Futures

Discover how the unique aspects of futures contracts can provide traders with new potential opportunities in new markets.

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Futures

How Hedging Can Reduce Portfolio Risk

Hedging with futures may help reduce risk in a portfolio. Lower volatility can translate into lower risk.

Commodities

Commodities Catch-up: Basics of Corn, Oil, Others

Prices for corn, cattle, oil and other commodities will have an impact on your summer cookout and vacation plans. Here's the latest.

Futures

Beta Weighting a Portfolio for Futures

Learn how beta weighting a portfolio can help you manage diverse investments including stocks, futures, and options, and how to calculate a futures hedge.

Futures

Investing Basics: Futures

Gain a better understanding of futures trading and learn about the risks and benefits of leverage.

Futures

Trading Futures vs. Stocks: What's the Difference?

Stocks and futures both trade on exchanges, but that's where the similarities end. Futures contracts expire on a set date and can be traded using much more leverage.

Futures

Micro Crude Futures Offer Lower-Cost Oil Trading

Micro WTI Crude Oil futures offer smaller-sized contracts, allowing traders the opportunity to get precise exposure to the oil market but with a reduced financial commitment.

Commodities

Energy Investing Basics: WTI vs. Brent Crude Oil

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent Crude: What's the difference between these two global crude oil benchmarks?

Cryptocurrency

Micro Bitcoin and Ether Futures Offer Small Bites of Crypto

At a fraction of the size of a standard futures contract, Micro Bitcoin and Ether futures can offer a more cost-effective way for traders to gain bitcoin exposure.

Trading

Market Downturn: Three Ways to Short the Market

Investors seeking to profit from a market downturn or looking for portfolio protection have several shorting alternatives. Here are three of them.

Futures

Micro E-Mini Futures in Earnings Season

Learn the basics of Micro E-mini futures and how they can potentially help retail traders and investors gain flexibility during earnings season.

The information provided here is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for specific individualized tax, legal or investment planning advice. Where specific advice is necessary or appropriate, consult with a qualified tax advisor, CPA, financial planner or investment manager.

Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Hedging and protective strategies generally involve additional costs and do not assure a profit or guarantee against loss.

Options carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Certain requirements must be met to trade options through Schwab. Please read the options disclosure document titled "Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options" before considering any option transaction. Supporting documentation for any claims or statistical information is available upon request.

With long options, investors may lose 100% of funds invested.

Covered calls provide downside protection only to the extent of premiums received, and prevent any profitability above the strike price of the call.

Cryptocurrency- related products carry a substantial level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Investments in cryptocurrencies are relatively new, highly speculative, and may be subject to extreme price volatility, illiquidity, and increased risk of loss, including your entire investment in the fund. Spot markets on which cryptocurrencies trade are relatively new and largely unregulated, and therefore, may be more exposed to fraud and security breaches than established, regulated exchanges for other financial assets or instruments. Some cryptocurrency-related products use futures contracts to attempt to duplicate the performance of an investment in cryptocurrency, which may result in unpredictable pricing, higher transaction costs, and performance that fails to track the price of the reference cryptocurrency as intended. Please read more about risks of trading cryptocurrency futures here.

Futures, futures options and Forex trading involves substantial risk and is not suitable for all investors. Please read the Risk Disclosure Statement for Futures and Options prior to trading futures products.

Forex trading involves leverage, carries a substantial level of risk, and is not suitable for all investors. Please read the Risk Disclosure for Forex.

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