI contract is based
on 100 gms. Margin requirement for different derivative contracts would vary basis
their lot size, for e.g. margin requirement for a GOLD futures would be higher
(approx..10 times) than a GOLD MINI futures contract. Commodity derivative
contracts with different lot sizes are offered as per the need and convenience of the
market.

2. S.N. Commodity Lot Size
Quotation Unit
(Price per unit)
1 CRUDEOIL 100 Barrels Rs per barrel
2 NATURALGAS 1250 mmBtu Rs per mmBtu
3 GOLD 1 Kg Rs per 10 gms
4 GOLDMINI 100 gms Rs per 10 gms
5 GOLDGUINEA 8 gms Rs per 8 gms
6 GOLDPETAL 1 gm Rs per 1 gm
7 SILVER 30 Kg Rs per kg
8 SILVERMINI 5 Kg Rs per kg
9 SILVERMICRO 1 Kg Rs per kg
10 COPPER 2.5 MT (2,500 Kg) Rs per kg
11 NICKEL 1.5 MT (1,500 Kg) Rs per Kg
12 LEAD 5 MT (5,000 Kg) Rs per kg
13 ALUMINIUM 5 MT (5,000 Kg) Rs per kg
14 COTTON 25 Bales (1 Bale=170Kg) Rs per bale (170 kg)
15 CPO (CRUDE PALM OIL) 10 MT (10,000 Kg) Rs per 10 kg
Expiry Calendar - 8/26/2020 to 12/31/2020
Crude Oil
Futures
NY Harbor ULSD
Futures
Henry Hub Natural Gas
Futures
RBOB Gasoline
Futures
Contract
Month
CL HO NG RB
Sep 2020 (U) 8/20/2020 8/31/2020 8/27/2020 8/31/2020
Oct 2020 (V) 9/22/2020 9/30/2020 9/28/2020 9/30/2020
Nov 2020 (X) 10/20/2020 10/30/2020 10/28/2020 10/30/2020
Dec 2020 (Z) 11/20/2020 11/30/2020 11/25/2020 11/30/2020
1
02-Oct-
2020
Friday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
2
16-Nov-
2020
Monday Diwali-Balipratipada
3
30-Nov-
2020
Monday Gurunanak Jayanti

3. World Stock Market Timings as per Indian
Time
StockExchange Country Opening
(IST)
Closing
(IST)
Australian Securities
Exchange
Australia 5.30 AM 11.30 AM
BM&F Bovespa Brazil 6.30 PM 1.30 AM
BME Spanish Exchange Spain 1.30 PM 10.00 PM
Deutsche Borse Germany 12.30 PM 2.30 AM
Euronext European
Union
12.30 PM 9.00 PM
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hong Kong 6.45 AM 1.30 PM
Japan Exchange Group Japan 5.30 AM 11.30 AM
JSE Limited South Africa 12.30 PM 8.30 PM
Korea Exchange South Korea 5.30 AM 11.30 AM
London StockExchange UK and Italy 1.30 PM 10.00 PM
NASDAQ USA 7.00 PM 1.30 AM
New York StockExchange USA 7.00 PM 1.30 AM
Shanghai StockExchange China 7.00 AM 12.30 PM
Shenzhen StockExchange China 7.00 AM 12.30 PM
SIX Swiss Exchange Switzerland 1.30 PM 10.00 PM
Taiwan StockExchange Taiwan 6.30 AM 11.00 AM
TMX Group Canada 8.00 PM 2.30 AM