This course will teach you the fundamentals of futures trading, including how to identify profitable opportunities, develop a trading plan, and execute trades. You'll learn how to analyze the markets, identify trends, and develop strategies to maximize your profits. You'll also gain an understanding of the risks associated with
In finance, a futures contract is a standardized legal contract to buy or sell something at a predetermined price for delivery at a specified time in the future, between parties not yet known to each other. The item transacted is usually a commodity or financial instrument. The predetermined price of the contract is known as the forward price or delivery price. The specified time in the future when delivery and payment occur is known as the delivery date. Because it derives its value from the value of the underlying asset, a futures contract is a derivative. Futures contracts are widely used for hedging price risk and for speculative trading in commodities, currencies, and financial instruments.