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Education

Preparation is Vital to a Beginning Futures Trader.

New traders with PhDs and new traders lacking high school diplomas succeed and fail alike at speculating in the futures markets. Many times, that failure is because the trader didn't know or understand some simple trading definition or procedure. Don't let this happen to you.

In this section of our Web site, we provide just the kind of information beginners need -- articles from industry experts, a Frequently Asked Questions section, a glossary of terms and links to several introductory trading articles. We also link to the popular online introductory trading guide known as "Phantom's Gift."

Use the links to the right to navigate this section. If you have any feedback or suggestions for what should be included here, please contact us.


Educational Articles
March 01, 2010
A history and guide to equity indexes and how they are composed and traded....
January 01, 2010
A guide to deciding about buying or building a trading system....
December 01, 2009
How can you avoid investment fraud when some of the so-called brightest minds in finance have fallen victim to such schemes? Follow basic rules, which some of those experts failed to do. ...
November 01, 2009
The candlestick chart has become ubiquitous in many standard charting packages. Chances are you look at them every day. But do you know what they indicate? ...
October 01, 2009
Momentum analysis assumes the current velocity of price change offers insight into the future direction of price change....
Trading Techniques
Before you trade, you should have some idea of how you are going to decide to buy, sell or sit tight. Slightly more advanced than our "beginner basics" articles, these explain some analytical strategies and methods that beginning traders can reasonably apply.

View All Trading Techniques Articles.
Futures FAQ
How are options and futures different?
What are margin and leverage? What's the difference between stocks and futures?


Find these answers and more in the Futures FAQ.
Trading Glossary
Here Are Some Common Terms You'll Encounter in the Trading Business. Here Are Some Common Terms You'll Encounter in the Trading Business.

Browse our Trading Glossary.