Commodity Forex Online Trading - Two Thousand Million Daily Reasons To Try It by Jacques Eskena
With daily volume sales of around 3 trillion dollars a day, the Commodity Forex Online Trading market is by far the largest financial trading market in the world. Also known as Forex, the Commodity Forex Online is referred to as FX, Spot FX or even Spot.
If you have ever wonder how big the Commodity Forex Online Trading market is, then be prepared to be truly astounded. Indeed the New York Stock Exchange is a midget in comparison as it "only" trades an average of 2 billion dollars a day. In fact combine both the Stock and the Futures market, multiply it by Three and you'll arrive at a market comparable to that of the Forex Trading market. Did you ever imagine it would have been as big as that?
And just in case you are asking yourself what is that banks trade in Forex Trading, the answer is simple. Money! Loads of it obviously and always in pairs! You see, the simultaneous exchange of one currency against the other is indeed what Forex Trading is and this exchange always takes place in pairs, as in Euro dollar for US dollar (EUR/USD) or the British pound for Japanese Yen (GBP/JPY). And when I mentioned earlier that Commodity Forex Online Trading market was traded by banks, I was partially right as you will discover later on in this article!
Back in earlier times, when money hadn't been invented and things were seemingly simpler, local economies relied on the principle of bartering when one product was exchanged for another. The value of each product was set by how much the owner of each product thought their product was and this method held for hundreds of years. It is ironic that in this day and age, the Commodity Forex Online Trading Market is still based on a straight bartering exchanging system. Of course, today, the value of each currency is floated and thus independently determined, as opposed to how it was not so long ago when Forex was introduced.
Unlike traditional purchases, a currency is sought as a sign of investment in it's country's economy. The stronger the economy, the safer the trader is that his/her newly acquire currency will not only hold its current value but possibly be even stronger in the future. At times, a trader might forecast that a particular country is due for an upturn in its economy and decide to purchase currency from that very country.
The Commodity Forex Online Market is not only the largest in the world, but it is also unique in that it doesn't have a physical geographical location, nor does it rely on a central exchange entity. Forex Trading is considered an over the counter market and does not have any restrictions in boundaries. Trading takes place through a network of computers communicating with each other, within a network of banks, 24 hours a day.
In the old days, back in the late 1990's Commodity Forex Market was reserved for banks and large financial institutions who had the funds to be able to invest the required millions of US Dollars as "working capital". Today, things have changed drastically since, through the rise of the Internet, smaller retailers and indeed moms and pops operations can trade in the Commodity Forex Online Trading Market.
Not only is the Commodity Forex Online Trading Business now accessible to all, but with the advent of technology, one doesn't even have to have any prior knowledge of Forex to become an expert and successful trader. Indeed software such as Forex Killer make it now possible to bypass completely the learning curve and enter into this new and exciting market as a true expert.
You too can start to trade and earn a substantial income with Commodity Forex Online Trading. In order to do so, please download Forex Killer and give it a spin.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
How to make consistent profits futures trading
How to Make Consistent Profits Futures Trading by Martin Chandra
The issue of direct access is an important one and it becomes more important the more short term your trading is. The market can change from a state of seeming paralysis to one of shocking volatility and activity in a flash. The length of time it takes between you deciding to enter an order and the order actually being in the market is obviously important.
When I first started trading I used a phone broker and was dismayed that my fills would often be so far from the price the market was trading when I first entered the order.
The first time I visited the trading floor, I discovered why. When I called in an order, first my discount broker would check my account equity, then he would call a phone booth on the floor, the phone broker on the floor would then write the order down and pass it on to a booth next to the appropriate pit, at that booth my order would be written down again and then signaled to a broker in the pit to be executed.
As you can imagine this would take quite a long time, even longer of course if the market was very active, as this would mean that the broker in the pit would be too occupied to take new orders. Compare this to my experience of trading as a pit trader. In the pit I was in the heart of the market and could observe every single order as it was executed (there was no delay in my price feed!).
To initiate a trade, whether it was to buy or sell at the market, or join the bid or the offer, all I had to do was open my mouth. You can start to see the huge advantage that trading on the floor gave me over off floor traders; and that doesn't take into consideration the fact that my round trip costs fell by 96%.
Now the floor no longer exists, not in Europe at least, so why talk about the advantages of pit trading? Well the level playing field is now open to all, but very few take advantage of it. Trading with an electronic trading platform is exactly the same as trading in the pit, except I can sit down, it is much quieter and there are no crude jokes flying around.
I can trade with the click of a mouse; my order shoots to the exchange, enters in the market and appears back on my screen before I have time to blink. I think the advantages of direct access trading are clear and any futures trader still using a phone broker should move to direct access, they will also find their commissions are less (around $8 for private client traders).
The next question that arises is why trade futures? That is an important consideration given that there are a variety of alternatives vying for your trading capital (spread betting, CFDs and options), but in my opinion, futures are the only option (no pun intended) for successful short term trading.
A lot of traders are trading the stock indexes like the FTSE, the DAX, the S&Ps, NASDAQ and the DOW, but rather than use futures they are using spread betting firms. The reasons for using these firms is that they require very small amounts of capital to get started, a trader can trade very small amounts (like $1 a point on FTSE as opposed to $10 for FTSE futures) and these firms make opening an account so easy.
I understand the lure of being able to open an account with very little money and trading small amounts, but I have some serious considerations about using spread betting as a realistic vehicle for professional trading.
The two biggest selling points are no commissions and no capital gains tax. There are many different costs to trading, commissions are one and the spread is another (especially when you have to trade at the market as you do with spread betting, with futures you have the choice of joining the bid or the offer).
Commissions are important for an active trader and as an active trader you can get them very low, but lets assume they are $8 per round turn for futures and lets assume that the spread in FTSE futures is an average of 2 points. If the spread with a spread betting firm for FTSE is 6 points and assume that we are trading $10 a point we can compare the two trading vehicles.
Last week I made an average of 2.42 points per contract traded and I traded 48 times. That is, for each contract I bought and sold I made $24.20 before commissions, assuming my commission rate is $8, I made a profit of $16.20 per contract traded, which is $777.60 net profit if my average size per trade is one contract.
Had I had the same success trading with a spread-betting firm, with a 6-point spread, I would have lost $1718.40! Now I would rather pay tax on a profit that no tax on a loss.
There is one other very important reason for trading the futures market rather than a non-exchange traded market such as those offered by spread betting firms. The futures markets are exchange traded and this means that they are fully transparent, i.e. everything is visible and above the table, I can see every single trade that happens. Imagine the trading pit, as it used to be when traders stood physically in a ring trading with each other.
When a trade is entered, the order goes into the pit and is represented there, free to be taken by any other market participant. We can all see what is happening, we trade with the same information and with the same advantages/disadvantages.
Now assume you are a trader who can only trade with one broker in the pit, you can trade as much as you like, any size you like, but he sets the spread he is willing to offer you and you have to trade at market (i.e. buy at his offer and sell at his bid). This broker doesn't want to loose money, naturally, so he always makes his spread wider than the real market spread, he also, naturally, puts his interests before yours, so he won't always be willing to trade when the market is moving fast and he is uncertain.
Remember whenever you make money he loses, so he is very careful to maintain his advantage at all times. Who wouldn't want to be in this brokers position (he isn't really a broker, though he claims to be)? When you trade with a real futures broker, all the broker does is facilitate your trade; he gives you the ability to have you orders represented in the pit. A real brokers concern is that they execute your order as efficiently as possible, that is their job, they do not take positions and they do not take the opposite side to you.
They naturally want you to make money because by making money you become a client who will continue to pay them commissions. Trading with a spread betting firm is absurdly costly, spread betting firms are like amusement arcades, they can be fun, but to imagine you are going to make your living from slot machines is illusory.
Martin Chandra is a full-time investor. Learn more at here.
The issue of direct access is an important one and it becomes more important the more short term your trading is. The market can change from a state of seeming paralysis to one of shocking volatility and activity in a flash. The length of time it takes between you deciding to enter an order and the order actually being in the market is obviously important.
When I first started trading I used a phone broker and was dismayed that my fills would often be so far from the price the market was trading when I first entered the order.
