Funded futures the funded futures industry sees

The funded futures industry sees notable client growth thanks to lower evaluation phase requirements. Agriculture futures—corn and soybean—have rallied on dry weather reports, with corn adding 3.5% in two sessions. Funded traders are exploiting seasonal patterns while maintaining stop-loss discipline. A Houston Chronicle analysis of campaign finance reports from Jan. 1 to June 30 indicates that commissioners' political war chests are funded largely through contributions made by individuals and businesses that contract or work with the county. Thus, the implied repo rate effectively represents a breakeven financing cost of holding the basis trade, incorporating not just expected funding rates but also the value of embedded delivery options and any idiosyncratic mispricing between the futures and the underlying bond. As such, comparing implied repo rates to actual cheapest-to-deliver (CTD) bond financing rates provides a useful way to detect mispricings, especially in sectors with minimal delivery optionality. Funded futures accounts targeting Nikkei 225 contracts are seeing 2% gains as Japanese equity momentum extends. Currency futures hedges are pairing yen shorts to stabilize funded portfolio returns.