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 ...

Take a look at some basic examples of hedging in the futures market, as well as the return prospects and risks.

A futures contract legally obligates an investor to buy or sell a specific security or commodity at a predetermined price and time, and it’s facilitated on the futures exchange. When the future ...

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The "spot price" is the current price of an asset with payment being immediate and the buyer taking delivery immediately or within a few days. Spot price is determined by supply and demand and most ...

Holding period. If property is delivered in satisfaction of a securities futures contract to acquire property, the holding period for the property will include the period the taxpayer held the ...

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 ...

For retirees (or soon-to-be retirees), futures contracts can offer an additional avenue for diversification and hedging opportunities, helping to manage market volatility. However, there are a few ...

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 ...

Almost 100% of oil market analysts see the market as oversupplied this year, just as it was oversupplied last year.… Oil prices climbed after President Trump’s Iran rhetoric revived geopolitical risk, ...