Futures
What are Futures?
Futures are derivatives contracts which are traded on central exchanges. They are an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a future date, for an agreed price.
In a Futures contract the buyer is long and the seller short and, as with other derivatives products, there is no need to own the underlying asset. Both parties pay an initial margin (which represents a small fraction of the total exposure) to the exchange. At the end of the contract the settlement price is compared with the initial (base) price, to calculate the profit or loss on the trade.
Why trade Futures
Futures can be used to invest in stocks, commodities or currencies and provide a different option to spot contracts. Futures contracts are transparent and allow leverage so are often used to hedge other investments. As with all margin products trading losses, as well as profits, are magnified.
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Energies
Symbol | Currency | Contract Size | Required Margin | Min Lot Size | Max Lot Size Per Trade | Start Trading | Start Trading Time | Contract On close Only | Expiration Dates | Expiration Time | Trading Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NGAS_JUL20 | USD | 10000 | 10% | 0,01 | 25 May 2020 | 22:00 | 24 June 2020 | 24 June 2020 | 17:00 GMT | Sun 22:00 - Fri 20:45 Daily Break 21:00 - 22:00 | |
NGAS_AUG20 | USD | 10000 | 10% | 0,01 | 24 June 2020 | 22:00 | 27 July 2020 | 27 July 2020 | 17:00 GMT | Sun 22:00 - Fri 20:45 Daily Break 21:00 - 22:00 | |
UKOIL_SEP20 | USD | 1000 | 3% | 0,01 | 5 | 7 Jul 2020 | 12:00 | 29 July 2020 | 30 July 2020 | 17:00 GMT | Sun 22:00 - Fri 20:45 Daily Break 21:00 - 00:00 |
USOIL_AUG20 | USD | 1000 | 3% | 0,01 | 5 | 20 Jul 2020 | 22:00 | 17 July 2020 | 20 July 2020 | 17:00 GMT | Sun 22:00 - Fri 20:45 Daily Break 21:00 - 22:00 |
Soft Commodities
Symbol | Currency | Contract Size | Required Margin | Min Lot Size | Max Lot Size | Start Trading | Start Trading Time | Contract On close Only | Expiration Dates | Expiration Time | Trading Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHEATF_DEC20 | USD | 5000 | 10% | 0,1 | 1 | 1 OCT 2020 | 22:00 | 26 NOV 2020 | 27 NOV 2020 | 17:00 GMT | Sun 22:00 - Fri 20:45 Daily Break 21:00 - 22:00 |
SOYF_NOV20 | USD | 5000 | 10% | 0,1 | 1 | 1 OCT 2020 | 22:00 | 28 OCT 2020 | 29 OCT 2020 | 17:00 GMT | Sun 22:00 - Fri 20:45 Daily Break 21:00 - 22:00 |
CORNF_DEC20 | USD | 5000 | 10% | 0,1 | 1 | 1 OCT 2020 | 22:00 | 26 NOV 2020 | 27 NOV 2020 | 17:00 GMT | Sun 22:00 - Fri 20:45 Daily Break 21:00 - 22:00 |
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