C clarodina May 13, 2009 #1 is manually close a position and reestablish position the only way to roll a futures position in a expiring month to the next contract? any broker that roll the position automatically?
is manually close a position and reestablish position the only way to roll a futures position in a expiring month to the next contract? any broker that roll the position automatically?
M MGJ May 13, 2009 #2 Full Service brokers would be happy to do the rollovers for you. They usually charge more than "discount" brokers or "direct access" (a/k/a do it yourself) brokers, however.
Full Service brokers would be happy to do the rollovers for you. They usually charge more than "discount" brokers or "direct access" (a/k/a do it yourself) brokers, however.
D dhpar May 13, 2009 #3 you can trade a calendar spread, e.g. with IB TWS. of course you pay commissions on both sides...
S Surdo May 13, 2009 #4 Many contracts are "Cash" settled, so all you would have to do is re-open the forward contract at expiration, not exactly labor intensive!
Many contracts are "Cash" settled, so all you would have to do is re-open the forward contract at expiration, not exactly labor intensive!
