About Gold Futures (May 2026)

Gold Futures is a cash-settled contract that allows participants to manage risk, trade on margin, or speculate on the price of gold. Each contract represents 1 troy ounce of Gold. Futures contracts enjoy the 60/40 tax treatment, where 60% of the gains are taxed as long-term capital gains and 40% as short-term capital gains, regardless of the holding period.

This contract is available to trade on Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (CDE).Trading is available 24/7 with a 1 hr break on Fridays 5-6 EST. The market is currently open.

Contract Details

Expiry

May 31, 2026 (2 months 2 days)

Expires at

5:30 PM GMT+0

Contract size

1 troy ounce of gold

Currency

USD

Stats

Open interest

$3.25K

Settlement price

Not enough data

Volume (24h)

$26.46K

2,605%

Price trends

Price change (24h)

1.87%

Mid price

$4.46K

High (24h)

$4.55K

Low (24h)

$4.38K

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