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Futures Trading Theory and Basic Functions
A futures position is an obligation | Forwards and futures | Contract size and tick value | Clearing and open interest
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A grain cooperative wants to explain why its members may use exchange-traded futures before selling crops. Which description best captures the market’s basic functions?
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Core NFA National Commodity Futures Examination (Series 3) topics
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Futures Margins, Options Premiums, Price Limits, Futures Settlements, Delivery, Exercise, and Assignment
Futures margin as a performance bond | Daily variation and margin calls | Changing margin requirements | Premium, intrinsic value, and delta
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Types of Orders, Customer Accounts, Price Analysis
Market and limit orders | Stops and stop limits | Conditional orders and duration | Reconciling a customer account
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Basic Hedging, Basis Calculations, Hedging Futures
Calculate and name the basis | The short hedge's final sale price | The long hedge's final purchase cost | Location and grade basis
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Spreading
Carrying-charge spreads | Bull and bear calendar spreads | Intermarket spread exposure | Spread execution and leg risk
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Speculating in Futures
Signed futures profit and loss | Return on margin equity | Turning a market view into a position | Protective exits under fast prices
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Common questions about NFA National Commodity Futures Examination (Series 3)
How do I decide whether a hedge needs a long or short futures position?
Start with the cash-market risk. Someone who owns a commodity or expects to produce it is hurt by a price fall, so selling futures can offset that risk. Someone who must buy the commodity later is hurt by a price rise, so buying futures can offset it. At the close, combine the actual cash purchase or sale with the signed futures gain or loss. The remaining difference from the planned price comes chiefly from a change in basis, defined here as cash price minus futures price.
Why can a profitable futures hedge still produce a margin call?
Futures are marked to market as prices change, while the related cash transaction may happen later. A short futures hedge against inventory can lose cash in its futures account when prices rise, even as the inventory becomes more valuable. If account equity falls below the applicable maintenance requirement, the customer may need to deposit funds before receiving the cash-market benefit. Hedge effectiveness and the ability to meet interim cash flows are separate questions.
What changes when an option replaces a futures hedge?
A purchased option sets a price floor or ceiling after its premium while allowing the buyer to benefit from favorable cash-price moves. A futures hedge generally fixes the price more closely, subject to basis change, but its daily gains and losses can require interim cash. An option buyer can lose the entire premium. An uncovered option writer may lose more than the premium received. Always calculate the cash result, option payoff, premium, and any futures result separately before combining them.
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