YG Feb vs. YG Mar

[ITR2744]

I'm wondering why miniGold (YG) March has such a low volume compared to the February contract since the latter will run into FirstNoticeDay in a few days?!
Surprising for me is, that in miniSilver (YI) it's the opposite, e.g. March Volume is higher than February Volume.

Is there a rational reason I've missed?

 

[Shagi]

The minis tend to lag in volume on most contracts - anywere you should be rolling over to April Gold and not March.

 

[Magna]

The liquid contract months for Gold (both mini and full) are:
Feb · Apr · Jun · Aug · Dec

The liquid contract months for Silver (both mini and full) are:
Mar · May · Jul · Sep · Dec

The only one they have in common is December.

 

[ITR2744]

Thanx for the list...

 

[nazzdack]

The New York contracts hold sway over the Chicago contracts.

 

[Shagi]

Quote from nazzdack:

The New York contracts hold sway over the Chicago contracts.

Only on the big contracts. Minis better off in Chicago