How does trading event contracts differ from trading stocks?

Trading event contracts differs drastically from trading stocks in several key ways. Event contracts don’t trade actual assets or represent company ownership. You’re betting on whether today’s events will push an asset’s price up or down. Event contracts expire same-day, so you can’t make long-term plays.

What are event contracts?

Event contracts offer an intuitive way to access 11 of the world’s most important futures markets. Explore limited-risk contracts to take part in these benchmark markets. Check out the entire suite of event contracts below, including daily expiries for all event contracts and longer-dated expiries for E-mini S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures.

How much does it cost to trade event contracts?

Check out the entire suite of event contracts below, including daily expiries for all event contracts and longer-dated expiries for E-mini S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures. Prices in question reference the underlying futures markets. Choosing a “Yes” or “No” position on a predicted closing price will cost $1 – $99 to trade.