Natural Gas Mini Futures

Natural Gas Mini futures is an MCX contract to buy or sell Natural Gas Mini at a pre-agreed price on a future date. It lets you take leveraged exposure to Natural Gas Mini price movements without owning the physical commodity.

One lot of Natural Gas Mini futures on MCX is 250 mmBtu. Contract value = lot size x price; you pay only a margin (a fraction of contract value) to take a position.

The Natural Gas Mini futures price tracks the global/spot price of Natural Gas Mini, adjusted for the USD-INR rate, cost of carry and domestic demand-supply. It updates live during MCX trading hours.

You need SPAN + exposure margin set by MCX and your broker (typically a small percentage of contract value). The live margin is shown on the Natural Gas Mini futures page before you place an order.

MCX Natural Gas Mini futures trade Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to about 11:30 PM IST (the evening close shifts with US daylight saving). They are closed on MCX holidays.

Natural Gas Mini futures have monthly expiries. The near-month contract is the most liquid; the next few expiries are also listed. Positions can be squared off any time before expiry.

Depending on the contract, Natural Gas Mini settles by compulsory delivery or in cash at expiry per MCX rules. Most traders exit before expiry to avoid delivery obligations.

Open interest is the total number of outstanding Natural Gas Mini futures contracts. Rising OI with rising price signals fresh long build-up; falling OI signals unwinding - use it to gauge trend strength.

Yes. Roll over by closing the near-month Natural Gas Mini contract and opening the same position in the next expiry, usually around expiry day, to keep your exposure.

Log in to INDmoney, activate MCX commodities, add margin, search Natural Gas Mini futures, pick the expiry and place a buy or sell order.