5 Components of Futures Trades

Jonathan McKeever breaks down the 5-step checklist when entering a futures trade. Before you take a futures trade, make sure you understand these items.

Futures Ticker Symbols

Futures symbols differ from stocks. Each futures market has a specific ticker symbol that is followed by symbols for the contract month and the year.

Hedging and Speculation

Who trades futures? Learn about the two types of market participants that use futures contracts.

Leverage

Discover how the leverage involved in trading futures allows for small changes in price but large changes in your position

Why Trade Futures?

Understand why trading futures can be a rewarding trading strategy because of the fixed amount of risk, high probability of reward, and safe use of leverage.

Conclusion

TG Watkins reviews why technical analysis is a critical aspect of trading and how this can help traders identify entries and exits and manage risk.

Risk Management

Understand the differences between hedgers and speculators in the market.