Futures

Manage price volatility with real-time global futures data

A simplified representation of global commodity stock exchanges like CBOT, EEX, NZX, CME, ICE, SGX, and more.

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The futures market in your pocket

With the Vesper mobile app, you'll always be on top of the futures market. Don't miss a minute or a cent of the action. Access everything you need from your mobile device, no matter where you are.

Compare prices in one overview

Our platform lets you seamlessly compare industry spot prices, futures contracts, and historical settlement prices, allowing you to analyze futures markets against physical markets in one comprehensive overview.

Access a full suite of forward-looking tools

Our real-time futures data complements Vesper's suite of forward-looking tools, including AI-driven forecasts, forward pricing tools, and expert analyst outlooks.

Liquidity

Determine market liquidity

Real-time futures data is visualized on Vesper in multiple formats, including graphs and tables, displaying bids, asks, and spreads from the current month up to one year ahead. By tracking the spread between bid and ask prices, you can easily assess market liquidity. Smaller spreads indicate higher activity and liquidity, larger spreads suggest less liquidity or greater price uncertainty.

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Vesper futures table for Cocoa (ICE EU) with open, high, low, settle and trade volume columns

Sentiment

Assess market sentiment

Compare spot prices with historical settlement prices in one overview to evaluate market alignment and see if current prices match past expectations. Significant deviations can reveal stronger-than-expected market stress, like a shortage driving higher current prices, or oversupply leading to lower spot prices.

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Vesper historical settlement chart for an EU-EEX butter futures contract

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Basis Risk

Calculate basis risk

Monitor physical and futures prices side by side in a single view. By comparing spot price benchmarks with futures data, you can analyze price spreads and spot opportunities when markets diverge, helping inform your hedging decisions with real market data.

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Vesper price comparison showing the basis between EEX futures and VPI physical SMP prices

Speculation

Speculate on future prices with more precision

Futures contracts reflect market expectations for asset prices at expiration, serving as a proxy for future spot prices. However, speculators can influence these markets based on their price expectations. To offer a more unbiased forecast, Vesper provides additional tools like AI-driven price forecasts, forward pricing, and expert outlook analysis for better market insights.

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What we track

Coverage across 20+ commodity markets

20,000+ price series across every major ingredient and material category. If your team buys it, Vesper likely benchmarks it.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Which futures exchanges does Vesper cover?

Vesper aggregates futures data from major global commodity exchanges including CBOT, EEX, NZX, CME, ICE, SGX, and more, in a simplified, comparable format.

How is futures data displayed?

You can view futures as graphs and tables side by side, with bids, asks, and spreads visible from the current month up to one year ahead. This makes it easy to read market liquidity and forward expectations at a glance.

Can I see historical settlement prices?

Yes. Historical settlement prices are available alongside live spot prices, so you can compare current market conditions against past expectations and identify stress points in the market.

Can I use futures data to calculate basis risk?

Yes. Vesper lets you monitor physical and futures prices in a single view. By comparing spot benchmarks against futures, you can analyze the basis, spot opportunities when markets diverge, and inform hedging decisions with real market data.

Is futures data available on the Vesper mobile app?

Yes. With the Vesper mobile app, you can track live futures prices, bids and asks, and historical settlements from anywhere, so you do not miss market movements when away from your desk.