Futures

Market Characteristics Determine the Best Futures Markets How do you make money trading futures? Risk management is an important aspect of any futures trading strategy. If you’re not limiting losses with effective buy and sell stops, or using hedging strategies like buying options, it’s time to rethink your strategy. You should also be aware that, […]

The daily ups and downs in the stock market have been televised much before the official open of trading in New York at 9:30 a.m. in recent weeks. That’s thanks to data from the futures market’s overnight trading. Traders can purchase and sell futures contracts for the major US stock indexes, thereby betting on the

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

To figure out how much a futures contract is worth, multiply the price by the number of units in the contract. To convert to dollars and cents, multiply by 100. Assume the price of coffee futures in May 2014 is 190.5 cents. 37,500 pounds equals one coffee futures contract, therefore multiply 37,500 by 190.5 and

Futures are financial derivatives that bind the parties to trade an item at a fixed price and date in the future. Regardless of the prevailing market price at the expiration date, the buyer or seller must purchase or sell the underlying asset at the predetermined price. Do stock market futures usually anticipate the stock market?

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

Accessing publicly available market quotes is all it takes to keep track of the NASDAQ 100 index and futures. Visit a financial website like Yahoo! Finance or CNBC for “streaming” quotes on significant indices including the Dow Jones Industrials, the Standard & Poor’s 500, and the NASDAQ 100. When will market futures be available? Most

Some traders believe you should close any pre-market positions before the market opens, while others disagree. There are a few options available to you in this regard. One simple method is to establish a stop loss and a target on your trades. Then do nothing until the stop loss or target has been reached. As

Futures trading has the advantage of being able to perform trades at practically any time of day. Weekends are off for commodity and futures markets, but most futures contracts begin trading on Sunday afternoon to kick off the week. Do futures trade around the clock? Stock index futures, such as the S&P 500 E-mini Futures

Sunday through Friday, electronic trading of crude oil futures is performed on the CME Globex trading platform from 6:00 p.m. U.S. to 5:00 p.m. U.S. ET. When do crude oil futures contracts expire? Each contract for crude oil ends on the third business day before the 25th calendar day of the month preceding the delivery