Commodities - Module 3
What trading commodities costs
Spreads by contract and month, CFD financing against futures margin, and the roll cost that quietly compounds in contango. Metals specifics - lot sizes and tick values for gold and silver - worked through with the platform's tools.
9 lessons, about 56 minutes
- 1The wrapper decides the cost6 min
- 2What a commodity spread costs, by product and by month6 min
- 3CFD financing: paying interest on the whole barrel7 min
- 4Futures margin is not a cost6 min
- 5The roll: where the contango cost actually lands7 min
- 6Commissions, exchange fees and data5 min
- 7Slippage: settlement, reports and thin months6 min
- 8Metals specifics: lots, ticks and gold's two speeds7 min
- 9The all-in cost of one commodity trade6 min