LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Būsima sutartis; Finansų rinka; Išvestinis vertybinis popierius; Prekė; Rizika; Commodity; Derivative security; Financial market; Future contract; Risk.
ENIn today’s global market environment the existence of risk is permanent. Its management is one of the fundamental goals of investors and participants of financial markets. Derivatives markets are integral part of a financial system. Futures, options and other derivative securities provide the ability to identify, evaluate and transfer existing risks. Trading of futures is one of the most important financial activities in financial markets. They are important price evaluation and risk management tools especially in the commodity market. These securities can generate large returns to speculators, but can be quite risky in some cases, too. Analysis of the development trends of trading futures in different markets was done in the article. [From the publication]