ZAEnjoy superior trading conditions with ThinkMarkets
ThinkMarkets provides the best trading conditions for its clients.
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Reliable execution
99.9% fill rates across all our powerful platforms – MT4 and MT5.
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Low spreads
Access ultra-thin spreads on futures starting from as low as 1 point.
Leverage up to 200:1
Control a position up to $20,000 in size with just a $100 deposit.
Why trade futures?
Buy or sell futures on major world indices and commodities, without owning the underlying asset.
No swap fees
Hold indices and oil futures contracts without incurring any overnight funding charges.
Go long or short
Speculate on the upward and downward price movements of instruments.
Lock in prices ahead of time
Hedge against future price movements by locking in the future price of an instrument.
WTI Crude Oil Futures trading scenarios
FUTURE
WTI
ENTRY PRICE
$80
TRADE SIZE
100 contracts
TRADE VALUE
$80 ×100 =$8,000
REQUIRED MARGIN (10:1)
$8,000 ÷10 =$800
Going long (buy)
Going short (sell)
Your research tells you that WTI’s price is going to rise.
SCENARIO A
EXIT PRICE
$82
PROFIT/LOSS
=(Exit price -entry price) x Trade size
=(82 -80) × 100
=2 × 100
=200
Profit $200
SCENARIO B
EXIT PRICE
$78
PROFIT/LOSS
=(Exit price -entry price) x Trade size
=(78 -80) × 100
=-2 × 100
=-200
Loss $200
