What are the futures doing right now?
Index Futures
| SYMBOL | PRICE | %CHANGE |
|---|---|---|
| *DOW FUT | 33,025 | -0.42 |
| *S&P FUT | 4,143.5 | -0.37 |
| *NAS FUT | 12,684 | -0.22 |
| *S&P MID MINI | 2,554.9 | -0.46 |
What are the futures in stocks?
Futures are a type of derivative contract agreement to buy or sell a specific commodity asset or security at a set future date for a set price. Futures contracts, or simply “futures,” are traded on futures exchanges like the CME Group and require a brokerage account that’s approved to trade futures.
What’s the Nasdaq futures right now?
NASDAQ (Mini)
| IND Close | Future | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 12,548.03 | 12,549.5 | -344.25 |
When should you buy futures?
This usually happens on the date of the contract’s expiry. However, many traders also choose to settle before the expiry of the contract. In this case, the futures contract (purchase or sale) is settled at the closing price of the underlying asset as on the expiry date of the contract.
What stock market is open right now?
Trading Hours on North America Exchanges
| Name | Marketplace | Trading Hours |
|---|---|---|
| New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | New York, United States | 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Nasdaq Stock Market | New York, United States | 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) | Toronto, Canada | 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
What time of day are stocks lowest?
The opening 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Eastern time (ET) period is often one of the best hours of the day for day trading, offering the biggest moves in the shortest amount of time. A lot of professional day traders stop trading around 11:30 a.m. because that is when volatility and volume tend to taper off.
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