The first time I visited the trading floor, I discovered why. When I called in an order, first my discount broker would check my account equity, then he would call a phone booth on the floor, the phone broker on the floor would then write the order down and pass it on to a booth next to the appropriate pit, at that booth my order would be written down again and then signaled to a broker in the pit to be executed.
As you can imagine this would take quite a long time, even longer of course if the market was very active, as this would mean that the broker in the pit would be too occupied to take new orders. Compare this to my experience of trading as a pit trader. In the pit I was in the heart of the market and could observe every single order as it was executed (there was no delay in my price feed!).
To initiate a trade, whether it was to buy or sell at the market, or join the bid or the offer, all I had to do was open my mouth. You can start to see the huge advantage that trading on the floor gave me over off floor traders; and that doesn't take into consideration the fact that my round trip costs fell by 96%.
Now the floor no longer exists, not in Europe at least, so why talk about the advantages of pit trading? Well the level playing field is now open to all, but very few take advantage of it. Trading with an electronic trading platform is exactly the same as trading in the pit, except I can sit down, it is much quieter and there are no crude jokes flying around.
I can trade with the click of a mouse; my order shoots to the exchange, enters in the market and appears back on my screen before I have time to blink. I think the advantages of direct access trading are clear and any futures trader still using a phone broker should move to direct access, they will also find their commissions are less (around $8 for private client traders).
The next question that arises is why trade futures? That is an important consideration given that there are a variety of alternatives vying for your trading capital (spread betting, CFDs and options), but in my opinion, futures are the only option (no pun intended) for successful short term trading.
A lot of traders are trading the stock indexes like the FTSE, the DAX, the S&Ps, NASDAQ and the DOW, but rather than use futures they are using spread betting firms. The reasons for using these firms is that they require very small amounts of capital to get started, a trader can trade very small amounts (like $1 a point on FTSE as opposed to $10 for FTSE futures) and these firms make opening an account so easy.
I understand the lure of being able to open an account with very little money and trading small amounts, but I have some serious considerations about using spread betting as a realistic vehicle for professional trading.
The two biggest selling points are no commissions and no capital gains tax. There are many different costs to trading, commissions are one and the spread is another (especially when you have to trade at the market as you do with spread betting, with futures you have the choice of joining the bid or the offer).
Commissions are important for an active trader and as an active trader you can get them very low, but lets assume they are $8 per round turn for futures and lets assume that the spread in FTSE futures is an average of 2 points. If the spread with a spread betting firm for FTSE is 6 points and assume that we are trading $10 a point we can compare the two trading vehicles.
Last week I made an average of 2.42 points per contract traded and I traded 48 times. That is, for each contract I bought and sold I made $24.20 before commissions, assuming my commission rate is $8, I made a profit of $16.20 per contract traded, which is $777.60 net profit if my average size per trade is one contract.
Had I had the same success trading with a spread-betting firm, with a 6-point spread, I would have lost $1718.40! Now I would rather pay tax on a profit that no tax on a loss.
There is one other very important reason for trading the futures market rather than a non-exchange traded market such as those offered by spread betting firms. The futures markets are exchange traded and this means that they are fully transparent, i.e. everything is visible and above the table, I can see every single trade that happens. Imagine the trading pit, as it used to be when traders stood physically in a ring trading with each other.
When a trade is entered, the order goes into the pit and is represented there, free to be taken by any other market participant. We can all see what is happening, we trade with the same information and with the same advantages/disadvantages.
Now assume you are a trader who can only trade with one broker in the pit, you can trade as much as you like, any size you like, but he sets the spread he is willing to offer you and you have to trade at market (i.e. buy at his offer and sell at his bid). This broker doesn't want to loose money, naturally, so he always makes his spread wider than the real market spread, he also, naturally, puts his interests before yours, so he won't always be willing to trade when the market is moving fast and he is uncertain.
Remember whenever you make money he loses, so he is very careful to maintain his advantage at all times. Who wouldn't want to be in this brokers position (he isn't really a broker, though he claims to be)? When you trade with a real futures broker, all the broker does is facilitate your trade; he gives you the ability to have you orders represented in the pit. A real brokers concern is that they execute your order as efficiently as possible, that is their job, they do not take positions and they do not take the opposite side to you.
They naturally want you to make money because by making money you become a client who will continue to pay them commissions. Trading with a spread betting firm is absurdly costly, spread betting firms are like amusement arcades, they can be fun, but to imagine you are going to make your living from slot machines is illusory.
Martin Chandra is a full-time investor. Learn more at here.
How to learn from simulated futures trading
How to Learn From Simulated Futures Trading by Albert Smith
Futures trading is fast becoming a very popular investment option, because a lot of people have managed to make it big trading futures. If you're interested in joining that elite group of successful individuals, but have no idea how to take that first step, then read on, because this article will tell you how to learn from simulated futures trading.
The internet has made available countless of online tutorials and lessons on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from designing your own garden to designing your own website. Futures trading is no exception, and if you look hard enough, you'll be able to find a rare gemstone or two; a website that will impart to you all the knowledge you'll need to get started.
Sure, you've gotten the basics down, and you've got the theory etched into the back of your eyelids, but without practical application, the knowledge you've gleaned from all that reading and researching won't mean a thing. Previously you might have read about concepts and theories and strategies in your research; by the end of it you'll know the rules of the game.
But how do you play the game?
That's where a simulated futures trading program comes in. At this point, if you're a beginner, you might be asking yourself: What exactly is a simulated futures trading program anyway?
It's exactly what it says it is; a program that simulates the futures markets, one that allows you to apply all the theories that you've learned into practical application by practicing futures trading, without having to risk any real money. Many futures brokers have made such programs available online for the usage of their prospective clients, usually free for a limited trial period of thirty days, but if you feel the need for more practice, you should be able to continue using the program for a nominal price. Simulated futures program may vary from one futures broker to the next, but they come pretty much standardized in certain aspects.
Normally you would be given a simulation account, with "fake" money to make trades with. You can use this money the way you would use "real" money offline, but of course, because it's a simulation, any losses you make won't burn a hole in your pocket. Along with the simulation account, the program would provide you with the same tools and information any real trader would have, and this is why learning through simulation is advantageous for beginners. Since the program is essentially a simulation of the real world futures markets, you would be exposed to the same exact market conditions as you would be if you were trading for real, and the simulation should give you a good measure of how you would fare should you delve into the real world markets. Every decision made in the simulation would be a determinant factor in your potential success or failure in your real trades, so it is imperative that you get the most out of your practice with the simulated futures trading program before embarking on the real deal.
Eventually the hands-on experience prior to your real dealings with the futures markets will prove to be invaluable, because at some point of the simulation you might feel that futures trading might not be for you. So rather than potentially having the bitter experience of losing your money in the futures market, and THEN deciding that trading futures isn't for you, you can easily back out from any further ventures with futures trading as long as you're still practicing with the simulated futures trading program.
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Futures trading is fast becoming a very popular investment option, because a lot of people have managed to make it big trading futures. If you're interested in joining that elite group of successful individuals, but have no idea how to take that first step, then read on, because this article will tell you how to learn from simulated futures trading.
The internet has made available countless of online tutorials and lessons on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from designing your own garden to designing your own website. Futures trading is no exception, and if you look hard enough, you'll be able to find a rare gemstone or two; a website that will impart to you all the knowledge you'll need to get started.
Sure, you've gotten the basics down, and you've got the theory etched into the back of your eyelids, but without practical application, the knowledge you've gleaned from all that reading and researching won't mean a thing. Previously you might have read about concepts and theories and strategies in your research; by the end of it you'll know the rules of the game.
But how do you play the game?
That's where a simulated futures trading program comes in. At this point, if you're a beginner, you might be asking yourself: What exactly is a simulated futures trading program anyway?
It's exactly what it says it is; a program that simulates the futures markets, one that allows you to apply all the theories that you've learned into practical application by practicing futures trading, without having to risk any real money. Many futures brokers have made such programs available online for the usage of their prospective clients, usually free for a limited trial period of thirty days, but if you feel the need for more practice, you should be able to continue using the program for a nominal price. Simulated futures program may vary from one futures broker to the next, but they come pretty much standardized in certain aspects.
