In its most recent earnings, Nike Inc(NYSE: NKE) management said that "futures orders" were up 12% worldwide year over year, or 17% accounting for currency fluctuations.But what are futures orders, ...

Despite its relatively short history, the energy futures contract has become an essential part of the modern financial system, thanks to its efficiency in controlling volatility in the price of ...

Tim Smith has 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry, both as a writer and as a trader. A futures spread is a trading strategy in which a trader holds both a long and a short ...