Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Options on futures are a kind of contract that gives an investor the right to buy or sell futures at a specific price in a specific period. Options on futures, therefore, layer the "optionality" of ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...

A futures contract is a standard financial agreement to buy or sell an asset in the future. A futures contract is NOT an asset. It conveys no ownership rights and does not pay dividends or accrue ...

Index futures, also referred to as stock index futures or equity index futures, are futures contracts where the buyer and seller agree to buy or sell a stock index at a future price and date. Index ...

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 ...

Perpetual futures open interest surged 12.8% across 15 venues in one week, signaling aggressive leverage use as traders recycle existing ...