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Futures contract reference · GC

GC tick value and position size.

GC is the Gold contract. One tick on GC is 0.1 points, worth $10.00 per contract. A full point is $100.00. Below: the GC specification, a position-size calculator set to GC, and the arithmetic behind both.

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GC specification

GC in dollars.

SymbolGC
ContractGold
Dollars per point$100.00
Tick size0.1
Dollars per tick$10.00
Ticks per point10
Sibling contractMGC, the smaller contract ($10.00 per point)

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Ticks, points and dollars

GC stop distance in dollars.

TicksPoints$ per contract
10.1$10.00
40.4$40.00
101$100.00
202$200.00
404$400.00
10010$1,000.00

Before costs. Each row is ticks × 0.1 = points, and points × $100.00 = dollars per contract.

Questions

GC in one line each.

How much is one tick on GC?

One GC tick is 0.1 points and is worth $10.00 per contract.

What is one point on GC worth?

$100.00 per contract for every 1.00 move in price. One point is 10 ticks of 0.1.

How many GC contracts does a $1,000.00 risk budget allow?

It depends on the stop. With a 40-tick stop (4 points) and $1.50 of costs per contract, each GC contract risks $401.50, so $1,000.00 allows 2, rounded down.

What is the smaller version of GC?

MGC. It moves $10.00 per point against $100.00 for GC, so one GC carries the point value of 10 MGC. Both tick in steps of 0.1.

Does the calculator place a trade or connect to a broker?

No. It is arithmetic that runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere, and nothing here places, routes or manages an order.

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