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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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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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Futures Trading

Why Oil Futures Trading May Be Your Best Market

Frequently referred to as the “wild west” of the financial markets, oil futures trading has a reputation for being an incredibly volatile endeavor....

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Crude Oil

EIA vs. API Weekly Crude Oil Inventory

Just as it’s important for grain traders to watch a WASDE report, it is equally important for oil and gas traders to watch the release of an energy...

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Tips & Strategies

Leading Strategies for Trading COMEX Copper Futures

The first CME Group copper futures contract was traded on July 29, 1988. Known as “high-grade copper,” the product provided traders and investors a...

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Futures Markets

How to Invest in Gold Futures

No matter what your investment goals are―whether it’s wealth appreciation or preservation―gold futures can help. Primarily available on the CME...

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Tips & Strategies

Tired of Equity Trading? Stock Index Futures Are Worth a Look

If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that the unexpected can create chaos in the capital markets. For astute market participants, the COVID-19-inspired...

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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 Markets

Seasonality: The Impact on the Energy Markets

Seasonality refers to the fluctuations in the value of an asset in relation to the time of year. Although predicting the effect of its impact isn’t...

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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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