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For retirees (or soon-to-be retirees), futures contracts can offer an additional avenue for diversification and hedging opportunities, helping to manage market volatility. However, there are a few ...

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Stock futures and options trading reopened fully at 8:30 a.m. ET. Globex futures and options markets, foreign exchange platform EBS markets and BMD markets were all impacted, the Chicago Mercantile ...

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