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Nikkei 225 Index. The Nikkei 225, or the Nikkei Stock Average (Japanese: 日経平均株価, Hepburn: Nikkei heikin kabuka), more commonly called the Nikkei or the Nikkei index [1] [2] (/ ˈ n ɪ k eɪ, ˈ n iː-, n ɪ ˈ k eɪ /), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).
In the U.S., gold futures are primarily traded on the New York Commodities Exchange and Euronext.liffe. In India, gold futures are traded on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) and Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). [47] As of 2009 holders of COMEX gold futures have experienced problems taking delivery of their metal.
The Nikkei 225 slid from an opening of 38,921 (January 4, 1990) to a yearly low of 21,902 (December 5, 1990), [12] which resulted in a loss of more than 43% within a year. Stock prices had officially collapsed by the end of 1990. The downward trend continued through the early 1990s, as the Nikkei 225 opened as low as 14,338 on August 19, 1992. [12]
Futures exchanges provide access to clearing houses that stand in the middle of every trade. Suppose trader A purchases US$145,000 of gold futures contracts from trader B. Trader A really bought a futures contract to buy US$145,000 of gold from the clearing house at a future time, and trader B really has a contract to sell US$145,000 to the clearing house at that same time.
Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.8% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7%. Wall Street points toward gains as calm returns to markets; Japan's Nikkei roars back to gain 10% ...
Osaka Dōjima Rice Exchange Statue of Godai Tomoatsu in front of the Osaka Securities Exchange. The birthplace for futures transactions: Dōjima Rice Exchange (堂島米会所 The origin of securities exchanges stems from the Edo period, when an exchange for rice and crops was established in Osaka, which at the time was the economic center of Japan.
For example, in gold futures trading, the margin varies between 2% and 20% depending on the volatility of the spot market. [2] A stock future is a cash-settled futures contract on the value of a particular stock market index. Stock futures are one of the high risk trading instruments in the market.
In practice, the expected future spot price is unknown, and the term "backwardation" may refer to "positive basis", which occurs when the current spot price exceeds the price of the future. [3]: 22 The opposite market condition to normal backwardation is known as contango. Contango refers to "negative basis" where the future price is trading ...