Book / COMMODITIES
Commodities
Oil, gas, and the softs.
WTI, Brent, natgas, grains. Inventory, weather, and the curve — not a theme park of cards.
| Symbol | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| USOIL | — | — |
| UKOIL | — | — |
| NATGAS | — | — |
| WHEAT | — | — |
Live board
Commodities blotter
Last, change, and volume on the instruments you can ticket from this book.
How this book trades
How commodity themes form
Global commodity sessions, five days a week
- 01
Supply shock
Inventory and weather signals
- 02
Demand pulse
Growth and seasonal use
- 03
Curve shape
Contango vs backwardation
- 04
Trade plan
Entry, size, and invalidation
Specs
Contract facts
Size is in lots. Margin is reserved against the group. The fill prints on the same account you funded.
| Symbol | Book | Contract | Min lot | Tick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USOIL | Energy | 1,000 bbl | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| UKOIL | Energy | 1,000 bbl | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| NATGAS | Energy | 10,000 MMBtu | 0.01 | 0.001 |
| WHEAT | Agri | 5,000 bu | 0.01 | 0.25 |
Why this book
Built like a prime.
Energy markets
Follow crude oil, natural gas, and related global demand cycles.
Agricultural access
Trade selected grains and soft commodities.
Macro diversification
Add exposure beyond currencies and equity markets.
Professional controls
Manage volatile markets with deliberate order sizing.
The ticket
Market. Limit. Stop.
Market
Immediate · slippage possible
Fill at the posted bid or offer when you want the position now.
Limit
Working · no fill if it misses
Buy below the offer or sell above the bid. It sits until price trades through.
Stop
Trigger then market
Fires when the market trades through your price, then becomes a market.
Who tickets this
Commodities is not a theme. It is a book.
Different sessions, different names, same account. Size to the print in front of you.
Energy desks
WTI and Brent around inventory and geopolitics.
Agri seasonals
Grains and softs follow weather and crush margins.
Curve traders
Contango vs backwardation before you size.
Hours
When this book actually moves
ICE / NYMEX
Energy pit hours
CBOT
Grains, US daytime
London
Brent and softs
Asia
Overnight energy follow
“Same login as FX. Same ticket. The statement does not care which book printed.”
Funding
Official rails only
Bank transfer
Named rails. Same-name sender. Settlement on the statement.
Card
Where offered. Issuer may take a day. Chargebacks close the account.
Withdrawal
Back to the source rail. KYC first. Desk posts when the bank confirms.
Clearance
The commodities book is open.
KYC before live. Official access only through auracapitalmarkets.com.