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Cotton to Aluminium Futures Ratio
The cotton to aluminium futures ratio is 0.0002723 — Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Aluminium Futures at $3,231.73 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Aluminium Futures ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0002723 T of aluminium futures
Inverse (AL-FUT/CT): 3672 — one Metric Ton of aluminium futures buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (99th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8800
per Pound
Aluminium Futures
$3,231.73
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of aluminium futures per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:32:35 GMT.
1Y average
0.0002276
median 0.0002259
1Y low
0.0001855
Mar 5, 2026
1Y high
0.0002830
Aug 20, 2026
Normal band
0.0002080–0.0002472
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.28σ
240 observations
Cotton to Aluminium Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/AL-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Aluminium Futures price chart below.
CT/AL-FUT ratio line
How many T of Aluminium Futures one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/AL-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/AL-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Aluminium Futures prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cotton to aluminium futures ratio
Cotton to Aluminium Futures ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Aluminium Futures price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of aluminium futures per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8800 ÷ $3,231.73 = 0.0002723. The inverse is 3672.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to aluminium futures ratio today?
The cotton to aluminium futures ratio is 0.0002723 — Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Aluminium Futures at $3,231.73 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to aluminium futures ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the aluminium futures price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of aluminium futures per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to aluminium futures ratio?
The inverse, aluminium futures to cotton, is 3672 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of aluminium futures buys.