Futures markets are one of the most popular places for day traders and speculators to get involved in. For one, futures contracts can be traded anytime in the day as opposed to trading stocks on exchanges that open and close at certain times. This way, people don’t need to worry about their time zones, as […]
Weather fluctuations are normal. And while most of us could use a break from the hot days of the summer or extremely cold days of the winter, future energy traders may not. As these fluctuations tend to affect how much energy is produced, delivered and consumed. The process where the value of an asset fluctuates […]
The oil markets are notoriously volatile and uncertain from one week to the next, but the latest tensions have even the most seasoned industry veterans scratching their heads over what’s likely to happen next. With a range of major structural changes coming to the oil markets, it’s no surprise that so many people are curious […]
ICE is the acronym used for the Intercontinental Exchange, which is an electronic exchange platform designed originally for the trading of energy related products, but which has expanded to offer trading in other commodities, foreign exchange and interest rate products and equity index futures. ICE is now the parent company of a wide range of […]
Futures have grown from covering a few obscure agricultural products to dominating trading for a wide range of different assets and products. There are even futures for intangible measures, such as volatility, that are among the most widely traded securities on the market. Futures were originally designed to allow buyers and sellers of raw materials […]
Table of contents Futures in Contemporary Markets The Difference Between Futures and Options Trading Futures Final Thoughts Futures are financial instruments that obligate the seller of the futures contract to sell the underlying asset and the buyer of the futures contract to buy that underlying asset at the contract price and date. Futures specify the […]
Contango occurs when the future spot price of a commodity is expected to be below the current spot price and the price of futures contracts are above the expected spot price on their expiration dates. Contango results in an upward sloping futures curve, as the premium for future delivery increases with the expiration date of […]
A commodity is a loose term that describes a set of primary goods with shared features. Commodities are usually natural products that are used as first-stage inputs into more complex manufactured goods. Commodities are generally seen as interchangeable within their sub-class and grade. For example, copper is one of the world’s most widely used commodities. […]
Bitcoin Futures Trading Is Here! Bitcoin futures made their big debut on Sunday, December 10th, 2017. The introduction of Bitcoin futures was meant to herald the beginning of widespread acceptance of Bitcoin as a new mainstay of the investing world. So what exactly is a Bitcoin future and how did Bitcoin’s big debut in the […]
Bitcoin Futures Set To Launch Sunday, December 10th After gaining regulatory approval from the CFTC, CBOE Global Markets Inc. has announced the release of a Bitcoin (BTCUSD) futures exchange set for 6 pm on the evening of Sunday, December 10th, 2017. The futures will be cash-settled on the day following their expiry date based on […]
