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 ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He ...

View post: Country reintroduces travel restrictions for Americans and Brits You have almost certainly heard some fictional character wheel and deal over “futures.” You’ve probably heard the phrase ...

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 ...

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $104.371-0.023-0.02% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $109.141-0.023-0.02% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $112.188-0.016-0.01 ...

Water is one of the world’s most vital resources. So is there reason to freak out now that profit-hungry hedge funds and other investors can trade it like a barrel of oil or shares of Apple? That’s ...

Trading oil futures contracts can be a new source of business income. You can open an account in your business name and use company money to fund the account. If your business was set up to trade ...

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 ...

Section 1256 contracts include certain regulated futures contracts, foreign currency contracts and non-equity options. These contracts receive a unique tax treatment under the IRS code and are subject ...

Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in the accounting and finance industries for more than 20 years. Her expertise covers a ...