Investors will soon be introduced to a new investment tool. They can bet on popular targets from Nvidia to SpaceX without actually trading stocks. CME will launch individual stock futures on Monday, allowing investors to hedge or speculate on shares of more than 50 of the largest US companies. While providing leverage, these contracts are not as complicated as options, and will be settled in cash based on the closing price of the linked stock. The world's largest derivatives exchange believes that the high enthusiasm of retail investors, as well as the current IPO boom and limited stock supply market environment, will make individual stock futures successful this time around. This tool failed to gain widespread acceptance in the US after it was first introduced 24 years ago.

Investors will soon be introduced to a new investment tool. They can bet on popular targets from Nvidia to SpaceX without actually trading stocks. CME will launch individual stock futures on Monday, allowing investors to hedge or speculate on shares of more than 50 of the largest US companies. While providing leverage, these contracts are not as complicated as options, and will be settled in cash based on the closing price of the linked stock. The world's largest derivatives exchange believes that the high enthusiasm of retail investors, as well as the current IPO boom and limited stock supply market environment, will make individual stock futures successful this time around. This tool failed to gain widespread acceptance in the US after it was first introduced 24 years ago.