Trade futures on an
award-winning platform
Access 200+ futures from 23 global exchanges, covering equity indices, energy, metals, agriculture and rates.
Industry-leading prices
Our volume-based pricing means you can trade futures for as little as USD 0.85 per lot.
Award-winning platforms
Fast and reliable access to the markets from your phone, tablet, laptop or multi-screen desktop set-up.
Advanced futures trading tools
Including futures spread orders, Depth Trader, Time And Sales, and the ability to trade directly from charts.
24/5 expert service
Professional support whenever markets are open, including technical assistance, market analysis and access to personal sales traders.
Industry-leading commissions
We offer three levels of commissions depending on your initial funding and trading volume.
| Contract denomination | Classic | Platinum | VIP |
|---|---|---|---|
 EUR* | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 USD | 3 | 2 | 1.25 |
 GBP | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
 SGD | 15 | 7.5 | 2 |
 HKD (Full-sized contracts) | 45 | 30 | 15 |
 CAD | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Advanced futures trading tools
Futures spread trading
Deploy a multi-legged futures strategy by simultaneously placing orders to buy and sell from the same order ticket.
Depth Trader
Place and manage orders based on the Level 2 order book, which provides a live display of all bids and offers waiting to be executed.¹
Time And Sales
Monitor exchange activity and trade directly from the ‘tape’, which shows futures prices in real time.
Trading from charts
Open, close and edit positions directly from our fully integrated charts for instant order management.
Award-winning trading platforms
Award-winning trading platforms
The No. 1 for active traders2
The award-winning, multi-device SaxoTraderGO partners seamlessly with SaxoTraderPRO, our professional-grade platform for advanced traders.
Innovative risk-management tools
Easily monitor the margin utilisation of each futures trade, and apply a customisable account shield to act as a stop loss on your entire account value.
Comprehensive account overview
Analyse your performance in detail with dedicated dashboards for your P/L and returns, and download historic reports for bookkeeping purposes.
24/5 expert service
Personal relationship managers
An individual point of contact for platform, trading and account queries.
Dedicated sales traders
Live market commentary, risk management and post-trade support from our senior sales traders.
In-house analysts
News and commentary on all major asset classes from our global team of market analysts – #SaxoStrats.
Integrated online support
Self-service support centre, email helpdesk and a range of educational courses.
24-hour customer service
Support with technical matters and account questions whenever markets are open.
Local language assistance
With offices in 16 countries, we’re able to service our clients in most local languages.
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FAQs
Whether you are new to trading or looking to refine your knowledge, we have a range of educational videos and online courses that will quickly answer some of the most common questions about futures.
In addition, you can access futures quotes, charts, news and market commentary from industry experts at the Futures Institute, from CME Group, a leading marketplace and partner of Saxo.
Our expert strategists regularly post news, analysis and commentary to help you stay one step ahead of developments in the market and provide actionable trade ideas.
You can access their posts in the Insights section of our website, or directly through our trading platform.
If there is a Notice Day listed on your trade ticket, then your contract is settled physically. Taking or making physical delivery in an underlying asset is not offered through Saxo. We advise you to take note of the expiry and first notice dates (FND) for all the futures contracts you hold and ensure they are closed before the appropriate day. In the unlikely event of open positions at expiry, they will be handled as described below, and will include additional charges.
- If the expiry day is prior to the first notice day (FND) the contract will be closed by Saxo on the expiry day.
- If the FND is the same or prior to the expiry day any client's open contract will be closed by Saxo on the trading day prior to the FND.
- If futures positions are not closed before the relevant date, Saxo will close the position(s) on your behalf at the first available opportunity at the prevailing market rate. Clients who have not closed their positions in a timely fashion, as described above, will incur additional charges.
Our commission rates are based on your trading volume.
In both SaxoTraderGO and SaxoTraderPRO, your commission and margin impact will be displayed on your trade ticket before you place your order.
Futures contracts are traded on margin, enabling you to leverage a small margin deposit for much greater market exposure.
Futures spreads are tradable on both SaxoTraderGO and SaxoTraderPRO. Saxo supports Limit and Market orders on futures spreads, Stop orders are not supported. The "Legs" section of the trade ticket allows you to view the direction of the trade in each contract within the spread. The pricing structure for futures spreads is the same as for futures contract; you are paying the two legs of the transaction.
By default, clients have access to delayed market data on the futures exchanges on which they are enabled to trade. To receive real-time data for futures trading, clients will have to subscribe to the individual exchanges.
Futures spreads can be useful for speculators and hedgers alike. The instrument offers speculators improved margin requirements, and traders can also roll over their existing futures positions whilst avoiding legging risk or spread risk of execution.
Start trading futures with Saxo
Register
Choose an account tier and submit your application
Fund
Add funds quickly and securely via debit card or bank transfer
Trade
Access 200+ futures from 23 global exchanges
Saxo Bank A/S is licensed by the Danish Financial Services Authority and operates in the UAE under a representative office license issued by the Central bank of the UAE.
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