Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Futures and futures options trading involves substantial risk and is not suitable for all investors. Please read the Risk Disclosure Statement for Futures and Options: schwab.com/Futures_RiskDisclosure prior to trading futures products.
Futures accounts are not protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
Read additional CFTC and NFA futures and forex public disclosures for Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC: schwab.com/legal/futures-disclosures
Futures and futures options trading services provided by Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC. Trading privileges subject to review and approval. Not all clients will qualify.
Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC is a CFTC-registered Futures Commission Merchant and NFA Forex Dealer Member.
Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC (NFA Member) and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Member SIPC) are separate but affiliated companies and subsidiaries of The Charles Schwab Corporation.
Beta weighting is a portfolio management technique designed to help experienced investors to manage a complex portfolio of stocks, futures, and options without constantly calculating notional values. With beta weighting, investors can use greeks like delta to measure how an entire portfolio, including leveraged investments like options and futures, may respond to market movement. This video shows you how to use paperMoney® on the thinksorswim® platform to beta weight a portfolio as one way to help you determine how many futures contracts you might use to hedge a stock portfolio with futures.
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Futures and futures options trading involves substantial risk and is not suitable for all investors. Please read the Risk Disclosure Statement for Futures and Options: schwab.com/Futures_RiskDisclosure prior to trading futures products.
Futures accounts are not protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
Read additional CFTC and NFA futures and forex public disclosures for Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC: schwab.com/legal/futures-disclosures
Futures and futures options trading services provided by Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC. Trading privileges subject to review and approval. Not all clients will qualify.
Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC is a CFTC-registered Futures Commission Merchant and NFA Forex Dealer Member.
Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC (NFA Member) and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Member SIPC) are separate but affiliated companies and subsidiaries of The Charles Schwab Corporation.
Beta weighting is a portfolio management technique designed to help experienced investors to manage a complex portfolio of stocks, futures, and options without constantly calculating notional values. With beta weighting, investors can use greeks like delta to measure how an entire portfolio, including leveraged investments like options and futures, may respond to market movement. This video shows you how to use paperMoney® on the thinksorswim® platform to beta weight a portfolio as one way to help you determine how many futures contracts you might use to hedge a stock portfolio with futures.
Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/charlesschwab
Check out more Insights & Education from Charles Schwab: schwab.com/learn
Connect with Charles Schwab:
Facebook: facebook.com/CharlesSchwab
X: x.com/CharlesSchwab
Open an account with Charles Schwab: schwab.com/open-an-account
(0726-WL1D)
