• Gold options are option contracts that use either physical gold or gold futures as the underlying instrument.

  • Call options on gold give the contract holder the right to buy the metal at a predetermined price before the expiration date.
  • Put options work in the opposite way, granting the right to sell at a predetermined price level.
  • Gold options traded in the US are listed on CME COMEX and use gold futures, which represent 100 troy ounces of gold, as the underlying asset.