Everything you need to know about each major futures market category. Contract specifications, trading hours, what drives prices, and who participates. Pick a market to start learning.
Equity Indexes
Equity Index Futures
The most liquid futures markets in the world. ES and NQ are where most retail futures traders start and where most volume lives.
Energy
Energy Futures
Crude oil, natural gas, and refined products. Driven by global supply and demand, OPEC decisions, and geopolitics.
Metals
Metals Futures
Gold, silver, copper, and platinum. Safe havens, industrial demand, and inflation hedges.
Treasuries
Treasury & Interest Rate Futures
The bond market in futures form. Driven by Fed policy, inflation expectations, and the yield curve.
Agriculture
Agricultural Futures
Corn, wheat, soybeans, and livestock. The original futures markets, driven by weather, harvests, and global food demand.
Currencies
Currency Futures
Major world currencies traded as futures on CME. An alternative to spot forex with exchange-traded transparency.