Futures trading denote that
the stocks are to be traded in the near future in a certain amount that has
been decided earlier. A futures contract or futures
trading is an agreement to buy or sell an asset at a future date at an
agreed-upon price. These are standardized agreements that typically trade on an
exchange. The agreement depends on buying the securities or commodities on a
given date and time.
How will futures trading
fare in the future?
Futures are regarded as the
stocks that have the potential to fetch a high selling and reselling value. In
general hedges and hedge funds use futures for protection against adverse
future price movements in the underlying cash commodity. Hedgers are the business houses or the
individuals who deal in the underlying cash commodity. The trading depends on
the trader’s judgment as he can make a faster judgment on future prices as
these prices tend to change up fast as compared to real estate stock prices.
Futures being highly
leveraged financial instruments for investments. The margin is a security that
the investor has to keep with the exchange in case the market moves opposite to
the position that has been taken and the losses that have been incurred. This
may be more than the margin amount, in which case the investor has to pay more
to bring the margin to the maintenance level.
Due to the markets being
liquid the contracts are traded in huge numbers. The presence of buyers and
sellers in the future markets ensures market orders can be placed. The near
maturity contracts do not fluctuate easily and hence the contracts are the best
buy option.
Commission costs on future
trades are very low and are charged when the position is closed. The total
brokerage is around 0.5%of the contract value. However, it depends on the level
of the service provided by the broker.
Make faster money because
the amount that the speculators speculate can earn you enough and quick money
the trading is done with 10 times the exposure than the normal stocks.
Futures are great for
diversification or hedging: These are very important vehicles for hedging or
managing different kinds of risk. Companies engaged in foreign trade use
futures to manage foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk by locking in an
interest rate in anticipation of a drop in rates if they have a sizeable
investment to make.