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Futures Trading

Three Rules for Winning at Day Trading Futures

The futures markets are among the most attractive venues for day traders. Facing a wide variety of asset classes, futures products consistently...

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Futures Trading

Types of Brokers: Full Service, Discount, Deep Discount

The transition of the financial markets to the online space has brought many changes to the futures industry. From breaking down the traditional...

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Education

Day Trading for Beginners: A Step-by-step Guide

Day trading is an approach to the marketplace in which a trader buys and sells a futures contract within the same session. Traders manage open...

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Tips & Strategies

Understanding Futures Commissions: How They Affect Your Trading Strategies

In the futures markets, business is conducted on margin using high degrees of leverage. In order for an aspiring trader to place buy and sell orders...

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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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