Learn about futures trading, along with how contracts work, key market factors, risks, and potential benefits, and how investors use futures to hedge or speculate.

CME Group is looking to obtain regulatory approval for options on its most successful cryptocurrency product launch. CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, has announced plans to ...

Swap futures may offer market participants greater hedging options, while divergent block trading rules could have a significant impact on liquidity, a report has stated. Swap futures may offer market ...

Discover how hedge funds use margin, credit lines, and derivatives to amplify returns. Understand both the potential gains and risks of leveraging these financial tools.

New options planned to be listed on front-month Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) futures Options-on-future structure designed to offer new way to manage market volatility Expansion of VIX complex aims to ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Total oil futures and options lots traded on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) hit record highs in the second quarter, as U.S. President Donald Trump waged a trade war and ...

Hedge funds have dumped the equivalent of 201 million barrels of oil over the past several weeks. The selloff in petroleum-related options and futures is being fueled by growing recession fears. The ...

Investors are seeking S&P 500 downside protection as rate cuts shift focus to growth concerns. Hedging strategies include options contracts, indicating the smart money is bracing for volatility. S&P ...

The crypto market has come back to life this year, with bitcoin [BTC] doubling in value, supposedly on the back of haven demand, spot ETF excitement in the U.S. and dovish Federal Reserve expectations ...

Traders of interest-rate options are harboring the same doubts as Wall Street strategists when it comes to bets that the Federal Reserve will pivot to interest-rate cuts within months. In the past ...