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 ...

Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level ...

Trading futures contracts within a self-directed IRA account could be an excellent way to diversify your retirement savings by using an alternative asset class. Investing in futures can provide ...

Futures contracts are an agreement to buy or sell an asset on a specific date in the future at a specific price. Futures are commonly used to speculate on the direction of prices. Speculators can ...

SHORT ANSWER: You can trade futures through Interactive Brokers and Plus500. If you’ve seen movies or videos with big crowds of people jumping and throwing hand signals at each other in the trading ...

This is a one time “hoop” hedgers using futures must do that selling an HTA does not require. Including a hedge line with a bank to finance the hedge account is also a good idea. I will discuss this ...

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 ...

Low-cost entry tends to get attention fast, but the real question in any My Funded Futures review is simpler - can the firm hold up under scrutiny on rules, payouts, and day trading conditions. My ...

PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TradeStation Group, Inc. (“TradeStation”), the parent company of award-winning self-clearing online brokerages for trading stocks, ETFs, equity and index options, ...