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When to Use Short vs. Long Futures Commodity Contracts

A critical decision process when dealing in commodity futures contracts is knowing when to go short and when to go long. In the live futures markets,...

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Futures 101

What's Your Margin to Equity Ratio?

The success of your futures trading strategy relies on how accurately you can calculate risk and how skillfully you use your leverage.

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How to Trade Micro WTI Crude Oil Futures Contracts

When it comes to commodities, energies are an exceedingly popular asset class. And, within the energies segment, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude...

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Futures 101

5 Technical Trading Rules Explained

The modern marketplace is a dynamic, ever-changing environment. Traders practicing fundamental and technical analysis meet every business day with a...

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Stocks vs. Futures

Why Trade Futures vs. Stocks?

Stocks, forex pairs, cryptocurrencies, and futures contracts provide active traders countless opportunities. Given the diversity of alternatives, one...

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Ag Marketing

3 Primary Market Drivers of Cattle Futures Prices

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) offers a variety of agricultural futures contracts for public trade. From grains to livestock, hedgers and...

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Futures 101

Trading Functionality: Micro E-mini Futures vs. ETFs and MES ETF Holdings

If you’ve ever spent the morning tuned into CNBC, then chances are you have heard of the S&P 500. However, you may have missed emerging economy...

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Tips & Strategies

Understanding Winter Seasonality of Heating Oil Futures Prices

On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), energies play a pivotal role in daily trade. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an institutional hedger or...

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Crude Oil

Customize Your Energy Market Exposure with CME Micro WTI Crude Oil Futures Quotes

CME WTI crude oil futures are some of the most popular derivatives contracts in the world, featuring consistently robust traded volumes and order...

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Tips & Strategies

What Are the Best Times to Capitalize on E-mini S&P 500 Price Action?

In the markets, timing is everything. Successfully trading U.S. equity index futures is no different―understanding when to trade and when not to is...

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