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Explore the role of futures strips in the energy sector. Learn how they lock in prices of sequential contracts, aiding ...

On May 22, the polyester futures sector of the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange was officially fully opened to the outside world, ...

One of the more technically significant proposals is the removal of the close-to-the-money option series concept from ...

The Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF offers diversified commodity futures exposure. Click here to read how HARD ...

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 ...

Record OI across global commodities futures and options of 72 million, up 8% y/y, including record energy futures and options OI of 68.4 million, also up 8% y/y. Record OI across total oil futures and ...

The industry-friendly move comes as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission continues to jostle with states over prediction ...

Consider buying a call option on July corn (ZCN26) futures. See on the daily bar chart for July corn futures that that prices are trending up and late last week hit a 10-month high. See, too at the ...

WTI crude touched $114.58 a barrel on April 7, 2026 before sliding back to $99.89 by April 27, a roughly $29 swing inside ...

Experts in historical options data meeting on informative nature of futures options in assessing trading strategies and risk in volatile, fast-moving commodity markets ...