Despite its relatively short history, the energy futures contract has become an essential part of the modern financial system, thanks to its efficiency in controlling volatility in the price of ...

In futures trading, success can bring you significant profits, but mistakes can be costly. Different types of futures contracts have distinctive features, though they are always an agreement to buy or ...

What is an inverse futures contract? An inverse futures contract is a financial arrangement that requires the seller to pay the buyer the difference between the agreed-upon price and the current price ...

Semiconductors, or computer chips, have attracted much attention lately. Nowadays, they power a wide array of products and devices, which are becoming more interconnected through the internet of ...

Brazil’s weather caused some excitement in the soybean market this week. One day forecasts showed no rain, and the next it did. Until late January, farmers should expect South America’s weather ...

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.

Friday marked the final day of trading for Eurodollars futures, one of the primary instruments that traders have used to telegraph their expectations for Federal Reserve policy or to hedge the ...

The trading of perpetual contracts is comparable to that of futures contracts; however, in the case of perpetual contracts, the trader has more leverage and does not immediately exchange the ...

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $104.398 0.016 0.01% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $109.422 0.055 0.05% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $112.672 0.094 0.08 ...