To trade futures, an investor must first deposit a margin, which is a percentage of the entire amount (typically 10 percent of the contract value). The margin is simply collateral that an investor must hold with their broker or exchange in the event that the market goes against their position and they lose money. This […]
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Stock index futures, such as the S&P 500 E-mini Futures (ES), reflect expectations for a stock index’s price at a later date, based on dividends and interest rates. Index futures are two-party agreements that are considered a zero-sum game because when one party wins, the other loses, and there is no net wealth transfer. While
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Since 1991, U.S. REITs have outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 7% annually in late-cycle periods and have provided considerable downside protection in recessions, highlighting the potential value of conservative, lease-based revenues and high dividend yields in an uncertain environment (see chart below). Are REITs a decent investment during a downturn? In the event
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A recession is defined as a two-quarters or longer decline in economic growth as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP). Since World War II and up until the COVID-19 epidemic, the US economy has endured 12 different recessions, beginning with an eight-month depression in 1945 and ending with the longest run of economic expansion
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Futures and options are essentially market-traded derivatives of other assets. To put it another way, they get their worth from the underlying asset. Futures and options are derivatives of a wide range of assets, including equities, commodities, and currencies. When the value of the underlying asset fluctuates, the value of the derivatives, such as futures
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GDP quantifies the monetary worth of final goods and services produced in a country over a specific period of time, i.e. those that are purchased by the end user (say a quarter or a year). What is GDP and how can it be used to determine the size of an economy? The monetary worth of
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Purchasing and selling futures contracts is similar to purchasing and selling a number of units of a stock on the open market, but without the need to take immediate delivery. The level of the index moves up and down in index futures as well, reflecting the movement of a stock price. As a result, you
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Some countries have had such high inflation rates that their currency has lost its value. Imagine going to the store with boxes full of cash and being unable to purchase anything because prices have skyrocketed! The economy tends to break down with such high inflation rates. The Federal Reserve was formed, like other central banks,
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A total contract value of $15.7 x 5,000 = $78,500 will result from a price quote of $15.7 for a whole silver contract (worth 5,000 troy ounces). What will future contracts cost? How much does trading futures cost? Futures and options on futures contracts have a cost of $2.25 per contract, plus exchange and regulatory
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According to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts, Egypt’s GDP is predicted to reach 280.00 USD billion by the end of 2021. According to our econometric models, Egypt’s GDP will trend at 340.00 USD billion in 2022. Is Egypt a developing nation? Despite its status as a middle-income country, Egypt is confronted with a
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