Understanding Commodity Futures Trading

Commodity Futures Table of Contents:

• Commodity Introduction
• Futures Markets: What, Why & Who
• Hedgers
• Speculators
• Types of Commodity Contracts
• Commodity Price Discovery
• After the Closing Bell
• Arithmetic of Futures
• Commodity Trading
• Margins
• Basic Trading Strategies
• Beginning in Futures Trading
• How to Participate
• Futures Trading Regulation
• Establishing an Account
• What to Look for in a Futures Contract
• Contract Unit
• How Prices are Quoted
• Minimum Price Changes
• Daily Price Limits
• Position Limits
• Managing Risks of Futures Trading
• Choosing a Futures Contract
• Liquidity
• Market Timing
• Stop Orders
• Spreads
• Options on Futures Contracts
• Buying Call Options
• Buying Put Options
• How Option Premiums are Determined
• Selling Options
• In Closing

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