Critical Analysis: Risks and returns of the futures industry Preliminary review of the literature and critical analysis on the risks and returns of the futures market and several investment opportunities such as those concerning mini S and P, crude oil and Eurodollar futures contracts. The question can adhere as to how before and during recession affects these contracts (Eurodollar futures contracts)? There argues that the futures price volatility increases as the futures contract approaches its expiration. Utilizing of research based data from at most five futures markets in certain futures exchanges, the need to find ample support for critical analysis towards mini S and P, crude oil and Eurodollar futures contracts. For instance, Huang and Stoll (1998, p. 23) places an example from the value of the S&P 500 Index futures contract had grown to five times its value at its inception during April in the year 1982. Further asserted that, one way to make the contract more accessible t...