Normally you would be given a simulation account, with "fake" money to make trades with. You can use this money the way you would use "real" money offline, but of course, because it's a simulation, any losses you make won't burn a hole in your pocket. Along with the simulation account, the program would provide you with the same tools and information any real trader would have, and this is why learning through simulation is advantageous for beginners. Since the program is essentially a simulation of the real world futures markets, you would be exposed to the same exact market conditions as you would be if you were trading for real, and the simulation should give you a good measure of how you would fare should you delve into the real world markets. Every decision made in the simulation would be a determinant factor in your potential success or failure in your real trades, so it is imperative that you get the most out of your practice with the simulated futures trading program before embarking on the real deal.
Eventually the hands-on experience prior to your real dealings with the futures markets will prove to be invaluable, because at some point of the simulation you might feel that futures trading might not be for you. So rather than potentially having the bitter experience of losing your money in the futures market, and THEN deciding that trading futures isn't for you, you can easily back out from any further ventures with futures trading as long as you're still practicing with the simulated futures trading program.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Futures Trading- what happens when it's all done?
Futures Trading - What Happens When It's all Done? by Varun Kanotra
The fact that you are reading this article means that you probably know a little bit about futures trading, but in case you don't, this sort of transaction occurs when two parties agree to a certain business deal that won't happen until later down the road. This involves some sort of good that the parties set a price on now to lower the risks involved in purchasing or selling it later. The futures contract establishes when the product will be sold, what condition it will be in, and what price it will be sold for at the time.
Now most people can grasp the idea of futures trading pretty well, but there is a lot of confusion about what really occurs after the settlement. It should first be noted that more often than not, the two people involved in the trade never actually trade the physical commodities. They merely embark in the futures contract to eventually receive a cash settlement. Rather than working with one another when the contract is up, they both take out cash settlements that they use to buy or sell a crop outside of the market.
But how do cash settlements work then? Well, let's assume that on the day that the futures trading occurs that both parties agree on a price of $5 per bushel of wheat in the trade, for a total of 500 bushels. If on the next day, the price jumps to $6 a bushel in the market, then the buyer will receive a cash settlement to accommodate for the profits he has made. He purchased the wheat for $2500 total, and now it is worth $3000, so that day he has made an extra $500 and the farmer has lost $500.
When it comes down to it though, the buyer really hasn't made any money per say. It's just less money that he has to spend. When he gets his settlement, he'll still have to buy wheat at the current $6 a bushel, which means that he'll still end up paying $3000 for what he needs. The catch is that $500 of that money doesn't have to come out of his pocket, making this result from futures trading more like a coupon than a profit. If, of course, the person doesn't actually need the product and merely entered the futures contract as a way to earn money, then that's $500 that he gets to keep that day. The market continues to fluctuate and so do the accounts of both parties until they either work out new futures contracts or the current one comes up.
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The fact that you are reading this article means that you probably know a little bit about futures trading, but in case you don't, this sort of transaction occurs when two parties agree to a certain business deal that won't happen until later down the road. This involves some sort of good that the parties set a price on now to lower the risks involved in purchasing or selling it later. The futures contract establishes when the product will be sold, what condition it will be in, and what price it will be sold for at the time.
Now most people can grasp the idea of futures trading pretty well, but there is a lot of confusion about what really occurs after the settlement. It should first be noted that more often than not, the two people involved in the trade never actually trade the physical commodities. They merely embark in the futures contract to eventually receive a cash settlement. Rather than working with one another when the contract is up, they both take out cash settlements that they use to buy or sell a crop outside of the market.
But how do cash settlements work then? Well, let's assume that on the day that the futures trading occurs that both parties agree on a price of $5 per bushel of wheat in the trade, for a total of 500 bushels. If on the next day, the price jumps to $6 a bushel in the market, then the buyer will receive a cash settlement to accommodate for the profits he has made. He purchased the wheat for $2500 total, and now it is worth $3000, so that day he has made an extra $500 and the farmer has lost $500.
When it comes down to it though, the buyer really hasn't made any money per say. It's just less money that he has to spend. When he gets his settlement, he'll still have to buy wheat at the current $6 a bushel, which means that he'll still end up paying $3000 for what he needs. The catch is that $500 of that money doesn't have to come out of his pocket, making this result from futures trading more like a coupon than a profit. If, of course, the person doesn't actually need the product and merely entered the futures contract as a way to earn money, then that's $500 that he gets to keep that day. The market continues to fluctuate and so do the accounts of both parties until they either work out new futures contracts or the current one comes up.
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Hello my name is Varun Kanotra and I am an avid stock market enthusiast and trader. I have been in the business just under six years and have traded various markets ranging from equities, commodities, futures, and forex.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Advantages of Futures Trading by Betty Werth
Advantages Of Futures Trading by Betty Werth
Futures trading offers a good opportunity for other people to invest in. trading in futures contracts offers people the unique opportunity to invest in something other than stocks. Although sometimes they also operate in the same manner, futures trading presents a different method of earning revenues for the amount invested on it.
There are certain advantages that futures trading offers to interested investors. One of them is that such instruments are considered highly leveraged investments. In order for an investor to own a futures contract, he only needs to invest a small fraction of the value of the contract. Most investors only invest about ten percent of the contractís value in exchange for trading them. This way, investors may be able to trade larger amounts of commodities than if he ever bought the commodities outright.
If he predicted the movement of the prices of the commodities traded correctly, the investor has a great chance of profiting ten-fold for an initial investment of ten percent of the actual futures contractís value. That is how leverage works to the advantage of the investor in futures trading.
Another advantage of futures trading is that it is basically a paper investment. Although futures trading involves certain commodities, the investor doesnít have to worry about how to take care of the produce himself. Trading is done with the futures contract changing hands instead of the commodity itself. This makes it quite convenient since the investor doesnít have to worry about where to store and keep the commodities being traded for the meantime.
Another advantage of futures trading is that futures trading is that the futures contracts being traded are considered very liquid. This means that there are huge amounts of contracts being traded in the market on a daily basis. Orders can be placed quickly and they can be bought or sold in a similar fashion. There are always quite a number of available buyers and sellers for the futures contracts, whatever commodity it might be.
One good thing about the futures trading market is that it enjoys fairer trading as compared with stock and share trading. Trading in the futures exchange can be very vocal as trading is done in the midst of shouting of ìBuy!î or ìSell!î. Another thing is that it is more difficult to get insider information in futures trading that seems to be a big problem in the price manipulation in stock trading.
Commissions on futures markets tend to be smaller as compared to other trading markets. The commissions are usually paid after the position has ended. Depending on the level of service, the commissions for brokers can be as low as five dollars to as high as two hundred per transaction.
For an investor, it may be quicker to make money on futures trading. Aside from the leverage provided by futures, the markets tend to move more quickly as compared to cash markets. But this can also work against the investor since the quick pace of the market can also lead to quick losses for the investor for incorrect predictions on their positions.
Futures trading offers a good opportunity for other people to invest in. trading in futures contracts offers people the unique opportunity to invest in something other than stocks. Although sometimes they also operate in the same manner, futures trading presents a different method of earning revenues for the amount invested on it.
There are certain advantages that futures trading offers to interested investors. One of them is that such instruments are considered highly leveraged investments. In order for an investor to own a futures contract, he only needs to invest a small fraction of the value of the contract. Most investors only invest about ten percent of the contractís value in exchange for trading them. This way, investors may be able to trade larger amounts of commodities than if he ever bought the commodities outright.
If he predicted the movement of the prices of the commodities traded correctly, the investor has a great chance of profiting ten-fold for an initial investment of ten percent of the actual futures contractís value. That is how leverage works to the advantage of the investor in futures trading.
Another advantage of futures trading is that it is basically a paper investment. Although futures trading involves certain commodities, the investor doesnít have to worry about how to take care of the produce himself. Trading is done with the futures contract changing hands instead of the commodity itself. This makes it quite convenient since the investor doesnít have to worry about where to store and keep the commodities being traded for the meantime.
