Futures

While the stock market in the United States begins at 9:30 a.m. EST and closes at 4:00 p.m. EST, index futures trade around the clock on systems such as Globex, a CME Group electronic trading system. Is the futures market now active? Depending on the commodity, most futures contracts begin trading on Sunday at 6 […]

Dow futures trade using a multiplier that inflates the contract’s value to give the trade more leverage. The Dow Jones has a multiplier of 5, which means that Dow Futures are leveraged 5-1. A single futures contract with a market value of $50,000 would be traded if the Dow Futures were trading at 10,000. The

A futures contract option offers the holder the right, but not the duty, to purchase or sell a certain futures contract at a striking price on or before the expiration date of the option. These work in a similar way to stock options, except the underlying security is a futures contract instead of a stock.

Futures are traded on margin, with investors paying as little as ten percent of the contract’s value to possess it and control the right to sell it until it expires. Profits are magnified by margins, but they also allow you to gamble money you can’t afford to lose. It’s important to remember that trading on

A futures contract is a legally binding standardized agreement to buy or sell an item at a defined price at a future date. The buyer must acquire the asset at this specified date, and the seller must sell the underlying asset at the agreed-upon price, regardless of the prevailing market price at the contract’s expiration

A single stock future (SSF) is a two-party futures contract. The buyer of the SSF, often known as the “long” side of the contract, agrees to pay a set price for 100 shares of a single stock at a future date (the delivery date). How can I keep track of futures? Accessing publicly available market

Investors who want to sell that day should wait until after the market opens if S&P 500 Index futures move higher outside of market hours and imply the stock market will increase on the opening (or set a higher price limit). When index futures indicate a lower opening, buyers may want to hold off. However,

Trading bitcoin futures (/BTC) and micro bitcoin futures (/MBT) requires futures permission on your account, just like any other futures product. Clients who desire to trade bitcoin futures must also receive the CFTC and NFA advice on virtual currencies listed below, in addition to futures permission on their account. You must first request futures trading

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

Futures contracts can be exchanged for profit only if the trade is closed before the expiration date. Many futures contracts expire on the third Friday of the month, but contracts vary, therefore read the contract specifications for any and all contracts before trading. When do futures contracts come to an end? In derivatives trading, the