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    Investment Opportunities in Global Commodity Markets Since 1988


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We broker commodity futures, broker forex spot, broker forex options and broker OTC metals. For all of your online forex broker, online forex options broker, online OTC spot gold broker, online OTC spot silver broker and online commodity futures broker needs you only need one broker - CFOS/FX.  All of the professional brokers at CFOS/FX are licensed by the National Futures Association and are qualified to provide you with the following services: forex broker, forex options broker, commodity futures broker, commodity options on futures broker, OTC spot metals broker, OTC spot metals options broker and forex and futures consulting.  Commodity Futures and Options Service, Inc. is located in Houston, Texas. CFOS/FX provides both online and telephone brokerage services to retail and commercial clients.  Customer satisfaction is our top priority and we look forward to having you as our client.

 

 

ONLINE OTC SPOT GOLD & SPOT SILVER TRADING THROUGH CFOS/FX

(IKON DIRECT/CORE OPTION ONLINE TRADING PLATFORMS)

 

 

*Please note: You can also trade forex spot and vanilla options from this same account (standard & mini contracts)

 

CFOS/FX offers precious metal online trading platforms for spot gold, spot silver, plain vanilla options on spot gold and plain vanilla options on spot silver.  Precious metals are an integral part of many large institutional and commercial investment portfolios, and now investors of all size and type can also have access to live streaming precious metal prices virtually 24 hours a day from Sunday to Friday.  To sell or buy gold and silver contracts online, you simply point and click to execute a trade - it's that easy.

 

We believe the plain vanilla options trading platform gives CFOS/FX clients a decisive advantage by allowing traders to execute numerous combination spot and option trading and hedging strategies from the same account. 

 

Register for a free spot and options demo accounts and see for yourself how easy trading precious metals online through CFOS/FX can be.  Also, feel free to compare and view all online trading platforms.

 

(For information about metals futures trading, please click here: Gold & Silver Futures

 

 

* CFOS/FX is compensated through the bid/ask spread for otc forex and metals trading.
** Leveraged trading can lead to potentially large losses as well as gains. Please read our Risk Disclosure for detailed information.

 

 

OTC SPOT GOLD & GOLD OPTIONS

OTC SPOT SILVER & SILVER OPTIONS

       
SPOT GOLD - CONTRACT SPEC'S

SPOT SILVER - CONTRACT SPEC'S

Symbol: XAU/USD

Symbol: XAG/USD

Bid/Ask Spread: .40

Bid/Ask Spread: .02

Delivery Months: All 12 months

Delivery Months: All 12 months

Min. Tradable Size: 10 oz.

Min. Tradable Size: 500 oz.

Tick Size: .10 = $1 for every 10 oz.'s

Tick Size: .01 = $5 for every 500 oz.'s

  Initial Margin: 6% of contract value

Initial Margin: 6% of contract value

 
  Rollover Applies

Rollover Applies

 

GOLD OPTIONS - CONTRACT SPEC'S

SILVER OPTIONS - CONTRACT SPEC'S

Symbol: XAU/USD

Symbol: XAG/USD

Type: Plain Vanilla

Type: Plain Vanilla

Bid/Ask Spread: 1.00

Bid/Ask Spread: .08 (subject to change)

Min. Tradable Size: 10 oz.

Min. Tradable Size: 500 oz.

Tick Size: .10 = $1 for every 10 oz.'s

Tick Size: .01 = $5 for every 500 oz.'s

Initial Margin (to sell): delta-based; 6% of contract value

Initial Margin (to sell): delta-based; 6% of contract value

Margin Calculation: contract size X current price X delta X 6% = margin requirement

Margin Calculation: contract size X current price X delta X 6% = margin requirement

Expiration: European-style; flexible expiration dates available

Expiration: European-style; flexible expiration dates available

*Please note: as silver option volatility and liquidity can change rapidly, investors must be permissioned to trade silver options.

 

IMPORTANT PRECIOUS METALS GENERAL TRADING INFORMATION

- NO COMMISSIONS & NO EXCHANGE FEES*

- Both SPOT AND OPTION platforms have live, streaming quotes

- NO DEALER INTERVENTION for spot and fixed expiration options

- Trade metals spot and options from same account (also forex)

- No restrictions on short-selling

- Free streaming quotes and charts

- Place orders over the phone or via online trading platform

- Market, limit, stop, if done, OCO, GTC and GTM orders (spot)

- Trade from Sunday 4 p.m. to Friday 3 p.m. (CST)

- Market and limit orders (options); No rollover for options

- Metals trading may cease for short periods during slow markets

- For easy option margin calculation, deltas listed on platform

- Delivery facilities available upon request

- Broker compensation derived from renumeration of the spread

  

 

* CFOS/FX is compensated through the bid/ask spread for otc forex and metals trading.
** Leveraged trading can lead to potentially large losses as well as gains. Please read our Risk Disclosure for detailed information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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*Disclaimer: Foreign exchange trading, foreign exchange investments and commodity futures trading and investments are not suitable for everyone.  Forex trading and commodity futures trading carry a high level of risk and the possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of all or more of your currency trading or commodity futures trading investment.  Before you decide to trade foreign currency options, trade foreign currency spot markets or trade commodity futures you should be aware of all risks associated with currency trading and futures trading.  If you would like more information about the risks of forex trading, commodity futures trading and of online forex trading and online futures trading, please contact a CFOS/FX futures and forex broker to discuss online foreign currency trading risks and/or commodity futures trading risks in detail. 

 

CFOS/FX is a futures and forex broker offering online forex trading platforms in both spot forex and forex option trading markets as wells as OTC spot gold, OTC spot silver and commodity futures.  The professionals at CFOS/FX broker forex spot contracts and broker forex option trading for both individual and commercial futures and forex clientele.  CFOS/FX, as an entity, acts only as a futures and forex brokerage and does not actively manage futures or foreign currency trading accounts for clients.  Regarding forex markets, CFOS/FX is a forex option broker and a spot forex broker acting an the Introducing Broker; CFOS/FX does not act as counter-party for client forex trading or forex option trading.  

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