index futures

Instead, the value of the stock index futures rose in recent days.

The stock index futures market is one of those tools.

They also could have sold other products, like stock index futures.

As the market began to fall, some institutions sold index futures rather than stock.

Applications for stock index futures were put on hold after that.

That happened because the price of index futures closed too high on Thursday.

Thus, share prices reflect less information than before the introduction of index futures.

The additional transactions costs were only for selling 20 index futures.

Stock index futures have historically sold at a higher price than the cash market.

There are two studies of the volatility-volume relationship for index futures.

High on the list of the accused are stock index futures "program traders."

However, adjustable limits are a new idea to the stock index futures market.

The investor can also buy or sell stock index futures contracts.

"They see stock index futures as the only way to manage the risk.

Nine months ago trading began in stock index futures, and after a slow start the idea has caught on.

A. We wouldn't have entered that day with margins of 2.2 percent on stock index futures.

There are actually two margin levels for stock index futures traders.

In contrast, very little has been written on the presence of a risk premium for index futures.

The closing price of stock index futures on Friday was too low, according to experts in that market.

Index futures and options are calculated directly by the exchange.

Q. Would the stock index futures market survive without program trading?

They tried exotic stock index futures and other novel financial instruments.

Index futures let investors trade without having to buy all the stocks individually.

But especially helpful was a sharp jump in the price of stock index futures.

When prices rise more than is generally expected, buyers of index futures win their bet.