Discover how contracts are priced and what factors can cause big market swings. Learn how futures are used in both hedging and speculation.
Work through each lesson in order to unlock the course quiz.
From spot prices to future delivery.
Discover how cost‐of‐carry, interest rates, and arbitrage impact the pricing of futures contracts.
What moves contracts up or down.
Examine how economic, geopolitical, weather, and sentiment factors influence futures prices.
Shield yourself from tomorrow.
Apply long and short hedging and spread techniques to manage risk.
Taking risks on upcoming events.
Analyze charts to spot trends and use spread and swing trading techniques to speculate on futures.