Temporary Trading Restrictions: Energy and Metal Commodities
Effective Date: March 3, 2026 | 5:00 PM EST
Due to the extreme volatility surrounding the war in Iran, Top One Futures is implementing temporary trading restrictions on the following instruments listed below.
UPDATE: March 6, 2026
Earlier this week we announced that, due to the extreme volatility surrounding the war in Iran, several commodities would be temporarily restricted and that we would reassess the situation on March 15th.
Since then we have been closely monitoring market conditions and listening to trader feedback. Based on this, effective immediately, we will be re allowing limited micro trading on the following contracts:
• GC / MGC
• SI / SIL
To keep risk controlled during the current market conditions, the following micro contract limits per account size will apply on GC / MGC and SI / SIL:
- 25K accounts, up to 3 micros
- 50K accounts, up to 8 micros
- 100K accounts, up to 1mini / 13 micros
- 150K accounts, up to 1mini / 18 micros
All other previously restricted commodities remain restricted for now. We will continue monitoring the situation closely and will still reassess the overall restrictions around March 15th.
Restricted Instruments
The opening of new positions is restricted or have decreased contract limits for the following symbols:
CL (Crude Oil)
MCL (Micro Crude Oil)
QM (E-mini Crude Oil)
NG (Natural Gas)
QG (E-mini Natural Gas)
GC (Gold) - Limited Contract Sizing
MGC (Micro Gold) - Limited Contract Sizing
SI (Silver) - Limited Contract Sizing
SIL (Micro Silver) - Limited Contract Sizing
PL (Platinum)
HG (Copper)
Frequently Asked Questions
When will these restrictions be lifted? We are monitoring market conditions daily and expect to reassess these restrictions on March 15, 2026.
Are other assets affected? At this time, all other asset classes (such as Indices and Currency Futures) remain available for standard trading. Any further updates will be posted here immediately. You can find the full list of instrument we normally offer here.
For further assistance, please contact our support team via the live chat or email us at [email protected].