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Futures Trading

How To Build Your Own ES Futures Chart Quickly And Easily

Since the dawn of the digital marketplace, the popularity of technical analysis has grown exponentially. Crafting decisions in reference to price...

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Futures Markets

Day Trading Futures For Income

Following the rise of the digital marketplace, day trading futures has become an exceedingly attractive way to make a living. Featuring low barriers...

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Futures Spread

How To Trade Futures Spreads Profitably

Once reserved only for institutional traders, spreads are gaining popularity among retail participants around the globe. Reduced margin requirements,...

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Tips & Strategies

Day Trading Strategies to Reduce Losses

No matter which day trading strategies you employ, minimizing losses is an integral part of engaging the futures markets competently. However, this...

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Risk Management

Futures Trading Strategies That Optimize Risk vs Reward

No matter what your goals and resources are, having a structured approach to market entry, exit, and risk management is a necessity. Without this...

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Futures Markets

3 Benefits of Trading Micro Futures

The line of micro futures products offered by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) offers traders a collection of distinct advantages. Featuring...

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Risk Management

Steps for Energy Trading and Risk Management

In the capital markets, the term “risk” means different things to different people. At the exchange level, risk is a function of systemic liquidity....

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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 101

The Basics of Equity Futures Trading

Enjoying success in futures, options, forex, and equity trading requires a collection of unique attributes. And, although “buying low and selling...

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Futures Trading

Finance 101: Futures Trading Basics

In this post, we’ll cover the essential tenets of the futures markets by examining two fundamental questions: “What are futures?” and “Why trade...

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