A Single Stock Futures (SSF’s) is a risk-hedging trading tool that underlines asset of a particular stock. It usually offers in batch, or contract. No transmission of share or dividends is made. Cash will be settled on the matured date.

SSF’s enables traders to use leverage in buying and selling the derivatives, meaning you will have big gain or big loss upon price fluctuation. No forced-sell or account margin maintaining is required despite the stock price volatile.

The single stock futures are referred to the individual common share of the listed companies. The futures value may go up and down upon the economic situation.

In Thailand market, the single stock futures will represent 1,000 share of common stock per contract. There are currently four types of contract available, each matured quarterly by end of March, June, September and October respectively.

The stock futures option is like other futures commodities. If traders expected prices to go down—sell. And if they expected price to go up, they may consider buying.

Refund will be made on the maturity date. Futures holder will receive capital gain in cash plus dividends or minus loss depending on the contract value.