Education

10 rules of technical trading

By Matthew Bradbard | January 13, 2014

The world of technical analysis is complex, but with a working knowledge can be applied to virtually any market. Here we introduce you to 10 important rules of technical trading first described by technical trading legend John J. Murphy.

Sandor talks about inventing markets

By Daniel P. Collins | January 12, 2014

Sandor, who created the first interest rates futures in the 1970s and later a market for carbon emissions, envisioned interest rate futures because he understood the basic purpose of futures and saw a need.

Futures under fire

By Daniel P. Collins | January 12, 2014

The problem with when a mainstream business media outlet writes about the futures industry is they usually get it wrong

Get the greed monkey off your back

By Matt McKinney | January 8, 2014

How hard can it be to capture a 50 cent move in crude oil with a one-lot for a $500 profit throughout the course of a trading session? It sounds so easy. But, one of the major issues traders encounter is one of the seven deadly sins — GREED.

What are spreads all about?

By Matthew Bradbard | January 6, 2014

With a spread, you follow the relationship, or difference between the contracts, without having to pick a market direction. When you trade an outright futures position there is only one way that you can make money.

Pages