Currency Futures
Currency Futures Overview
Usually, a currency futures contract is priced in U.S. dollars per unit of another currency. The purpose of a currency future — or an ‘FX future’ — is to set a contract for the exchange of one currency for another currency at a specific point in time at a fixed price.
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Currency Futures Markets
- U.S. Dollar Futures - The U.S. dollar is the most used currency in international transactions and as other countries’ official currency.
- British Pound Futures - The pound is the fourth-most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market, and it is also the third most held reserve currency in all global reserves.
- Canadian Dollar Futures - Today, the Canadian dollar value has floated ever since 1970, and is the 7th most traded currency in the world.
- Japanese Yen Futures - Because of its floating exchange rate, the Yen is considered extremely volatile.
- Swiss Franc Futures - Considered as one of the world’s strongest currencies, the Swiss Franc is popular for its low volatility and its low correlation with returns on foreign assets.
- Euro FX Futures - Since its introduction into world financial markets in 1999, the Euro has far exceeded the U.S. dollar in world circulation.
- Australian Dollar Futures - The Australian Dollar is a favorite amongst currency traders for its reliability and broad range of benefits.
- Mexican Peso Futures - The Mexican peso lands at the 12th-most-traded currency in the world, third in the Americas, and first in Latin America in world currency ratings.
- New Zealand Dollar Futures - The New Zealand Dollar is one of the 10 most-traded currencies in the world and accounts for around 1.6% of the global foreign exchange market daily turnover.
- South African Rand Futures - Speculators and investors frequently get involved with the Rand because it is consistently undervalued by 15-20% with frequent fluctuation.
- Brazilian Real Futures - The Plano Real (Real Plan) involved a monetary reform package that introduced the modern-day Brazilian Real.
Currency Futures Market News
- Loonie dives after release of weak labor report: [May 10 04:33 AM] The Canadian dollar on Friday dropped to its week-low against the U.S. dollar after the nation released underwhelming job-creation data, Bloomberg reports. Read more
- Aussie's losses increasingly causing concern: [May 10 02:17 AM] Friday saw the Australian dollar dive toward parity with the world's reserve currency for the first time since the beginning of the second half of last year as concerns about Australia's economy were gaining momentum, according to Bloomberg. Read more
- Yen slumps against dollar, euro as data notes investors look abroad: [May 10 01:52 AM] The Japanese yen fell to its four-plus year low on Friday against the U.S. dollar after the government of the Pacific Rim nation released data indicating domestic investors further developed holdings of international bonds, according to Bloomberg. Read more
- Strong jobs data pushes up greenback against euro, yen: [May 09 06:58 AM] Strong U.S. job market data pushed up the greenback on Thursday against the Japanese yen and the common currency of the European Union, providing a brighter outlook for prospects fo the world's largest economy, according to Bloomberg. Read more
- Rand pinched by preference against South Africa, finance minister says: [May 09 02:30 AM] The South African rand has been performing poorly because of strong manifestations of preferences against it and the monetary unit is weaker than it really should be, the nation's finance minister told Bloomberg news on Thursday. Read more
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