You can view commodity contract details such as lot size, expiry rules, settlement method, and timelines on the Info widget on Kite web.
To access the widget:
- Click on any MCX contract in your watchlist.
- Select Info from the context menu.
You can navigate different expiries of futures and options for that particular instrument by clicking on the expiry date.
The widget displays:
Important dates
- Expiry: The date when the contract expires.
- Last trading day: The final day you can trade the contract. This typically matches the expiry date but can differ when an unplanned holiday falls on the expiry date.
- Trading allowed until: The exact time until which you can trade the contract at Zerodha. For physically settled commodities, trading ends before the tender period begins.
F&O Data
For the selected expiry, you can view:
- Futures OI % Change: Change in open interest
- Lot Size: Number of units you are trading
- ATM Strike & ATM IV: At-the-money strike price and implied volatility
- PCR (Put-Call Ratio): Market sentiment indicator
- Max Pain: The strike price where the most options contracts expire worthless, causing maximum financial loss for buyers
- P&L/₹1 Price Move: Your profit or loss for every ₹1 movement in the underlying price
Futures Prices
You can compare futures prices across current month, next month, and far month expiries in one view.
Specs & Expiry Timeline
This section displays:
- What happens as expiry approaches
- The last day for overnight orders
- Intraday-only periods
- ITM/CTM expiry behaviour
- Auto square-off timings
- The devolvement process
For physically settled contracts (such as Gold Mini): Zerodha squares off positions before the delivery window, as Zerodha does not support physical delivery.
For cash-settled contracts (such as Crude Oil): Contracts settle in cash.
Contract Specifications
This section displays:
- Trading Hours: Market timing for the commodity
- Quality Standard: The grade or purity specification (for example, 995 purity gold bars, Light Sweet Crude Oil)
- Pricing Method: How the commodity is priced (for example, Ex-Warehouse Ahmedabad price for Gold, NYMEX reference rate for Crude Oil)
- Settlement Method: Whether the contract is physically or cash settled, and the exact process followed
The Info widget is currently available only on Kite web and will be coming to the app soon. It is not supported for MCX agricultural and indices contracts.