Discover how options and futures differ in the financial market, focusing on obligations, trading hours, and their roles for investors and institutions.

On December 21, 2025, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division (“MPD”) issued a no‑action letter that could materially expand hedging options for commercial energy companies by allowing firms to ...

Michael Selig is two-and-a-half months into leading the independent federal agency that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, including futures, options, and swaps. Selig was sworn in as the latest ...

Under the CEA, the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over transactions in “commodity interests,”[9] meaning that only the CFTC can promulgate regulations as well as prosecute fraud and manipulation in ...

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), now ICE Futures, was a London exchange for futures and options on energy commodities, aiding in price risk management.

What is the Series 3 license exam? Who needs a Series 3 license? How to get a Series 3 license If you plan to sell commodity futures and options, you need a Series 3 license. This credential shows ...

Nodal Exchange LLC, a derivatives trading platform for North American commodity markets, saw 3.1 billion megawatt hours (MWh) of power futures and 749,222 lots of environmental futures and options ...

--Brent crude oil is flat at $62.88 a barrel. --European benchmark gas is down 1.1% to 28.87 euros a megawatt-hour. --Gold futures are up 0.7% to $4,230.50 a troy ounce. --LME three-month copper ...

The Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund ETF offers broad, diversified exposure to 14 major commodities, with heavy allocations to oil and gold. DBC serves as an inflationary hedge and provides ...

“We’ve always focused on making strategy creation intuitive,” said Andrew Grevett, Co-founder & CEO of Level2. “Our integration with TradeStation allows traders to take what they build visually on ...

Coinbase Prime debuts unified cross-margin trading and regulated futures for institutions, delivering 20+ contracts via its CFTC-regulated arm on one platform.