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<title>Surviving The Commodity Markets, PART 6 -  Trading Guidelines For Different Account Sizes - To Reduc</title>
<description>Of all the important skills in trading, survival is number one. For unless we make it through the inevitable bad times, we won't be around to capitalize on the good. I've laid out some trading account guidelines that specify the account size required to c...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_194727_19.html</link>
<pubDate>31st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Surviving The Commodity Markets, PART 5-  Trading Guidelines For Different Account Sizes - To Reduce</title>
<description>Of all the important skills in trading, survival is number one. For unless we make it through the inevitable bad times, we won't be around to capitalize on the good. I've laid out some trading account guidelines that specify the account size required to c...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_194726_19.html</link>
<pubDate>31st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Surviving The Commodity Markets, PART 4 -  Trading Guidelines For Different Account Sizes - To Reduc</title>
<description>Of all the important skills in trading, survival is number one. For unless we make it through the inevitable bad times, we won't be around to capitalize on the good. I've laid out some trading account guidelines that specify the account size required to c...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_194725_19.html</link>
<pubDate>31st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Surviving The Commodity Markets, PART 3 -  Trading Guidelines For Different Account Sizes - To Reduc</title>
<description>Of all the important skills in trading, survival is number one. For unless we make it through the inevitable bad times, we won't be around to capitalize on the good. I've laid out some trading account guidelines that specify the account size required to c...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_194723_19.html</link>
<pubDate>31st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Surviving The Commodity Markets, PART 2 - Trading Guidelines For Different Account Sizes - Reduce Fe</title>
<description>Of all the important skills in trading, survival is number one. For unless we make it through the inevitable bad times, we won't be around to capitalize on the good. I've laid out some trading account guidelines that specify the account size required to c...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_194722_19.html</link>
<pubDate>31st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Surviving The Commodity Markets, PART 1 - Trading Guidelines For Different Account Sizes - Reduce Fe</title>
<description>Of all the important skills in trading, survival is number one. For unless we make it through the inevitable bad times, we won't be around to capitalize on the good. I've laid out some trading account guidelines that specify the account size required to c...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_194721_19.html</link>
<pubDate>31st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Trading- The S&amp;P 500 and E-mini -  Preparation For A Big Move Up - PART 4</title>
<description>As traders all we really need to know is when a market is going to stop moving in one direction then turn around and head in the other. The rest is noise. I try to concentrate most of my energy on identifying these times. The day trading information prese...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_181189_19.html</link>
<pubDate>01st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Trading- The S&amp;P 500 and E-mini - Preparation For A Big Move Up - PART 5</title>
<description>As traders all we really need to know is when a market is going to stop moving in one direction then turn around and head in the other. The rest is noise. I try to concentrate most of my energy on identifying these times. The day trading information prese...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_181187_19.html</link>
<pubDate>01st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Trading- The S&amp;P 500 and E-mini -  Preparation For A Big Move Up - PART 3</title>
<description>As traders all we really need to know is when a market is going to stop moving in one direction then turn around and head in the other. The rest is noise. I try to concentrate most of my energy on identifying these times. The day trading information prese...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_181181_19.html</link>
<pubDate>01st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Trading- The S&amp;P 500 and E-mini -  Preparation For A Big Move Up - PART 2</title>
<description>As traders all we really need to know is when a market is going to stop moving in one direction then turn around and head in the other. The rest is noise. I try to concentrate most of my energy on identifying these times. The day trading information prese...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_181180_19.html</link>
<pubDate>01st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Trading- The S&amp;P 500 and E-mini -  Preparation For A Big Move Up - PART1</title>
<description>As traders, all we really need to know is when a market is going to stop moving in one direction then turn around and head in the other. The rest is noise. I try to concentrate most of my energy on identifying these times. The day trading information pres...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_181178_19.html</link>
<pubDate>01st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Trading Using Fuzzy Logic and Market Synchronization Clues, PART 2</title>
<description>There's nothing better than fuzzy logic for determining when a commodity market has begun a new trend and is starting to synchronize. Read on to find out exactly what this is all about...


Observation From Trading Notes:

"After an e-mini futures to...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_174200_19.html</link>
<pubDate>15th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Trading Using Fuzzy Logic and Market Synchronization Clues, PART 1</title>
<description>There's nothing better than fuzzy logic for determining when a commodity market has begun a new trend and is starting to synchronize. Read on to find out exactly what this is all about...


