Learn about futures trading, along with how contracts work, key market factors, risks, and potential benefits, and how investors use futures to hedge or speculate.

Many trading mistakes happen before you ever click “Buy” or “Sell.” They happen when a trader assumes a contract behaves like something else. Futures-style products can vary widely in settlement rules ...

The latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 1358 ET – Gold futures settle at a new high, making it one of the many ...

The latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0840 GMT – London’s miners rise in opening trade as precious metals ...