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A futures contact, or futures, is a standardized financial contract to buy or sell
a given underlying instrument at a specified date in the future and at a specified
price. Futures are derivatives bought and sold on an exchange and can be traded
on all sorts of financial instruments such as stock market indexes (which can also
be traded via CFD's) currencies, bonds and commodities. |
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What is CFD? |
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A contract for differences, also commonly referred to as a CFD, is an agreement
to exchange the difference in value of a given asset (shares, stocks indexes and
commodity futures) between the opening time of the contract and its closing time
of the contract. It is a derivative that allows traders to speculate on the price
of underlying asset.
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The main characteristic of CFD contracts is the leverage power associated to them.
Indeed, CFD's enable you to trade the underlying instrument (stocks and stock indices
among others) on a margined basis. This means that you only have to invest a certain
percentage of the transaction value. |
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The Future market Includes |
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- NASDAQ is the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations; it
is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities trading market in the United
States.
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- S&P 500 is the stock market index containing the stocks of 500 large corporations
most of which are American.
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- DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL is one of several stock market indices created by nineteenth
century Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones. It is Consists of 30 of the largest
and most widely held public companies in the United States.
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The Specification Table: |
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Nasdaq 100 |
NSDQ Year
Month |
$ 20 * index Value |
Market |
$1000 |
* Sunday open
22:00 -
20-15
Re-Open 22:00 - 20:15
Friday Close 20:15 |
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S& P |
S&P Year
Month |
$ 50 * index Value |
Market |
$ 1000 |
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Dow Jones
Indstrial 30 |
DJI Year Month |
$ 10 * index Value |
Market |
$ 1000 |
* Sunday open
22:00 -
20-15
Re-Open 22:00 - 20:15
Friday Close 20:15 |
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* According to the
Day Light Saving |
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