Observation From Trading Notes:

 "After a big spike OUT of ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_174195_19.html</link>
<pubDate>15th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Trading With The Thomas B-U-C-K-S Method - Method to Identify and Enter Tops or Bottoms</title>
<description>Entering a commodity futures market correctly keeps the risk of loss to a minimum when wrong. Exiting a market correctly gives you the maximum profit when right. If we can keep the times we are wrong to small losses, we have won half the battle. Here's a ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_168888_19.html</link>
<pubDate>04th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures and Options Trading- Money Management, Risk and Trading Logic, PART 5</title>
<description>Possibly the most important aspect to get right in trading is survival. This is number one. Without surviving the bad times we are gone, with no hope. Money management and risk may sound like boring subjects, but read on to see how exciting they can be on...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_162379_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures and Options Trading- Money Management, Risk and Trading Logic, PART 4</title>
<description>Possibly the most important aspect to get right in trading is survival. This is number one. Without surviving the bad times we are gone, with no hope. Money management and risk may sound like boring subjects, but read on to see how exciting they can be on...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_162378_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures and Options Trading- Money Management, Risk and Trading Logic, PART 3</title>
<description>Possibly the most important aspect to get right in trading is survival. This is number one. Without surviving the bad times we are gone, with no hope. Money management and risk may sound like boring subjects, but read on to see how exciting they can be on...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_162377_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures and Options Trading- Money Management, Risk and Trading Logic, PART 2</title>
<description>Possibly the most important aspect to get right in trading is survival. This is number one. Without surviving the bad times we are gone, with no hope. Money management and risk may sound like boring subjects, but read on to see how exciting they can be on...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_162376_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures and Options Trading- Money Management, Risk and Trading Logic, PART 1</title>
<description>"Survival" is possibly the most important aspect to get right in trading. This is number one. Without surviving the bad times we are gone, with no hope. Money management and risk may sound like boring subjects, but read on to see how exciting they can be ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_162375_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The Truth - Computerized Commodity Trading Systems, PART 4 -  Include The Basic Human Fears!</title>
<description>To get a computerized system edge, you need to figure out the basic human trading weaknesses and include them in your software. Anyone can buy a trading system these days, but it will have little value unless it is unique and different from the crowd. Her...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_157709_19.html</link>
<pubDate>10th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The Truth - Computerized Commodity Trading Systems, PART 3 -  Include The Basic Human Fears!</title>
<description>To get a computerized system edge, you need to figure out the basic human trading weaknesses and include them in your software. Anyone can buy a trading system these days, but it will have little value unless it is unique and different from the crowd. Her...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_157705_19.html</link>
<pubDate>10th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The Truth - Computerized Commodity Trading Systems, PART 2 -  Include The Basic Human Fears!</title>
<description>To get a computerized system edge, you need to figure out the basic human trading weaknesses and include them in your software. Anyone can buy a trading system these days, but it will have little value unless it is unique and different from the crowd. Her...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_157704_19.html</link>
<pubDate>10th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The Truth - Computerized Commodity Trading Systems, PART 1 -  Include The Basic Human Fears!</title>
<description>To get a computerized system edge, you need to figure out the basic human trading weaknesses and include them in your software. Anyone can buy a trading system these days, but it will have little value unless it is unique and different from the crowd. Her...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_157701_19.html</link>
<pubDate>10th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The Thomas Commodity Swing Method, PART 2 -  Lock In Profits, Reduce Risk And Trade The Swings</title>
<description>Getting into a market is simple. Getting out with a maximum profit is difficult and is an art. How do we know when to take a profit and when to take a loss? Will I miss the big move if I get out now? Here's some methods that can take the mystery out of wh...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_152660_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The Thomas Commodity Swing Method, PART 1 -  Lock In Profits, Reduce Risk And Trade The Swings</title>
<description>Getting into a market is simple. Getting out with a maximum profit is difficult and is an art. How do we know when to take a profit and when to take a loss? Will I miss the big move if I get out now? Here's some methods that can take the mystery out of wh...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_152658_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Market Forecasts - How Do I Trade Them? - PART 3  - Decrease Risk and Increase Staying Pow</title>
<description>Producing a high probability trade forecast is not easy. Just as difficult is determining the best trading strategy and vehicles to capitalize on the forecast. Read on to learn some of my favorites trading strategies. 


