Learning Platform - "Markets & Trading"

Course: Futures – Position Management

About the online training programme

This course provides insight in the opening of a futures position and closing it. It also sets out the terminology long and short. Furthermore, the lessons allow to master the concept of rolling a futures position, by describing the process and touching upon related aspects.

Course Contents

This course covers the following videos:

  1. Introduction
  2. Opening transaction – Long & short position
  3. Closing transaction – Eliminate position
  4. Long versus short
  5. Rolling a futures position – Introduction
  6. Rolling a futures position – Investor or speculator
  7. Rolling a futures position – Hedger
  8. Rolling a futures position – The concept
  9. Rolling a futures position – Practical aspects
  10. Rolling a futures position – Roll yield
  11. Rolling a futures position – Forward curve structure
  12. Rolling a futures position – Rolling a short position
  13. Rolling a futures position – Rolling a long position
  14. Notional value
  15. Open interest

This course also includes examination and certification.

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