Creating/Configuring new Futures / Forwards?
Last updated: April 19, 2026
Currently there is no mechanism to create a new market contract via the Factor UI, only to upload prices for existing futures.
Contact account support with what you need and we will configure the new listing for you in your tenant.
Each configured Future shows on the Contracts Home Screen has been seeded by Factor. When new prices are uploaded which match a product code, those prices are updated for the given Future.
How are new forward prices calculated?
A forward configuration specifies underlies which drive its price. For example a Forward "Peak/OffPeak" may have a Base underlier and a Peak underlier.
When either Base or Peak prices are updated, the Forward prices are recalculated as per the Forward configuration.
Refer to this article for a detailed breakdown of how this works: