The CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) has put together an excellent course on the basics of futures trading. I highly recommend this course to any investor who is considering trading commodity futures or any futures trader looking for a refresher. Access Futures...
Your goal should always be – Trade to Win. This post may seem obvious but I think, from my observations, that most futures traders forget what their objectives are when trading futures or don’t even have any in the first place. So often, I see clients who keep...
Have you ever wondered, “What exactly is a futures contract?”. Many investors new to futures trading ask this question – here’s the answer… According the the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) – the world’s largest...
Are you interested in trading futures but not sure how to get started? Many our clients were new to futures trading when they first opened their futures trading account with Insignia Futures & Options. Many of these clients had experience in trading stocks...
This last video from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) presents a summary of Call & Put futures options. It explains the differences between Call and Put futures options and how they are used. I highly recommend this video to anyone who is interested in...
This next video from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) will outline selling futures options. This video will explain how to receive option premium by selling futures options. I highly recommend this video to anyone who is interested in advanced futures...
This next video from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) will outline long futures options positions. This video fully explains how a long futures option position can make or lose money. I highly recommend this video to anyone who is new to trading futures...
This is the first in a series video from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) which will outline the trading of futures options. It explains the basics of commodity futures options trading in an easy to understand manner. I highly recommend this video to anyone...
Interested in trading commodity futures options? The CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), offers a complete guide on trading futures options. In this guide, you find valuable information, including… Which futures markets have the most active futures options A...
I’ve been a futures broker for over 14 years and I’ve seen many traders come and go over the years. In my observations, I’ve come to identify what I feel are the top 5 reasons why futures traders lose money in the futures markets. I’ve compiled this list not to...
This is the final futures trading training video from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange). It explains how the Bid / Offer prices work when trading futures as compared to other investments. One of the advantages our Firetip / InsigniaTrader futures trading...
This futures trading training video from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) will explain how futures margins works differently for futures trading as compared to stock trading. We have current futures margin requirements information available on our website...
Here’s the next futures trading training video from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange). This short video explains how liquidity places a major part of futures trading and also compares it to stock trading. If you have any questions after viewing this video,...
Here’s the next futures trading training video from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange). This quick video explains how to properly manage the expiration dates for commodity futures & options. If you have any questions after viewing the video, please feel...
Here’s another futures trading training video from the CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange). This short video explains several advantages of trading futures over stock trading such as Day Trading, the ability to easily go short a market and the lower capital...
