Security Futures: An Introduction to Their Uses and Risks
(PDF | 93k) - Provided by the National Futures Association
A booklet that gives investors an introduction to what security futures are, how they work and how they can
be used. It also discusses the risks and limitations of trading these products.
A Guide to Metals Hedging
(PDF | 357k) Provided by New York Mercantile Exchange
This booklet discusses the principal risk management instruments available to participants in the metals markets,
listed on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Crack Spread Handbook
(PDF | 302k) Provided by New York Mercantile Exchange
This booklet explains crack spreads, and provides examples using NYMEX heating oil, gasoline, and crude oil futures.
Safeguards and Standards
(PDF | 163k) Provided by New York Mercantile Exchange
This booklet shows how NYMEX's rules and procedures are designed to assure all who use its markets
of the highest standards of integrity and financial security.
CME New Fertilizer Contracts
(PDF | 349k) Provided by Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CME introduces new financial tools for transferring and managing risk in an area of agriculture that has
not until now had access to such products: the chemical fertilizer industry.
CME E-mini NASDAQ Composite
(PDF | 1.8M) Provided by Chicago Mercantile Exchange
The Composite is one of the most widely followed and quoted major market indexes in the U.S., and exposure to these
stocks can prove useful for retail and institutional traders.
CME E-mini Stock Index Futures
(PDF | 1.0M) Provided by Chicago Mercantile Exchange
This brochure discusses the products in the CME E-mini complex, which are among the fastest growing products CME has
ever launched.
Trading CME FX Futures
(PDF | 139k) - Provided by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
This booklet discusses the benefits of trading CME FX futures vs. cash.
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