41.   Traders who had sold index futures were trying to drive down the price of Telebras, which accounts for more than half of the index.

42.   Traders silly enough to suppose that the Chargers will win will use bear tactics, buying put options and selling futures short.

43.   To manage that risk, an Illinois farmer can now sell futures pegged to an average-sized corn crop in Illinois.

44.   Traders sold futures and bought back the underlying basket of stocks to lock in profit on the spread between the two, a practice called arbitrage.

45.   Traditionally, most traders buy or sell futures to eliminate their contractual obligation to deliver or receive grain.

46.   Travieso just got back from six months in the pit of the New York Mercantile Exchange, selling futures.

47.   We had to sell the future.

48.   When the market starts dropping, bull funds must aggressively sell futures to reduce their exposure to the contracts.

49.   While a few California vineyards, such as Robert Mondavi, sell futures, they are the exception.

50.   With slow export demand for grains, many holders of December contracts are unwilling to accept delivery and are likely to sell futures to liquidate their positions.