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The following information provides basic contract specifications for cocoa futures contracts.  Please feel free to contact us via Phone, Live Chat, or Email for any further inquiries.

The Cocoa contract is the world benchmark for the global cocoa market.  The contract prices the physical delivery of exchange-grade product from a variety of African, Asian, and Central and South American origins to any of five US delivery ports.  Participate in global price discovery for cocoa.  Identify short and long-term cyclical price and volatility patterns for cocoa.  Trade to hedge or speculate based on expectations of directional price, spread movement or volatility in cocoa.  There is one contract denomination available for trade:

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•   CC trades in units of 10 metric tons.

The minimum price fluctuation is $1 per metric ton ($10 per contract)

Maximum Daily Price Fluctuation is No Limits.

Contract Expiration:  Request Free Demo to gain access to our web-based trading platform.  From within the web-based platform you will have access to view complete contract specifications, including First Notice and Last Trading day.

Margin requirements are subject to change, and are required for open futures positions.

The cocoa futures contract is available to trade via the ICE (Intercontinental Exchange) trading platform.  Open outcry trading is conducted 5:00AM PT through 8:50AM PT.  Electronic trading is available 11:30PM PT through 12:15PM PT.

Trading example:  If you were to purchase 1 contract of CC at 3000, and the next day it moves to 3050, you would have a profit of $500.  Inversely, if it were to move to 2950, you would have a loss of $500.

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* Please Note:There is a risk of loss in trading futures.