Discover how hedge funds use margin, credit lines, and derivatives to amplify returns. Understand both the potential gains and risks of leveraging these financial tools.

Peter Gratton, M.A.P.P., Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex ...

Derivatives trading offers tools for hedging and speculation in financial markets. Learn key differences and strategies for ...

Brazil’s weather caused some excitement in the soybean market this week. One day forecasts showed no rain, and the next it did. Until late January, farmers should expect South America’s weather ...

Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund ETF offers broad, diversified exposure to 14 major commodities, with heavy ...

Jerry Gulke has heard every reason (excuse) in the book for not using futures and options. Here are his responses on a few. A couple decades ago I had the privilege to speak at the USDA Forum in ...

Retail investors have long been interested in hedge funds and the strategies those vehicles use to generate returns for clients. Unfortunately, hedge funds are exclusive territory with large minimum ...

Effective hedging strategies, such as using futures, options, and swaps, are crucial for stabilizing costs and managing price risks in volatile base metal markets during H2 2025. Metal buyers can ...

AT A GLANCE · Six new contracts offer futures market participants access to tools tracking some of the most popular S&P and Nasdaq sector indices, including semiconductors and biotech · New derived ...

For retirees (or soon-to-be retirees), futures contracts can offer an additional avenue for diversification and hedging opportunities, helping to manage market volatility. However, there are a few ...

Architect Financial Technologies plans AI compute-linked perpetual futures, giving institutions tools to hedge GPU and memory ...

For example, a hypothetical investor looking to hedge broad market exposure could use S&P 500 index futures. However, they ...