OneChicago is an all-electronic exchange for trading Single Stock Futures. Founded in 2002, we provide liquidity, anonymity, and market price transparency for equity alternative products. Contracts are cleared through the AA+-rated Options Clearing Corporation and regulated by both the SEC and CFTC.
If you were paying 8% on a home mortgage, what would you do? You would refinance it, of course. If you were paying 8% on an equity margin loan, what would you do? You would refinance it, of course.
Today, many people have margin loans outstanding with their brokers at high interest rates. Those margin loans are financing their portfolio. Single stock futures can be used to provide the same stock exposure at a lower cost—in essence—refinancing your stock portfolio at a lower rate.