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Single Stock Future - SSF

What does it mean?
A futures contract with an underlying of one particular stock, usually in batches of 100. No transmission of share rights or dividends occur.

In Other Words...
Behaving exactly like a futures contract, an SSFs give investors increased capabilities to leverage themselves within the market. Additionally, these products, unlike most options, can be traded on margin.

Related Links
Margin Trading Tutorial - Here you can learn about what margin is, how margin calls work, how leverage can have advantages, and why using margin can be risky.

Related Terms
Dividend | Futures Contract | Leverage | Margin | Option | Underlying

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