Trade Commodity Futures
The Smart Way.
Practice India's most active commodity futures — Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and more — with real lot sizes, SPAN-based margins, and realistic charges. Get PRO-ready before your first real commodity trade. Zero financial risk.
Why Practice Commodity Trading?
Commodity markets offer unique opportunities — and unique risks. The only way to learn without losing is to practice first.
Commodity futures require understanding lot sizes, margin mechanics, and how physical commodity cycles affect price. A beginner trading Gold or Crude Oil without this knowledge faces outsized losses. PaperTrader PRO lets you make those costly mistakes virtually — with accurate lot sizes, real margin requirements, and true charges — so when you go live, you're not learning the basics at your own expense.
Available Commodities
Practice across all major MCX commodity categories. Badges in green indicate Options (OPTFUT) also available.
Built for Accurate Commodity Practice
Every detail is designed to mirror real commodity trading as closely as possible.
Real Lot Sizes & Expiry Cycles
Each commodity uses its standard official lot size. Gold trades in 1 kg lots, Crude Oil in 100 barrels — accurate capital and margin sizing throughout.
SPAN-Based Margin Calculator
Initial and exposure margin requirements for commodity futures are calculated using SPAN methodology — the same standard real commodity brokers use.
Intraday Price Charts
Interactive intraday charts for every commodity instrument. Practise chart-based entry and exit decisions on Gold, Crude Oil, Copper, and more.
Realistic Commodity Charges
Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) and simulated brokerage are applied on every commodity trade, giving you an accurate picture of real trading costs and P&L.
Futures & Options
Select MCX commodities support both FUTCOM and OPTFUT instruments, letting you practise commodity option strategies, spreads, and hedged positions.
Accurate MCX Market Hours
Commodity instruments reflect actual MCX market session timings. The app shows live market status so you always know when you can place or modify orders.
How Commodity Trading Works in the App
From instrument selection to P&L tracking — four simple steps.
Open the Commodities Tab
Upgrade to Premium and find the Commodities section in the app's Tools tab. Browse all available MCX commodity instruments organised by category.
Check Lot Size & Margin
Each commodity shows its lot size and required margin before you place an order. Use the SPAN calculator to see exact margin requirements and confirm your virtual balance is sufficient.
Place Your Order
Choose Market or Limit order and enter the number of lots. Confirm the order — margin is blocked from your virtual balance and CTT plus brokerage simulation are applied instantly.
Track & Exit
Monitor your commodity position in the Orders tab during MCX market hours. Exit any time by placing the opposing order. P&L is updated immediately in your Reports.
Commodity Trading — FAQ
You can trade 25+ MCX commodity futures including Gold, Gold Mini, Silver, Silver Mini, Silver Micro, Crude Oil, Crude Oil Mini, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Mini, Copper, Copper Mini, Zinc, Zinc Mini, Aluminium, Lead, Nickel, Cotton, and Mentha Oil. Select commodities also support Options (OPTFUT), allowing you to practise spreads and hedged commodity strategies.
Yes. Every commodity uses its standard official lot size — Gold trades in 1 kg lots, Crude Oil in 100 barrels, and Natural Gas in 1250 mmBtu, for example. This ensures your practice accurately reflects the capital and margin requirements of real commodity trading.
The app uses SPAN-based margin methodology for all commodity positions, giving you an accurate estimate of initial and exposure margin requirements. This helps you practise position sizing and margin management the way real commodity traders do.
Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) is applied on each commodity futures trade, along with simulated brokerage. This means your P&L accurately reflects real-world commodity trading costs, not just raw price movement.
Commodity trading is a Premium feature. Free users can explore all NSE Equities and F&O instruments. Upgrade to Premium from Settings → Subscription inside the app to unlock MCX Commodities, along with Crypto trading, real-time data, SPAN margin calculator, and all other Premium features.
Practice Before You Risk Real Capital.
Download PaperTrader PRO free. Upgrade to Premium to unlock MCX Commodity Futures, Crypto Trading, Real-Time Data, and the full SPAN Margin Calculator. No real money. No risk. Just practice.
Free tier available forever. Commodity trading requires Premium.