Basic Understanding of U.S. Futures Indices
A U.S. futures index refers to an index that aggregates the prices of various commodities(securities). For example, the Nasdaq 100 Index combines the stock prices of the 100 companies with high market capitalization and liquidity listed on Nasdaq, and the U.S. futures index refers to futures products based on such indices.
Major U.S. futures indices include S&P 500 futures, Nasdaq 100 futures, and Dow Jones futures.
S&P 500 futures are futures products based on the S&P 500, a leading U.S. stock index, and are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, which include the top 50 in market capitalization listed on these exchanges.