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What Are Futures?

As the most important derivative instrument for managing price risk, futures are standardized contracts in which buyers and sellers agree to buy or sell a specified instrument at a specified date and time, at a pre-confirmed price and other trading conditions.

Benefits of Investing in Futures

Two-way trading, both bullish and bearish
Margin trading, employ full leverage, increase the efficiency of capital utilization
Flexible trading with T+0 trading system
Hedging with stocks and other trading products to reduce risk

Doo Financial provides investors with access to global futures products, including equity indices, commodities, energy, securities, interest rates, and agricultural futures, connecting them to the world's leading futures markets. Trade a wide range of futures directly from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange, HKFE Hong Kong Futures Exchange, and SGX Singapore Exchange with us at Doo Financial!

Risks of Investing in Futures:

· Possible to sustain losses greater than the original investment.

· Lack of opposite interest in the market at the right price to initiate a trade.

· The leverage available also meant that a small amount of funds can lead to a large movement in their respective value and may incur large losses or large gains.

· Clients may be required to deposit a substantial amount of funds in a short term to maintain the open positions, failing which your positions shall be liquidated at a loss.

· Futures transactions have contingent liabilities attached to it.

Secure and Seamless Trading Experience

Diverse Investment Categories
With one account, you can invest in a wide range of stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, stock options and more.
Competitive Trading Costs
We offer the one of the most competitive trading costs in the industry to help investors achieve greater profit margins.
Flexible Trading, Anytime, Anywhere
Trade on your mobile anytime, anywhere and enjoy global investments at your fingertips.
Efficient Trading
Our data centers are deployed at Equinix, where 99.5% of trade orders are executed in 50 milliseconds.
Financial Regulation
Doo Financial Australia Limited is an Australian financial services licensee (Licence Number 222650), regulated by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission ('ASIC').
24/7/365 Professional Support
With 500+ industry's professionals, Doo Group provides top-notch support services to investors 24/7, 365 days a year.

Platform

MetaTrader 5: A Multi-Asset Platform
Integrating a diverse range of trading instruments including stocks and futures in the global financial market through a single platform.

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FAQ

What is the initial margin and maintenance margin?
Initial Margin is the minimum fund amount required to initiate the trading positions while the maintenance margin is the amount of money that client must have in their trading account to holding their existing positions.
What is margin call and how to settle it?
A margin call occurs when the current equity balance is not able to cover the margin required to hold the existing positions. For this case, you are required to fund in your trading account over and above the margin required level to ensure that you can cover any unrealized losses incurred.
What are the different methods of settlement in Futures contract?
There are two different types of settlement for futures namely cash settlement and physical settlement.The cash settlement method of settling commodities does not involve the physical delivery of the asset(s) under consideration. It instead involves the settlement of net cash on the settlement date.The physical delivery method of settling commodities involves the literal physical delivery of the underlying asset(s) on the settlement date of contract.
Can I leave positions before maturity?
Open positions can be exited before maturity by submitting a buy or sell order that closes the position (i.e. if you have a long position you sell, if you have a short position you buy back).

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