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

A hedging transaction involves an investor's strategic position to mitigate the risk of loss by offsetting another investment. Learn more about risk management strategies.

Swap futures may offer market participants greater hedging options, while divergent block trading rules could have a significant impact on liquidity, a report has stated. Swap futures may offer market ...

On December 21, 2025, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division (“MPD”) issued a no‑action letter that could materially expand hedging options for commercial energy companies by allowing firms to ...

New options planned to be listed on front-month Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) futures Options-on-future structure designed to offer new way to manage market volatility Expansion of VIX complex aims to ...

Trading volume in foreign exchange (FX) options is on the rise. The EUR/USD currency pair is seeing the most activity. Data from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England show multi-period increases ...

The Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF offers active interest rate risk hedging via derivatives and high-quality fixed income. Learn more about the fund.

Hedge funds have dumped the equivalent of 201 million barrels of oil over the past several weeks. The selloff in petroleum-related options and futures is being fueled by growing recession fears. The ...