Investing in commodity futures & options gives active traders several benefits over typical equities trading. Let’s explore the top 7 advantages… 1) Leverage – Position Trading:When trading futures, a trader can typically control a particular commodity with...
Futures options spread lesson #3, the Calendar Spread. This is another option spread I utilize quite often. The Calendar Spread is a credit spread. A credit spread simply means you are collecting a net premium when placing this type of futures option spread. With a...
This lesson on futures options spreads will be about the ‘Strangle’ spread. This was the first futures options spread I utilized and it has served me well over the last several years. The Strangle spread is best implemented when a market is in a sideways trend. As the...
I’m often asked, what futures option spread strategies are the most popular? Over the next several blog posts, I’ll be detailing the futures options spreads I’ve found to be the most effective when I trade options. There are hundreds of variations of option...
Take advantage of more trading opportunities with this smaller-sized futures contract. This new CME micro futures contract is 1/10 the size of one bitcoin. They provide futures traders with a new way to take advantage of changing prices in bitcoin with lower margin...
We are proud to announce we have partnered with the CME Group, Nasdaq, Veles Water and WestWater Research to promote the CME’s new ‘Nasdaq Veles California Water Index’ futures contracts. These new water futures contracts offer a solution to hedge and speculate in the...
Getting Started Trading Silver Futures & Options The Basics: What is a commodity futures contract? A commodity futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a particular commodity at a future date. The price and the amount of the commodity are fixed at the time...
Many investors ask, how did futures trading get started? For the U.S. futures markets, it all started in Chicago in 1849. Chicago was a major commercial center for agricultural products. Farmers (sellers) and agricultural dealers (buyers) began creating ‘contracts’...
Stopped out of your futures trade again? We’ve all experienced it – you think you’ve found the perfect trade. The trend is up; the technicals are bullish and the fundamentals are screaming, “Buy, Buy, Buy”. You pull the trigger and go long and set a protective stop....
A very common but often overlooked investment vehicle can be found in the commodity futures markets. Many studies have shown a diversified investment portfolio, which includes commodity futures, will perform better than a portfolio made up exclusively of stocks and/or...
We are pleased to announce that we have been chosen to partner with the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) in offering it’s new commodity futures market training and education service, Futures Institute. The CME Group’s Futures Insititute will offer a...
Use stock index futures and options for hedging your stock portfolio. With the U.S. stock market making all time highs, there are always concerns for a crash or ‘bubble’ burst. Whenever prices reach high points, there will always be some market ‘experts’ proclaiming...
The CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), the world’s leading futures exchange, has released a commodity futures trading video course on understanding agricultural commodity futures. I invite anyone who is interested in trading the agricultural futures &...
One of the questions I hear most often from investors new to futures trading is “How do I actually make money trading futures?” To be clear, they are not asking how to be guaranteed a profit, rather, they are asking how do they figure out what their profit or loss...
The CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) has put together an online course on the basics of trading Livestock futures & options. I highly recommend this course to any investor who is considering trading the Livestock markets or any livestock producer or user...
