A U.S. Treasury 10-year note futures contract is a tradable instrument representing one U.S. Treasury 10-year note with a value of $100,000. Like all treasury futures, it has a unique set of contract specifications that are set by the futures exchange.

U.S. Treasury 10-year note futures trading is an agreement between a buyer and seller at a specified price in a contract that will expire on a specific date. Traders can enter and exit positions any time prior to first notice date to avoid delivery of the underlying 10-year note.

U.S. Treasury 10-year note futures offer traders direct market access for speculating on the price movement of 10-year notes, and by proxy the 10-year interest rate yield. Traders can easily go long or short with good liquidity virtually 24 hours a day, offering traders more opportunities, trading flexibility, and lower investment capital required over buying and holding a 10-year note.

U.S. Treasury 10-year note futures are traded on a well-regulated exchange where orders are matched and cleared on a fair and level playing field with full price and order transparency. Traders can place buy and sell orders on the well-established CME futures exchange through a well-regulated broker like NinjaTrader.

Yes, NinjaTrader is an industry-leading futures broker offering low commissions, low margin rates, and safety of your account funds. With NinjaTrader, you get all the tools and help you need to trade dozens of the most actively traded futures markets in the world including the U.S. Treasury 10-year note futures contracts.

Like every futures contract, the primary risk here is that the price of the U.S. Treasury 10-year note futures will go against the trader’s position. Interest rate news, rising and falling inflation, and other economic factors can all have a significant effect on the price of U.S. Treasury 10-year note futures.