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Futures 101

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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Futures Markets

Seasonality: The Impact on the Energy Markets

Seasonality refers to the fluctuations in the value of an asset in relation to the time of year. Although predicting the effect of its impact isn’t...

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Tips & Strategies

Is Selling Options a Good Fit for My Financial Goals?

Options trading can help you achieve a diverse array of financial objectives. From hedging risk to speculating on future price movements, trading can...

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Trading Strategy

Is It Time to Limit Your Exposure to U.S. Dollar Devaluation?

This has been a big year for the U.S. dollar (USD). The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought sweeping government stimulus and unprecedented policy...

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Tips & Strategies

Using the CME FEDWatch Tool to Trade FED Policy

When it comes to finance, monetary policy is the quintessential market driver. No matter what you’re trading―equities, futures, bonds, or...

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Tips & Strategies

Tips for Using a Candlestick Chart in Futures Trading

Since Steve Nison’s introduction of the candlestick chart in the early 1990s, western traders have made it a staple of technical analysis. Regardless...

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Tips & Strategies

How to Overcome Analysis Paralysis Within Your Trading Strategy

In the arena of active futures trading, technical analysis is king. It’s certainly a popular and viable trading methodology, but the discipline has...

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Tips & Strategies

When Should I Use a Butterfly Spread?

In trading, as in life, timing is everything. Often, the difference between winning and losing is not what you do but when you do it.

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Tips & Strategies

Futures Trading Skills to Get You Started

Like most other professions, futures trading requires individuals to possess a few core competencies before they can achieve success. In this...

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Tips & Strategies

How You Can Benefit From The CME Launch Of Micro E-mini Futures

Touted as long overdue by many in the derivatives community, the launch of Micro E-mini futures by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on May 5,...

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