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Introducing Single Stock Futures

Trade the stocks you love. Futures-style.

Apple. Nvidia. Tesla. The names that move the market—now with up to 6x leverage*, long or short, and nearly 24/7 access.

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Why trade single stock futures

You can take a leveraged position on AAPL

Single stock futures are futures contracts on individual stocks. No shares to own. Nothing to borrow. No Greeks to manage. Just trade the move.

6x leverage

Control up to 6x* more stock with the same capital so you trade the biggest names in the market without tying up your whole account.

*Leverage can amplify both gains and losses.

Trade around the clock

With nearly 24-hour access (23 hours a day, 5 days a week), you can react to earnings, gaps, and global news the moment they hit—not at the bell.

One contract = 100 shares

Each contract represents 100 shares of the underlying stock. Get clean, linear exposure to price movement minus the Greeks, time decay, and multi-leg chains.

Go long or short with ease

Short what you want, when you want. Sell to go short, buy to go long—all in one click. No share borrows. No locate fees. No uptick rule.

Headlines don't wait for the opening bell. Now neither do you.

Single stock futures trade nearly 24 hours a day, so the moments you've been watching are the moments you can actually trade.

Built for traders with a view on the names.

Futures Traders
Futures Traders

Trade inside the index

Same futures mechanics, applied to the names actually driving the move.

*Leverage can amplify both gains and losses.

Same leverage mechanics

Futures-style margin and capital efficiency you're already familiar with.

Single-name precision

Express a view on NVDA earnings, not just the Nasdaq.

News-driven moves

Capture single stock catalysts that broad indices smooth out.

Options Traders
Options Traders

Keep the leverage. Skip the complexity.

The same leveraged exposure to the same names without paying premium up front.

*Leverage can amplify both gains and losses.

No Greeks to manage

Delta, gamma, theta, vega—gone. If the stock moves, you move with it.

No time decay

Theta doesn't work against you. Your directional view doesn't expire out of the money.

Linear exposure

Simple, direct. $1 move in the stock = ~$100 per contract in your P&L.

Stocks Traders
Stock Traders

Wall Street power without Wall Street money.

Bigger exposure to the names you already trade—with the same capital.

*Leverage can amplify both gains and losses.

6x the buying power

Get 6x the buying power with the same capital.

Short with ease

No share borrows. No locate fees. No uptick rule. Short any name, any time.

Near 24-hour access

Earnings prints, overnight gaps, global news—you're already positioned before the U.S. open.

Same leverage mechanics

Futures-style margin and capital efficiency you're already familiar with.

Single-name precision

Express a view on NVDA earnings, not just the Nasdaq.

News-driven moves

Capture single stock catalysts that broad indices smooth out.

No Greeks to manage

Delta, gamma, theta, vega—gone. If the stock moves, you move with it.

No time decay

Theta doesn't work against you. Your directional view doesn't expire out of the money.

Linear exposure

Simple, direct. $1 move in the stock = ~$100 per contract in your P&L.

6x the buying power

Get 6x the buying power with the same capital.

Short with ease

No share borrows. No locate fees. No uptick rule. Short any name, any time.

Near 24-hour access

Earnings prints, overnight gaps, global news—you're already positioned before the U.S. open.

Three ways to trade the same name.

If you already trade equities or options, here's how a single stock future on the same name compares. It's not a swap. It's another tool for your portfolio.

Stocks
Options
Single Stock Futures
Leverage
4x intraday, 2x overnight
Embedded in premium
Up to 6x*
Shorting
Locate shares, borrow fees. Some names can't be shorted at all.
Buy puts or short calls
Sell to open. Short any name, any time.
Time Decay
None
Theta works against you
None
Greeks
None
Delta, gamma, theta, vega
None
Hours
Regular market hours
Regular market hours
23 hours a day,
5 days a week
Leverage
Up to 6x*
4x intraday, 2x overnight
Embedded in premium
Shorting
Sell to open. Short any name, any time.
Locate shares, borrow fees. Some names can't be shorted at all.
Buy puts or short calls
Time Decay
None
None
Theta works against you
Greeks
None
None
Delta, gamma, theta, vega
Hours
23 hours a day, 5 days a week
Regular market hours
Regular market hours
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Trade single stock futures in simulation.

Try Single Stock Futures in NinjaTrader's full-featured sim account with real-time market data.*

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Frequently Asked Questions

A futures contract on an individual stock. One contract represents 100 shares of the underlying—so one trade on AAPL is the same dollar exposure as 100 shares of Apple, with futures-style leverage.

No Greeks. No time decay. No strikes. If the stock moves up a dollar and you're long one contract, you're up roughly $100. Options can lose value even when you're right on direction. Single stock futures don't.

Top U.S. names from the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 1000—including Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, and more. The list will expand over time.

You can trade single stock futures 23 hours a day, 5 days a week. React to earnings, overnight news, and global events without waiting for the U.S. open.

Each contract represents 100 shares of the underlying stock and settles in cash to the stock's closing price on the last day of trading—no physical share delivery. Contracts follow a quarterly expiration cycle, with expiration months in March, June, September, and December. The last trading day typically falls on the third Friday of those months.

Single Stock Futures

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Tickers, prices, and price changes shown are illustrative only and do not reflect live market data.

*Simulated trading is based on hypothetical results and does not reflect actual trading. Emotional and psychological factors of real money risk are not replicated. Use simulated trading to learn the platform and markets—not as an indicator of live performance.

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