Financial, Index, and Rate Futures

Financial, index, and rate futures terms cover futures contracts tied to bonds, currencies, rates, equity indexes, volatility, and other financial underlyings.

In this section

• Bond Futures: Meaning and Example
  Learn what bond futures are and why traders and hedgers use them to manage
• Currency Futures: Contracts in the Futures Markets for Major Currencies
  Currency Futures are contracts in the futures markets that are for delivery in a major currency such as U.S. dollars, Euros, or Japanese yen. Corporations that sell products globally can hedge the risk of adverse exchange rate movements with these futures.
• Index Futures: Indirect Exposure to a Basket of Stocks Represented by an Index
  Index futures are financial derivatives that allow investors to speculate on or hedge against the future value of a stock market index.
• Interest Rate Future: Meaning and Contract Use
  Learn what an interest rate future is and how one futures contract can be used to hedge or speculate on interest-rate moves.
• Stock Index Future: Composite Stock Index Trading
  An overview of Stock Index Futures, including their features, types, and uses in speculation and hedging against market declines.
• VIX Futures: Contracts that Bet on the Future Value of the VIX
  Comprehensive overview of VIX Futures, their definition, types, applications, historical context, and examples in financial markets.