How about futures contracts? Is...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_148626_19.html</link>
<pubDate>18th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Market Forecasts - How Do I Trade Them? - PART 2  - Decrease Risk and Increase Staying Pow</title>
<description>Producing a high probability trade forecast is not easy. Just as difficult is determining the best trading strategy and vehicles to capitalize on the forecast. Read on to learn some of my favorites trading strategies. 


Another method to trade a proje...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_148625_19.html</link>
<pubDate>18th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Market Forecasts - How Do I Trade Them? - PART 1  - Decrease Risk and Increase Staying Pow</title>
<description>Producing a high probability trade forecast is not easy. Just as difficult is determining the best trading strategy and vehicles to capitalize on the forecast. Read on to learn some of my favorites trading strategies. 


Let’s say you’ve done your ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_148624_19.html</link>
<pubDate>18th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Option Buying - The Hidden Dangers -  PART 4 - What The Option Pros Don't Want You To Know</title>
<description>The buying of options (rather than writing them) is the most popular way most new commodity traders start out. Little do they know that over time, their chance for success is 10% at best. The premium cost over a year is tremendous. Read about how the pros...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_145389_19.html</link>
<pubDate>08th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Option Buying - The Hidden Dangers -  PART 3 - What The Option Pros Don't Want You To Know</title>
<description>The buying of options (verses writing them) is the most popular way most new commodity traders start out. Little do they know that over time, their chance for success is 10% at best. The option premium cost over a year is tremendous. Read how most pros us...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_145388_19.html</link>
<pubDate>08th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Option Buying - The Hidden Dangers -  PART 2 - What The Option Pros Don't Want You To Know</title>
<description>The buying of options (verses writing them) is the most popular way most new commodity traders start out. Little do they know that over time, their chance for success is 10% at best. The option premium cost over a year is tremendous. Read how most pros us...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_145387_19.html</link>
<pubDate>08th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Option Buying - The Hidden Dangers -  PART 1 - What The Option Pros Don't Want You To Know</title>
<description>The buying of options (verses writing them) is the most popular way most new commodity traders start out. Little do they know that over time, their chance for success is 10% at best. The option premium cost over a year is tremendous. Read how most pros us...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_145386_19.html</link>
<pubDate>08th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Unique Commodity Trading Strategies to Survive and Prosper During Tough Markets - PART 3</title>
<description>Surviving the rough times to be present for the big moves is the name of the game in commodity trading. With some luck we can even break even while the other participants are getting chopped to pieces. It requires giving up something to get something else...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_144783_19.html</link>
<pubDate>06th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Unique Commodity Trading Strategies to Survive and Prosper During Tough Markets - PART 2</title>
<description>Surviving the rough times to be present for the big moves is the name of the game in commodity trading. With some luck we can even break even while the other participants are getting chopped to pieces. It requires giving up something to get something else...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_144779_19.html</link>
<pubDate>06th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Unique Commodity Trading Strategies to Survive and Prosper During Tough Markets - PART 1</title>
<description>Surviving the rough times to be present for the big moves is the name of the game in commodity trading. With some skill we can even break even while the other participants are getting chopped to pieces. It requires giving up something to get something els...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_144778_19.html</link>
<pubDate>06th April 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Day Trading The S&amp;P 500 and E-Mini - Observations - PART 5</title>
<description>Not all conventional commodity trading folklore is correct. Some is and some isn't. Much is anecdotal. Most of it is designed to make you feel comfortable in a trade. Feeling "comfortable" is the fastest way to the poorhouse in commodity trading. We are p...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_141929_19.html</link>
<pubDate>29th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Day Trading The S&amp;P 500 and E-Mini - Observations - PART 4</title>
<description>Not all conventional commodity trading folklore is correct. Some is and some isn't. Much is anecdotal. Most of it is designed to make you feel comfortable in a trade. Feeling "comfortable" is the fastest way to the poorhouse in commodity trading. We are p...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_141928_19.html</link>
<pubDate>29th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Day Trading The S&amp;P 500 and E-Mini - Observations - PART 3</title>
<description>Not all conventional commodity trading folklore is correct. Some is and some isn't. Much is anecdotal. Most of it is designed to make you feel comfortable in a trade. Feeling "comfortable" is the fastest way to the poorhouse in commodity trading. We are p...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_141927_19.html</link>