Another advantage of futures trading is that futures trading is that the futures contracts being traded are considered very liquid. This means that there are huge amounts of contracts being traded in the market on a daily basis. Orders can be placed quickly and they can be bought or sold in a similar fashion. There are always quite a number of available buyers and sellers for the futures contracts, whatever commodity it might be.
One good thing about the futures trading market is that it enjoys fairer trading as compared with stock and share trading. Trading in the futures exchange can be very vocal as trading is done in the midst of shouting of ìBuy!î or ìSell!î. Another thing is that it is more difficult to get insider information in futures trading that seems to be a big problem in the price manipulation in stock trading.
Commissions on futures markets tend to be smaller as compared to other trading markets. The commissions are usually paid after the position has ended. Depending on the level of service, the commissions for brokers can be as low as five dollars to as high as two hundred per transaction.
For an investor, it may be quicker to make money on futures trading. Aside from the leverage provided by futures, the markets tend to move more quickly as compared to cash markets. But this can also work against the investor since the quick pace of the market can also lead to quick losses for the investor for incorrect predictions on their positions.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Online Futures Trading by Varun Kanotra
Online Futures Trading - An Economic Option for an Internet Driven World by Varun Kanotra
Over the last several years, it seems like the whole world has really started to embrace the idea of the internet, and why not right? The World Wide Web is an excellent tool for doing just about anything. Researching, gambling, chatting, browsing, and just about everything else can all be done online nowadays. So why not use that tool as a way to conduct futures trading? This may sound a little crazy, but let's see how "crazy" online futures trading really is.
In today's world, everyone is on the move all the time. People have places to go and things to do, leaving very little time for trading in the physical world. The invention of new technologies though has allowed people to do just about all of their daily tasks right online, leaving the opportunity to multitask without missing anything. So online futures trading just makes sense because it's one more thing to add to the multitask list. People can trade online, answer emails, chat, and research all at the same time, with the entire market sitting right at their finger tips. Talk about the perfect solution!
And then there's the convenience of being able to trade whenever and wherever you want. People can literally sit in the comfort of their own homes wearing flannel pajamas and watching their favorite TV shows, and they still get to do what it takes to make money. Ironically enough, this actually saves people a bit of time too as there is no real need to get ready in the morning, or even look presentable for that matter. All you have to do is find a comfortable place to sit, bring you laptop, and start the online futures trading.
Probably the best part of online futures trading though is that it can be done 24 hours a day. Trades are conducted just as well at 3 o'clock in the morning as they are at 2 in the afternoon. This leaves a lot of room for new profits and contracts to be made as people are able to pick whatever time, day or night, to conduct their business. This also bridges some international markets where differences in time zones can leave to a missed opportunity. Thus online trading combines the comfort of working from home with the ability to make profit at any time, and brings the best qualities of futures trading to a whole new level. It's a great choice that should not be overlooked.
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Over the last several years, it seems like the whole world has really started to embrace the idea of the internet, and why not right? The World Wide Web is an excellent tool for doing just about anything. Researching, gambling, chatting, browsing, and just about everything else can all be done online nowadays. So why not use that tool as a way to conduct futures trading? This may sound a little crazy, but let's see how "crazy" online futures trading really is.
In today's world, everyone is on the move all the time. People have places to go and things to do, leaving very little time for trading in the physical world. The invention of new technologies though has allowed people to do just about all of their daily tasks right online, leaving the opportunity to multitask without missing anything. So online futures trading just makes sense because it's one more thing to add to the multitask list. People can trade online, answer emails, chat, and research all at the same time, with the entire market sitting right at their finger tips. Talk about the perfect solution!
And then there's the convenience of being able to trade whenever and wherever you want. People can literally sit in the comfort of their own homes wearing flannel pajamas and watching their favorite TV shows, and they still get to do what it takes to make money. Ironically enough, this actually saves people a bit of time too as there is no real need to get ready in the morning, or even look presentable for that matter. All you have to do is find a comfortable place to sit, bring you laptop, and start the online futures trading.
Probably the best part of online futures trading though is that it can be done 24 hours a day. Trades are conducted just as well at 3 o'clock in the morning as they are at 2 in the afternoon. This leaves a lot of room for new profits and contracts to be made as people are able to pick whatever time, day or night, to conduct their business. This also bridges some international markets where differences in time zones can leave to a missed opportunity. Thus online trading combines the comfort of working from home with the ability to make profit at any time, and brings the best qualities of futures trading to a whole new level. It's a great choice that should not be overlooked.
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My name is Varun Kanotra and I am an avid stock market enthusiast and trader. I have been in the business just under six years and have traded various markets ranging from equities, commodities, futures, and forex.
Monday, August 17, 2009
The Advantages of Futures or Forex trading over stocks by E. Kingston
The Advantages of trading Futures or Forex over stocks by Edward Kingston
For a day trader who has a winning trading system and the right approach to trading, trading futures or forex instead of stocks can be a very wise choice and much more lucrative than trading stocks only. The primary attraction of trading forex or futures is because of the potential to make very large profits in a very short amount of time. The secondary attraction to the forex or futures markets and why they can be so profitable is leverage.
For example if you had $5000 in a futures trading account you could trade one S&P 500 stock index contract very easily. To buy say $1000 of each of the 500 stocks in the S&P 500 stock index you will need to cough up $500,000 on an average. So if you thought the market was going to go up you would buy one S&P 500 contract rather than all the 500 stocks in it. So in a move where you make $5000 when you buy all the stocks you have made a 1% gain, whereas if you made the same $5000 with one contract on a $5000 account you made a 100% return in the same amount of time.
But the same logic can work against a trade in the same way too. A trader can lose 1% or a 100% real quick too. That is why it is extremely important to use stops while trading forex or futures and get out as soon as you sense that the position is going against you using logical places to get stopped out. It is also very costly to make 500 trades on each individual stock in the index even if it might be around $8 per trade. With a single futures contract the commissions can be around $5 for a round turn.
Even though you can make a lot of money trading futures, it is not always easy to be right all the time. No one can be consistently profitable all the time. Another advantage in futures or forex accounts is that you can use your unrealized profits within the account to get more leveraged. In a stock trading account you need to have the money in the form of cash to open a position and cannot use open profits to do so.
Another point to remember is that in the stock trading universe you have 10,000+ stocks to choose from whereas in the forex or futures markets you only have to choose from thirty or so very liquid contracts in different segments of the economy that you wish to trade. You can trade just one or two if you so wish. It is also very easy to go short trading futures as there is no uptick rule requirement as in stocks. There is always a profitable opportunity available to those who trade commodities in a up, down or sideways market. And last but not the least advantage of futures over forex is their taxable status. Futures are taxed at sixty percent long term and forty percent short term capital gains. Capital gains on stocks are taxed at the ordinary income level and might be as high as around thirty five percent for some individuals.
Because of all the reasons outlined above, it is a very simple choice that a trader has to make when choosing whether to trade futures or stocks.
For a day trader who has a winning trading system and the right approach to trading, trading futures or forex instead of stocks can be a very wise choice and much more lucrative than trading stocks only. The primary attraction of trading forex or futures is because of the potential to make very large profits in a very short amount of time. The secondary attraction to the forex or futures markets and why they can be so profitable is leverage.
For example if you had $5000 in a futures trading account you could trade one S&P 500 stock index contract very easily. To buy say $1000 of each of the 500 stocks in the S&P 500 stock index you will need to cough up $500,000 on an average. So if you thought the market was going to go up you would buy one S&P 500 contract rather than all the 500 stocks in it. So in a move where you make $5000 when you buy all the stocks you have made a 1% gain, whereas if you made the same $5000 with one contract on a $5000 account you made a 100% return in the same amount of time.
But the same logic can work against a trade in the same way too. A trader can lose 1% or a 100% real quick too. That is why it is extremely important to use stops while trading forex or futures and get out as soon as you sense that the position is going against you using logical places to get stopped out. It is also very costly to make 500 trades on each individual stock in the index even if it might be around $8 per trade. With a single futures contract the commissions can be around $5 for a round turn.
