What is a Futures Contract? A futures contract is a derivative that gives the buyer leveraged exposure to a commodity asset. Future contracts give the buyer the obligation to buy a specific asset at a ...

In its most recent earnings, Nike Inc(NYSE: NKE) management said that "futures orders" were up 12% worldwide year over year, or 17% accounting for currency fluctuations.But what are futures orders, ...

Despite its relatively short history, the energy futures contract has become an essential part of the modern financial system, thanks to its efficiency in controlling volatility in the price of ...

Index futures are futures contracts where the underlying asset is a stock index. These financial derivatives allow investors to buy or sell the future value of a stock index at a predetermined price ...