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We asked active traders about their preferred platforms and software judging by the following:
There are two main types of futures trading software programs - those that you install on your computer or usually web based pay per use programs.
The things that you should look for in futures trading software:
daily data updates, live and streaming quotes, charts, customizable indicators, seasonal, spreads, bulls and bears.
Futures trading is considered high risk investing, so make sure you understand how the program works before you invest. Start with paper trading to get used to it.
Futures Trading Contracts
Futures trading
contracts are normally classified into two types - Commodities and Treasuries. The term commodities refer to the contracts traded for physical delivery. Also known as financial instruments, Treasuries, are futures contracts ended with a cash settlement. Futures contracts can be traded directly and electronically.
Commodity futures contracts follow the same trading principles of shares of a stock market. The only difference is that every commodity contracts end in delivery. Its online trading version always depends on speculators and hedgers.
The commodity futures trading
put some obligations on the buyers and sellers. The buyer is responsible for taking delivery and paying for the cash commodity during a fixed time period. The seller is responsible for delivering the commodity, for which he/she will be paid the price that was decided in the exchange pit by the dealers.
Commodity futures create a contract to sell or buy the goods for a fixed price by a certain date in the future. This contract period is the major reason of the huge potential for profit and loss. Future trading also involves all the exciting aspects of trading, as it intrinsically occupies predictions of the future and consequently uncertainty and risk.
Treasuries Futures contracts, which is traded for cash settlement, include treasury notes, bonds, short sterling, gilt, euribor, etc. These types of contacts are also popular by the name ‘currency futures’. These contracts are generally traded through electronic platforms.
Oil, grain and metal contracts are same example for the Commodity Futures trading. Soybean, sugar, oats, corn, wheat, etc are example for agricultural commodities. Future oil contracts include crude oil, heating oil, natural gas, etc. Examples for commodity metal contracts are gold, silver, platinum, etc.
This article is written for www.orientfinance.com. Orient Financial Brokers (OFB) S.L.P. conducts brokerage in Foreign Exchange, Futures, and Commodities in the Middle East.
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The federal investigation into JPMorgan Chase's multibillion-dollar trading loss widened Friday as regulators pursued a new line of inquiry.
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Some of the nation's largest exchanges face stricter oversight under a plan approved on Thursday, a move that came even as federal regulators agreed to delay bolder plans to scrutinize the $700 trillion derivatives market.
The lawmakers who sponsored an effort to rein in risky trading on Wall Street are now urging regulators to finalize a forceful version of the Volcker Rule by the summer.
A Congressional panel is continuing the examination of the collapse of MF Global and the firm's misuse of customer money, as lawmakers seek to find ways to prevent a repeat of the financial debacle.
President Obama was right to call for more scrutiny of the oil markets. Tougher regulation could help bring down oil prices.
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are expected to approve a rule that would exempt up to 85 percent of energy companies, hedge funds and banks from oversight on derivatives; firms would not face scrutiny if they annually arrange less than $8 billion worth of swaps; watchdog groups fear regulators are carving out a significant loophole that will lead to problems. Photo
With his re-election prospects influenced by the price of gasoline, President Obama on Tuesday demanded more ?cops on the beat? to crack down on oil market manipulation.
The rule would exempt many players in the derivatives market from new regulatory oversight.
Cutting out the middlemen could drive down the price of oil by as much as 40 percent and the price of gasoline by as much as $1 a gallon.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission is expected to file a civil case against JPMorgan Chase for actions tied to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the first federal enforcement case to stem from Lehman's downfall; JPMorgan was a major lender to the Lehman, which filed the biggest bankruptcy in United States history, and is expected to pay a fine of approximately $20 million to settle the matter. Photo
More than three years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has penalized JPMorgan Chase for its ties to the bankrupt firm.
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