Even though you can make a lot of money trading futures, it is not always easy to be right all the time. No one can be consistently profitable all the time. Another advantage in futures or forex accounts is that you can use your unrealized profits within the account to get more leveraged. In a stock trading account you need to have the money in the form of cash to open a position and cannot use open profits to do so.
Another point to remember is that in the stock trading universe you have 10,000+ stocks to choose from whereas in the forex or futures markets you only have to choose from thirty or so very liquid contracts in different segments of the economy that you wish to trade. You can trade just one or two if you so wish. It is also very easy to go short trading futures as there is no uptick rule requirement as in stocks. There is always a profitable opportunity available to those who trade commodities in a up, down or sideways market. And last but not the least advantage of futures over forex is their taxable status. Futures are taxed at sixty percent long term and forty percent short term capital gains. Capital gains on stocks are taxed at the ordinary income level and might be as high as around thirty five percent for some individuals.
Because of all the reasons outlined above, it is a very simple choice that a trader has to make when choosing whether to trade futures or stocks.
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Futures & Commodity trading by P. Ortec
Futures & Commodity Trading – Things to Know by Praveen Ortec
Futures trading simply mean the trading of contracts. The future contracts enable the holder to buy the underlying product at a certain time at a predetermined price. Thus the holder can earn the product regardless of the market price at that time. The price of the underlying product is usually is or around the market price at the time of the contract creation. As stocks are traded in stock markets, futures contracts are traded in centralized futures trading markets like S&P, CME, NYMEX, CBOT and Globex.
The buying and selling of futures contracts are termed as going ‘long’ and ‘short’ respectively. There are mainly two types of futures trading contracts available as financial or money futures and commodity futures. Financial futures are futures trading contracts which require a cash settlement at the end of the contract. That is the underlying product is a money-based one like bonds, treasury notes, mutual funds, etc. Commodity futures are futures trading contracts which require a physical delivery of product at the end of the contract. That is the underlying product is a true product with mass. Commodity futures include contracts for energy commodities, metals & minerals, agricultural commodities etc.
The futures traders can be grouped in to two broad categories as Hedgers and Speculators. Hedgers are futures traders who buy futures contracts for the sole purpose of owning the underlying commodity/money. They do so for achieving protection against price changes. Speculators are futures traders who buy and sell these contracts for earning profit. They do so against changes in market price of these contracts not the underlying commodities. Speculators include arbitrages, position traders, day traders and swing traders.
One another group to be remembered are the futures trading brokers or Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs). They are the middlemen between the futures trading markets and public traders. They collect margin sums from traders and deposit in futures market to make the traders qualified to trade on those markets. They are responsible for providing and managing futures trading accounts. They also provide the trading systems to find and trade contracts. In return, they charge a fee, which mainly depends on the type of trading account, trading frequency and trading volume of the traders. The futures brokers may be either full service brokers or discount futures brokers.
Although futures and commodity trading involves a serious risk of loss, futures trading holds many advantages over other types of trades. They include noted liquidity, simplicity in trades, price stability of products, comparative market stability, low commission charges, easy in going short and long, availability of different contract sizes (mini futures, standard futures & large futures), ability to trade from home, a variety of underlying products, and above all the easy to own underlying product.
Futures trading simply mean the trading of contracts. The future contracts enable the holder to buy the underlying product at a certain time at a predetermined price. Thus the holder can earn the product regardless of the market price at that time. The price of the underlying product is usually is or around the market price at the time of the contract creation. As stocks are traded in stock markets, futures contracts are traded in centralized futures trading markets like S&P, CME, NYMEX, CBOT and Globex.
The buying and selling of futures contracts are termed as going ‘long’ and ‘short’ respectively. There are mainly two types of futures trading contracts available as financial or money futures and commodity futures. Financial futures are futures trading contracts which require a cash settlement at the end of the contract. That is the underlying product is a money-based one like bonds, treasury notes, mutual funds, etc. Commodity futures are futures trading contracts which require a physical delivery of product at the end of the contract. That is the underlying product is a true product with mass. Commodity futures include contracts for energy commodities, metals & minerals, agricultural commodities etc.
The futures traders can be grouped in to two broad categories as Hedgers and Speculators. Hedgers are futures traders who buy futures contracts for the sole purpose of owning the underlying commodity/money. They do so for achieving protection against price changes. Speculators are futures traders who buy and sell these contracts for earning profit. They do so against changes in market price of these contracts not the underlying commodities. Speculators include arbitrages, position traders, day traders and swing traders.
One another group to be remembered are the futures trading brokers or Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs). They are the middlemen between the futures trading markets and public traders. They collect margin sums from traders and deposit in futures market to make the traders qualified to trade on those markets. They are responsible for providing and managing futures trading accounts. They also provide the trading systems to find and trade contracts. In return, they charge a fee, which mainly depends on the type of trading account, trading frequency and trading volume of the traders. The futures brokers may be either full service brokers or discount futures brokers.
Although futures and commodity trading involves a serious risk of loss, futures trading holds many advantages over other types of trades. They include noted liquidity, simplicity in trades, price stability of products, comparative market stability, low commission charges, easy in going short and long, availability of different contract sizes (mini futures, standard futures & large futures), ability to trade from home, a variety of underlying products, and above all the easy to own underlying product.
Praveen Ortec works for NobleTrading.com, an online day trading broker offering discount online futures trading on 3 different online futures trading systems.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
An Intro to fx futures by D. Ogilve
An introduction to Forex Futures by Donald Ogilve
There are two general ways to trade Foreign Exchange, Spot Forex and Forex Futures. While both involve the buying and selling of currency pairs, there are differences in how the trades are executed, and the framework for execution. Spot Forex has always been more accessible, but dealings with Forex Futures are now becoming more and more common. Thus, it is important for people who are learning about forex trading, along with active forex traders, to understand the distinction.
When most people talk about Forex trading, they are generally referring to Spot Forex Trading. The key to understanding what that means lies in the word "spot". That could be thought of as a derivation from the term "on the spot", which essentially means right here and now. So Spot Forex means that we are dealing with the rate of exchange for any given currency pair at this moment in time. So, if the rate of a particular Currency Pair, say the EUR/USD - which is probably the most popular pair - is at 1.45; then 100 Euros would fetch 145 Dollars. Note that we have left out spreads from this example, for the sake of simplicity.
Now, with Forex Futures, the idea is to add time to this equation. We do our trading based on the perceived value that a particular currency pair will have at some point in the future. So, let's use the EURUSD Currency pair in a hypothetical situation. As a Forex Trader I might do some research and analysis, looking at the socio-economic environment, as well as charts. Based on this research, I might be led to believe that, as some point in the future e.g. October 2009, the EURUSD pair will trade at 1.45. I could then agree to buy 145 Dollars at that point in time, based on the idea that it will cost me 100 Euros. This is what is called a Futures Contract. The idea here is that, regardless of what changes occur in the value of the currency pair, I will buy 145 Dollars in October 2009.
The concept is not new. It's been around for centuries. This system was brought into play as a way of reducing risk and essentially stabilizing prices in deals between buyers e.g. Merchants, and producers e.g. farmers. An example scenario is as follows. A Merchant places an order for 100 sheep at the market price. The farmer then agrees to deliver the sheep in 2 months time, as which point the merchant would pay. Shortly after the order is placed, the marketplace is flooded with sheep, for whatever reason. Suddenly, the farmer's sheep are no longer worth the original price, and the farmer loses money on the deal. He loses money, even though the investment he put in the sheep was appropriate at the time of the deal. A similar situation could arise, this time to the detriment of the merchant. If, after the initial order is placed, large amounts of sheep are wiped out by some disease; the value of the sheep would suddenly increase. They would be worth more. The farmer could demand more money.
Enter, the Futures Contract. This agreement basically says that at the designated delivery time or day, this is the price that will be paid for the goods. This contract holds, regardless of the sudden sheep shortage, or overflow. It's a commitment that cannot be broken, in theory at least. Both parties have to look at the situation and look to the future, then make an informed decision. Then they must hope for the best. You can see the effects of the Futures concept a lot in today's society. That's part of the reason why, even though Oil prices might drop suddenly today, it might take weeks for that to filter down to the pumps. The batch being sold was bought at the higher price, so they still sell it that way to consumers. Big Companies tend to do dealings in Futures to help mitigate risks. A similar concept is applied to Forex Futures.
