Futures
Add a forward view to the market you follow
Follow futures across agriculture, dairy, energy and currencies. Compare contract months, track price movements and market activity, and view futures alongside DCA benchmarks and market insights.
Futures and physical markets
Add a forward view to the market you follow
Physical prices show where a market is today. Futures show how prices for future delivery periods are trading.
Compare contract months and follow how the forward curve changes over time. Use that information alongside physical prices and market developments to get a broader view of the market.
Read the curve
Compare prices across future delivery periods
A futures market shows prices for different contract months. Viewing those contracts together makes it easier to see how prices differ across delivery periods and how that structure changes over time.
- Compare nearby and deferred contract months
- See whether later contracts trade above or below nearby months
- Follow how the curve changes over time
- Check trading activity through volume and open interest
Look beyond the latest price
Use consistent market fields to understand price development, tradable levels and participation.
Futures in your work
Use futures alongside the markets you already follow
Futures do not predict what prices will be. They show where future delivery periods are currently trading. Combined with physical prices, benchmarks and market insights, they provide additional context for different commercial questions.
Prepare for changing input costs
Compare future delivery periods with physical prices when planning purchases and budgets.
Follow market structure and liquidity
Track contract prices, bid and ask levels, volume and open interest across relevant markets.
Add context to forward offers
Use futures and current physical prices as market references in internal and customer discussions.
Connect futures to market developments
Compare futures movements with physical prices, fundamentals and market insights.
Futures and DCA Market Intelligence
Connect futures with the physical market
Futures become more useful when you can compare them with what is happening in the physical market. DCA brings futures, independent benchmarks, historical data and market insights together so you can view both sides of the market in one place.