Futures Investing

What is the current prediction and forecast for the price of crude oil per barrel for 2010? The answer largely depends on who is asked. The estimate is...

Nov 30, 2009 - Kurtis Hemmerling

Trading commodities can be risky, but the potential rewards can be great for traders who understand and use leverage. Here's the type of leverage that can be tapped.

Oct 15, 2009 - James Brumley

Futures contracts, stocks and currencies are some of the commonly traded financial instruments in the financial market.

Oct 12, 2009 - Tick Yee Kok

Commodity futures trading offers huge reward potential, and in many ways is less complicated than trading stocks. Here's an overview of how to get started.

Oct 2, 2009 - James Brumley

The experience of previous traders suggests that there are days and times when it is good to trade, and some when it is not. Knowing these facts may help improve trading.

Sep 15, 2009 - Anita Simpson

Futures trading can be a highly lucrative profession for those who take the time to learn basic facts such as terms, available markets, and methods of technical analysis.

Sep 10, 2009 - Anita Simpson

Want a try at spread betting? Used primarily in sports, since the 1970s its spread betting principles have been applied in the financial market and elsewhere.

Aug 15, 2009 - Matthew Van Cura

Spread betting online is an alternative to traditional share trading that offers the daytrader a commission-free platform to speculate on future market movements.

Mar 19, 2009 - Nicolas McGregor

Futures contracts are highly leveraged financial instruments and are a feature of trading commodities. Traders can buy long or sell short in a number of market sectors.

Jan 26, 2009 - Harry P. Schlanger

The recent price rise and subsequent fall of crude oil, gasoline and natural gas have provided both opportunities and risks for hedge accounts and traders alike.

Jan 13, 2009 - Dean Lundell

The interest rate complex offers the hedge account or speculator the opportunity to get involved in a very large market with very big players.

Dec 16, 2008 - Dean Lundell

Whether hedging or speculating, equity index futures contracts offer the opportunity to participate in very liquid markets representing a wide variety of index contracts.

Dec 14, 2008 - Dean Lundell

There is a market for everything. Can a well fed investor take advantage of agricultural markets?

Nov 23, 2008 - Dean Lundell

We have come a long way since the days of just beans and bellies. More recent times have seen more interest in everything from equity indices to oil to bonds.

Oct 18, 2008 - Dean Lundell

Futures trading is lucrative for speculators who correctly predict commodity price movement. It is ruinous when volatile futures prices move against a leveraged position.

Nov 26, 2007 - George Daleiden

This article explains the mechanics of how commodity traders enter the futures market, take positions, make and lose money, and exit their positions.

Nov 26, 2007 - George Daleiden

Commodity futures traders-the buyers and sellers who participate in futures markets-are either hedgers or speculators. This article explains the difference.

Nov 26, 2007 - George Daleiden

This article explains futures-traded commodities: what they are, items that are traded, the exchanges where futures are bought and sold, and what a futures contract is.

Nov 26, 2007 - George Daleiden