Equity-index futures fell and the dollar dipped after President Trump said his administration may start sending out letters ...

The NYMEX August West Texas Intermediate contract was down by 53cts to $66.92/bbl and September WTI was off by 51cts to $65.50/bbl. Both the September and October Brent crude contracts were 47cts ...

A futures contract's expiration date is the last day that the contract can be traded Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader ...

Futures contracts are typically traded on a stock exchange, which sets the standards for each contract. Since the contracts are standardized, they can be freely exchanged between investors.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will begin trading single stock futures for five Kenyan companies on July 7, 2025, ...

In terms of the tenure of the contracts, the expiry will be in August, September and October. In other words, the tenure ...

Cattle Futures Post Another Round of New Contract Highs. Livestock markets rounded out last week’s trade with a higher close. Thanks to a strong fundamental backdrop, that has propelled futures ...

One common application for futures relates to the U.S. stock market. Someone wanting to hedge exposure to stocks may short-sell a futures contract on the Standard & Poor’s 500.

Futures prices are often higher than the spot price as they add in all these factors. In this circumstance, the market is said to be in contango. Alternatively, when futures prices are lower than the ...

The phrase "futures contract" sounds like it involves investors, day traders, gold bars and pork bellies. In the NFL, though, a futures contract isn't anything like Arian Foster's misguided ...

How does an inverse futures contract work? The nature of an inverse futures contract is non-linear. When a trader goes long on the BTC/USD inverse futures contract, they are shorting the USD.

Our futures markets are designed to replicate the pricing and expiry dates of the underlying market, without you having to enter into a futures contract yourself. You’d be taking a position on whether ...