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

Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in the accounting and finance industries for more than 20 years. Her expertise covers a ...

Perpetual futures, often called perps, are a type of derivatives contract that let traders take leveraged exposure to an asset without an expiration date. Unlike traditional futures, which settle on a ...

The futures market has always rewarded speed, precision, and clear strategy, but choosing the right platform has become just as important as choosing the right contracts. As more traders look to ...

The contracts trade 24/7, are cash-settled in USDC, and allow for up to 10x leverage on single-stock contracts and 20x on ETF ...

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the launch of Coinbase Derivatives, LLC nano Bitcoin and nano Ether ...

Event contracts on sports took the gambling industry by surprise in early 2025. However, within a historical perspective, they’re actually the next step in a long drift that futures have made from ...

Coinbase has launched perpetual futures contracts in Europe shortly after the ESMA warned that these products may fall under CFD rules.