TFEX Launches Mini Gold Futures Trading Starting May 25 — Making Gold Investment More Accessible
Thailand Futures Exchange launches Mini Gold Online Futures on May 25, requiring only 15,000 baht initial margin by reducing contract size tenfold to make gold trading more accessible to retail investors.
The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) is preparing to launch Mini Gold Online Futures, a new online gold trading product that increases profit opportunities and makes gold investment more accessible, starting May 25. The standout feature is a contract size reduced 10-fold, requiring an initial margin of roughly 15,000 baht to give investors easier market access.
Trivit Wangworrawut, CEO of TFEX, explained that amid volatile global markets and international tensions, gold has attracted significant investor interest, with prices reaching new highs continuously. Direct gold purchases face accessibility limitations, and even standard Gold Online Futures require substantially higher margin deposits. To address this, TFEX is launching Mini Gold Online Futures with contracts 10 times smaller than the original—scaled down from approximately 10 troy ounces to just 1 troy ounce (roughly 2 baht of gold).
This reduction allows margin requirements to reach more accessible levels, enabling investors to increase profit opportunities or use gold to complement their investment portfolios more conveniently. Mini Gold Online Futures (contract code: MGO) retains all the features of standard Gold Online Futures—contracts based on 99.5% purity gold bars, priced according to world gold markets in US dollars per troy ounce. Margin deposits and profit/loss settlements are in Thai baht, with a 30-fold price multiplier meaning each dollar fluctuation equals 30 baht in gains or losses, eliminating exchange rate risk concerns and making price tracking easier.
Trading is available on business days from 9:15-16:55 (daytime) and 18:45-3:00 the next day (evening). Mini Gold Online Futures uses cash settlement with no physical gold delivery. Expected margin requirements are approximately 15,000 baht or 10-15% of contract value. Trading begins May 25, 2026.
"TFEX is confident that Mini Gold Online Futures will serve investors by making gold investment more accessible—whether for profit-making or protecting portfolio volatility," Trivit said. "Since it trades on an exchange, investors can trust its transparent operations and oversight standards."
To prepare investors, TFEX and member firms are conducting seminars on the new product, trading strategies, and tools. A special "Gold Trading Day: Crisis vs Opportunity—Building Portfolios and Profits with Gold" seminar is scheduled for Sunday, May 24 from 9:00-12:30 at the Stock Exchange of Thailand Building (free admission). Additionally, a "Trade Gold, Get Gold" promotion offers special incentives for new TFEX account holders who trade Mini Gold Online Futures.
