Futures

The Futures Contract Specifications page gives you a comprehensive overview of contract specifications as given by the exchanges. Specifications are categorized by market (Currencies, Energies, Financials, Grains, Indices, Meats, Metals and Softs). Months – A certain month during which a futures contract’s delivery may take place. Months are usually referred to in commodity exchanges by […]

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

E-mini S&P futures (ES) allow traders to profit from their predictions of where the S&P 500 index will go in the future. ES futures, unlike equities, trade at practically all hours of the day and night from Sunday to Friday. Day traders choose these goods because of their extended trading hours and liquidity. Is the

A grain futures contract is a legally binding agreement for the delivery of grain at a specified price in the future. A futures exchange standardizes the contracts in terms of quantity, quality, delivery time, and location. The only variation is the price. What is the best way to interpret a futures chart? To see price

Traders will roll over futures contracts that are about to expire to a longer-dated contract in order to keep their positions the same after expiration. The role entails selling an existing front-month contract in order to purchase a similar contract with a longer maturity date. The roll approach may be influenced by whether the futures

Inverse/Short Oil ETFs strive to give the inverse of various oil-based natural resource prices on a daily or monthly basis. These funds can invest in a single commodity or a group of commodities, such as crude oil (Brent and WTI), gasoline, and heating oil. Futures are used in the funds, and they can be leveraged.

On Sunday, Dow Jones futures, as well as S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures, will open at 6 p.m. ET. It’s important to remember that overnight trading in Dow futures and elsewhere does not always equate to actual trading in the next normal stock market session. When do the Dow futures begin trading? Dow futures

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. In the stock market, how do futures work? 1.

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. How are the prices of futures contracts determined? The

Soybean oil futures are traded in 60,000-pound contracts and are priced in cents per pound. When you see a price of 38.20, it refers to $0.3820 per pound, or 38.20 cents. A tenth of a cent price increase is represented by a positive daily change of.10. What is the price of soybean futures? Soybean futures