Futures trading has become one of the hottest businesses in recent years, fueled by demand from hedge funds and Wall Street banks looking to charge trading revenue by diversifying beyond lower-margin stock trading.

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They have to commit to a minimum trading volume, and a maximum margin between bid- and offer- prices.

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Margin trading increases the relative contribution of idiots in price-setting.

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More generally, although customized derivatives contracts between sophisticated counterparties will continue to be appropriate in many situations, on the margin it appears that a migration of derivatives trading toward more-standardized instruments and the increased use of well-managed central counterparties, either linked to or independent of exchanges, could have a systemic benefit.

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Ericsson is plunging by 15% in pre-market trading after shocking investors with a major margin squeeze.

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