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 chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec.

By Jarrett Renshaw March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to announce measures as soon as Thursday aimed at combating rising energy prices in the wake of the Iran conflict, including potential action involving the oil futures market,

Perpetual futures, often called perps, are a type of derivatives contract that let traders take leveraged exposure to an asset without an expiration date. Unlike traditional futures, which settle on a fixed schedule and must be rolled over, perps stay ...

U.S. futures slipped and world markets were mixed on Monday after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Despite the ruling, tariffs aren’t going away. Trump said Friday he would use other avenues to tax imports,

CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nanhua Futures subsidiary Nanhua USA has gained trading membership on Nodal Exchange, a leading derivatives exchange in North American commodities markets, the Hengdian Group financial futures company announced.

Learn how the cash price, also known as the spot price, reflects the real-time value of commodities being traded, influenced by immediate supply and demand.

Cryptocurrency futures trading has become the primary driver of market liquidity, helping traders to speculate on price action without holding the underlying as

Coinbase is expanding into stocks, more sophisticated trading tools, and prediction markets, positioning outcome trading as part of a broader “single app” brokerage play. The company is also rolling out a tokenization road map to lay the groundwork for ...