Discover how options and futures differ in the financial market, focusing on obligations, trading hours, and their roles for investors and institutions.

Convergence is a buzzword these days, except in derivatives. In the futures and options markets, convergence is more than a buzzword. Many exchanges see it as the future, although this has not always ...

Options and futures are two investment types that can earn you a high return on investment. While options get you a contract with the “right” to buy or sell an asset, futures actually obligate you to ...

For many individual investors, options and futures are exotic instruments. This is far from the case, once you learn the difference between the two. The truth is that with widespread availability of ...

Futures and options both give traders leveraged exposure to underlying assets. You can use these contracts to get exposure to stocks, commodities, and other assets. Since these derivatives are similar ...

Paul Houston, Global Head of FX Products, CME Group, recently caught up with Traders Magazine to discuss the drivers causing change in the FX derivatives market, what CME Group has been doing to ...

The Crude Oil futures and options markets are the most liquid and actively traded global commodities contracts in the world. With Weekly Options on WTI Crude Oil Futures expiring on Friday each week, ...