As of April 2024, Fidelity does not offer full-trading capabilities for commodities and futures contracts, however, Fidelity does offer limited options for commodities and futures trading.
1. Commodities Trading:
While Fidelity does not offer direct trading of physical commodities, Fidelity allows indirect exposure to commodities through various investment products, meaning, users may invest in commodity-focused mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and stocks of companies in commodity-related industries. Historically, Fidelity has not provided this service to retail investors.
2. Futures Trading:
Some Fidelity customers wonder why certain instruments like the S&P 500 E-Mini futures contract (ESH22) are not available. Well, the reason is because Fidelity does not offer direct futures trading on its main platform. As a result, when you enter a specific futures instrument into the Fidelity platform, it will return “Symbol Not Found.”
Alternatives: Fidelity offers trading in options on futures-based ETFs, which can provide some exposure to futures markets. They also provide access to managed futures funds, which are professionally managed investments that trade in futures contracts.
Cryptocurrency used to be on that list. However, with the release of Fidelity Crypto, users are now able to buy & sell Bitcoin and Ethereum with Fidelity.
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