Futures are the contracts between two parties to buy or sell a specified asset of standardized quantity and quality for a price agreed upon today (the futures price or strike price) with delivery and payment occurring at a specified future date, the delivery date.
They can be. If you look at the futures pricing, you'll see futures contracts that settle in 2013--and futures contracts that settle next month.
You purchase a futures contract by first opening a futures trading account, which is a margin account, with a futures broker. Once that is done, simply choose the specific futures contract you wish to buy and then pay its "Initial Margin", which is a deposit needed to start a futures trade.
Tosu Futures ended in 1997.
Tosu Futures was created in 1987.
Futures - band - was created in 2009.
Forgotten Futures happened in 1993.
Brite Futures was created in 2005.
Reclaiming Futures was created in 2001.
Porkbelly Futures was created in 2005.
Mirus Futures is an online futures brokerage service. They offer Ninja Trader that is powered by Zen-Fire, which is the industry's leading futures trading software.
You can find information about trading futures online from various sources such as brokerage firms, financial news websites, educational websites, and official exchanges like the CME Group. These sources provide information on how futures contracts work, market analysis, trading strategies, and regulatory guidelines for trading futures.
Numerous futures brokers exist; most can be accessed online. These include RJO Futures, Optimus Trading Group, and Global Futures, Noble Trading, and E-Futures. Simply visit the website and apply to open an account.