The Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) of India has introduced Crude Oil Minis from March 3, 2023. These are small-size contracts with smaller minimum lot sizes (in the case of crude mini, 10 barrels/lot) to encourage smaller traders and dealers to trade in these goods or hedge against market volatilities more effectively.
Crude Oil Minis were discontinued by the MCX earlier in 2019.
Launch calendar of the Crude Oil Mini Futures Contracts
The exchange has announced the launch dates and respective expiry months of the Crude Oil Mini futures for the upcoming months as follows.
Contract Month | Contract launch date | Expiry date |
April 2023 | March 3, 2023 | April 19, 2023 |
May 2023 | March 3, 2023 | May 19, 2023 |
June 2023 | March 3, 2023 | June 16, 2023 |
July 2023 | March 3, 2023 | July 19, 2023 |
August 2023 | March 3, 2023 | August 21, 2023 |
September 2023 | March 21, 2023 | September 19, 2023 |
October 2023 | April 20, 2023 | October 19, 2023 |
November 2023 | May 22, 2023 | November 17, 2023 |
December 2023 | June 19, 2023 | December 18, 2023 |
Recently, MCX announced Aluminium, Lead, and Zinc Minis. We have covered the details in our blog “MCX Launches 3 New Mini Contracts of Aluminium, Lead and Zinc.”
The Minis will offer significant advantages and empowerment to traders and suppliers who prefer to deal in smaller quantities. The contract is much smaller than the usual lot size of 100 barrels. Traders can take advantage of the Mini contracts from March 3, 2023.
For your knowledge, there are two kinds of Crude Oil contracts available – Crude Oil and Crude Oil Mini contracts.
Symbol | CRUDEOILM |
Description | CRUDEOILMMMMYY |
Trading Units | 10 barrels |
Quotation/Base value | ₹ Per barrel |
Maximum order size | 10,000 barrels |
Ticket size (minimum price movement) | ₹1 |
Initial Margin | Minimum 10% or SPAN value whichever is higher |
Extreme Loss Margin | 1% minimum |
Maximum allowable open positions | For individual clients, 5% of the market wide open position or 4,80,000 barrels, whichever is higher, for all Crude Oil contracts
combined together For a member collectively for all clients, 20% of the market wide open position or 48,00,000 barrels, whichever is higher for all Crude Oil contracts combined together |
Settlement Mechanism | All contracts are cash settled |
Also read: What is MCX & How to Trade?
Crude Oil is one of the most actively-traded commodities on the MCX exchange. The purpose of introducing Crude Oil Mini contracts is to allow more trading opportunities for individuals. Since Crude Oil contracts are highly liquid, these will offer an added advantage to the participating traders, who will benefit from the reduced lot size to minimise their exposure risk. If you want to invest in the commodity market, open a Demat account with Angel One – one of the most trusted brokerages in India.
Disclaimer: This article has been written exclusively for educational purposes. The securities quoted are only examples and not recommendations.
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