Bond futures are financial derivative contracts that obligate the buyer and seller to transact a specified bond at a predetermined price and date. These contracts allow market participants to speculate on or hedge against future interest rate movements.

Trading of these contracts began on 10 September 2025 and follows a growing demand for futures products in the EU bond market in recent years. Eurex has launched EU-bond futures in a bid to address increased demand, with trading beginning on 10 ...

S&P 500 futures are falling 0.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 0.6%. Nasdaq 100 futures are sliding 0.8%. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 92 points, or 0.20%, to 45,545, the S&P 500 declined 42 points, or 0.64%, to 6,460 ...

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse's derivatives arm Eurex said on Wednesday it will launch futures contracts on the European Union's joint bonds, marking a key step in boosting the bloc's profile as a borrower just as it eyes more debt to raise ...