1) Futures Fundamentals
A futures contract is an agreement in which two parties agree to buy or sell a set of financial instruments or a particular physical commodity for delivery in the future at a pre-determined price....
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2) Futures Fundamentals: A Brief History
Some 150 years ago, before the North American futures market started, farmers would grow their crops then bring them to the market to sell. Without knowing before their arrival to the market how much...
3) Futures Fundamentals: How the Market Works
The futures market is a centralized place where buyers and sellers all over the world can meet and enter into futures contracts. Pricing can be in the form of an open cry system or...
4) Futures Fundamentals: The Players
Players are classified into two categories: hedgers and speculators. Hedgers A person who buys or sells in the futures market to secure the future price of a commodity with the intent of selling at...
5) Futures Fundamentals: Characteristics
In the futures market, the definition of margin is different from how it is defined in the stock market. Here, margin is the initial deposit of “good faith” made into an account in order...
6) Futures Fundamentals: Strategies
A futures contract tries to predict the value of an index or commodity at some time in the future. Different strategies are used by speculators to make a profit out of rising and declining...
7) Futures Fundamentals: How to Trade
Futures trading is an advance investing instrument that is not suitable for everyone, especially beginners. If you feel you have enough experience in investing to get into futures trading, know the risks and how...
8) Futures Fundamentals: Conclusion
Trading in the futures market is risky. It can be especially complicated for those who are still new to investing. While it is not for everybody, the futures market can be suitable for a...