Future Contracts Calculator

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The purpose of the Future Contracts Calculator is to determine which futures contracts you want to add to your investment portfolio. To use this tool you will need to enter your account equity, your initial risk amount, and whether you trading plan is conservative, moderate, or aggressive. The results created by this calculator are only intended to illustrate how much of your investment in a particular future contract is at risk.

Future Contracts Calculator Overview

There are a lot of investment products that you can add to your investment portfolio. If you are interested in a safer investment then you can look at bonds, however, if you are willing to invest in a more aggressive investment product then you may want to consider investing in futures contracts. You can find investment information about available futures contracts on a futures exchange.

Futures contracts are not the same thing as option contracts. The holder of futures contracts have an obligation to sell or buy, whereas an options contract gives the holder the option of buying or selling at their discretion. It is important to remember that all investments involve risk, and futures contracts are riskier then a lot of other investment products. Before you invest in futures contracts it is important to review these products with an investment professional.