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29th September 2009
Futures traders are traders who buy and sell commodities such as corn, wheat and soybeans that have not yet been planted, harvested or moved to market. Futures trading the basic art of trading. It is the contract for these goods that is being sold. If the... Read >
Author: William Oedge05th June 2009
Day traders and quick draw micro scalp traders all know the value and usefulness of the NYSE TICK when determining the short term direction and mood of the market. Used specifically as a barometer, a quick glance at the TICK can reveal very important info... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher05th June 2009
Day traders and quick draw micro scalp traders all know the value and usefulness of the NYSE TICK when determining the short term direction and mood of the market. Used specifically as a barometer, a quick glance at the TICK can reveal very important info... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher11th May 2009
A great deal has been written about trading over the last ten years since online trading has increased exponentially, with there being no shortage of trading systems and methodologies utilized by individual traders. Although traders compete against others... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher18th February 2009
You've heard the maxim: "A win is not always a win and a loss is not always a loss." It's true in many aspects of life and particularly in futures trading. Making a profit does not always indicate a textbook perfect trade. Likewise, losing money does not ... Read >
Author: Bill McCready20th January 2009
There are many different instead of futures or stocks. The advantages are what makes this type of trading so popular. These advantages are where you will find the greatest comfort in trading Forex and they are:
1. Lower Margin
Just like with futures a... Read >
Author: Mick van Anken08th January 2009
So you have decided that day trading stock is not for you and have chosen to learn how to trade eminis? Not surprisingly, you are not alone. Many traders who have struggled day trading stocks often find success in emini futures contract trading. One big d... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher22nd November 2008
Finding a winning emini strategy that can consistently generate profitable trades can be difficult in turbulent market conditions that are so common today. Many novice futures traders blow out their entire trading accounts within a couple of months or in ... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher05th September 2008
Education is the key to success in life. If you wish to learn how to trade futures, you need to move in that direction by educating yourself on how it is done. Some of most important traits for trading futures are:
1. Desire to succeed as a futures tra... Read >
Author: Eric J Ken04th September 2008
In 2005, Paul Rotter is considerably the single largest and most successful individual futures trader in the world, completing trades on the Eurex exchange primarily in the Bund, but also in the Bobl and Schatz interest rate futures. He trades between 200... Read >
Author: arcel13th August 2008
First Rung: The Education Of A Trader
Becoming a successful futures trader doesn't happen overnight. You don't read a book and Voila! another successful futures trader dazzles Wall Street. It would be nice, but it's just not going to happen. Once you d... Read >
Author: Bill McCready17th July 2008
"Practice makes perfect," my mother used to say. It's as true of futures trading as of anything else. Before you put your hard-earned cash on the line, you need to practice trading if you want to succeed as a futures trader.
Making practice trades allo... Read >
Author: Bill McCready27th June 2008
It's important to adopt a trading strategy that fits your personality. But first you need to define yourself as a futures trader. There are three basic trading personalities: the dominant trader, the detached trader and the dependent trader.
THE DOMINA... Read >
Author: Bill McCready18th June 2008
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL
Just as a craftsman keeps his tools sharp, clean and well organized, so must a futures trader keep his "tools" in peak operating condition. A futures trader's ultimate tools are his mind and his body. Yes, we u... Read >
Author: Bill McCready25th May 2008
There are certain psychological characteristics that can negatively impact your ability to succeed as a futures trader. Learn to recognize these behaviors in yourself and guard against them.
THE CHEAPSKATE TRADER
Many people are foolishly cheap. They ... Read >
Author: Bill McCready21st May 2008
Futures traders come in all flavors but it's basically a Neapolitan world. You can be a scalper, swing trader or a combination trader. Mindset and methodology generally determine in which sector of the futures trading world you'll thrive.
SCALPERS
Sca... Read >
Author: Bill McCready15th May 2008
There are four key elements to achieving success as a futures trader:
1. Self-confidence
2. Discipline
3. Ability to handle loss
4. Profitable trading system
1. Self-confidence
If you aren't absolutely confident that you can become a successfu... Read >
Author: Bill McCready15th May 2008
A number of qualities are necessary in order to become a successful futures trader. These characteristics can be your keys to success. Some are more crucial than others, but together they form an unbeatable -- and winning -- combination.
The Discipline... Read >
Author: Bill McCready14th May 2008
Don't Quit Your Day Job – Yet!
Success as a futures trader is dependent on your ability to master technique, psychology and money management. Life as a trader can be phenomenally successful, but it can be equally risky, particularly while you're learni... Read >
Author: Bill McCready27th February 2008
Playing the futures market in commodities trading as a speculator can be quite a gamble if you don't know what you are doing. Futures trading analysis depends upon many factors in today's global marketplace. Some of these factors include the changing tren... Read >
Author: Thomas Eliot29th January 2008
There is an alarming number of new, and uneducated, commodity traders losing just about everything they own. Why? There are a number of reasons why a new futures trader stands back, scratches his/her head and wonders why their trading account went from th... Read >
Author: R Tolar21st February 2007
Actual trading events where things went very wrong - and how to avoid them
The Six Sure-Fire Ways to Fail Trading Commodities:
Just one more story about taking comfortable trades…
Later on stock market guru Joe Granville called the top o... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey20th February 2007
It seems when most Novice commodity traders start out, they go through the same cycle. They start out reckless, then buy some books and courses, attend the trading seminars, etc. What if you could bypass all this expensive mess and go right for the jugula... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey20th February 2007
It seems when most Novice commodity traders start out, they go through the same cycle. They start out reckless, then buy some books and courses, attend the trading seminars, etc. What if we could bypass all this expensive mess and go right for the jugular... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey28th December 2006
All trades, whether it’s done online or directly, involve both risks and profit making opportunities. Online futures trading are also not different. A successful online futures trader is one who has a brain to find and utilize the profit making opportun... Read >
Author: Praveen Ortec12th March 2006
Futures Trading
Futures Trading Defined
What exactly is Futures Trading? Futures Trading involves a trading style based upon the potential "Future" performance of certain commodities and agricultural products; like coffee, sugar, gas, oil, gold. et... Read >
Author: Bryan Zutavern
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