Futures

Market

No transaction fee on cross-currency derivatives trade: NSE

The exchangesBSE and NSEhave launched trading in cross-currency futures and options (F&O) derivatives from today

1 min read27 Feb 2018
Market

SGX looks to bypass curbs placed by Indian bourses

Singapore Stock Exchange plans new products to give investors access to Indian securities

3 min read12 Feb 2018
Money

Bitcoin futures make their entry

This week, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) launched bitcoin futures on its exchange for trading

3 min read14 Dec 2017
Opinion

Bitcoin's credibility

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange's announcement that it plans to start futures trading in Bitcoin gives the cryptocurrency the sort of credibility it has hitherto lacked

1 min read3 Nov 2017
Market

Sebi proposes new rules to develop equity derivatives markets

Sebi has invited public comments by 10 August on its proposal to overhaul its rules for derivatives trading, including on suitability of 'more complex and risky' products for individual investors

2 min read12 Jul 2017
Market

Oil trades near $50 as disappointment over Opec agreement eases

Oil traded near $50 a barrel as investors tempered their disappointment over an agreement by Opec and its allies to extend production cuts without deepening them

1 min read29 May 2017
Market

Bulls cool off as pricey India valuations seen reining in stock market rally

The roll cost, or the price to replace March futures with April securities, was 40 basis points for the NSE Nifty 50 Index contracts on Tuesday

1 min read29 Mar 2017
Market

Thank tiny bugs and hungry Chinese pigs for agriculture winners

Orange juice, which soared 34%, was the biggest winner for crop and livestock markets. Futures zoomed as a citrus disease shrunk fruit production

4 min read3 Jan 2017
Market

Oil caps longest winning streak since August ahead of Opec cuts

Futures advanced 1.7% in New York, rising for a seventh session to the highest close in more than 17 months

2 min read28 Dec 2016
Market

Oil surges as Saudis eye deeper cuts while non-Opec countries join deal

Saudi energy minister Khalid Al-Falih said the biggest exporter will 'cut substantially to be below' the target agreed last month with members of the Opec

3 min read12 Dec 2016