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Tips & Strategies

When Should You Use a Trailing Stop Loss Strategy?

Using a trailing stop loss is a great way to lock in profits or limit risk in an active market. In fact, professional futures traders frequently...

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Tips & Strategies

What Can 2021 Bring for Gold Futures Today?

The first half of 2021 was a fascinating period for gold as receding political and COVID-19-related uncertainties boosted positive sentiment across...

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Options

How Can I Make Money Trading Options?

Over the past decade, online derivatives trading has exploded in popularity. In the first half of 2021, the Futures Industry Association (FIA)...

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Tips & Strategies

How to Calculate Systematic Risk Within Your Portfolio

For active traders and investors, systematic risk is a market driver that should never be ignored. It can come on as a surprise and wreak havoc on...

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Futures Contracts

What’s the Difference Between Forward and Futures Contracts?

From exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to forex pairs, a vast array of derivatives products help individuals pursue almost any financial goal. Two such...

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Tips & Strategies

How Does Summer Seasonality Impact Gasoline Futures?

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) offers the public a variety of energy products facing the commodity and refined fuel sectors. Among these...

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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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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 101

When Is Buying Futures Contracts a Good Idea?

If you’ve ever purchased a car, house, or other big-ticket item, then you’re aware of the commitment such an action entails. Buying futures contracts...

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Options

Learn How to Become a Scalper in Options Trading

Scalping is a short-term trading strategy in which the trader repeatedly takes small profits to secure market share. Although forex and equities...

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