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Trading 24 hours
MF Global is staffed and open for business 24 hours a day during the trading week. In addition to the Australian after-hours trading sessions, we also offer access to leading futures exchanges in the US, Europe and Asia. This means that you can trade virtually non-stop, around the clock, and you can take advantage of trading opportunities whenever they might arise.
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Futures Exchanges are Regulated
Futures contracts trade at centralised, government regulated exchanges which ensures fair practices. We are also fully licensed by and governed by ASIC. In addition, exchanges clear and guarantee all transactions, so investors and traders can have confidence that their trades will be honoured. Centralised exchanges are also liquid markets, which makes it easy to establish and offset your trading positions as desired.
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Fast Online Order Execution and a full service 24 hour dealing desk
Our direct access technology connects you to exchanges worldwide, for execution in less than one second. Fills race back to your screen using the same, high-speed pipelines. We even have the ability to route orders directly to electronic and wireless order management devices in the open-outcry trading pits for orders placed over our desk.
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Open and Close Positions with ease
A good number of the major futures markets are liquid and in some case they are considerably more liquid than their underlying markets, which makes it easy to establish or offset your trading positions. As participation in the futures markets continues to grow, liquidity rises and bid/ask spreads continue to narrow. This, in turn, makes the futures markets even more attractive for traders and investors of all levels.
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Short Selling
Markets can do one of three things; move sideways, go up or go down. If you can’t do all three you’re missing a third of the action. If you think the price of a commodity market, stock index, currency or any other various futures contract is about to move higher, you can buy (“go long”) a futures contract. Conversely, if you believe a price is going to decline, you can sell (“go short”) a futures contract at the push of a button. In other words, you can sell without actually owning the product you’re selling so exploit a negative movement in price. There are no special up tick or short-sale rules, it’s just as easy to go short as it is to go long.
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Low Margin Requirements
Futures traders are required to post “margin” or collateral to cover any losses that may arise. Generally, the futures exchanges set margin requirements anywhere from 3%-10% of the underlying contract value, making futures a highly efficient use of trading capital. But be careful, leverage can be a double-edged sword and can easily be your friend or your foe.
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