The Nuances of WTI Crude Oil Contract Specifications
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is a global leader in the trade of derivative products. One of the CME’s most popular offerings is West Texas...
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What Is the Difference Between Market Orders and Limit Orders?
Being able to enter and exit the market efficiently is vital to sustaining long-term profitability. To achieve this goal, active futures traders use...
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Capitalizing on Equity Market Volatility with Micro E-Minis
Listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the Micro E-minis provide active futures traders with unparalleled equities market flexibility....
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Understanding How Futures Margin Requirements Evolve with Market Conditions
Futures contracts are leveraged securities that enable traders to control a large quantity of an underlying asset with minimal cash. To facilitate...
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Don’t Be Afraid of Futures Margins
For many futures traders, the word margin carries a rather negative connotation. Flashbacks of short-notice bank wires or premature exits from...
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Trading Floor Hand Signals: The Sign Language of Futures Trading
For decades, the world’s futures markets have been hotbeds of innovation. From the launch of countless derivatives products to the development of...
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Trading 101: Understanding Futures Contracts Specifications
Understanding how to read and interpret futures contracts specifications is an important part of getting started in the market. A contract’s...
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Is the Bitcoin (BTC) Futures Contract the New Gold?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re aware of the meteoric 2020-2021 rise of Bitcoin (BTC). In a little more than 12 months, BTC prices...
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5 Factors of Grain Market Analysis
Ag futures products offer participants an environment rich in both opportunity and utility. Whether your purpose in the markets is active hedging or...
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Futures Trading 101: Market Slippage
In the arena of futures trading, the cost of doing business is fairly straightforward. Exchange and clearing fees, as well as brokerage commissions,...
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