What Are Zinc Futures?

Zinc futures are traded on the London Metal Exchange under the contract code ZS. The lot size for LME zinc futures is 25 tonnes, with a tolerance of +/-2%. The physical specifications of the contracts call for zinc of 99.995% purity (minimum) conforming to BS EN 1179:2003.

Zinc futures traded on the LME are priced in dollars and dents per tonne, and clearable currencies include the U.S. dollar, yen, pound, and euro.

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