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Trading Strategy

The 3 Types of Trading: Intraday, Day, and Swing

Active futures traders use a variety of strategies and methods to earn returns from the markets. From technical approaches to fundamental strategies...

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Futures Trading

The 3 Types of Trading: Intraday, Day, and Swing

Active futures traders use a variety of analyses and methodologies. From ultra short-term technical approaches to fundamentals-driven buy-and-hold...

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Tips & Strategies

How to Beat A Futures Trading Algorithm

To many people, the idea of an algorithm – especially in the context of trading, might as well be describing the foundational elements of calculus or...

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Futures Trading

How to Construct an E-mini Futures Chart

E-mini futures products give active traders the ability to engage the world’s most popular contracts on a more manageable scale. Whether a trader is...

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Trading Strategy

3 Candlestick Reversal Patterns to Watch Out For

Rooted in 18th century feudal Japan, candlestick charting techniques were originally devised to track the pricing variations of rice. Early Japanese...

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Education

Using Different Market Order Types to Promote Trading Efficiency

In the fast-paced arena of online futures trading, being able to enter and exit a market efficiently is of paramount importance. Having the ability...

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Trading Strategy

3 Elements of a Successful Trading Plan

Perhaps the single most important aspect of engaging the financial markets profitably is the development of a comprehensive trading plan. A...

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Futures Trading

Understanding Futures Margin Requirements

Active traders buy and sell futures contracts on the open market using a device known as margin. Margin is a good-faith deposit, or down payment, on...

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Education

The Basics of Trading Metal Commodities

Metal commodities offer market participants a wealth of trading options. From hedging financial risk to securing the materials necessary for...

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Trading Strategy

How Digital Futures Trading Platforms Have Changed the Game

In decades past, the futures trade revolved around brick-and-mortar centers of finance. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and New York Mercantile...

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