Futures

Learn about the different type of commodity futures contracts such as grains, livestock, energy, metals, foods, and fibers.

Commodity Pool Operators is the general partner responsible for overseeing a commodity pool

A commodity trading advisor (CTA) is a trading professional that manages futures and or options accounts for investors. The CTA is required to register with the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission.

An E-mini futures contract provides a trader the ability to buy the major indicies on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for a fraction of the cost of a full contract.

A forward contract is an agreement for the future delivery of an asset at a predermined price and date

A futures clearinghouse allows one to close out positions in the futures market without having a real buyer or seller on the other side.

Understand what a futures contract is and learn about the key components of trading a futures contract

Futures hand signals make the futures pit much more efficient in the midst of the chaos in the pits

A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a contract sometime in the future.  Futures contracts have been around in tradable markets for hundreds of years and can date back as far as rice grain futures in Japan

The futures trading pit is where futures contracts are traded using the open outcry system for buying and selling contracts.

Index futures are created to replicate the performance of the underlying index that the futures contract represents. Index futures exists for many global stock markets such as the S&P500, DOW Jones Industrial Average, Russell 2000, German DAX, London's FTSE, French CAC40, and other established world markets

An interest rate futures contract allows the buyer of the contract to lock in a future investment rate

A managed futures account (MFA) is an alternative investment strategy where an investor allows a professional money manager known as a commodity trading advisors (CTA) to invest funds in the global futures markets.

The margin requirement impact on commodity price is in discussion quite a bit these days with the increase of gas prices.  However, the government's attempt at controlling the number of speculators may have little affect.

The National Futures Association (NFA) is responsible for regulating and monitoring all futures activity within the United States of America. 

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission was founded in 1975 and is empowered by the U.S. government to monitor and regulate trading of futures contracts.