Futures trading is now a 24 hour, seven days a week enterprise, and undoubtedly the main reason you are researching it. Like all financial instruments, the futures market is highly regulated, but not by the SEC. From crops such as corn or wheat, to oil, gold, and currency, commodities get traded on the futures market. [...]
More Than One Hundred and Fifty Years of U.S. HistoryAnyone who has seen the classic movie Trading Places knows what commodities are. For those of you who have not gotten the privilege of seeing Eddie Murphy at his best, commodities are any physical, tangible goods. From crops such as corn or wheat, to oil, gold, [...]
Knowledge is the Key That Will Unlock Your Finances What is it that all experts have that we don’t have? Are they that much smarter than the rest of us? Where they born experts? I know this is getting a bit silly, but I wanted to prove a point about the difference between intelligence [...]
The Oldest MarketHere in the U.S. it began more than 150 years ago at the Chicago Board of Trade with the first agricultural futures contract. In 1982 options on futures was introduced, and in the 1990’s exchanges introduced electronic trading. Futures trading is now a 24 hour, seven days a week enterprise, and undoubtedly the [...]
Even though trading in the market is, in many circles considered gambling, it appeals to people for a wide variety of reasons. All of the reasons preferably lead to only one conclusion, making money. Whether you’re interested in just trading part time, you must treat it as your own business. You don’t need a lot [...]