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

Michael Selig is two-and-a-half months into leading the independent federal agency that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, including futures, options, and swaps. Selig was sworn in as the latest ...

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 ...

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), now ICE Futures, was a London exchange for futures and options on energy ...

Under the CEA, the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over transactions in “commodity interests,”[9] meaning that only the CFTC can promulgate regulations as well as prosecute fraud and manipulation in ...

Nodal Exchange LLC, a derivatives trading platform for North American commodity markets, saw 3.1 billion megawatt hours (MWh) of power futures and 749,222 lots of environmental futures and options ...

What is the Series 3 license exam? Who needs a Series 3 license? How to get a Series 3 license If you plan to sell commodity futures and options, you need a Series 3 license. This credential shows ...

--Brent crude oil is flat at $62.88 a barrel. --European benchmark gas is down 1.1% to 28.87 euros a megawatt-hour. --Gold futures are up 0.7% to $4,230.50 a troy ounce. --LME three-month copper ...

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. Common Units is upgraded to Buy due to robust U.S. LNG demand amid geopolitical turmoil. Read more on CQP stock here.

Trading of futures and options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was halted on Friday due to a data-center problem. "Due to a cooling issue at CyrusOne data centers, our markets are currently halted, ...

Coinbase Prime debuts unified cross-margin trading and regulated futures for institutions, delivering 20+ contracts via its CFTC-regulated arm on one platform.