<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=870885239710055&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Skip to content

StoneX Futures Blog

Your source for futures tips, trends, and insights to optimize your trading strategy.

Futures Trading

Making Money with Stock Options

Are you interested in making money with stock options? If so, you’re not alone. Traders from around the globe look to stock options to generate cash...

Read More
Stock Trading

What Are the Four Risks of Trading Stock Options?

When it comes to trading stock options, traders defer to the Greek language to address risk. Are you familiar with “option Greeks?” In this article,...

Read More
Stock Trading

Understanding the Impact That Stock Option Time Decay Has on Stock Options

Options contracts are unique financial instruments. One thing that makes them different from forex pairs, ETFs, or stocks is that they have a finite...

Read More
Trading Strategy

Will the Russia-Ukraine War Cause a U.S. Recession?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 brought dramatic uncertainty to the world’s capital markets. As a result, commodities prices spiked...

Read More
Futures Options

What Is the Best Way to Sell Stock Options?

At any given time, an equities options trader can do one of two things: buy or sell. In this article, we will look at how the best way to sell stock...

Read More
Commodity Storage

WHEN TO USE SHORT VS. LONG FUTURES COMMODITY CONTRACTS

In the live futures markets, a trader has two basic choices: buy or sell. When you buy a futures contract, you are “going long” the market in the...

Read More
Corn Trade

TRADING CORN FUTURES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Agriculture futures offer market participants a vast array of hedging and speculative possibilities. Whether you’re trading Chicago Mercantile...

Read More
Stock Trading

STOCK TRADING VS. STOCK INVESTING: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

When it comes to making money in the world’s equities markets, there are two strategies: stock trading and stock investing. Each has a unique...

Read More
Futures Options

UNDERSTANDING JAPANESE YEN FUTURES

One of the world’s eight major currencies, the Japanese yen (JPY) is viewed as a mainstay of global finance. The Bank of International Settlements...

Read More
Commodity Storage

FIVE THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN A COMMODITIES BROKER

Commodities are a prime asset class for active traders. Whether you’re interested in hedging risk exposure or speculating on future pricing...

Read More

Futures Trading Platform Demo & Free Trial

Experience world-class online futures trading in a risk-free trading environment with real-time streaming quotes and charts, advanced technical indicators, and more!

Get Started