<pubDate>29th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Day Trading The S&amp;P 500 and E-Mini - Observations - PART 2</title>
<description>Not all conventional commodity trading folklore is correct. Some is and some isn't. Much is anecdotal. Most of it is designed to make you feel comfortable in a trade. Feeling "comfortable" is the fastest way to the poorhouse in commodity trading. We are p...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_141926_19.html</link>
<pubDate>29th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Commodity Futures Day Trading The S&amp;P 500 and E-Mini - Observations - PART 1</title>
<description>Not all conventional commodity trading folklore is correct. Some is and some isn't. Much is anecdotal. Most of it is designed to make you feel comfortable in a trade. Feeling "comfortable" is the fastest way to the poorhouse in commodity trading. We are p...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_141925_19.html</link>
<pubDate>29th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Trading Commodity Futures - Intuitively Day Trading The S&amp;P 500 and E-Mini - PART 4</title>
<description>Every trading market has its own special patterns and oddities that will communicate its intentions. Patterns don't always work every time of course, but even that can be a clue of underlying extreme weakness or strength. Just like knowing a spouse well, ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_141159_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Trading Commodity Futures -  Intuitively Day Trading The S&amp;P 500 and E-Mini - PART 3</title>
<description>Every trading market has its own special patterns and oddities that will communicate its intentions. Patterns don't always work every time of course, but even that can be a clue of underlying extreme weakness or strength. Just like knowing a spouse well, ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_141156_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Trading Commodity Futures -  Intuitively Day Trading The S&amp;P 500 and E-Mini - PART 2</title>
<description>Every trading market has its own special patterns and oddities that will communicate its intentions. Patterns don't always work every time of course, but even that can be a clue of underlying extreme weakness or strength. Just like knowing a spouse well, ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_141154_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Trading Commodity Futures -  Intuitively Day Trading The S&amp;P 500 and E-Mini - PART 1</title>
<description>Every trading market has its own special patterns and oddities that will communicate its intentions. Patterns don't always work every time of course, but even that can be a clue of underlying extreme weakness or strength. Just like knowing a spouse well, ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_141151_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Choosing The Right Trading Strategy For Your Commodity Forecast</title>
<description>The first step to a profitable commodity trade is coming up with an accurate commodity futures forecast. Next is to select the right trading vehicle to turn the forecast into cash. There are countless option and futures strategy combinations to choose fro...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_140721_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>My Experiences Trading Coffee, Cocoa and Orange Juice Commodity Futures Contracts and Options</title>
<description>COFFEE futures and options are certainly filled with action. Long haul and day trading coffee can be very exhilarating. Support and resistance points can work very well. Cocoa and orange juice are best  traded for the long haul. The liquidity in all three...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_139921_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>My Experiences Trading Soybeans, Soymeal and Soybean Oil Commodity Futures Contracts and Options</title>
<description>Soybeans are king of the speculative  trading "soy" complex. The complex includes soybeans, soymeal and soybean oil.  Soymeal is used primarily as feed. Poultry and cattle producers use the majority of soymeal. The majority of soybean oil is used  for coo...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_139574_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>My Experiences Trading Cotton and Lumber Commodity Futures Contracts and Options</title>
<description>COTTON futures and options trade on the NYBOT. (The New York Board of Trade)  Cotton has low to medium volume and liquidity; just enough to get by. An account margin of $1300 controls 50,000 pounds of cotton, worth about $30,000.  One full point of  price...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_139414_19.html</link>
<pubDate>27th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>My Experiences Trading Live Cattle and Meat Commodity Futures Contracts and Options</title>
<description>Live Cattle, like corn is a great market for beginning commodity traders. The meats complex also includes Pork Bellies, Lean Hogs and Feeder Cattle. Here's some hints and kinks to get you off to a good start trading the meats!


LIVE CATTLE

Live Cat...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_139051_19.html</link>
<pubDate>26th March 2007</pubDate>
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<title>My Experiences Trading U.S. Bonds and Interest Rate Commodity Futures Contracts and Options</title>
<description>U.S. Bonds are the king of interest rate futures and a great trading market!  Here's some valuable hints and kinks taken from actual trading experiences.  


When it comes to trading interest rate futures, there's no market like US Bonds! It's the most...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_138489_19.html</link>
<pubDate>14th March 2007</pubDate>
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