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Futures Trading

5 Reasons The Futures Market Is The Choice Of Professional Traders

The futures market is a common destination for traders who aim to make a living at their craft. Whether it’s through the currency, equity, debt, or...

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Futures Trading

How To Make Your Futures Trading Charts Better

In the contemporary marketplace, pricing charts are the trader’s window to the action. Unless you craft your decisions based solely on fundamentals,...

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What Is the E-mini S&P Trading Secret?

Update – this post was written before the launch of CME’s newest product – the Micro E-Mini. Here’s a link to a Micro E-mini resources page.

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Futures Trading

Building An Edge: Trading Live Futures With The Potential To Win

By definition, a trading edge is an approach to the market that creates an advantage over other participants. Finding or designing such an advantage...

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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 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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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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Futures Trading

Fundamentals of Futures and Options Market and Characteristics to Watch out For

In contrast to conventional equities trading, the fundamentals of futures and options market products are inherently diverse. One’s primary concern...

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Futures Trading

Comparing Forex vs. Futures: Pros and Cons

Forex vs. Futures: Pros and Cons For active traders, the forex versus futures quandary can be a real head-scratcher. Securing the necessary...

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Futures Trading

Understanding How to Use Bollinger Bands

Developed by John Bollinger in the 1980s, Bollinger Bands (BBs) are a popular public domain technical tool for active futures traders. No matter your...

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