Futures

A tool named SPAN is used by exchanges to determine futures margin rates. This application calculates a final amount for initial and maintenance margin in each futures market based on a variety of factors. The volatility of each futures market, or how stable (or unstable) it might be in the future, is the most important […]

Index futures prices are frequently a good predictor of opening market direction, but the signal is only valid for a short time. The opening bell on Wall Street is notoriously turbulent, accounting for a disproportionate chunk of total trading volume. The market impact can overpower whatever price movement the index futures imply if an institutional

Index futures prices are frequently a good predictor of opening market direction, but the signal is only valid for a short time. The opening bell on Wall Street is notoriously turbulent, accounting for a disproportionate chunk of total trading volume. The market impact can overpower whatever price movement the index futures imply if an institutional

The spot price is the current market price at which a particular asset, such as a securities, commodity, or currency, can be purchased or sold for immediate delivery. A futures price is a price agreed upon by two parties in a contract (called a futures contract) for the sale and delivery of an asset at

When both index futures and underlying stocks are trading at the same time, index arbitrage keeps the index futures price near to fair value. 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

Each day, at 7:20 a.m. Central Time (8:20 a.m. Eastern Time), Dow Futures begin trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one hour and ten minutes before the stock market opens. When does the Dow futures market open? Stock index futures, such as the S&P 500 E-mini Futures (ES), reflect expectations for a stock

You could buy something now and save it for later if you know you’ll need it in the future but it’s on sale for a reasonable price. Another option is to utilize a futures contract. A futures contract is a contract in which the buyer and seller agree ahead of time on the price, quantity,

Each form of futures contract agricultural, energy, interest rate, equities, and so on has its own trading hours, which are sometimes dictated by the underlying products’ or securities’ market hours. Depending on the commodity, most futures contracts begin trading on Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern time and close on Friday afternoon between 4:30 and 5

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. What exactly are stock market futures? Futures contracts that

Bitcoin futures allow investors to participate in the Bitcoin (BTCUSD) market without owning the underlying cryptocurrency. They function similarly to a commodities or stock index futures contract in that they allow investors to speculate on the cryptocurrency’s future price. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) offers cash settlement monthly contracts. How do bitcoin futures affect the