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Hedging

Types of Futures Trades: Basis, Spread, Hedging

One of the greatest advantages afforded to traders who actively engage the futures markets is the ability to satisfy a wide range of objectives or...

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Recession

Do Gold Prices Always Go Up During a Recession?

According to Forbes contributor David Rodeck, a recession is a “significant decline in economic activity that lasts for months or even years.”...

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Futures 101

What Are E-mini S&P 500 Futures?

On March 4, 1957, the Standard and Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) equities index was unveiled on Wall Street. With an initial market capitalization of $172...

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Futures Trading

How to Get Your Friends and Family Interested in Commodity Trading

Commodity trading can be a lonely endeavor. Hours of intense preparation and strategy implementation can be both physically and mentally taxing....

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Risk Management

3 Advantages of Futures Trading That Help Manage Risk

Among the many advantages of futures trading is its utility in regard to risk management. Futures give market participants the ability to directly...

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Futures Trading

Why It Is Important to Work With a Futures Broker

If you don’t have a background in finance, the futures markets can seem intimidating. Given the complexities of active trading, it’s a great idea to...

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Futures 101

What Makes Gold Valuable?

Gold has been a standard of wealth for centuries. Prosperous nations dating back to 3000 B.C. have viewed it as a source of riches or form of...

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Futures 101

Which Stop Loss Order Is Best for Your Strategy?

As any veteran trader will tell you, having your stops run is not a pleasant experience. However, it doesn’t need to be a financial disaster. While...

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Micro-DAX Futures: Smaller Contracts for Individual Traders

Eurex launched DAX® futures (FDAX) — based on the DAX® Stock Index of the 40 largest German stocks — in the 1990s. It quickly grew to one of the...

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How to Trade DAX® Futures

The DAX® futures complex provides a unique opportunity to profit from one of the world’s most dynamic stock indexes. The Deutscher Aktienindex (DAX®)...

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