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Tips & Strategies

Technical Strategies for Trading ES Futures in Live Time

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is the largest futures and options marketplace in the world. The CME facilitates the trade of nearly everything under...

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Tips & Strategies

Don’t Make the Same Mistake Twice: Three Ways to Develop as a Futures Trader

Throughout the world of finance, there is one key goal: avoiding losing money. Futures trading certainly echoes this sentiment. However, unlike the...

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Futures Trading

Tips for Trading Futures Breakouts Profitably

Identifying and capitalizing on breakouts is among the most popular strategies for enhancing futures trading profitability. A breakout occurs when an...

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Tips & Strategies

Capitalizing on Equity Market Volatility with Micro E-Minis

Listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the Micro E-minis provide active futures traders with unparalleled equities market flexibility....

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Tips & Strategies

Trading vs. Investing: Which Is Right for Your Financial Plan?

It is a common misconception that traders and investors are the same. Although it is true that both may pursue profits by buying and selling futures...

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Futures Trading

Avoiding The Perils Of Trading Leverage

Boasting initial margins ranging from 5 to 15 percent, the futures markets are a paradise for traders interested in maximizing the potential of their...

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Futures Trading

5 Key Benefits Of Futures Trading In The Digital Age

Since the dawn of the 21st century, advancing technologies have made the open outcry trading pits of decades past all but obsolete. Business in the...

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Tips & Strategies

How Do You Trade Commodities Online?

For many professional traders, commodity futures are the crème de la crème of the financial markets. Featuring robust liquidity and consistent...

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Tips & Strategies

3 Scalping Strategies for WTI Crude Oil

Scalping is a trading strategy that is designed to capitalize on small moves in asset pricing. To scalp effectively, scalpers conduct business on...

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Crude Oil

The Nuances of WTI Crude Oil Contract Specifications

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is a global leader in the trade of derivative products. One of the CME’s most popular offerings is West Texas...

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