Trading in the futures market requires expertise and a significant tolerance for risk. A loss mirrors every gain and although profitability is achievable, consistent success depends on using effective ...

Futures and forex markets are both popular options for investors looking to trade financial assets, but they differ in key ways. Futures involve standardized contracts to buy or sell assets at a set ...

Exchange-traded derivatives originally only did commodity underlyings. The world’s first financial underlying was : currencies. On 16 May 1972, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange started trading in ...

For retirees (or soon-to-be retirees), futures contracts can offer an additional avenue for diversification and hedging opportunities, helping to manage market volatility. However, there are a few ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He ...

While most people can open a trading account and trade oil futures, starting to trade can be a daunting experience. In the U.S., there are restrictions as to who can open a futures trading account.

Spot trading involves buying or selling an asset at its current market price for immediate delivery. Futures trading uses contracts to set a price and delivery date for a future transaction, allowing ...

Did you know most of our readers prefer to trade futures through Interactive Brokers or Plus500? Futures contracts have traded hands in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) since the late 1800s when ...

Oil futures are financial contracts that allow participants to buy or sell a specific quantity of oil at a predetermined price on a future date. These contracts serve as an agreement between the buyer ...

This article was written by David Mullen, Product Manager for Core Fixed-Income Analytics, and Fateen Sharaby, Business Manager for Index-Linked Products at Bloomberg. Credit futures, which started ...