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Futures 101

How to Learn Commodity Trading

Commodity futures offer market participants a variety of deep, volatile markets. Whether you’re trading metal, energy, or agricultural contracts,...

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Futures Trading

Comparing Forex vs. Futures: Pros and Cons

Forex vs. Futures: Pros and Cons For active traders, the forex versus futures quandary can be a real head-scratcher. Securing the necessary...

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Tips & Strategies

4 Steps to Take Your Futures Day Trading from Ho-Hum to Wow

Futures day trading is a profession rooted in aptitude and discipline. The very best traders know what they’re doing and are unshakeable in their...

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Tips & Strategies

Are Micro Bitcoin Futures for You?

The past two years have been big for cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin (BTC). Amid the epic COVID-19 era run-up in crypto values, Bitcoin...

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Futures 101

Can You Make a Living Trading E-mini Futures?

Any veteran of the financial markets will likely agree to the common saying, “Active trading is the hardest way to make an easy buck.” You may or may...

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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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Ag Marketing

Hedging Grain Market Risk with Options

Options trading is one of the ways that producers and speculators can engage the grain markets. In contrast to buying or selling futures contracts in...

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Tips & Strategies

How Do You Trade Commodities Online?

For many professional traders, commodity futures are the crème de la crème of the financial markets. Featuring robust liquidity and consistent...

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Futures Trading

Understanding How to Use Bollinger Bands

Developed by John Bollinger in the 1980s, Bollinger Bands (BBs) are a popular public domain technical tool for active futures traders. No matter your...

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Futures 101

All Futures Brokers Are Not Equal

Although the exchanges being traded are the same, all futures brokers are not equal. Some excel in specific areas, such as pricing and technology,...

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