Futures

What are the best hours to trade commodities?

April 16, 2019

From cattle to copper, commodity futures provide market participants with a variety of unique options. The diversity of these offerings allow active traders to conduct business on a near 24/5 basis. Aside from...

Is Trading Futures Like Gambling?

Cyprian Francis

March 11, 2019

Education, Futures

Futures trading is often characterized as being similar to playing poker or betting horses for a living. The possibility of financial loss brings with it negative connotations ― the high wash-out rate for mark...

5 Reasons Oil Is Tanking

Cyprian Francis

November 15, 2018

Futures

Rampant expectations for a global oil supply glut sent the U.S. benchmark to its lowest finish of the year. December West Texas Intermediate crude CLZ8, +0.56% dropped $4.24, or 7.1%, to settle at $55.6...

5 Reasons To Trade Futures

Cyprian Francis

October 15, 2018

Futures

In comparison to other securities, futures exhibit many characteristics that offer traders unique opportunities. Whether you’re an intraday, day, or swing trader, these markets are attractive venues for the pur...

An Explosive Opportunity in Crude Oil

Cyprian Francis

July 13, 2018

Futures

There is an explosive opportunity in crude oil right now. The price moved up to 20-month highs last week and stabilized there. Wednesday saw a collapse though. Falling more that 5%, the sellers were piling on. ...

Gold Soars Toward Largest Annual Gain since 2010

Cyprian Francis

December 30, 2017

Futures

Gold extended its rally to a three-month high on Friday, leaping toward its biggest one-year rise in seven years as a wilting U.S. dollar, political tensions and receding concerns over the impact of U.S. intere...

Oil Trades Near July 2015 Highs on Supply Disruptions

Cyprian Francis

December 26, 2017

Futures

Oil prices hovered around a 2½-year high Tuesday, with Brent, the international crude benchmark, supported by the pipeline outages in the North Sea and Libya. West Texas Intermediate crude for February deliv...

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Launches Bitcoin Futures

Cyprian Francis

December 17, 2017

Crypto, Futures

CME, the world's largest futures exchange, launched its bitcoin futures contract Sunday under the ticker "BTC." The front-month contact opened at $20,650. Leading U.S. exchanges have raced to offer deriva...

Bitcoin Futures Trade on CBOE for First Time

Cyprian Francis

December 11, 2017

Crypto, Futures

One day after a major price plunge and following a volatile week, the Cboe Global Markets kicked off the highly-anticipated bitcoin futures trading on Sunday evening on the Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE). After...

History of Futures Trading

Cyprian Francis

December 27, 2016

Education, Futures

In the 1840s, Chicago had become a commercial center with railroad and telegraph lines connecting it with the East. Around this same time, the McCormick reaper was invented which eventually lead to higher wheat...