EghtesadOnline: Future contracts were officially launched for the first time on Sunday in the Tehran Stock Exchange on seven tickers.

EghtesadOnline: The chief of Securities and Exchange Organization – the sole regulator of the capital market – said the market for trading future contracts will be launched before the new year sets in.

EghtesadOnline: Future contracts (also known as futures) will be launched officially on the Tehran Stock Exchange TSE on Sunday, the TSE director said.

EghtesadOnline: Crude oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday as US sanctions against Iran looked set to tighten supply, but futures contracts posted a weekly decline since investors worried that global trade disputes could slow economic growth and hurt energy demand.

EghtesadOnline: On the First Iran Bitumen and Asphalt Forum 2016, CEO of Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) announced that the IME is about to launch future contracts and CDRs for bitumen.