New to futures or looking for a refresher?  This course is designed for you. Dive into the basics of futures contracts, how contracts trade on a futures exchange, the different ways customers use these instruments and the benefits that futures provide. Gain a stronger understanding of how futures work and why more market participants are using derivatives in their trading strategies today.

This course covers:

  • Contract Specifications
  • Contract Trading Codes
  • Expiration and Settlement Processes
  • Tick movements
  • Futures Price Limits
  • Notional Value
  • Futures Market Transparency
  • Margin
  • Roles of Speculators and Hedgers

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Financial Markets

    • Introduction to Financial Markets
  • 2

    Introduction to Futures

    • Trading Venues

    • History of Futures Exchanges

    • Price Discovery

    • Understanding Role of Hedgers

    • Understanding Role of Speculators

    • Definition of a Futures Contract

    • Notes # Futures Contracts

    • Futures Contact vs. Forward Contracts

    • Contract Specifications

    • Notes # Contract Specifications

    • Contract Trading Codes

    • Notes # Understanding Contract Trading Codes

    • Understanding Margin

    • Contract Notional Value

    • Tick Movements - Understanding How They Work

    • Price Limits and Price Banding

    • Understanding Volume

    • Mark to Market

    • Calculating Profit and Loss for a Futures Contract

    • Futures Expiration and Settlement

    • Futures Expiration and Contract Roll
  • 3

    Benefits of Trading Futures

    • Portfolio Diversification

    • Day Trading Futures

    • Liquidity

    • Managing Contract Expiration

    • Futures Margins

    • Open Access to Futures

    • Leverage

    • Futures Bid-Offer Spread
  • 4

    eBooks

    • Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 9th Edition - John C Hull
  • 5

    Training Deck

    • Introduction to Financial Markets, Exchanges, Asset-Classes and Derivatives

About Trading Institute

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Trading Institute is a professional training institute set up with an objective to bridge the skills gap between academia and theindustry by offering industry relevant training and certifications andempowering young and dynamic individuals with skills required topursue careers in the areas of capital markets and financialservices. Our mission is to equip aspiring financial markets learnerswith the right education and training they need to pursue a careerwith leading financial institutions or become an independent or aprofessional trader and a sound investor.