Futures Market
Futures contracts are versatile and dynamic tools that are used effectively by many types of investors with different interests.
B3 makes several futures contracts available to investors and often creates new contracts whenever there is a market demand for them.
Futures contracts are basically traded in four major segments: interest rate, currencies, stock indices and commodities. All the contracts are standardized and traded in the stock market. Investors can rely on B3's extensive, high quality infrastructure before, during and after trading.
Most contracts are financially settled, but some are settled physically.
The following are the main futures contracts traded on B3 and their respective tickers:
| Segment | Contract | Ticker |
|---|---|---|
| Stock Indices | Bovespa Index S&P500 Index Stock Futures |
IND and WIN ISP and WSP B3SAO and others |
| Interes Rate | DI Rate Selic Rate IDI x U.S. Dollar Spread IPCA Spread |
DI1 DDI OC1 DAP IAP |
| Currencies | US Dollar Euro Sterling Pound Japanese Yen Chinese Iuan Others |
DOL and WDO EUR GBR JAP CNY |
| Commodities | Live Cattle Corn Coffee Soybean Sugar Ethanol |
BGI CCM ICF SFI ETN |