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What is a Futures Contract?

A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded, legally binding agreement to buy or sell a specific type, quantity or grade of a commodity or financial instrument at an agreed upon time and place in the future.

Futures contracts are highly regulated by market exchanges-New York Board of Trade, New York Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, London Metals Exchange, Eurex Frankfurt, Singapore Exchange-that set the contract specifications for cash and futures contracts. The value of a futures contract is tied to the underlying asset.

Contract Contract Size Price Value
T-Bonds $100,000, 30-Year U.S. Gov't debt 1-15 $115,000
Crude Oil 1000 Barrels at the contract price 30.00 $30,000
Wheat 5,000 Bushels at the contract price 4.00 $20,000
Silver 5,000 Troy Oz. at the contract price 4.75 $23,750
Euro 125,000 Euros at the contract price 110.00 $137,500
S&P 500 $250 times the index price 900.00 $225,000


Who Trades Futures?

Similar to stock and bond trading by institutions and individuals, futures are traded by manufacturers, agricultural, industrial and commercial interests and banks and financial institutions. Futures markets also welcome individual investors as sources of added liquidity and shareholders in risk. However, unlike huge commercial interests that take delivery on contracts, individuals always offset their futures positions prior to contract expiration in order to avoid delivery.

 
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System Center is a wholly owned product of Trade Center, LLC. All representations of managed futures, advisory services and alternative investments are wholly owned by Trade Center, LLC. Trade Center, LLC is a member of the National Futures Association and is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Trade Center is an Independent Introducing Broker for both Man Financial and R.J. O'Brien (RJO). The Man Group can trace its origins back to 1783 when James Man first established a sugar broking business in the City of London. The Group operated as a traditional partnership for over two hundred years and was engaged mainly in the agricultural markets of sugar, coffee and cocoa.

Man Financial, the Group's brokerage division, is the world's largest independent futures broker and commands a global financial presence with offices in New York, Chicago, Kansas City, London, Paris, Singapore, Taiwan, Sydney and Brisbane. The division provides agency broking and other related services to a worldwide client base, which ranges from banks, CTAs, Hedge Funds and major industrial groups to individual private clients.

Founded in 1914, RJO is one of the oldest and best-known independent futures brokerage firms in the industry. RJO is a founding member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and a member of all the major U.S. Futures Exchanges. RJO offers clients access to the markets through a variety of account types including: On-line access through our Market Center Direct (MCD) software Managed Products including systems and CTA products Full Service Broker Assisted Accounts Foreign Exchange (FX) accounts

Trade Center LLC offers brokerage for futures contracts traded around the globe, including the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), COMEX Division of NYMEX, EUREX, London Metal Exchange (LME), New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) and the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

Trade Center is a commodity futures brokerage firm offering full service, discount and On-line Trading. Our Services include placement of investment funds into managed futures via commodity trading advisors (CTA's), advisory services, foreign exchange trading, single stock futures, and the administration of futures trading systems.

Contact Trade Center for alternative investments, futures trading, commodity trading, options trading and strategies, futures options, direct access trading, on-line commodity trading, and Forex trading. Experienced Trade Center commodity futures brokers manage alternative investments, managed futures via CTA's, options, futures trading, futures options, and forex trading. FXCM Currencies, Equity Indices, Single-Stock Futures, Debt Futures, Financial Technical, Grains, Livestock, Metals, Energies, Soft’s and Cotton research synthesizes information from a global network of commercial firms, cash brokers, money managers, hedge funds and floor traders to generate thought-provoking analysis investors, traders and institutions demand. Availability of products and services may vary by jurisdiction.

Trade Center does not share or distribute personal information; personal data will be used for internal purposes only. Trade Center, LLC never sells personal information to anyone; please view our Privacy Policy / Comments about our Web-site

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