diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py b/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
index 032f7dd51..025fee66c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ ARGS_LIST_EXCHANGES = ["print_one_column", "list_exchanges_all"]
 ARGS_LIST_TIMEFRAMES = ["exchange", "print_one_column"]
 
 ARGS_LIST_PAIRS = ["exchange", "print_list", "list_pairs_print_json", "print_one_column",
-                   "print_csv", "base_currencies", "quote_currencies", "list_pairs_all"]
+                   "print_csv", "base_currencies", "quote_currencies", "list_pairs_all",
+                   "trading_mode"]
 
 ARGS_TEST_PAIRLIST = ["verbosity", "config", "quote_currencies", "print_one_column",
                       "list_pairs_print_json"]
diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py b/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py
index 6aa4ed363..7d1d2edd1 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ AVAILABLE_CLI_OPTIONS = {
         '--export',
         help='Export backtest results (default: trades).',
         choices=constants.EXPORT_OPTIONS,
-
     ),
     "exportfilename": Arg(
         '--export-filename',
@@ -349,6 +348,11 @@ AVAILABLE_CLI_OPTIONS = {
         nargs='+',
         metavar='BASE_CURRENCY',
     ),
+    "trading_mode": Arg(
+        '--trading-mode',
+        help='Select Trading mode',
+        choices=constants.TRADING_MODES,
+    ),
     # Script options
     "pairs": Arg(
         '-p', '--pairs',
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
index f5a674878..67617d84f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ class Configuration:
 
         self._args_to_config(config, argname='new_pairs_days',
                              logstring='Detected --new-pairs-days: {}')
+        self._args_to_config(config, argname='trading_mode',
+                             logstring='Detected --trading-mode: {}')
 
     def _process_runmode(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index 85b156746..c55c7ffbb 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class Exchange:
         return self.markets.get(pair, {}).get('base', '')
 
     def market_is_future(self, market: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
-        return market.get('future', False) is True
+        return market.get('future', False) is True or market.get('futures') is True
 
     def market_is_spot(self, market: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
         return market.get('spot', False) is True