Learn about futures trading, along with how contracts work, key market factors, risks, and potential benefits, and how investors use futures to hedge or speculate.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will draft new regulations governing the burgeoning market for so-called event ...

Acquire the license to sell or supervise managed futures and commodity pools. Learn about exam structure, requirements, and ...

Crude oil futures declined by more than 4 per cent on Monday morning after US President Donald Trump said that Iran was ...

Trading on the LME was offline for roughly one hour.

Commodities futures are a form of investment that involve buying and selling contracts for the future delivery of commodities such as oil, gold, and agricultural products. Futures trading can be used ...

(WLUK) -- In a new order from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an Appleton man must pay more than $185,000 in restitution to victims he defrauded in a scheme that lasted more than a decade.

Gold and silver futures drop as traders take profits after record highs, influenced by a stronger U.S. dollar.

On Nov. 10, 2025, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-AR, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, released a bipartisan discussion draft to establish a federal framework for regulating spot ...

Crude oil futures traded lower on Friday morning after the US eased some sanctions on the oil industry in Venezuela.

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The latest Commodities and Futures news and analysis from the Wall Street Journal.