Forex Futures, in practice, are not all that different from Spot Forex. Most people tend to close out their positions before the settlement date, as cash payments are calculated and settled on a daily basis. It is therefore possible to re-evaluate your position regularly to decide if you wish to remain in the contract. So, they are not as final as it might seem. Typically, Futures are more difficult to get into because of some factors such as a larger account balance requirement. They are also traded at an Exchange, so trading is limited to the Session times of the exchange. However, they tend to offer lower spreads and transaction costs.
Once you have gotten used to trading Forex, Futures are a useful tool that should be investigated.
Donald Ogilve has been trading the Forex Markets for years. Check out his blog at ForexInitiate.com for tips and insights on Forex Trading. You can sign up for a Free eCourse and get useful Forex Trading Resources to help you trade profitably
There are two general ways to trade Foreign Exchange, Spot Forex and Forex Futures. While both involve the buying and selling of currency pairs, there are differences in how the trades are executed, and the framework for execution. Spot Forex has always been more accessible, but dealings with Forex Futures are now becoming more and more common. Thus, it is important for people who are learning about forex trading, along with active forex traders, to understand the distinction.
When most people talk about Forex trading, they are generally referring to Spot Forex Trading. The key to understanding what that means lies in the word "spot". That could be thought of as a derivation from the term "on the spot", which essentially means right here and now. So Spot Forex means that we are dealing with the rate of exchange for any given currency pair at this moment in time. So, if the rate of a particular Currency Pair, say the EUR/USD - which is probably the most popular pair - is at 1.45; then 100 Euros would fetch 145 Dollars. Note that we have left out spreads from this example, for the sake of simplicity.
Now, with Forex Futures, the idea is to add time to this equation. We do our trading based on the perceived value that a particular currency pair will have at some point in the future. So, let's use the EURUSD Currency pair in a hypothetical situation. As a Forex Trader I might do some research and analysis, looking at the socio-economic environment, as well as charts. Based on this research, I might be led to believe that, as some point in the future e.g. October 2009, the EURUSD pair will trade at 1.45. I could then agree to buy 145 Dollars at that point in time, based on the idea that it will cost me 100 Euros. This is what is called a Futures Contract. The idea here is that, regardless of what changes occur in the value of the currency pair, I will buy 145 Dollars in October 2009.
The concept is not new. It's been around for centuries. This system was brought into play as a way of reducing risk and essentially stabilizing prices in deals between buyers e.g. Merchants, and producers e.g. farmers. An example scenario is as follows. A Merchant places an order for 100 sheep at the market price. The farmer then agrees to deliver the sheep in 2 months time, as which point the merchant would pay. Shortly after the order is placed, the marketplace is flooded with sheep, for whatever reason. Suddenly, the farmer's sheep are no longer worth the original price, and the farmer loses money on the deal. He loses money, even though the investment he put in the sheep was appropriate at the time of the deal. A similar situation could arise, this time to the detriment of the merchant. If, after the initial order is placed, large amounts of sheep are wiped out by some disease; the value of the sheep would suddenly increase. They would be worth more. The farmer could demand more money.
Enter, the Futures Contract. This agreement basically says that at the designated delivery time or day, this is the price that will be paid for the goods. This contract holds, regardless of the sudden sheep shortage, or overflow. It's a commitment that cannot be broken, in theory at least. Both parties have to look at the situation and look to the future, then make an informed decision. Then they must hope for the best. You can see the effects of the Futures concept a lot in today's society. That's part of the reason why, even though Oil prices might drop suddenly today, it might take weeks for that to filter down to the pumps. The batch being sold was bought at the higher price, so they still sell it that way to consumers. Big Companies tend to do dealings in Futures to help mitigate risks. A similar concept is applied to Forex Futures.
Forex Futures, in practice, are not all that different from Spot Forex. Most people tend to close out their positions before the settlement date, as cash payments are calculated and settled on a daily basis. It is therefore possible to re-evaluate your position regularly to decide if you wish to remain in the contract. So, they are not as final as it might seem. Typically, Futures are more difficult to get into because of some factors such as a larger account balance requirement. They are also traded at an Exchange, so trading is limited to the Session times of the exchange. However, they tend to offer lower spreads and transaction costs.
Once you have gotten used to trading Forex, Futures are a useful tool that should be investigated.
Donald Ogilve has been trading the Forex Markets for years. Check out his blog at ForexInitiate.com for tips and insights on Forex Trading. You can sign up for a Free eCourse and get useful Forex Trading Resources to help you trade profitably
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Synthetic futures
The Basics of Synthetic Futures Trading by Mark Soberman
With a clear discussion on the potential for investment portfolios to diversify and tap alternative investment schemes the difficulty that lies with investors fear to deal with futures trading is always present. The fact of the matter is that the futures trading group does not necessarily encourage every investor to take part. It isn't particularly enticing when your risk disclosure clearly mentions that there is a possibility for losing your entire investment and more when you invest in futures.
Investors can turn to a safer alternative which is synthetic futures. Synthetic futures trading combine the best of all elements in trading, it allows you to follow the systematic trends of futures which in turn maximizes your profit and allows you to minimize your investment on a money option. Synthetic Futures is a great way to minimize investment risk when used appropriately.
Two types of Synthetic futures is available in the market namely, synthetic short and synthetic long.
Synthetic long requires dual transactions. You will need to purchase an at-the-money call option and sell the at-the-money put. In the metals market if silver costs $490 and you had an inkling that it will rise to $500 to trade the future you would need to have a put of the standard margin requirement which is significantly higher than the investment price. By selling the at-the-money put, which is the amount paid minus the collected premium your investment will save you a huge some of put out.
A synthetic short works backwards, You will have to create a purchase for the at-the-money put and then sell out the call.
If you choose to purchase using a synthetic long position it would cost you a small premium and if you decide on a synthetic short it wouldn't cost you anything. You need to ask yourself if your willing to put your investment at a loss of a few hundred dollars (synthetic long ) or thousands ( with synthetic short, your cash out will amount to nothing but are liable for total loss computations in the event of failed investment returns).
Learn how to intelligently sort data and translate it into success and long term wealth management.
With a clear discussion on the potential for investment portfolios to diversify and tap alternative investment schemes the difficulty that lies with investors fear to deal with futures trading is always present. The fact of the matter is that the futures trading group does not necessarily encourage every investor to take part. It isn't particularly enticing when your risk disclosure clearly mentions that there is a possibility for losing your entire investment and more when you invest in futures.
Investors can turn to a safer alternative which is synthetic futures. Synthetic futures trading combine the best of all elements in trading, it allows you to follow the systematic trends of futures which in turn maximizes your profit and allows you to minimize your investment on a money option. Synthetic Futures is a great way to minimize investment risk when used appropriately.
Two types of Synthetic futures is available in the market namely, synthetic short and synthetic long.
Synthetic long requires dual transactions. You will need to purchase an at-the-money call option and sell the at-the-money put. In the metals market if silver costs $490 and you had an inkling that it will rise to $500 to trade the future you would need to have a put of the standard margin requirement which is significantly higher than the investment price. By selling the at-the-money put, which is the amount paid minus the collected premium your investment will save you a huge some of put out.
A synthetic short works backwards, You will have to create a purchase for the at-the-money put and then sell out the call.
If you choose to purchase using a synthetic long position it would cost you a small premium and if you decide on a synthetic short it wouldn't cost you anything. You need to ask yourself if your willing to put your investment at a loss of a few hundred dollars (synthetic long ) or thousands ( with synthetic short, your cash out will amount to nothing but are liable for total loss computations in the event of failed investment returns).
Learn how to intelligently sort data and translate it into success and long term wealth management.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Futures trading market
Kinds of Futures Trading Market by Mark Soberman
The futures market is a Mecca for hedgers and speculators. It is where they meet to predict if the price of a commodity, market index or currency will fluctuate or stand ground in the future. As with any schematic, the futures market has risks in trading but with its potential to predict short and long term profitability is important, in benefit with the fact that this kind of market has a high percentage of volatility. By understanding the different types of futures market you can pick which one is an appropriate investment choice for your margin capital, trading expertise and preference.
