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Berkeley Futures

Bullion & Base Metals

Bullion

  • Spot and forward bullion trading in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium
  • Fast and tight spreads in both spot and forwards and the ability to work orders in the market 24 hours a day
  • Bullion producers and consumers can hedge their position three months forward at extremely competitive margin and interest rates

Investors may also choose to buy shares and options in mining companies or capture price movements through the use of futures and options on recognised exchanges. Alternatively, you may enter the world bullion markets and trade on a spot or forward basis. Here you request a price from our dealers for a specified quantity. If the contract is to be rolling spot or a forward then the position can be held with a deposit. Finance or forward charges vary with interest rates; please feel free to request current rates before trading.

The minimum trade size is 100oz of gold, 5000oz of silver, 50oz of platinum, and 100oz of palladium.

Base Metals

Base metal prices have been rising for a number of years alongside the more general resurgence in commodity prices. The gathering pace of development in China and the Indian sub-continent has stimulated much greater interest in, and awareness of, these markets and volatility has escalated accordingly.

Today, the need and desire for access to be able to trade the base metal markets have never been greater. The primary exchanges of the world, including the London Metal Exchange (LME)*, Comex, and SGX, provide access to a range of products including:

  • Copper
  • Tin
  • Lead
  • Zinc
  • Aluminium
  • Nickel
  • Aluminium Alloy
  • North American Special Aluminium Alloy
  • Steel Billets

You can trade virtually round-the-clock with our state-of-the-art trading tools, viewing your positions and real-time profit & loss whether your interest is in:

  • Hedging
  • Arbitrage
  • Trading for speculative or investment purposes

* Please note that we offer access to LME based, Over-The-Counter (OTC) base metal contracts.