Discover why traders roll over futures contracts before expiration, exploring both physical and cash settlements. Learn how to maintain positions and manage risks effectively.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its Treasury Bill (T-Bill) futures, launched on October 2, have traded more than ...

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 ...

The United States Oil Fund LP (USO) provides liquid, exchange-traded exposure to oil futures, but comes with tax complexities ...

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures opened at $57.50 per barrel (bbl) on October 21, 2025. Brent crude opened at $61.00 per ...

The prompt Brent crude futures contract on Thursday returned to trading at a premium to the six-month contract after new U.S.

On September 22, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC” or the “Commission”) issued an order disapproving the listing and trading of congressional control event contracts by ...