Research method
Futures contract selection
Futures contract selection is a canonical archive-taxonomy method; this registry entry defines its inputs, output and use boundary.
- Output
- Market-regime classification
- Input
- Cross-market prices, volatility, carry and portfolio weights
- Horizon
- Weeks to months
- Best use
- Put a single trade into a diversified or regime-aware context.
- Input: Cross-market prices, volatility, carry and portfolio weights.
- Output: market-regime.
- Use boundary: Put a single trade into a diversified or regime-aware context.
The archive
Where the method has been read
Read in the archive24 of 51 readings
2002Single-stock futures and the sleeve that belongs on the ticket2007Ethanol futures liquidity lagged the policy boom2010Relative liquidity ranking for futures contract selection2010A liquidity filter for executable futures contract selection2010Screening futures by liquidity, open interest, and equal-dollar size2010Ranking futures liquidity for executable contract choice2010Liquidity and open interest screens for futures selection2010Ranking futures by open interest and equal-dollar liquidity2011Liquidity filter for futures contract selection2011Silver contract-selection by size, hours, and carry2011Futures liquidity rank as an execution filter2011Filtering futures by liquidity, open interest and equal-dollar size2011Liquidity and open interest as a screen for futures selection2011A futures liquidity filter for equal-dollar execution2012Ranking futures liquidity before choosing a contract2013Liquidity-first futures contract selection2013Equal-dollar liquidity filter for futures contract choice2013Futures liquidity filters for executable contract selection2013Filter listed futures by liquidity and open interest first2013Ranking listed futures by liquidity and equal-dollar size2013A pre-trade liquidity filter for futures contract selection2014Why commodity futures are trades, not long-horizon holdings2014Rank futures liquidity before selecting the contract2014Filter futures by equal-dollar liquidity and open interest
This registry entry describes a research method. It is not investment advice and does not make a performance claim.