Although people cannot eat gold, it attracts them as a magnet since the dawn of time. It is a universal metal in its essence. Gold was used in the monetary circulation even in the previous century, since the coins made of it didn’t become rusty. Gold is widely used as an industrial material today, one […]
Soybeans are oil crop and not grain crop, used, first of all, for producing oil which is contained in its beans. Soybean futures are among the most popular contracts in the commodity futures market. Soybean trading has an international character and the product itself is highly valued in Asia as a natural food. There is […]
Trading corn futures attracts many traders who are interested in the grain market. Corn futures practically do not differ from other grain futures, since the factors that influence the grain crop market in general are practically the same. However, if we look deeper, we can detect several factors, which distinguish corn futures from other agricultural […]
Nasdaq-100 index futures belong to the category of index futures contracts, offered by the CME Group. These are the most popular index futures in the market. They are presented by various types of contracts, the first place among which in trading volumes and popularity is taken by E-mini Nasdaq-100 index futures contracts. E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures […]
Starting from December 2017, the bitcoin rate has increased by more than 40% and its capitalization increased USD 200 billion for the first time in its nearly nine-year history. The bitcoin established a new historical high and reached the mark of USD 14,000 per cryptocoin. Analysts believe that one of the reasons for such an […]
According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), coffee futures in the developing countries are the second most popular (after crude oil) traded commodity, which plays the role of the source of the foreign currency supply. Speaking about the history of coffee, we should say that, according to the existing data, the first coffee shop was […]
The original idea of using futures contracts was in helping farmers to be insured from unfavourable fluctuations of prices on primary products. As of now, the industry significantly expanded and includes a lot more players. Futures contracts allow their holders to buy or sell a physical asset or trading instrument on a specified date at […]