Futures contracts are agreements to buy or sell a specific underlying asset, such as a commodity or a stock, at a predetermined future price and date. Investors use futures contracts – futures for ...

The global forex market is the largest market in the world. It trades over US$ 7.5 trillion daily, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS) data. The forex market isn't the only way for ...

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 ...

Trading in the huge foreign exchange or forex market typically involves operating in either the spot forex market or the currency futures market. Even though the underlying assets in the futures ...

March Australian dollar (A6H26) futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength. See on the daily bar chart for ...

Section 1256 contracts include certain regulated futures contracts, foreign currency contracts and non-equity options. These contracts receive a unique tax treatment under the IRS code and are subject ...

A currency ETF is an exchange-traded fund that holds various financial instruments designed to track the relative value of one or more foreign currencies. They’re used for hedging exposure to exchange ...

15 April 2010 Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), a commodities futures market in Dubai, plans to start trading futures contracts for the Swiss franc, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar.

BM&FBOVESPA has unveiled eight new currency futures contracts, Mondovisione reports. The contracts consist of two mini contracts and six contracts for currencies that are new for the Brazilian ...

Foreign currency contracts subject to the Sec. 1256 mark-to-market rules would be defined as only including forward contracts, under proposed regulations the IRS and Treasury issued Tuesday ...