Stock futures were climbing on Monday ahead of one of the busiest weeks of the second-quarter earnings season, with 135 S&P 500 companies–including two of the “Magnificent Seven” mega-caps–set to ...

Index futures contracts are marked to market, meaning the change in value to the contract buyer is shown in the brokerage account at the end of each daily settlement until expiration. Suppose the ...

Index futures, also referred to as stock index futures or equity index futures, are futures contracts where the buyer and seller agree to buy or sell a stock index at a future price and date.

An index futures contract is a financial instrument that you can use to speculate on the price movements of major stock market indexes, including the S&P 500 or the Russell 2000.

Fact checked by Timothy Li Reviewed by Gordon Scott A stock index futures contract binds two parties to an agreed value for the underlying index at a specified future date. For example, the March ...

Futures on the AEX, BEL 20, CAC 40, ISEQ 20, OBX, PSI and FTSE MIB indices.

Equity index futures are a type of financial derivative that represents a contract to buy or sell the value of a stock market index at a predetermined price and date in the future. This index can ...

S&P 500 futures are contracts that obligate the holder to buy or sell the S&P 500 index at a preset price on a given date. They are standardized, traded on the CME, and settled in cash .

U.S. index futures fell Thursday, as conflict in the Middle East saw global oil prices rally further.

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are up +0.13%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.14% this morning as investors watched for fallout from a strike initiated by the United ...

Historically, a dropping VIX indicates less fear in the market, and rising VIX accompanies stock market downturns. However, ...