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Discover what a delivery month in futures contracts entails, how it affects traders, and the importance of delivery codes in financial markets.

Event contracts on sports took the gambling industry by surprise in early 2025. However, within a historical perspective, they’re actually the next step in a long drift that futures have made from ...

This article was written by Jim Wiederhold, Commodity Indices Product Manager at Bloomberg. Long-only commodities investment returns can be attributed to spot, curve and carry components. In this blog ...

July 25, 2024 - In 2010, Congress added Section 5c(c)(5)(C) to the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA"), providing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with the authority to prohibit the listing of ...

CANE ETF offers unique, direct exposure to world sugar prices via a portfolio of deferred ICE sugar futures contracts, mitigating roll risk and volatility. CANE is the only dedicated ETF for sugar, ...