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Futures Trading

Avoiding the Dangers of Futures Leverage

Online futures trading is an appealing pursuit for people keen on maximizing the potential of their own venture capital. Each day, market...

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Selling a Futures Contract: Objectives and Benefits

Perhaps the single largest advantage to trading standardized futures is flexibility. In contrast to more traditional forms of capital investment,...

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Futures Trading Basics: What to Consider Before You Trade

The “look before you leap” adage does not really cut it when you are considering diving into the complex world of futures trading.

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Stock Index Futures: What You Need to Know

The trading of traditional futures contracts, from grains to gold, was essentially developed as a way of managing risk. Along the way, investors...

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Managing Market Volatility With a Futures Economic Calendar

The release of an economic data report can dramatically increase the degree of volatility facing a broad spectrum of asset classes. Metals, energies,...

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Trading Currencies: Futures vs. Forex

Perhaps the oldest standardized mode of trade involves the swapping of foreign currencies. Exchanging one form of money for another has long been an...

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Learning the Basics of E-Mini Futures Trading

The U.S. equities market is the largest in the world, boasting more than $25 trillion in value. Led by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the...

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3 Ways to Achieve Low Latency Trading

The contemporary futures marketplace is a fast-moving, ultra-competitive environment. Orders are sent to the market remotely via internet...

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5 Key Questions to Ask a Commodity Trading Advisor

The astronomer Carl Sagan once said there was no such thing as a dumb question. And that’s because the worst thing you can do is not ask all the...

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Live Futures Trading: Pre- and Post-market Session Planning

Live futures trading is a taxing endeavor that requires extensive preparation and analysis. Dedicating adequate time to the discipline of active...

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