Comment Comment by quickthrowman > We don't call corn futures fake corn/ZC is physically settled[0], so that’s not a great example./ES (S&P 500) or other index futures that are cash-settled is a better analogy. They’re also, yknow, regulated[1].[0] https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/agriculture/oilseeds/corn.c...[1] https://www.cftc.gov/ parent quickthrowman 5 years ago
/ZC is physically settled[0], so that’s not a great example.
/ES (S&P 500) or other index futures that are cash-settled is a better analogy. They’re also, yknow, regulated[1].
[0] https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/agriculture/oilseeds/corn.c...
[1] https://www.cftc.gov/