Single Stock Futures: CME's New Contracts
Single stock futures explained: CME's 2026 contracts, how the price embeds financing minus dividends, the 15% margin floor, and why 60/40 tax does not apply.
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Deep ITM LEAPS: Stock Replacement
A deep-ITM LEAPS call stands in for 100 shares at a fraction of the cash. We trace one real SPY LEAPS through its deep in-the-money life to show the trade.
What Are Call Options?
A call option is the right to buy 100 shares at a set strike before expiry. Follow one real SPY call through its whole life to watch leverage and decay work.
How Leveraged ETFs Work (and Why They Decay)
How 3x leveraged ETFs like SOXL actually work, why they can beat or lag their multiple over time, and why inverse funds such as SOXS keep reverse-splitting.