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Hence if you don't square-off futures, then it will not be rolled-over. It will be settled in cash. If you want to roll over, you have to square-off manually and then buy next month stock futures for that stock.

A "continuous futures" contract represents a sequence of successively expiring lead futures contracts along with an associated interval during which each future is the lead. This allows us to construct a normalized historical data series for the contract.

When adding futures market data to TWS, you can now select a "continuous" futures contract, which is a series of monthly/quarterly contracts spliced together.

A continuous futures contract is not really a futures contract. Instead, it is several futures contracts that have been spliced together to create a long-term chart.A continuous futures contract adjusts for these gaps and time differences to create an artificial price series.

A continuous futures contract is not really a futures contract. Instead, it is several futures contracts that have been spliced together to create a long-term chart. There is often a data adjustment involved in this splicing to eliminate gaps and create a smooth price series.

Continuous FuturesClick in an empty row and enter the underlying symbol.Hit enter, and select the futures contract from the list.From the selector, choose the contract with the infinity sign (221e)which denotes a continuous futures contract.Note: The market data line for the future will also show the infinity sign.More items...

What is a Continuous Chart? A continuous futures chart is not a real futures contract. Instead, it is several previous futures contracts that have been stitched together to create a long-term chart of the price history as shown in Fig 3.