Commodities are products of physical nature, with values that are dictated by the system of supply and demand. Commodities include energy, precious metals such as gold, platinum and silver and grains. Trading in commodities means that you will have to participate in a centralized market where trading and investment is governed by speculators that predict if prices will decline or increase by a precomputed timeline. Using Straddle in commodity trading is an option you can take. You can make a straddle by holding the same number of calls and puts with the equivalent expiration and strike price. The principle behind it is that you believe the prices will remain volatile, moving upwards or going down in the future.
Currencies are basically money trading with major global currencies in play in the futures market. The same principle applies in currency futures trading, where speculators will predict the rise and fall of monetary value in a predetermined time frame. Scalping is a popular method used in currency trading. Scalpers will attempt to avail of short term profit from incremental movement in the value of an existing currency market index. By repeating this you stand to gain substantial profit when your small gains stack over time.
Indexes Margin is another form of Futures Trading. Timing stratagem is a well known practice with investors who deal in index rate future trading. Studying historical data is an effective practice to succeed in this futures trading element. By employing a 23 week or 14 day cycle investors try to analyze possible fluctuation patterns which will give the marker to make a hit or pass.
The futures market is a Mecca for hedgers and speculators. It is where they meet to predict if the price of a commodity, market index or currency will fluctuate or stand ground in the future. As with any schematic, the futures market has risks in trading but with its potential to predict short and long term profitability is important, in benefit with the fact that this kind of market has a high percentage of volatility. By understanding the different types of futures market you can pick which one is an appropriate investment choice for your margin capital, trading expertise and preference.
Commodities are products of physical nature, with values that are dictated by the system of supply and demand. Commodities include energy, precious metals such as gold, platinum and silver and grains. Trading in commodities means that you will have to participate in a centralized market where trading and investment is governed by speculators that predict if prices will decline or increase by a precomputed timeline. Using Straddle in commodity trading is an option you can take. You can make a straddle by holding the same number of calls and puts with the equivalent expiration and strike price. The principle behind it is that you believe the prices will remain volatile, moving upwards or going down in the future.
Currencies are basically money trading with major global currencies in play in the futures market. The same principle applies in currency futures trading, where speculators will predict the rise and fall of monetary value in a predetermined time frame. Scalping is a popular method used in currency trading. Scalpers will attempt to avail of short term profit from incremental movement in the value of an existing currency market index. By repeating this you stand to gain substantial profit when your small gains stack over time.
Indexes Margin is another form of Futures Trading. Timing stratagem is a well known practice with investors who deal in index rate future trading. Studying historical data is an effective practice to succeed in this futures trading element. By employing a 23 week or 14 day cycle investors try to analyze possible fluctuation patterns which will give the marker to make a hit or pass.
Learn how to intelligently sort data and translate it into success and long term wealth management.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Trading futures
Future Trading - How Risky Is It? by Varun Kanotra
Whenever the term "future" is involved in much of anything, there's always an accompanying fear of the unknown. No matter how educated someone's predictions may be, more often than not, the risk of not knowing what is going to happen alone is enough to send them packing - not to mention the risk of the actual transaction. But with risk often comes reward, and thus emerges a group of people ready to take the plunge into unknown territory - in this case, future trading. Even among those brave few though, there are still a lot of concerns and hesitations of the level or risk involved in this type of activity. So how risky is future trading, you ask? Let's explore...
The level of that risk in Future Trading is entirely dependent on how educated the participants are, how well they know the current market trends, and how easily they can predict what is going to happen. Working with a novice trader will of course be much riskier than working with a team of professionals that have been working in futures contracts for years and have developed a proven system. Thus to decrease the risk involved, you first need to find someone you feel comfortable trusting with your money.
Then of course, there is the risk of not knowing what the market will do. Extreme weather events, deforestations, and even war can all lead to unexpected fluctuations in the market that cannot be accounted for ahead of time. But that risk can be found anywhere and in any market. It's just as risky as deciding not to fill up your gas tank until after you go watch a movie. You predict that the gas price will be the same when you get out, but then you find yourself looking at $.07 more a gallon. These risks happen, and there's no control over them.
In reality, Future Trading actually reduces risks in a lot of ways. Both parties involved end up knowing what they are going to pay ahead of time, and if they both predicted rather well, they don't have to worry about a huge loss. Things can go terribly wrong, but usually that's based on either poor planning or drastic, unforeseen changes in the market. Someone has to lose money in these transactions, obviously, otherwise the other person would have no opportunity to make money, but the risk of losing a whole lot of money really isn't that bad when the transaction is conducted through the right team. So how risky is future trading? With the right people behind it, it's about as risky as going to the movies.
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Whenever the term "future" is involved in much of anything, there's always an accompanying fear of the unknown. No matter how educated someone's predictions may be, more often than not, the risk of not knowing what is going to happen alone is enough to send them packing - not to mention the risk of the actual transaction. But with risk often comes reward, and thus emerges a group of people ready to take the plunge into unknown territory - in this case, future trading. Even among those brave few though, there are still a lot of concerns and hesitations of the level or risk involved in this type of activity. So how risky is future trading, you ask? Let's explore...
The level of that risk in Future Trading is entirely dependent on how educated the participants are, how well they know the current market trends, and how easily they can predict what is going to happen. Working with a novice trader will of course be much riskier than working with a team of professionals that have been working in futures contracts for years and have developed a proven system. Thus to decrease the risk involved, you first need to find someone you feel comfortable trusting with your money.
Then of course, there is the risk of not knowing what the market will do. Extreme weather events, deforestations, and even war can all lead to unexpected fluctuations in the market that cannot be accounted for ahead of time. But that risk can be found anywhere and in any market. It's just as risky as deciding not to fill up your gas tank until after you go watch a movie. You predict that the gas price will be the same when you get out, but then you find yourself looking at $.07 more a gallon. These risks happen, and there's no control over them.
In reality, Future Trading actually reduces risks in a lot of ways. Both parties involved end up knowing what they are going to pay ahead of time, and if they both predicted rather well, they don't have to worry about a huge loss. Things can go terribly wrong, but usually that's based on either poor planning or drastic, unforeseen changes in the market. Someone has to lose money in these transactions, obviously, otherwise the other person would have no opportunity to make money, but the risk of losing a whole lot of money really isn't that bad when the transaction is conducted through the right team. So how risky is future trading? With the right people behind it, it's about as risky as going to the movies.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Futures trading course
Get Help From A Futures Trading Course by Mark Soberman
Is this the first time that you will hear about futures trading? It may seem quite an ambiguous term for you, but futures trading are basically agreeing to buy and sell as commodity at a particular date in the future. Even if you find it to be really simple as it is, trading commodity in the future is very quite tricky. This is why if you want to be successful in this, you need to take a futures trading course.
Since futures trading involve a lot of analysis, there have only been quite a number of people who have really been successful in this field. Since you are predicting a good trading day for trading, you need to be able to analyze such factors like weather, economic performance and prices of commodities in order to make tons of money from the trade. This can really be a hard thing to do especially if you are just starting out from scratch.
Taking a futures trading course will really be beneficial for you. This will teach you all the things that you need when it comes to trading including the basics of the market, trading effectively, which to trade at certain times and the factors that can affect your trade. When you have already been taught of these things, you will be able to trade once a day at a particular time then you will receive trading status within the day. You do not have to sit all day just to trade.
A futures trading course can really be helpful especially when it comes to learning everything that you need to know about trading. With practice and constant trading, you will be able to master all the techniques in futures trading. Be patient, and in a matter of a few trades, you will be able to accurately predict all the trends in the futures trading market with no sweat.
Is this the first time that you will hear about futures trading? It may seem quite an ambiguous term for you, but futures trading are basically agreeing to buy and sell as commodity at a particular date in the future. Even if you find it to be really simple as it is, trading commodity in the future is very quite tricky. This is why if you want to be successful in this, you need to take a futures trading course.
Since futures trading involve a lot of analysis, there have only been quite a number of people who have really been successful in this field. Since you are predicting a good trading day for trading, you need to be able to analyze such factors like weather, economic performance and prices of commodities in order to make tons of money from the trade. This can really be a hard thing to do especially if you are just starting out from scratch.
