Futures Pricing and Commodity Futures

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Overview

Intermediate Futures & Forwards (Part 1) Course Overview

This Intermediate Futures & Forwards (Part 1) course provides an overview of different futures and forward contracts, how they are priced, and various trading strategies such as hedging, speculating, and arbitrage. You will have the opportunity to work through practice examples and learn how to identify key information on Bloomberg Terminal. By the end of this course, you will have an enhanced understanding of futures and forwards which will prepare you for learning other derivatives and advanced strategies.



In Part 1, we will explore: 

  • Futures & forwards review
  • Futures & forwards contracts
  • Commodity contracts



Intermediate Futures & Forwards (Part 1) Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify what futures and forwards are, and how they can be used
  • Understand how to calculate futures prices and identify if they are in contango or backwardation markets
  • Explain how to identify an arbitrage opportunity using futures and forwards
  • Understand how market makers help the derivatives market flourish



Intermediate Futures & Forwards (Part 1) Is an Elective Course of CFI’s CMSA® Program

CFI’s Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA)® program covers all the basic, intermediate, and advanced topics about sales and trading, investment banking, and asset management. This program teaches you trading strategies used in the finance and capital markets industry. It is ideal for students who want to learn how to trade different asset classes. The program is completely online so you can take it at your own pace, from anywhere in the world.

Common career paths for students who take the CMSA® are Sales & Trading, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Treasury, Risk Management, and other capital markets careers.



Who Should Take This CMSA® Course?

This Intermediate Futures & Forwards (Part 1) course is perfect for anyone who would like to build up their understanding of derivatives, specifically futures and forwards. This course is designed to equip anyone who desires to begin a career in the capital markets as a derivatives trader.

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Become a certified Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA)®

Futures Pricing and Commodity Futures is part of the All Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA)® courses, which includes 29 courses.

Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA)® Certification
  • Skills Learned Trading strategies used in the finance and capital markets
  • Career Prep Work in capital markets, whether on the buy-side or the sell-side

Path To Certification

Prep Courses

5 courses from beginner to intermediate level.

01Optional

Core Courses

8 courses from beginner to intermediate level.

02Required

Elective Courses

16 courses in advanced and intermediate levels.

03Required

Get Certified

Submit your CMSA® checklist and order your certificate.

CMSA Certificate 04Required

Join Our Community

Get access to the Global Corporate Finance Society.

05Optional

How the Certification Works

Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA)® courses are offered 100% online, allowing you the flexibility to start the Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA)® program anytime and learn when it’s most convenient for you.

The program is a part of the All Access Subscription, which includes all programs and courses.

CFI courses are designed by instructors with over 21 years of financial analyst training experience.

Students must complete all core and 7 elective courses (13 in total) and demonstrate mastery of the topics through successful completion of course materials, quizzes, and assessments.
Within 48 hours of program completion, your Blockchain Verified (CMSA)® Certification will be emailed to you.

What Our Students Say


Excellent course I will recommend to my friends.

VENKATABALA CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY KALUPUDI

A good course for Futures and Forwards
This course is good for all learners to keep up-to-dated concepts of futures and forwards with the practical case studies.

Kwong Sang Yeung

Great Presentation.
Delivery of the materials was concise and clear. I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation.

Brendon LUEE

Great course
Great course

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