Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Learn the steps to calculate notional value for futures contracts and why it's pivotal in evaluating risks and managing your ...

The global forex market is the largest market in the world. It trades over US$ 7.5 trillion daily, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS) data. The forex market isn't the only way for ...

In futures trading, success can bring you significant profits, but mistakes can be costly. Different types of futures contracts have distinctive features, though they are always an agreement to buy or ...

Foreign currency contracts subject to the Sec. 1256 mark-to-market rules would be defined as only including forward contracts, under proposed regulations the IRS and Treasury issued Tuesday ...

Section 1256 contracts include certain regulated futures contracts, foreign currency contracts and non-equity options. These contracts receive a unique tax treatment under the IRS code and are subject ...

Fundamentally, sticky U.S. inflation and in turn a likely less-dovish-leaning Federal Reserve on its monetary policy in 2026 ...

15 April 2010 Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), a commodities futures market in Dubai, plans to start trading futures contracts for the Swiss franc, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar.

Many international corporations routinely use forward outright contracts to hedge FX market exposures against adverse moves and help stabilize their foreign currency cash flow. Unlike currency futures ...

BM&FBOVESPA has unveiled eight new currency futures contracts, Mondovisione reports. The contracts consist of two mini contracts and six contracts for currencies that are new for the Brazilian ...

Q: A year ago, we began arranging a fall 2025 group trip to Italy for a high-end U.S. incentive client who, of course, pays us in dollars. Early this year, we entered into a contract with a Rome DMC ...