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Nickel Futures to Lumber Futures Ratio
The nickel futures to lumber futures ratio is 29.75 — Nickel Futures at $17,065.63 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Nickel Futures to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of nickel futures = 29.755 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/NICKEL-FUT): 0.03361 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much nickel futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (69th percentile of the last 1 year)
Nickel Futures
$17,065.63
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of nickel futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:26:17 GMT.
1Y average
28.84
median 28.67
1Y low
23.77
Oct 12, 2025
1Y high
35.82
Jan 7, 2026
Normal band
26.49–31.20
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.39σ
338 observations
Nickel Futures to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NICKEL-FUT/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Nickel Futures / Lumber Futures price chart below.
NICKEL-FUT/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Nickel Futures buys, over 1Y.
NICKEL-FUT/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NICKEL-FUT/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Nickel Futures and Lumber Futures prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the nickel futures to lumber futures ratio
Nickel Futures to Lumber Futures ratio = Nickel Futures price per Metric Ton ÷ Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of nickel futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $17,065.63 ÷ $573.54 = 29.75. The inverse is 0.03361.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the nickel futures to lumber futures ratio today?
The nickel futures to lumber futures ratio is 29.75 — Nickel Futures at $17,065.63 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the nickel futures to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the nickel futures price per Metric Ton by the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of nickel futures.
What is the inverse of the nickel futures to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to nickel futures, is 0.03361 — how many Metric Tons of nickel futures one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.