Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

CME halted all futures and options trading on November 28, 2025 after a cooling failure at the CyrusOne CHI1 data center shut ...

Spot trading involves buying or selling an asset at its current market price for immediate delivery. Futures trading uses contracts to set a price and delivery date for a future transaction, allowing ...

Derivatives are financial contracts. Their value comes from an underlying asset. The asset can be a stock, index, commodity or currency. Traders do not buy the asset directly. They trade on expected ...

On Thursday, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) products ...

The futures market has always rewarded speed, precision, and clear strategy, but choosing the right platform has become just as important as choosing the right contracts. As more traders look to ...

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 ...

CME’s Globex trading outage hits US markets ahead of Thanksgiving, disrupting futures, treasuries and commodities, raising ...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Thursday that spot crypto asset contracts will begin trading for ...

Futures can also be leveraged for hedging as a tool to mitigate portfolio risks during periods of heightened volatility. Unlike direct investments in stocks or mutual funds, futures trading requires ...