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Tips & Strategies

Understanding Political Risk: Why Futures Traders Should Care About Election Outcomes

For futures traders, political risk is more than just a buzzword—it’s a critical factor that can drive market volatility, shift asset prices, and...

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Tips & Strategies

Trading Futures During Election Season: Strategies for New Traders

Navigating the futures market during a U.S. presidential election year can be tricky, especially for new traders. Election seasons tend to spark...

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Tips & Strategies

The Best Commodity Trading Hours: Timing Is Everything

From cattle to copper , commodity futures provide market participants a variety of unique options. The diversity of these offerings allow active...

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The Origin and Evolution of the Commodity Futures Market: Part I

The 1983, Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd’s film, “Trading Places”, is a hilarious account of the ups and downs of the commodity futures market....

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Futures Markets

Energy Futures: A Look at the Crude Oil & Natural Gas Trade

The global energy futures marketplace facilitates the trade of a diverse array of participants. No matter if a producer is hedging systemic...

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Tips & Strategies

Maximize Your Profits with a Trailing Stop Loss

For active futures traders and investors, the trailing stop loss is a valuable tool for optimizing profitability. Featuring dynamic functionality,...

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Trading Strategy

Advanced Techniques for Futures Trading: Trailing Stop Strategy

Managing profitable positions efficiently is an integral aspect of achieving longevity in the futures marketplace. Addressing trade selection and...

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Futures 101

Futures Trading Trend Analysis 101: Death Cross versus the Golden Cross

A key aspect of any approach to futures trading is trend analysis. Being able to identify when a directional move in price is gaining steam or...

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Tips & Strategies

Leading Strategies for Trading COMEX Copper Futures

The first CME Group copper futures contract was traded on July 29, 1988. Known as “high-grade copper,” the product provided traders and investors a...

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Futures Markets

Why Trade S&P Emini Futures?

Traders and investors from every corner of the globe consider the Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) as an ideal way of engaging the broader U.S....

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