On December 21, 2025, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division (“MPD”) issued a no‑action letter that could materially expand hedging options for commercial energy companies by allowing firms to ...

Cross hedging is a strategy to mitigate risk by taking opposite positions in two positively correlated assets. Understand its application with examples.

Perhaps the only thing that we can predict about commodity prices is that they will be unpredictable. As the commodity crisis puts a strain on worldwide prices, companies are scrambling to protect ...

Single stock futures are contracts that allow traders to hedge or speculate on stock prices. Learn how they provide leverage ...

Gold has a well-burnished reputation as an inflation hedge, and gold aficionados often point to gold’s ability to hold its value over time. In a well-worn piece of investment folklore, it’s often said ...