Taking a futures trading course will really be beneficial for you. This will teach you all the things that you need when it comes to trading including the basics of the market, trading effectively, which to trade at certain times and the factors that can affect your trade. When you have already been taught of these things, you will be able to trade once a day at a particular time then you will receive trading status within the day. You do not have to sit all day just to trade.
A futures trading course can really be helpful especially when it comes to learning everything that you need to know about trading. With practice and constant trading, you will be able to master all the techniques in futures trading. Be patient, and in a matter of a few trades, you will be able to accurately predict all the trends in the futures trading market with no sweat.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Forex futures
Forex Futures Contracts by Anil Kumar Raju Addipalli
The Forex market is a vast market where currencies are traded daily in the world. This market offers different types of instruments such as futures, options, Forex spot or warrants. Future, ie, futures contracts are financial contracts that grant to buy or sell assets in the future. These contracts, established between two participants, the buyer and the seller, determine in advance the exchange rate of a future transaction currency at a specified date (called deadline).
Futures contracts are born in the 16th century, but they know in their present form since the second half of the 19th century, including the markets for American grain. During the 70 years, these contracts have been extended to financial products. In a first time, foreign exchange, but by extending the interest rate, then the stock indices that have a major role.
The futures trading allows traders to hedge against fluctuations in exchange rates that could jeopardize their transactions. However, most traders use this type of contract to speculate, and so can take advantage of variations of the same exchange rate. Futures contracts require participants to buy or sell at the agreed date, which allows them to cover their operations.
This type of trading has a major advantage because it allows traders to obtain substantial gains over a period more or less short, but it can also "cover" the operations of currency scheduled in advance. The leverage effect plays an important role in the trading of futures.
However, the currency trading or futures (futures contracts) often involve financial risk, and losses can be greater than the sum invested, which is why it is strongly advised to use what we call orders stop (their English name stop loss). Indeed, the futures market are subject to certain conditions which may for example limit the type, number and cost of transactions to be effected. Traders use so these stop orders to protect their position against the fluctuations and contingencies of the market.When the contracts come to an end, they are always sold, but traders have the ability to "roll their positions", ie to maintain their positions in opting for contracts over the next due date.
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The Forex market is a vast market where currencies are traded daily in the world. This market offers different types of instruments such as futures, options, Forex spot or warrants. Future, ie, futures contracts are financial contracts that grant to buy or sell assets in the future. These contracts, established between two participants, the buyer and the seller, determine in advance the exchange rate of a future transaction currency at a specified date (called deadline).
Futures contracts are born in the 16th century, but they know in their present form since the second half of the 19th century, including the markets for American grain. During the 70 years, these contracts have been extended to financial products. In a first time, foreign exchange, but by extending the interest rate, then the stock indices that have a major role.
The futures trading allows traders to hedge against fluctuations in exchange rates that could jeopardize their transactions. However, most traders use this type of contract to speculate, and so can take advantage of variations of the same exchange rate. Futures contracts require participants to buy or sell at the agreed date, which allows them to cover their operations.
This type of trading has a major advantage because it allows traders to obtain substantial gains over a period more or less short, but it can also "cover" the operations of currency scheduled in advance. The leverage effect plays an important role in the trading of futures.
However, the currency trading or futures (futures contracts) often involve financial risk, and losses can be greater than the sum invested, which is why it is strongly advised to use what we call orders stop (their English name stop loss). Indeed, the futures market are subject to certain conditions which may for example limit the type, number and cost of transactions to be effected. Traders use so these stop orders to protect their position against the fluctuations and contingencies of the market.When the contracts come to an end, they are always sold, but traders have the ability to "roll their positions", ie to maintain their positions in opting for contracts over the next due date.
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Futures by Agnesuma
Forex Future Trading by Agnesuma
The profits of forex over currency futures trading are significant. The difference between the two instruments range from truth-seeking realities such as the history of each, their objective viewers, and their importance in the modern forex markets, to more concrete issues such as transactions fees, margin necessities, access to liquidity, easiness of use and the technical and educational support obtainable by sources of each service. These dissimilarities sketched below:
More Volume = Improved Liquidity. Daily money futures volume on the CME is now above 2% of the volume seen each day in the forex markets. Incomparable liquidity is one of many advantages that forex markets clutch more currency futures. The truth told this is old news. Any currency professional can tell you that cash has been king since daybreak of the modern currency markets in the early 1970's. The actual news is that individual dealers from every forex risk profile now have full right to use to the opportunities offered in the forex markets.
Forex markets give tighter bid to offer increases than currency futures markets. By reversing the futures cost to evaluate it to cash, you can willingly see that in the USD/CHF example over, inverting the futures selling price of .5894 - .5897 results in a currency price of 1.6958 - 1.6966, 8 pips vs. the 5-pip increase available in the forex currency markets.
Forex markets offer higher advantage and lower margin charge than those found in currency futures trading. When trading currency futures, buyers have one margin charge for "day" buy and sells and another for "overnight" situations. These forex margin rates can differ depending on business size. When trading cash markets, you have admission to the same margin rates day and night. Certainly, trading on margin enlarges equally your fx profits AND your losses.
Forex markets make use of easily understood and across the world used terms and cost quotes. Currency futures quotes are inversions of the cash value. For instance, if the cash price for USD/CHF is 1.7100/1.7105, the future corresponding is .5894/ .5897; a method followed only in the limits of futures trading.
Currency futures charges have the added difficulty of with an advance forex part that takes into account a time factor, interest rates and the interest disparities flanked by different currencies. The forex markets need no such changes, mathematical manipulation or thought for the interest rate factor of futures agreements.
Forex trades performed through FOREX.com are charge free*. Currency futures have the extra baggage of trading commissions, trade fees and defrayal fees.
Uma is a Copywriter of www.1world-forex.com. She written many articles in various topics.For more information visit: www.1world-forex.com. contact her at 1worldforex1@gmail.com
The profits of forex over currency futures trading are significant. The difference between the two instruments range from truth-seeking realities such as the history of each, their objective viewers, and their importance in the modern forex markets, to more concrete issues such as transactions fees, margin necessities, access to liquidity, easiness of use and the technical and educational support obtainable by sources of each service. These dissimilarities sketched below:
More Volume = Improved Liquidity. Daily money futures volume on the CME is now above 2% of the volume seen each day in the forex markets. Incomparable liquidity is one of many advantages that forex markets clutch more currency futures. The truth told this is old news. Any currency professional can tell you that cash has been king since daybreak of the modern currency markets in the early 1970's. The actual news is that individual dealers from every forex risk profile now have full right to use to the opportunities offered in the forex markets.
Forex markets give tighter bid to offer increases than currency futures markets. By reversing the futures cost to evaluate it to cash, you can willingly see that in the USD/CHF example over, inverting the futures selling price of .5894 - .5897 results in a currency price of 1.6958 - 1.6966, 8 pips vs. the 5-pip increase available in the forex currency markets.
Forex markets offer higher advantage and lower margin charge than those found in currency futures trading. When trading currency futures, buyers have one margin charge for "day" buy and sells and another for "overnight" situations. These forex margin rates can differ depending on business size. When trading cash markets, you have admission to the same margin rates day and night. Certainly, trading on margin enlarges equally your fx profits AND your losses.
Forex markets make use of easily understood and across the world used terms and cost quotes. Currency futures quotes are inversions of the cash value. For instance, if the cash price for USD/CHF is 1.7100/1.7105, the future corresponding is .5894/ .5897; a method followed only in the limits of futures trading.
Currency futures charges have the added difficulty of with an advance forex part that takes into account a time factor, interest rates and the interest disparities flanked by different currencies. The forex markets need no such changes, mathematical manipulation or thought for the interest rate factor of futures agreements.
Forex trades performed through FOREX.com are charge free*. Currency futures have the extra baggage of trading commissions, trade fees and defrayal fees.
Uma is a Copywriter of www.1world-forex.com. She written many articles in various topics.For more information visit: www.1world-forex.com. contact her at 1worldforex1@gmail.com
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