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Futures Option Resource for futures and options information and articles. Offers background basics
and the mechanics of trading and related. Conveyed in layman terms in easy-to-understand format.

About - covers the makeup of our site, its intent in a broad stroke and how to contact.

American Option Style - gives attributes of the American Option; exercising it and where it is traded.

Call Options - for elements of call option (a 'call') type of contract and rights and obligations of the buyer and seller (writer). Strike price/expiration/execution.

Commodity Futures Symbols - the major commodities and their symbols & trading exchanges.
Commodity Accounts | Choosing Brokers | Beginner Trading | Order Types | Commodity Types


Crude Oil Futures Market | Sweet Crude Oil
Resource of major commodities and their symbols and trading exchanges.
Offering symbols of oil futures for popular grades and exchanges.


Energy Futures
Crude Oil Heating Oil Natural Gas Unleaded Gas

European Option Style - when the European option is exercised and where it is traded.

Futures Basics - a futures introductory.


Futures Trading Commodity Exchanges - lists the main futures exchanges divided into United States Exchanges and the Global International Exchanges and what is traded on each. Commodity Exchange Basics gives explanations.

Futures Trading Contracts - general obligations of the buyer and seller for the futures contract and basic differences with the options contract. Explains concepts of settlement, hedgers and speculators.

Commodity and futures options markets for gold, silver, platinum and copper and for energies: crude oil, heating oil, natural gas and unleaded gas with resources.

Metals Futures
Gold Silver Copper Platinum Gold Futures Prices 2011 Silver Futures Prices 2011

Option Basics - an options introductory.

Hedging | Hedge Ratio | Hedge Reasons
Resource hedging as a strategic tool.

Option Trading Contracts - gives the basic buyer and seller rights/obligations and the rudiments of the options contract.

Put Options - elements of put option ( 'put' ) type of contract and rights and obligations of the buyer and seller (writer). Strike price/expiration/execution.


Puts and Calls - an overview of buying and selling puts and calls, period of issue while simplifying the concepts of net debit and net credit.

Option Trading Symbols - covers the idea of trade codes and illustrates by example. Trading symbols reference tables.

Trading Systems - General - gives a rundown of the main features and tools for what many of the popular trading systems now offer.

Trading Systems - Automated - about some of the automated platforms and services these systems provide, including trader defined executions, with developments.

Futures Option Premium - highlights the main differences between the futures and the options premium.

Put Call Parity and Intrinsic Value - the concepts of put call parity and intrinsic values, profit zone/profit range.

Option Money Values - covers In the Money, At the Money and Out of the Money value concepts as they are used in trading.

Site Terms - 'Site Terms of Use and Disclaimer' for all site users. Outlines important legal aspects of site use and that pertain to all areas of site.

support contact - regarding site matters.