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Tips & Strategies

3 Scalping Strategies for WTI Crude Oil

Scalping is a trading strategy that is designed to capitalize on small moves in asset pricing. To scalp effectively, scalpers conduct business on...

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Futures 101

Open Interest vs. Volume Trading

Over the course of each calendar year, the Financial Information Association (FIA) measures and reports on the activity present in the global...

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Tips & Strategies

Trading Strategies in the Next Global Economic Downturn

2020 was a pivotal year in finance, with markets around the world exhibiting rare and extreme volatilities. The catalyst behind the turbulence was a...

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Futures 101

3 Advantages To Trading Leverage With The E-Minis

Financial leverage is the use of debt to secure additional assets. Businesses and individuals both implement leverage. For example, if you have a car...

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Tips & Strategies

Chart Patterns for Day Trading

Market traders commonly use chart patterns to identify positive-expectation trading opportunities. When used in conjunction with other indicators,...

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Hedging

What Is Cross Commodity Hedging?

Cross commodity hedging is a popular way of managing risk for producers and speculators alike. Also referred to as cross hedging, this financial...

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Futures Trading

6 Do's and Don'ts for Futures Traders

The futures markets are dynamic, competitive atmospheres where opportunity and risk collide on a daily basis. Participants from around the globe...

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Futures 101

Not All E-mini Futures Contracts Are the Same

The futures markets offer a variety of advantages simply not found in other venues. Unquestionably, one of the largest is the diversity of trading...

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Tips & Strategies

Politics, the Fed, and E-Mini DOW Futures

The official mandate of the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) is to “promote maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates in...

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Futures Trading

When Opening a Futures Trading Account, Size Doesn’t Determine Success

A common misconception among those new to futures trading is that one must have a high net worth to participate. In truth, you do not need to be...

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