Selina takes a short position in 20 CBOT July corn futures contracts at a futures price of 375¢/bu. What has she agreed to do under the terms of this contract (assuming that she holds her position open through July)? The underlying asset for this contract is 5,000 bu.

Typically, arbitrage opportunities in the U.S. futures markets last how long?

A trader who takes a long position in a futures or forward contract has agreed in principle to…

Your broker calls you and informs you that a troy ounce of gold is trading in London for $1,410 per ounce and in New York at $1,408 per ounce. What is the arbitrage strategy?

In the futures market, a market order to buy is…

What is the most important economic contribution of speculators in a futures market? Trading by speculators…

What realistic incentives does your registered futures broker have to make sure that you, as a client, do not default on your side of the futures contract?

What is your maximum loss on a short futures position?

What percent of futures contracts result in either physical delivery of the commodity or cash settlement at expiration, equivalently, what percent of futures contracts are held to expiration?

A futures or forward contract defines terms for…