Bursa Malaysia’s Crude Palm Oil Futures (FCPO)

The Ringgit Malaysia-denominated FCPO (Crude Palm Oil Futures Contract), traded on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives since 1980, serves as a global price benchmark and risk management tool for the crude palm oil market, used by both industry players and financial institutions.

Since April 1, 2021, all physically delivered FCPO contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives must meet Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification standards, making it the world's first exchange to mandate sustainability for such contracts.  The FCPO contract is also Shariah-compliant.

Key Benefits

• Trading occurs electronically on the global CME Globex platform to make it accessible to traders worldwide.
• Risk management tool for plantation companies, refineries, exporters, and millers, protecting them from unfavorable price changes in the physical market.
• Offers leveraged exposure, meaning a small initial investment (margin) controls a large position, amplifying both potential gains and losses from price fluctuations in the underlying asset.
• Allows global fund managers, commodity trading advisors, and proprietary traders with direct access to the active crude palm oil market.
• Offers retail investors a structured way to trade crude palm oil, allowing them to profit from rising (buying low, selling high) or falling (selling high, buying low) prices.
• Physical deliveries must use CPO from MSPO-certified mills.

Contract Specifications

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