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Futures Trading

A Beginner’s Guide to Futures Trading

Futures have grown from covering a few obscure agricultural products to dominating trading for a wide range of different assets and products. There are even futures for intangible measures, such as volatility, that are among the most widely traded securities on the market. Futures were originally designed to allow buyers and sellers of raw materials […]

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Economic Cycles, Booms, Busts and Trading

The financial news is full of discussions about economic cycles: booms, busts, recessions, depressions, peaks, troughs and so much more. These discussions often leave the average investor wondering what it all means and is it all really that important? Economic cycles are so prevalent in the financial news and literature because they are so central […]

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How to Become a Successful Day Trader

Trading is an inherently emotional experience. You’re risking your hard-earned money on something that is complex and you’re going up against some of the smartest people in the world.  So before we even get into this topic, let’s just get it out there right now that day trading is extremely difficult and most people lose […]

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Bid vs Ask: How Buying and Selling Work

Understanding the bid vs ask spread is one of the keys to successful online trading. While long term investors can often ignore the bid/ask spread altogether, most day trading strategies will be impacted by it, and some will even be based entirely around profiting from it. Let’s take a brief look at the core concepts […]

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