http://www.tradingmentor.org/why-is-the-last-trading-day-to-trade-futures-contracts-as-much-as-a-month-before-the-contract-expires Professional Traders Have A Trading Mentor Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:58:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.tradingmentor.org/why-is-the-last-trading-day-to-trade-futures-contracts-as-much-as-a-month-before-the-contract-expires/comment-page-1#comment-922 Jaminio Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:58:29 +0000 http://www.tradingmentor.org/why-is-the-last-trading-day-to-trade-futures-contracts-as-much-as-a-month-before-the-contract-expires#comment-922 Is it? i've never seen them being being more than a week. Even then the usual is one day. An educated guess would be that the items would take a long time to deliver Is it? i’ve never seen them being being more than a week. Even then the usual is one day. An educated guess would be that the items would take a long time to deliver

]]> http://www.tradingmentor.org/why-is-the-last-trading-day-to-trade-futures-contracts-as-much-as-a-month-before-the-contract-expires/comment-page-1#comment-923 Volatility K Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:58:29 +0000 http://www.tradingmentor.org/why-is-the-last-trading-day-to-trade-futures-contracts-as-much-as-a-month-before-the-contract-expires#comment-923 It's not. Give an example. It’s not. Give an example.

]]> http://www.tradingmentor.org/why-is-the-last-trading-day-to-trade-futures-contracts-as-much-as-a-month-before-the-contract-expires/comment-page-1#comment-924 jsnstocks Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:58:29 +0000 http://www.tradingmentor.org/why-is-the-last-trading-day-to-trade-futures-contracts-as-much-as-a-month-before-the-contract-expires#comment-924 Roll times depends on the futures contract,they all roll different times and dates,we also use different methods for the rolls to join the data together. Roll times depends on the futures contract,they all roll different times and dates,we also use different methods for the rolls to join the data together.

]]> http://www.tradingmentor.org/why-is-the-last-trading-day-to-trade-futures-contracts-as-much-as-a-month-before-the-contract-expires/comment-page-1#comment-925 socrates Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:58:29 +0000 http://www.tradingmentor.org/why-is-the-last-trading-day-to-trade-futures-contracts-as-much-as-a-month-before-the-contract-expires#comment-925 Maybe you are thinking about option contracts on futures. Since future contracts expire also(unlike stocks,ETFs,etc) the options need to be cleared before the future contracts are settled. Otherwise it would be chaotic. Maybe you are thinking about option contracts on futures. Since future contracts expire also(unlike stocks,ETFs,etc) the options need to be cleared before the future contracts are settled. Otherwise it would be chaotic.

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