Investment

We allow you to trade stocks, options, cryptos, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are listed in the United States. There are also initial public offerings (IPOs) available. At this moment, we do not support over-the-counter (OTC) stocks, warrants, or futures/forex. Is it possible to trade futures on Webull? On Webull, what types of securities can […]

The vast majority of futures options expire at the end of the trading day, but there are a few notable exceptions. Options with an a.m. expiration are usually written on a future contract with the same expiration date and time as the current contract. When do futures option contracts expire? The final settlement time varies […]

Although the phrases represent separate concepts, commodities and futures are frequently used interchangeably. Commodities are physical products that may be bought or sold, such as oil, grain, or metals. Futures contracts are agreements to buy and sell goods in the future. Commodity futures, which are contracts that organize commodity trades, bring them together. Are futures […]

Dow futures are financial futures that allow investors to hedge or speculate on the future value of various Dow Jones Industrial Average market index components. E-mini Dow Futures are futures instruments generated from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. What exactly are US 30 futures? Data on the E mini Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Futures […]

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 […]

Standardized contracts that trade on centralized markets are currency futures. Futures might be settled in cash or physically delivered. Futures that are cash-settled are settled daily on a mark-to-market basis. The differences are settled in cash till the expiration date as the daily price changes. At the expiration date for futures settled by physical delivery, […]

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 […]

S&P 500 futures are a sort of derivative contract that allows a buyer to purchase an investment based on the expected future value of the S&P 500 Index. All types of investors and the financial media pay special attention to S&P 500 futures as a leading indication of market activity. S&P 500 futures allow investors […]

There are around 40 different futures contracts that mirror U.S. and worldwide stock market indexes in total. Equity futures begin trading at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday and end at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time on Friday. During the week, stock futures cease trading between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. On Sunday, when do […]

A legally binding agreement between a buyer and a seller, an index futures contract monitors the values of equities in the underlying index. Traders can buy or sell a contract on a financial index and have it settled at a later time. E-mini contracts are futures contracts that trade on the CME Globex system and […]