A Futures contract is a standardised agreement to buy or sell an asset at a set price on a future date. Traders use futures to speculate on or hedge indices, commodities, currencies and crypto, with leverage built in through margin.
How traders trade it
- Standardised contracts with fixed expiry dates.
- Leveraged — control a large notional with a margin deposit.
- Used to hedge exposure or speculate on direction.
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Related: Leverage · Margin · Commodities · Indices