{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"SimTrade blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade","author_name":"Alexandre VERLET","author_url":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/author\/averlet\/","title":"Understanding financial derivatives: futures","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wLEH9HvHe9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/understanding-financial-derivatives-futures\/\">Understanding financial derivatives: futures<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/understanding-financial-derivatives-futures\/embed\/#?secret=wLEH9HvHe9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Understanding financial derivatives: futures&#8221; &#8212; SimTrade blog\" data-secret=\"wLEH9HvHe9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"In this article, Alexandre VERLET (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program &#8211; Master in Management, 2017-2021) explains why financial markets invented futures and how they function. Where do futures come from and how are they different from forwards? Sometimes, derivatives get so complex that finance can seem quite disconnected from real-world economics. Nevertheless, futures were ... Read more","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_SimTrade_Photo1_Alexandre_Verlet.png"}